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No one in power ever says "we can't afford to arrest all these people." Or "we can't afford to try all these people." Or "we can't afford to detain and imprison all these people." But when it comes to defense lawyers... [more]
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I wrote this for my Facebook (thus why it reads more like a blog post), but I thought I'd share it here too, because I've been thinking about it a lot. "I’ve seen a lot of people asking why Hillary Clinton’s suits are referred to as... [more]
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"I bet this guy is white and I bet he is still alive" *clicks link* "Yep" [more]
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Lotta people without crippling depression in this thread apparently [more]
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My coworkers in Hebron (in the West Bank) haven't been permitted to leave their city for a few weeks now. No one can go in or out. I get weird reactions when I tell people that we (a criminal defense ngo) work in Palestine. The first reaction from... [more]
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My wife thinks he should play because he made this commitment along with all the other players on the team and has to follow through on it, but I cannot get my head around the fact that this is a once in a lifetime experience. For a... [more]
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This is classic DARVO. "DARVO refers to a reaction perpetrators of wrongdoing may display in response to being held accountable for their behavior. DARVO stands for "Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender." The perpetrator or... [more]
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If you have the urge to say you don't understand how rioting helps anything, you should take a closer look at the history of this country. Sometimes (oftentimes) nobody pays attention until somebody throws the first brick. Don't wag your... [more]
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Remember Judge Merrick Garland? Because the Republicans in Congress sure don't. How in the god damn hell are we supposed to even ATTEMPT to "compromise" with these fucking people? They won't even bother to vote AGAINST the guy! They... [more]
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But the basis of her critique was essentially affirmed by executive editor Dean Baquet. “I think of the Times reader as very well-educated, worldly and likely affluent,” he said. “But I think we have as many college professors as Wall Street... [more]
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so basically, we're upset when they don't make female models, and we're upset when they do. We're upset when women are ignored, and then we're upset when women are treated as tit-tastic decorations. Like... duh.... [more]
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You don't need to collect evidence of physical infidelity in order to leave him. You say you HATE him. He makes your SKIN CRAWL. There's no law saying you have to tolerate that until he cheats and then you get to leave. You can leave right now.... [more]
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The NC GOP are craven scum with no respect for the concept of democracy, and every single one of them can go straight to hell. [more]
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It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times
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In case anyone else is curious, here are a few of the names that came up: Mike Crapo. Chuck Grassley. Orrin Hatch. John McCain. Mitch McConnell. Jeff Sessions. All VOTED that THE PRESIDENT needed to be REMOVED FROM OFFICE for lying about sexual... [more]
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So, the House. The reason the House is so incredibly unfavorable to Democrats is because of gerrymandering. But it's possible that in the next four years - IF we take the Senate and are able to place a liberal justice on the Supreme Court - we could... [more]
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My most surprising takeaway from this essay is 'wait, that dude who wrote that humorous essay about a cruise is the same guy who wrote that massive brick that white dudes love?' Somehow I never put that together. No one has ever actually... [more]
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Still, I sometimes feel like I can't get through a day without harming the planet or exploiting people. Getting individual people to accept blame for the fucked-upedness of global capitalism is a manipulative tactic used by the gigantic... [more]
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I know that they are somewhat associated with a lot of brodown-ing at the brodeo and overall douchiness It's actually more subtle than that. The stereotype is more like this: there is a type of guy who really, really wants to be suave and... [more]
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1. “Unaccredited” and “fake” are not synonymous. 2. I am racking my brain to try to figure out why you think fucking with absolute strangers’ livelihoods based on a single scrap of information is a good and noble use of your time.... [more]
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