Turn off your mind

I love the Beatles. That's really the only interesting thing about me. I'm an obsessive fangirl. And I like other things too.

[straightboyfriend]

if you are mean to lesbians or bi ladies i will take out my large & dangerous rock & kill you with it

[okayoverthink]

[midnightwinterhawk]

Clint Barton ghost wrote this.

[coltre]

somewhere someone is thinking about you somewhere someone is calling you an angel

[tiredcorn-deactivated20160310]

[jumex]

Have you ever

No. i dont do shit

[rustandruin]

I have never wanted something more.

[teamponytail]

[christopher-bryant]

[dankmemeuniversity]

[parspicle]

hey my little brother just sent me this and I’m kinda crying 

[dammajamma]

• i don’t know shit

• i don’t get stuff

• and i don’t understand things

[expelliarmus]

[michaeljesuscaboose]

Hi just because someone does not ship 🅱️m🅱️l🅱️y, it does not mean they’re homophobic

- Sincerely, a bisexual woman

[pinkskulldeath-deactivated20230]

Considering a lot of people ship Freezerburn in place of Bumble/by, “homophobic” is now just used as an insult that’s losing its meaning.

- Sincerely, a Cotta-Arc and Neon (Double) Rainbow supporter

[politicalprof]

State of the Union

So, here’s a question: do State of the Union addresses matter?  Well, umm, not really.

Here’s why they’re supposed to matter: they provide a president with a forum to explain his program to the American people, who are then supposed to rally around the president and pressure the Congress and the other branches of government to pass the president’s agenda.  It’s called “going public,” and State of the Union addresses are one of many ways presidents can try to use their public prominence to do an end run around Congress to get what they want.

But here’s the thing: it doesn’t usually work.  Presidential poll numbers might go up slightly, but this rarely translates into support for the president’s plans.  W was fairly successful at this after 9/11, but by the end of his presidency he was ignored.  Remember how we were going to Mars?  Neither does anyone else.

So the speech last night was well done, and depending on which side of the political universe you stand on you liked it–or didn’t.  But that’s the point: in a highly partisan period like this, there is no way one speech will rally sufficient support to change the party gridlock.  That takes several elections and an American people which has decided to try a new way of doing business.  And it seems to me, I am sad to say, we’re not there yet.  Which will be a post for another day!

[politicalprof]

My very first Politicalprof post was on the value and importance, or lack thereof, of State of the Union addresses.

Posted for symmetry.

[lettersfromadreamgirl]

i hate when people misunderstand my shyness for unfriendliness like no!!! i actually like you! i’m just a piece of shit that can’t communicate

[theavengingexile]

I’m not sure if Seán is going to finish this series or not, but I wanted to post this.

Please enjoy several hours of gaming distilled into 30 seconds.

[therealjacksepticeye]

SNAAAAAAAKE!

[thefloorisbalaclava]

The more you know ⭐

[moodybluemegamind]

Trial by fire

[king-bran-stark-deactivated2019]

This is fucking horrifying Handmaid’s Tale shit at this State of the Union. Ladies all of us need to be scared when Trump is asking SCOTUS to take up legislation against late term abortion, calling all babies gifts from god, and talking about doctors executing babies after they are born. Lying while his sycophants are giving him a standing ovation. Literally gave me chills. This is scary shit. We need to be worried.