The first thing to care about, of course, is the monstrous and inhumane misuse of power.

But just imagine the insanity of how much money this costs, actively making things worse, in order to avoid spending money making things better.

Let him know.

Never had one, won’t get one. Makes it tricky to support twitch-ers I like.

My rule with needles is: something goin in? no problem. Stuff bein taken out? Cry like a baby and beg for mercy.

Not lie to courts by filing false documents and saying they notified the debtor when they did no such thing?

I'm sorry, I wish you and your country the best. 

That seems like a reasonable, likely, not-crazy opinion by someone who is not a crackpot.

It’s so weird how the jocks turned out to be the good guys.

Doctors are well-compensated, so it’s understandable we tend to think of it as a good job. But their training is so traumatic-by-design it’d make the Marines blush, and in many ways nowadays their working environment is just as hellish as the average American workers. Empathy is pretty savagely beaten out of (most of)…

Not sure what makes you think poor people aren’t tired and aching all the time. They are; they just don’t have the time or money to do anything about it.

when I get fired for laughing loudly at work I’m blaming you.

You seem tense.

The presidency is a helluva job. Even running for it is. I think Trump is also at a point in *life* where things can change pretty rapidly.

538's much-maligned poll had a 1 in 3 chance of Donald Trump winning on election night. 1 in 3 chances happen all the goddamn time. It’s not pollsters’ fault that people don’t understand goddamn statistics.

That definitely sounds like the kind of horseshit that would be in the Illuminatus! trilogy and not Stephenson.

Some things, you shouldn’t do just because they work for the other side. But this isn’t one of those things. Yes, local and state candidates should have a list of things they plan to do in their time in office that are achievable. They should also speak to what they believe ought to be done beyond that.

Wanting to go out in the woods and shoot something for no good reason seems pretty emotional to me.

Credit where credit is due; that is better.