For us, that would be good. But to that ~25%ish who voted for Trump, it might look more like a coup, however well intentioned it is to save us from destruction. I worry about the ramifications of that almost as much as a Trump presidency going through.

This is scarier than someone with a plan. It leaves a gigantic power vacuum, ready for filling by basically anyone who can get close enough to grab it.

You’d think, but I’ve seen anti-vaccination floating around for dogs too. :-/

And make voter suppression and gerrymandering a fucking platform. Why was and is this still not being covered appropriately?

I was 3 years apart from my brother and sister, in each direction. There were squabbles, as with any relationship, but we’re all buds now. I’m hoping for something similar in the future for my two kids, who are a little over three years apart.

Because you only ever hear about the hard and/or shitty parts, and never hear about the joy. But the fact that you call parents “you breeders” and not people who have made different choices makes me think you’re probably not all that interested in hearing about the good parts, in any case.

Wait, you used a monkeys paw to get splash to be useful and you gave us Trump as a side effect? Dammit I TOLD you not to touch it!

Thanks!

Thanks!

Yes, even before the election I was reading about how Clinton was leading with “educated white women” in the polls for the first time ever. Educated white women, a sector I would have stupidly assumed would be more liberal, have historically voted Republican for as long as we have had polls.

And yet, you clicked on the article, which is how they determine what content people want to see.

Interesting — can you point to which one? Would be interested to read. Know thine enemy, and all that.

Oh yes. Given how much he lambasted Bill Clinton during the campaign, and how big of a celebrity and now the goddamn President-elect, there’s no way he will get away with even looking at women sideways. I expect leaks abound in the new White House.

I wonder, though. A lot of his supporters voted on social platforms rather than economic ones. Just two days in, the celebration of white supremacy and open sexism is already spilling out into the public. If he allows that to continue without doing anything to stop it, their desire for acting on rage and quashing…

Melania looks nearly as thrilled to be in the White House.

I agree. Both parties but particularly Democrats have not run a good enough ground game for too long. People don’t vote on policy, they vote with their guts and their emotions — and that’s all people, not just Trump supporters. Democrats need to get to work on actually selling their policies on an emotional level. I…

Me too. Gerrymandering and voter suppression laws. But we know that both of those favor Republican tickets by suppressing voters who tend to vote more Democrat, so that’s not going to happen, sadly. I think Democrats could gain a lot of support if they made gerrymandering and voter suppression a key issue, as well as…

There’s no way that’s going to happen. A constitutional amendment is very difficult to pass. You need Congress to propose it, then secure a two-thirds majority support from both the House and the Senate. Then it has to be officially proposed to the entire Congress, debated, and approved again by two-thirds majority.…

And talk about making them actually criminal. Jail time and disruptions of lives and families is how you get recidivism and involvement in more dangerous crimes. They may be here illegally, but now you’re going to be turning them into actually dangerous criminals.

I’m so sorry this happened to you. Every comment that upholds white supremacy is an injury. I hear you, and I will fight back with you.