I’m not a big fan of Harris, but “atrocious” is a maybe too strong a word to describe her response. “Poor”, “weak”, “unfortunate”, “awkward”, maybe even “bad” or “clueless”. If she’d been the one who said the word, maybe “atrocious” would be the right word. Even then I’d probably go for “tasteless”, “crass” or “deeply…

I will never understand the refusal by some on the left to acknowledge that Julian Assange is a bad person, with bad motivations who has done bad things.

Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden were “useful idiots”, and I have a lot of sympathy for them. They had genuine concerns about what they saw, and they thought they were doing the right thing. There are other people they should have given their information to, but they were snookered and taken advantage of.

I’m not a cop but I’ve been “disrespected or taunted” by people walking down the street. Does that mean I can go on Fox for my own pity party?

The hotel not burning down wasn’t King’s biggest gripe with the movie, so it isn’t surprising that King is okay with keeping that part of the adaptation.

Probably going against the grain around here, but I think the 30 to 50 feral hogs guy had a real point. No joke, feral hogs are a big problem across the rural midwest. The state and federal authorities are failing the people of that region on that issue as well as skyrocketing rural crime rates and understaffed rural…

Amazing stuff. Looking at more of his finished stuff, it would also seem one of his coping mechanisms is to really focus on having high saturation and contrast with his colors. It gives his work an uncommon vibrancy.

There are more people pushing for large scale bans and mandatory buybacks than you realize/admit. It is a minority position even among progressives, but so is the “no regulation ever” crowd among conservatives.

But that “SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED” crowd is in the minority, even among gun owners. There are a lot of conflicted gun owners out there, and gun culture is not as shallow as it’s often discussed and portrayed. There are a lot of survivors of domestic abuse, violent crime and sexual violence who own guns. There are a lot…

It is a fair criticism that most reporters covering guns do in fact know nothing about guns. If we want to have any chance to affect change on this issue, we have to do a better job of understanding guns and gun culture. It is not all red necks and MAGA chuds who roll their eyes after every mass shooting.

Yea, let’s rub it in the faces of the poor that they are completely dependent on a rampaging corporate giant for their basic survival. Fuck them, amirite?

Those of us on this side of this issue need to do a much better job of trying to understand gun owners and guns themselves. Most gun owners want reform, but when they hear someone who is completely ignorant about guns make sweeping and uninformed statements, or pushing policies that would frankly be too restrictive or…

Any word on what actually caused the nerve damage? Vitamin deficiency? Excess sodium? Low sugar? High sugar? Undiagnosed and untreated diabetes?

We don’t talk about Enterprise.

Beto said he wouldn’t run for senate, let’s draft his ass out of the presidential bid and into the Texas governer’s race.

Much like with mass shootings, it is always “too soon” to talk about the many mental health issues that contribute to suicide or abusive behavior.

I took “late-stage” as a cancer analogy. As in, we require intense intervention or accept death.

This is what happens when narcissists begin investing in shared deceptions. To allow Trump to be called out for lying, he would have to acknowledge his own lies. It’s a sort of suicide pact, except when push comes to shove and the whole thing starts to crumble they will turn on each other and cannibalize their own…

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

These little Twitter burns are empty calories. Spending an hour on Twitter arguing with Nazis is like curling up in a blanket and eating a whole sleeve of oreos. Comforting maybe, but nothing to celebrate.