I went to private religious schools until my second year of college. None had the 10 commandments posted anywhere. I know we’re all in agreement that this is a severe violation of the first amendment. As a Christian I hate that these idiots are using my faith as a cudgel (as has happened far too often).

But also, this is incredibly tacky.

Having two different realities is not good. I’m not sure what is to be done about it though. Some people will always choose to believe the easy lie over the difficult truth.

Ignoring Fox and the crazies for a moment, how often have mainstream networks given equal time to climate change deniers and actual scientists, pretending there was a debate where there wasn’t one.

I want to push back a little on “we all agreed on what was and what was not reality.” When there were three TV stations, did any of them highlight police brutality? Overincarceration? The military industrial complex? Anything that would hurt their sponsor’s bottom lines?

The news networks we have today are all owned by large media conglomerates. They range from pro-corporate to pro-fascist. I’m glad that there are enough independent voices that we can hear from people who don’t profit off of the status quo. It’s unfortunate that right wing media is so prevalent and well funded, but if there is an answer to that, it’s not going back to the days when Walter Cronkite, CBS, and Gulf+Western would tell us “That’s the way it is”.

I can’t respect conservatives because lying is their first go to on any issue. Instead of trying to convince people that their plans are good, they just lie about their plans. (Which is unsurprising, because their plans have been proven not to work.)

I hope that every Republican angry that a Democrat might do something good steps on a LEGO tonight.

I’m sure the FEC will jump right on that.

ACAB

Journalistic ethics means disclosing this sort of thing. It probably is good to point out, just so that norms don’t get completely forgotten, but, yeah, this shouldn’t surprise anyone.

Posting Stein’s tweet is a good burn, but not much more.

Applying Stein’s logic to herself: what did she do to “earn” David Duke’s endorsement? That’s easy: she backed Palestine over Israel. Even if a racist happens to agree, that doesn’t make that stance wrong.

I refuse to believe anyone is laughing at Rob Schneider.

I met someone with a “Man shall not lie with another man” tattoo.

1. That verse is literally the previous chapter to the “don’t get tattoos” verse. Why did he think one was important enough to get tattooed while ignoring the other?

2. He really chose to get that tattooed?!

There was no way a conversation with this guy would go well, so I’m going to be stuck with these questions forever.

When I look at the “pro Trump side” I see made up nonsense and impossible conspiracy theories. When I look at the anti Trump side I see videos of Trump talking.

The video on cancel looks like QVC. The “Trump Combat Knife” and banner promoting patriotaddictdeals.com just sum up the Republican party so well.

I go to Rallies with presidential candidates to listen to music and form my political opinions by listening to DJs.

That looks so much like a scam. Granted, the line is paper thin.

Yeah, that’s about what I’m thinking. A manned mission to Mars could be an interesting project for our kids or grandkids. Anyone talking about it in our lifetimes is just a grifter.

I love the aesthetic. I fully support Art Deco public transportation.

A bus designed by someone who absolutely hates public transportation is pretty funny though. “I wish these seats faced each other so I could sit knee to knee with a stranger.” -Nobody Ever

And there’s so little passenger space, they have a “luggage” compartment in the front. So I suppose I’m just supposed to put my bag there, out of my sight, then hope nobody takes it before I get off?

Can you think of any realistic benefit to a manned mission to Mars?

Bringing back samples would be an amazing feat, and that seems a worthwhile mission. Having a human onboard seems to complicate things far more than any data that would give us would be worth.

Jesus Christ. Read whatever it was one more time, buddy.

a candidate should work to appeal to 100% of their voter base

Less a proposal and more of a fact: People won’t vote for a candidate who does not support the issues that they support. You can’t expect a voter who is against fracking to vote for a candidate who supports fracking.

If Kamala supports fracking and the majority of voters do not, it is up to her to change, not the voters.

i consider this a voter skill issue

Yeah… Democrats want to blame the voters so they can continue to court wealthy donors. If everyone in Michigan promises to “Vote Blue No Matter Who” then they can continue arming Israel without losing any Muslim votes. Unfortunately that’s not how things work.

What an odd question. As usual, Democrats won with a diverse voting bloc because the majority of white people voted for Republicans.

It took me about 20 seconds to find that 39% of white women voted for Obama. Why didn’t you research that before commenting?

I really am shocked that “White women vote for Republicans” is somehow surprising, but that drives home the point I’ve been making this whole time.