A long time ago I thought I should not write about politics because, ew. But then I thought, write whatever you want, dumbass. Yes, I do in fact refer to myself as dumbass when I talk to myself. A lot. Like, a lot A LOT.
Anyway, you’ve been warned: this is a political post. Feel free to close your browser, or the app. For those a bit more intrepid…
Apparently there is an assclown convention going on in Milwaukee. According to Grindr, it’s a 1gay assclown convention. Love is love, motherfuckers.
In all honesty, I have been avoiding the news since The Orange Troglodyte™ was grazed in the ear by a guy with terrible aim last weekend. I’ve seen the jokes, laughed at more than a few of them, made a few myself. Rolled my eyes at all the morons who trot out the violence is never the answer bullshit.
Look, if violence was never the answer the United States would still be a fucking colony. But more than that, violence is not just bullets or missiles or WMDs. Violence is throwing someone in jail …
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