Britt Bass

I'm not lost, just undiscovered.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@Vraghubir1 @johnpavlovitz @CarlaBLABLABLA I think many of those were abstaining progressives - because of Palestine. There were also probably plenty of men of all ages that wouldn't vote Trump but also wouldn't vote for a black woman. So they didn't at all. "They didn't exist" is ridiculous.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@emilynussbaum Yes. A Walk To Remember. I wish I did not remember it.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@isabelunraveled You'll never be in the "right place" to do what you want to do. Just do the thing--you'll figure it out.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@DrJessTaylor It's also incredibly icky reading the comments from horrid, bottom- feeding misogynists in these comments. 🤢

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@DrJessTaylor This might also be a controversial opinion, but an engagement ring is NOT A PRESENT. And I mean, it's not a birthday, Valentine's, Christmas, or Mother's Day gift replacement. Getting engaged is not a great way to buy one thing and get double credit.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@marceelias Not period. The supreme court defines the interpretation of democracy as they interpret the constitution (and have done so) to fit their agenda. So explain how 'no basis for legal challenge" matters when they are bought and paid for.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@cmclymer A united front won't matter if there is no one on the ballot to vote for and we have to rely on write-in. They already have the suits written up to remove any candidate not on the ballot by August 8th. When the supreme court decides our election a united front will mean nothing.

[Art Candee 🍿🥤 @ArtCandee]

Yep. It was another utterly unhinged Trump rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan today.

Let’s recap it:

He showed up 20 minutes late.

He took the ear Kotex off but his makeup was d@mn near blackface.

He called Pennsylvania “Prensylvania.”

He said the RNC convention was full of “unity and love.” He said there was no fighting but the bickering between Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy was wildly publicized.

He said “fight fight fight” again.

Unity message is totally gone. Not like it ever existed.

He called lakes “lakies.”

He said he has “great common sense.”

He tried to distance himself from “Project 25” and said he doesn’t “know anything about it.”

He claimed he “took a bullet for democracy.” 🤣

He babbled about Germany’s inflation “centuries ago.” Uh.

He said we have the “best,” “sweet” oil.

He praised Viktor Orban again.

He started talking in a baby voice when discussing being shot. Weird.

He said he wanted to “sleep with” a sign.

He once again claimed to get the “man of the year award” in Michigan, which doesn’t exist.

He said “I love Elon Musk” and praised him for a minute solid.

He said a boat with batteries “won’t float.”

He babbled about sharks and getting electrocuted for two minutes again.

He said he did more for auto workers than any president in history. Obama disagrees since he literally bailed them out.

He said Biden “can’t find the entrances off the stage.” Reread that in case you missed it.

He said “toosh.” Wut?

He tried talking about baseball and called throws “passes.”

He said he hates when people laugh at him.

He called folks “low IQ.” 🙄

He tried to do a French accent impression and it was awful.

He read his teleprompter cue and said “Trump” instead of “I.”

He whined about how his “severe combover” looked on the screens and called it “a work of art.”

He said he left bulldozers in Mexico when building the border wall.

He said Biden is going to raise taxes 4x. 🙄

He babbled about Hannibal Lecter again as if he’s real and dead.

He said they’re going to have a rally in Venezuela.

He said you’re “not gonna teach a criminal to not be a criminal.” Yes, we know Donald will never change.

He said that he’s going to “stop the plunder, rape, slaughter, and destruction of our American suburbs.”

He babbled about Al Capone.

He claimed the justice system isn’t going after him, they’re going after all of us. 🙄

Sandy Pensler came on stage and said he was “so inspired when President Trump kissed the empty uniform of Corey Comperatore.” Yikes.

He then announced he was dropping out of the Michigan Senate race and endorsed his opponent.

He said “hiler respected” instead of “highly.”

He praised Tudor Dixon, a lady who said that forcing teenage rape victims to give birth could be “healing” for them.

He called Nancy Pelosi “crazy like a bedbug.”

He really seems to think that the iron dome is a dome made of iron. 🤣

He said he had no wars and defeated ISIS. 🙄

He lied and said Biden wants to raise the retirement age (when that’s the plan of Republicans).

He called Kamala Harris “Kimala.”

The crowd seems to be falling asleep. They’re so quiet. He’s slurring more now.

He babbled about forts again thinking we fought world wars out of them. 🙄

He bragged about getting the NRA’s endorsement.

He babbled about cars again.

He insulted the UAW head again.

He said we’re a “nation in decline.”

But mainly we should focus on these ominous comments:

He praised President Xi of China because he rules with “an iron fist.” Total foreshadowing of what could happen.

He said court cases will get “overturned, anything that happens." We should be prepared.

He said they’re “not going to allow” Democrats to “rig another election.” They will not accept a legitimate loss. This is a dog whistle.

He said “we’re gonna take it over" when talking about Washington DC.

So…total trainwreck.

Once again, I’ll say:

SHAME ON THE MEDIA FOR NOT COVERING THIS SWEATY, BABBLING LUNATIC AND THE CRAZY SH*T HE SAYS!!!!!

[Laurie Kilmartin @anylaurie16]

Biden is not dropping out, he is not resigning. Please redirect your op-ed energy to Project 25.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

Stop catastrophizing every headline. They are trying to secure a win for the supreme court case which would make bans on gender-affirming CARE unconstitutional. Separating their approval for normal, non-surgical care for trans minors from surgical intervention is a smart move.

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

BREAKING: Biden administration announces it opposes “gender-affirming” surgery for minors.

[chris evans @notcapnamerica]

I want you all to understand that all of this is because white people were angry a Black man dared to become the President.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@visualbasic97 I would have grabbed another "old" person and then asked her to explain a floppy disc to me. When she couldn't I would have turned to that person and said "I told you" and then walked away.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@JoePostingg What do you mean by *feel*? Because a McDonald's Diet Coke makes me feel some type of way so...

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@_BlueFaires_ @NeadOB @alexgcdiaz @brialternative The original bar scene is earlier in the book and isn't a Country/Western bar. It's significant bc it's the 'making love' scene that the movie put in Paris. Readers loved the bar scene, so they included it, but merged it with the trip to Texas.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@_BlueFaires_ @NeadOB @alexgcdiaz @brialternative The forest wasn't in the book, but the fireside is the original moment in the book when Alex (internally) realizes he's in love with Henry. It's my favorite line in the book. "And Alex was so in love he could die".

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@_BlueFaires_ @NeadOB @alexgcdiaz @brialternative In the book, the brownstone is symbolic for the home (and history 😁) that Henry's committing to build with Alex. In response, Alex takes him to see his childhood home-a big piece of his heart. The place he is the most proud to have called home. It's Alex saying thank you. ❤️

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@_BlueFaires_ @NeadOB @alexgcdiaz @brialternative This story is about love & queerness, yes. But the framing is the concept of *home*. Your homeland, honoring your home and heritage, a home becoming a prison, letting someone special see your home, and recognizing the moment when home stops being a place and becomes a person.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@NeonShadow420 @alexgcdiaz We wanted to fall WITH them. Alex's comment about "making love" being an antiquated phrase needed juxtaposition. He thought that was old fashioned...because he had never done it before that night. The scene that followed really needed to be that juxtaposition, structurally.

[Britt Bass @IAmThe85]

@NeonShadow420 @alexgcdiaz I actually agree with that sentiment. The issue with the original cut was that it wasn't A&H having fun/laughing, letting the audience feel their joy. It was badly edited and long to the point of parody, like someone making fun of the situation. We didn't want to laugh AT them.