I postponed a meeting so people on my team can go to a protest tomorrow if they choose. I also decided I should work from home because I finally figured out that I'm not fighting off a cold but the flu. It's mild, but I'm still sleeping something like 12 hours a day and I don't want to infect others.
Gunn: We open a can of Machiavelli on his ass. Harmony: It's Matchabelli, Einstein, and it doesn't come in a can.
'Soul Purpose'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Jan 29, 2017 5:35:55 pm PST #6381 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
-t - Jan 29, 2017 6:24:47 pm PST #6382 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Take care of yourself.
DavidS - Jan 29, 2017 6:30:33 pm PST #6383 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Leaks from inside the White House suggest that Trump has purposefully ordered US Customs and Border Patrol to ignore the Judicial Order.
It's turning into a Constitutional Crisis.
What a fucking mess.
-t - Jan 29, 2017 6:59:02 pm PST #6384 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Scandal bringing up the Electoral College does not feel very escapist.
aurelia - Jan 29, 2017 7:40:28 pm PST #6385 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
So when the executive branch refuses to abide by checks and balances from the judicial branch what then?
Calli - Jan 30, 2017 1:24:06 am PST #6386 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
So when the executive branch refuses to abide by checks and balances from the judicial branch what then?
Then you're sliding into a dictatorship.
Calli - Jan 30, 2017 1:31:58 am PST #6387 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yogurt and berries: In rather better news. the CEO of Starbucks sent out a rather heartening message. [link]
Gudanov - Jan 30, 2017 2:55:29 am PST #6388 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
So when the executive branch refuses to abide by checks and balances from the judicial branch what then?
Then nothing. See Andrew Jackson.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 30, 2017 3:07:07 am PST #6389 of 30002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
OK- I will admit I just don't want to do an investigation. People keep saying this is just Trump enforcing an order that Obama had already on the books. That is BS, right?
Laura - Jan 30, 2017 3:08:35 am PST #6390 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
We work regularly with H1 Visa holders. One of our programmers last night was saying that he and a number of his friends are talking seriously about opportunities in Canada. It is colder in Canada than Florida, but living in fear is a chilling experience too.
I am on a more hopeful swing at the moment. There is real resistance from many directions, not just the snowflakes. Republicans, CEOs, and world leaders are pushing back. Maybe dysfunction will keep him from achieving his goals?