It’s not the photoshopping in and of itself that bothers me. Not for personal Instagram photos, or whatever. It’s the filters and photoshop that’s used for selling a product that bothers me. She sells makeup. (Arguably, she sells a ‘lifestyle’ as well, but, that’s a different discussion).  I don’t want or need to see…

How you choose to use it is up to you. I’ve muted/blocked a ridiculous amount of people, because you can’t fix willful ignorance. I have found a bastion of sanity there. I’ve found a delightful left-leaning group of people, and it’s an oasis of comfort from the rest of the site. I now only use it in ways that are…

I’m not vested in Del Rey. I know very little about her, other than I like some of her music, and she comes across as exceptionally blind to her own privilege in life. Just based on posting from Jezebel, she doesn’t strike me as incredibly bright.  I’m inclined to believe she doesn’t have any ill intentions. That…

Right?  I think she’s charming. I ALSO think she’s exhausting.  I know a handful of people like her. Sweet, earnest, and they know they’re exhausting to be around. 

I see him tantruming the next two months across the twitterverse, then resigning, so that Pence can preemptively pardon him.  And he has the ego to think he could weasel his way, or file enough lawsuits, to think that will prevent any state charges from sticking. He’ll assume he can continue to grift from his cult…

I worry that it’s all a stunt. I worry that he’s drummed this up in order to remove himself from having to debate. He gains sympathy AND he gets to be superman, getting well in record time, can claim it was no big deal, like having a little cold. This distracts from all the media surrounding his taxes and the great…

He’s an excellent example of a person using privilege how it -should- be used.  He used it to show kindness.  

I appreciate your take on this.  It gives me something to chew on from a business based standpoint, to go along with something that is inherently seen as ‘good’.  They needn’t be mutually exclusive.

Oh, absolutely.  And while I truly do want anyone who has any ideations of suicide to get help, there’s no way, as his former campaign manager, that his name isn’t attached to fraudulent records. I don’t know the mental history of this man, but I’m willing to bet dollars to donuts that this attempts stems from fear of…

Slightly OT, but, what are the chances he had his Elvis moment tonight?  The tweets are weirdly quiet right now. And if he didn’t, and someone just slipped some NyQuil into his Diet Coke, do we still see him doing the debate on Tuesday?

I entirely believe that. I also have a conspiracy theory that his many failed businesses are a result of laundering money for the Russian mafia for the last 30-40 years or so. 

So many of us have it deeply ingrained that, in choosing to do the ‘right’ thing, we have to ignore and brush aside any sort of emotional reaction that can be construed as ‘selfish’.  Your feelings of anger, hurt, and loss are all valid. Allow yourself to feel those things, as deeply as you wish. Take the time to…

I’m shocked, SHOCKED, I say, that a place known for allowing people to act like assholes is run by an asshole. 

While I’m (incredibly) glad that her family was able to bring about a civil suit and outcome, and while I get that monetary retaliation is sometimes the only recourse available to start change, there are entirely too many cities that are held hostage to police unions.  It’s bad enough that policing in this nation is…