I agree, and to the comment above you, it’s not because it’s guaranteed to reduce symptoms. There are many ways that talking with another person is good for us.

I feel like “willful” implies that everyone is equally capable of distinguishing between facts and lies, and that people aren’t easily swayed by propaganda. If the latter were true, the advertising industry wouldn’t exist. Republicans have been working to dismantle public education for decades. How many people have been psychologically manipulated like this since before they could speak? They might be “old enough to know better” but did they ever have an opportunity to learn critical thinking skills? Look at what they’re teaching kids in Oklahoma. What chance do they have?

Thank you for articulating all my thoughts better and faster than I ever could.

To be clear, the mandate specifically bans the consideration of race in the admission process.

I would argue they also want the government to collect money from taxpayers and distribute it to the rich in the form of subsidies and contracts.

I’ve spoken English my whole life, and I’ve never referred to someone’s appearance as “exhibiting a fact.” It’s not complete word salad, but it’s close.

There are a few users who post articles like this constantly. I’m on the other side of the world, so I have no idea if it’s propaganda, just something I’ve noticed.

To clarify my use of the word, I’ll quote Adam Johnson: “The atomic unit of propaganda isn’t lies - it’s emphasis.”

I would love to know how many people actually refused to vote for Kamala for the reasons you stated. Obviously it’s not zero, but I have seen some variation of the “are you happy now?” comment hundreds of times, and I’ve never spoken to such a protest voter in real life. Or maybe they’re everywhere and they’re too embarrassed to admit it.

Instead of pointing to gerrymandering, voter suppression and potential massive election fraud, the mass of comments like yours is starting to feel like straw manning.

Those are paraphrases of Kirk’s words. It might be more accurate to say those are his positions.

The country has tens of millions of idiots, yes, but please acknowledge that Republicans have only won elections by cheating, for decades.

Small detail - it was a metal two-wheeled dolly. Much heavier than a chair, and a much higher likelihood of killing someone.

I don’t know the reasons for denying his release, but there’s a great HBO documentary about the parole system called Nature of the Crime. Even though parole hearings are ostensibly based on a prisoner’s behavior, attitude, rehabilitation, improvement, etc. they often get denied simply because the crime was a brutal one. Unfortunately they can never go back and change the nature of the crime, so they’re at the whim of the parole board.

Ah, it’s been at the top of my list forever and I keep forgetting. Thanks for another reminder. I will watch soon!

The boy’s mother, who attended the court hearing, suggested in an interview afterward that the social media posts were an attempt to “be cool” among peers, KOMO-TV reported.

Obviously this is mom’s attempt to undersell her child’s plans, but I fully believe this has become a legit motive for young shooters. It’s hard to fully articulate my theory, but it’s something like: the more they rely on social media for self-esteem and validation, the less connected they feel to real-life people and events. They scroll through an endless stream of videos of humiliation, war crimes, pranks, and memes while having fewer of these experiences in real life. For some young people, their greatest achievement is to post a “deviant lick” that goes viral - a shocking inside joke that will label them a “fucking legend.” Add in a heavy dose of climate doom and cynical comments like, “Younger generations are totally fucked.” If someone feels like they have no future, at least they can grab a gun and blast their anger and despair at some NPCs while livestreaming for one last chance for some online attention.

Yes, it would help if guns are less accessible, but we NEED to be working on the epidemic of social isolation.

Doesn’t he realize that nobody will vote for a washed-up sexual predator whose only asset is name recognition?

Congratulations! Are you willing to share where you’re headed?

Absolutely maddening that this is the standard they’re begging people to meet. Michael Che had a stand-up special where he said something like, “Did you know that it’s controversial now to say that black lives matter? What would be more acceptable? Black lives exist?”

I’m dying. So fucking funny.

What a shitty, heartless comment. I live in Minneapolis. Before today I might have read your comment and thought, “Well that’s callous,” but reading it today I feel angry. Keep that shit to yourself.

I really don’t want Minneapolis to be the epicenter of another culture war. We still haven’t recovered from the last one.