Imagine being so secure in your job and so protected from the consequences of your poor performance that your employer will hire a consultant to work with you just so you can achieve minimal competence at the thing they hired you to do

“These views and actions do not represent ABC News’s values. We just hired her, supported her, and protected her from the numerous complaints.”

Let’s take this a step farther. Even if he did grab the taser, the cops were the ones who escalated the situation by tasing him in the first place. This is a guy drunk enough to pass out in a car in a drive thru. Even a sober person who gets tased is liable to fight back. But a very-drunk person isn’t in the right…

And to all the fascists and/or bigots coming with the “What else could they have done???? He was drunk driving!!!!!”

And on the anniversary of the Pulse massacre, too. “Evil” gets thrown around a lot these days to describe a whole spectrum of bad people who may or may not deserve it, but I truly believe that this admin and the assholes who make it up are absolutely evil to the core. Like, the main things standing between them and…

In 2020 in America, according to the president, kneeling during the national anthem is so disrespectful to the American military as to be borderline treason, and anyone who does it is a son of a bitch who should be fired, but the legacy of ACTUAL TRAITORS responsible for the murder of hundreds of thousands of…

Oh my GOODNESS yes, Terry Pratchett’s books are great for everyone but the Tiffany Aching ones are just perfect for people who might suddenly find a Harry Potter-shaped hole in their kids’ upbringing.

Just a reminder that this Champion of the Women and Lesbians didn’t include a single lesbian in her hugely famous book series, and the only gay character was left in the subtext. Also, the only female main character was her self-insert.

What the fuck is wrong with this woman? What business is it of hers what anyone else chooses to do with their body? It just seems really strange to me that she would decide she’s a warrior for this side of this issue, especially given some of the lessons of HP as elucidated by Daniel Radcliffe.

“So, which is it? An unsettled and abusive childhood or an idyllic childhood?”

I’m also a Hill staffer and am right with you. Plus, the dress code thing was so subjective, in several offices I worked in, it just became an area where the office manager could bring down people she didn’t like while completely ignoring it for others. Also, the men in my office were never called out for being under…

Is it me or is Rowling using basically the same illogical argument the anti-gay marriage crew uses: essentially, that giving legitimacy to others somehow lessens your own? All those assholes in the CA Prop. 8 battle kept moaning that their marriages wouldn’t mean anything anymore if gay people could get married too.…

arguing that this mass grassroots uprising against police brutality and white supremacy is actually some sort of top-down conspiracy coordinated by wealthy elites

“Unsure of what Carlson’s plans are, I raised my toilet’s lid and screamed “WHAT ARE YOU DOING TODAY” down into the pipes where the Fox News anchor is rumored to summer.”

Yeah I was gonna say if there’s nothing preventing them from doing so, it’s really a sad commentary on the state of journalism that they’re cowed by a dozen lawn chairs.

I seriously believe the MSM has been trained to submit to 45's behavior—they’ve normalized every horrendous action he commits. They’re terrified of losing “access”, so they do whatever he demands and give him all the air time in order to maintain what they perceive as a relationship when really they’re just being…

Is there a reason why they didn’t just move the chairs themselves? 

We all saw the video. Those 2 cops shoved that man to the ground for no reason but to hurt him. Their 57 buddies resigning because those 2 shitheads were caught proves those 57 cops are also pieces of shit.

I like this idea. They are not just using their reach and influence to say things that may or may not appear performative, they are pretty much giving their own voice to people who do not really have one, and letting them speak their truth.

A hard lesson that I’m still learning is you don’t have to engage with the bullshit every minute. It’s ok to step back and take care of yourself. All the horror going on around us is exhausting, depressing, maddening. But we’re not all responsible all the time for fixing all the bad things. Take time to enjoy the good…