Me, believing in democracy again. Angelo Cavalli / Getty For a brief, beautiful window last night, Twitter was good again, as push notifications brought us news of one Democratic victory after another—Chris Christie and anti-trans bigots are out! Medicaid and Danica Roem are in! And in Washington State, Democrats regained control of their state legislature […]
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What’s She Mad About Now?
Self-care techniques: the sequel.Self-Care Techniques: The Sequel
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Open Enrollment for Obamacare Is Here, Whatever the “President” May Say About It
Don’t be alarmed if this is not what healthcare.gov actually looks like. YinYang / Getty Despite the best efforts of the Trump administration, the Affordable Care Act hasn’t been repealed, and this week, open enrollment begins for health care plans through the ACA. I’m telling you because the government isn’t going to: Among other insidious […]
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Papa John’s Blames Kneeling Football Players for Slow Pizza Sales
Jason Merritt/TERM / Staff / Getty Images The Papa John’s pizza company has been reporting a significant slump in pizza sales over the last quarter and their stocks are taking a beating—but instead of blaming a product that tastes like garbage, CEO John Schnatter is laying the blame on the NFL for not punishing football […]
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Trump Decides Opiates Are Bad, But Says Nothing About Cannabis Alternatives
GETTY / BACKYARDPRODUCTION President Persimmon may have actually gotten something correct this morning when he declared the opioid crisis a “public health emergency.” This is the first time a nationwide public health emergency of this size has been implemented since 2009, when the government responded to the H1N1 influenza virus. Remember that, when we were […]
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Here’s Why We Shouldn’t be Cheering the Boy Scouts for Accepting Girls
bauhaus1000 / Getty In reaction to the Boy Scouts’ rapidly declining membership (and their abysmal record on LGBTQ rights), they recently decided for the first time to allow girls into their ranks. According to Chief Scout Executive Michael Surbaugh, here’s their reasoning for the change: “The values of Scouting — trustworthy, loyal, helpful, kind, brave […]
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If You’re Surprised By the Reach of #MeToo, You’re Not Paying Attention
No one should feel obligated to make their own pain public just so that others understand it’s real. ircy / Getty The internet is bad today, because it’s publicly acknowledging that sexual assault and harassment are everyday experiences for women/trans/nonbinary people, which apparently is something some people didn’t know. If you didn’t, welcome to the […]
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Samantha Bee Has Some Choice Words for the Weinsteins of the World
While many late night hosts are for the most part shying away from the Harvey Weinstein scandal—which couldn’t be because they are all white men, could it? No, of course not—Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is coming out swinging. Not only does she have some choice words for “White Cosby” (Weinstein), she also correctly points […]
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The Trump Administration Is Reversing Birth Control Protections
That Means Oregon’s New Health Equity Law Is More Important Than Ever
That means Oregon’s new health equity law is more important than ever.
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What’s She Mad About Now?
You Can Pull My Phone from My Cold, Dead Hands
You can pull my phone from my cold, dead hands.
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One Day at a Time
This Week: A Whole Lot of EWWWWWW!
This week: A whole lot of EWWWWWW!