What if America lowers the drinking age to 18, and then in a couple of decades lowers it to 16? That would take away so much of the reason for college fraternities, their houses, and their parties.  People would have fun as teenagers, learn their body/limits, and then go to college to actually learn.

“If you don’t feel safe with the police department, then who do you feel safe with?” Smith said.

This fucking family. Mario Cuomo used the slogan “Vote for Cuomo, not the homo.” His son Andrew campaigned for him and repeated the line. Andrew later became governor too, and now claims to be a fierce ally. I think what’s really happening is that both Cuomo sons are trying to follow the cultural tides. They’re all big…

It was like a group discussion. Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon (two gay men) also moderated.

The cops who run those training sessions are murderers, racists, and sometimes literal Nazis. So I’m tired of hearing the “just train them more!” idea. Training accomplishes exactly nothing.

“The living victim makes me more uncomfortable than the dead victim because dead victims are easier to lie about.”

I read other reporting that clearly stated that Michelle Obama’s garden is staying.  But then my question was, how large are the White House lawns really?  Several former first ladies have surviving pet projects, plus the garden, plus all this.  It’s hard for me to wrap my head around!

He hasn’t done nothing.  He reshaped the federal judiciary in ways that will last decades after his own death.  He also broke apart about 700 scientific advisory committees, and he reassigned top scientists in several agencies to clerical and accounting jobs (so many of them quit).  The BLM is relocating 1,500 miles…

Yeah, people are rallying for the teacher as if this was a good use of classroom time. She had maybe 45 minutes to introduce a lesson and send a message home with them. That’s if they were all paying attention. And she used the time for this? How are they going to fare on their next standardized tests? How will this…

Right. Why are journalists everywhere, in every paper, on every channel, on every radio station, all in agreement that this is a “transcript”? The president’s office wants us to think that, and weirdly, all the reporters are going along with it. Words should have meaning, and the fact-checkers should be stepping in to…

That’s because Rick Perry is one of the only ones with executive experience.

All men do it, and no woman has ever been rude.  Can’t you see that music and computers are definitely sexist??  

Is your argument here one of scale?  Courts ruled that the leader of the executive branch cannot block anyone on Twitter, but leaders in the legislative branch can do so as long as the number is fewer than 20?  Okay, but why 20?  What about 200?  Or 2,000?  Or is it that you disagree with your coworkers and the…

just do India next time

The distinction between indictment and conviction is important. Members of Congress are going to base their votes on the desires of their constituents. Recent polls show that most “independent” and “centrist” voters do not think there is evidence for Trump to be impeached. Politicians from swing districts might not…

Impeachment doesn’t mean conviction or removal. There’s a high chance of impeachment (it’s by the House, not the Senate); there’s nearly zero chance he’ll be removed by force.

There are some miniature but significant examples of it:  Moving the BLM from DC to Colorado (and doing so quickly, and essentially firing people with long-term service), and moving top scientists into accounting jobs, and reducing the scientific advisory committees by about 70%.

Came down here to say the same thing. The whole crew is so vain and so cheap. Donald Trump’s cheap orange spraytan, Stephen Miller’s spraypainted scalp.  They’d all look better if they just stopped with the garbage.  ...Do they not see how ugly they are?  Do they really not know?

No, I’m not going to remember her name in 10 years because by then there will be 100 other cops who did the same thing. I can’t keep 100 names straight.  Cops like her should continue to be punished like this or worse.  Their multitude isn’t reason for mercy.

This isn’t about only the one informant. That person might have a spouse and children. You know the moment the informant’s identity is released, there will be white supremacists openly carrying at the informant’s children’s elementary school parking lot. It’ll literally happen the very same day. (These same people…