
Holy crap, I've never seen a thread in such a pristine state. * Barring constructs born out of desire to make the world a harsher, worse place seeing the works of Bannon et all destroyed will (hopefully, if we get there) be satisfying. Trump's bunch just takes it to a whole new level. A "good" republican is a like a "good" cop-looking the other way as "your" team does reprehensible things does not make you good. Every republican, even "good" ones, are juvenile, as shown by their attitudes, prejudices and sheer joy in destruction. But once you have poured time and energy into a delicate construct of your own (which can be one of mind or achievement, not just physical things), the destruction of anything elaborate is unsettling at best and nauseating at worst.* Perhaps when you were 9, the destruction seems much cooler than the creation. There is very little you can do to protect the delicate thing from those intent to smash it. Trump has made me realize more than ever before that good government, indeed civilization, is akin to an elaborate ship model (or anything else delicate which took a great deal of time and care to make): to even do a passable job takes tremendous dedication, but destroying it takes very little time and no effort. Post title from Simon Rich's " The Wisdom of Children" posted by zachlipton (2289 comments total) Andrea Mitchell is once again determined to keep asking tough questions during a State Department photo-op ( last weeks' edition).Mosques and American Muslims continued to receive threats and attacks.More Jewish schools and institutions received bomb threats, as all 100 Senators signed a letter asking the White House to take action.One Sikh family describes the fear and calculations involved in the simple act of bringing a misdelivered package to a neighbor in Trump's America a depressing description of the invisible burden of living with hate and racism.One less taco truck on the corner, as Houstonians fundraise to defend the purveyor of their beloved tacos from deportation.DHS Secretary Kelly says he's considering separating children from their parents at the border.Six pages of the health-care bill are devoted to cutting off lottery winners from Medicaid.

The National Rifle Association was hanging out with a sanctioned Putin deputy during the election.Mexico calls out the President for failing to staff the Commerce Department amid a trade dispute.


The Republican health-care plan ( ably explained by Sarah Kliff) received the President's endorsement this morning, but soon faced opposition in Congress and across the nation. Today marks the next major action in the spirit of the Women's March, A Day Without A Woman.
