For sure. And the rational part of my brain knows it isn’t a betrayal. I phrased it as “feels” like a betrayal intentionally.

I mean, that’s one of the many infuriating sides of modern conservatism: never knowing what’s borne of malice and what’s borne of stupidity.

Well, thank God that’s cleared up. I’m sure Fox’s viewers will listen to the person who was actually in charge of researching and publishing the statistics and not their cult leader.

My first reaction was actually the opposite... well, not completely opposite, I’m sure she’ll be brilliant in that role, as usual. But her eyes are just the complete opposite of Holmes. I’m not even entirely sure how to put this. McKinnon can do crazy eyes, sure, but her eyes are so present, they practically scream…

Billionaires push for communism for the same reason that climate change activists are in it for the money.

Misspelling her name in the apology is a nice touch.

Yeah, and if I’m being honest, that’s all this is: an attempt to keep a hold of my sanity, tenuous though that grasp may be. NPR has always been my ally, and them treating the Trump administration like a normal administration feels like a betrayal. I can’t explain it adequately.

It’s always convenient for the people in power to blame all the problems they’ve caused on whichever ethnic group happens to be the scary threat du jour.

Yeah, the loss of the Fairness Doctrine, along with all of the various rule changes and expirations that have allowed media cross-ownership and consolidation and the rise of entities like Sinclair, are... well, those changes are having the exact effect on our national discourse that they were designed to have.

I hate this argument, because in theory, I don’t disagree with anything you’re saying. I don’t. But in practice, this is a huge part of why we are where we are. Just as the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing, all that’s needed for fascism and racism to win the messaging battle…

Check and double-check the cables, and put some thought into cable management. Yeah, it seems like a secondary or tertiary issue when you’re first doing the build and you’re mainly concerned with just making sure the damn thing works correctly, but it’s more than a cosmetic issue. When you inevitably have to go back…

And I said exactly that: NPR does a better job than most American news outlets. But then again, being better than most American news outlets is like baking a cupcake that tastes better than a pile of fresh dog shit. It’s an incredibly low bar to clear. It’s a bar NPR should be clearing without noticing, not stumbling…

The Trump era has totally turned me off of NPR. I used to listen regularly, it was what the radio in my car/truck was set to. Now... I occasionally still listen to Car Talk and Wait Wait via podcast, but otherwise? Nah, I’m good thanks.

I’ve always assumed the delays with GRRM are a combination of being nervous of writing an ending worthy of the books, the time and creative energy he’s had to put into writing and consulting on the development of the show itself... plus the simple issue of getting paid. And in saying that, I don’t mean to insult him…

Ah, agreed. When I read your first comment I thought you were suggesting Madoff was an exception to what I said, and I was confuzzled.

The only reason The View is currently relevant is the twice-weekly “stupid shit Meghan McCain said” made-for-the-blogosphere outrage porn they produce. Don’t get me wrong, I realize they’re relevant to the retirees who leave the TV on all day, but to the rest of society, The View doesn’t exist, except when it shows…

Yep. The only way the wealthy or powerful actually suffer consequences is if they upset a significant number of people who are wealthier and more powerful than they are. The ruling class has no incentive to punish its own otherwise, because doing so only opens themselves up to punishment for their own misdeeds.…

I think this is inevitable, don’t you? And it has nothing to do with GOT itself. How many great epic books/shows really end anywhere near as strong as the overall body of work deserves? I’m a huge fan of Tolkien, and I’m as much of a fan of fantasy as I am because my dad stuck The Hobbit and then the trilogy in my…

Trump directly contradicts himself while telling obvious lies that are easily proven wrong by the most cursory of knowledge of current events, while discussing a problem his administration caused in response to a crisis his administration made up out of thin air.

Economic anxiety.