Dan Mitchell
Reporter based in Oakland. An American, Chicago-born.
- Reposted by Dan MitchellDear Democrats: People fucking hate bullies and bigots. Defend the most vulnerable with all your strength and win some damn elections for a change.
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- Political journalists affirmatively chose a profession focused on politics and government, in which the (stated) core duty is to help citizens understand them, but don’t care at all about politics, government, or those citizens.
- Reposted by Dan MitchellI’m a straight, cis, white guy so I don’t pontificate on trans issues often, but I genuinely do not understand why the default position is: Who the fuck cares, let people do whatever makes them happy? It’s incredibly weird when people are obsessed with other people’s choices. That’s common sense!
- It helps to remember that these people are trying trying to force us to re-litigate stuff that was settled decades and even centuries ago. Basic human rights and standards of decency. They might cause mass suffering and death for some time to come, but they can’t win.
- Reposted by Dan MitchellBREAKING: The scene at the Rayburn Building is pure rebellion. Protesters are swarming in during live hearings on Medicaid cuts. Security’s losing control. Because when the government wages war on the poor, the poor fight back.
- Have there been any recent, gossipy (but good) pieces about Cheryl Hines? Had she been widely shunned in Hollywood? Has there been some kind of explanation? I know little about her, but I know she was very well-regarded professionally and personally. I never liked her much in “Curb,” but most did.
- Don't just shake your head over this. Move on to the next step: realizing that his supporters will buy it wholesale, and then a majority of the rest of us -- led by the mainstream media -- will excuse them and downplay the severity of Trump's corruption and the ridiculousness of this statement. .
- Reposted by Dan MitchellBut remember, *you* can only have two dolls and five pencils