The only reason I'm not full of rage is because I spent the last year getting in the best emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual shape of my life.
But when the flight attendant asked me if I'd be willing to assist in an emergency, I wanted to say, "depends."
Partly because I wanted to make him laugh but also because...yeah, I dunno fck that dude in 17B. Maybe I won't help him.
But I said, "yes," and smiled because here's the thing...
The people who elected Donald Trump don't deserve our energy, so I'm not giving it to them. They have fcked around, and they will find out - and they will blame anyone but themselves because he's given them the permission structure to do so.
Instead, I'm channeling my energy into building community with all of you. I beg you all to cut yourself some slack in the coming days, weeks, months.
Bigotry was never gonna go out with a whimper. We have to slay this beast, and it's going to require all of our strength, all our diversity, all our talents.
I know it doesn't feel like it right now. But we got this.
Come to think of it, denigrating the worth of a soldier’s service based on whether he deployed to a war zone is… kind of like denigrating the worth of a woman’s citizenship based on whether she happens to have children.
In Detroit, Fox’s @charlielangton asks JD Vance:
“You’ve been criticized for looking too serious, too angry…what makes you smile? What makes you happy?”
Vance’s response:
In Detroit, Fox’s @charlielangton asks JD Vance:
“You’ve been criticized for looking too serious, too angry…what makes you smile? What makes you happy?”
Vance’s response:
@themaxburns@GOP ...... Doesn't that mean that they couldn't prosecute some other guy they insist is a corrupt criminal and not fit for office because of his criming? What a freaking brain trust these people are.