Why aren’t we talking about aliens
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
The GOP tax bill inches closer to the finish line. Like every major GOP vote this year, there was a running theme before the vote.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: in my haste, I conflate the House and Senate bills at some point here. Apologies!]
Regardless, it passed.*
*Well, sorta. More on this in a sec.
Big day for our boy Paul, a truly bad man:
At least Bob Corker was so shameless about this whole thing it’s hardly believable:
Susan Collins on the other hand…
“Moderate” Republicans…thank you:
*Due to a slight technicality, these geniuses actually vote on this thing tomorrow:
Either way, they’re not slowing down:
Here’s some good news:
womp.
Pivoting back to the Great Purge for a sec:
Meanwhile, Matt Damon went and got himself fully canceled:
*we were rooting for you* gif
This one has been brewing for some time:
In short, Coates fetishizes white supremacy. He makes it almighty, magical and unremovable. What concerns me is his narrative of “defiance”. For Coates, defiance is narrowly aesthetic — a personal commitment to writing with no connection to collective action. It generates crocodile tears of neoliberals who have no intention of sharing power or giving up privilege.
The piece reignited debate about the intersection of race and class in progressive politics:
Woof:
Everybody saw that stupid video FCC Chairman Ajit Pai made in defense of repealing net neutrality, yes? Or at least you know it exists? Well, it does:
Side note: if anybody wants to talk about The Last Jedi…hmu.
Uhhhhh….
Speaking of:
MoonPie is a good brand now and idk how to explain it:
The Bosnian war criminal of New York Times stories:
From my family (by that I mean, the Obamas) to yours, happy holidays:
