That Barack Obama - so arrogant! So entrenched!

How does one normalize white supremacy when it is already normalized and has been the status quo for so long? Time found a way.

It doesn’t matter to me what is in Trump’s heart. It’s his actions that matter to me. I think Trump is going to let Pence and Ryan pass whatever legislation they want, while Trump merrily wrecks the economy and international relations. The result of Trump in the White House would be exactly like having a super-crazy,…

Thank you. I served on my state’s Fire Commission for four years. That commission was a mix of firefighters, state workers, business owners and citizens (I was the volunteer fire rep). Every addition, every change, was thoroughly discussed to verify the purpose, the goal, the impact (financially and in any other way),…

The crux of the liability issue is that the building wasn’t permitted as a party space, and certainly not as a residential space. It was supposed to be used as a warehouse only, and if it had been used properly, there would have been no refrigerators or other appliances — and definitely no music equipment — on the…

Hopefully they get the message. It’s tempting to view code enforcement as merely a revenue source for a governmental entity, but those codes are the result of actual events in which people died.

No egress path, no fire extinguishers, no smoke alarms, too many extension cords/plug splitters, old fixtures and appliances, etc. Hard to fault the inspectors if the place was zoned as a warehouse and they weren’t able to access it for inspections. The blame falls squarely on the owners and principle lease holder for…

finding ways to do that safely is so out of reach for most.

If that’s what started it, maybe. But if there were no clear exits, window grates that didn’t open, no working fire extinguishers, no sprinklers, etc. then those are things an inspector would’ve seen. Well intentioned organizers of spaces like these seem to be taking note and doing all they can to build safer spaces…

City inspectors haven’t been able to get access to the building. A faulty fridge does not usually mean 30+ people dead. Those people were trapped and killed because they were in a labyrinth of flammable junk that obstructed walkways, doors, and windows.

I agree with everything you say.

*hugs* *more hugs* *ALL THE HUGS IN THE WORLD*

The world may have gone to hell in a hand basket, but there are still good people out there, my friend. Don’t say goodbye just yet.

I don’t like Trump, but if they decided after the election to suddenly drop the electoral vote in favour of the popular vote, I am pretty sure it would mean the end of whatever is left of the US democratic system. It would mean you could just go for the other party if you didn’t like the results, meaning the whole…

But...what about my principled stand? How will the nation get by if I don’t send a message by spoiling my vote? Do you even know how social change gets done? I bet you have like no youtube followers.

He flew too close to the batshit sun.

I know a lot of people find Zoey Deschanel annoying and twee, but I legit love her and her quirkiness. There, I said it. She reminds me of my girlfriends in that she give no fucks about going hard on her aesthetic because she genuinely likes it. Come at me, bro.

God, why can’t you just unite under my “white power” banner? What, some of you aren’t white or don’t like white power! OMG you’re sowing DISUNITY!

The thing is, if you’re not going to vote for Trump, vote for Hillary. Like, I get you don’t support her either, but at this point, if you say you’re against him, then you’re for her so stop being such a little fucking bitch and vote for Hillary. If you feel so strongly that you’re willing to go against the electoral…

But what if you do hate Trump? Because I do, I really do. I tried not to because it is exhausting but my hate goes all the way back to the 80's when my Father and Brother read Art of the Scam and thought he was the second coming.

Ugh, things like the recounts and the push to have the Electoral College vote for Clinton are just making me feel worse, because they give me little bits of hope that are setting me up to be completely crushed all over again.