Juliajms

So Bush senior is accused of groping a 16 year old. Ugh. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41974116

This shouldn't be the thing that pisses me off the most in this article, yet somehow it is: As John Oliver has noted, the actor Casey Affleck — accused by two women of sexual harassment during filming (charges he denies) — will be giving out the Best Actress statue at the next Oscars.

Me too. Women seemed to love this movie. Seems like they would lose a lot of goodwill if they chose Rat over Gal.

How disgusting that she even has to issue that ultimatum. It should be a given that he is out.

I've always wanted one. Looks like it's time. Was it Carl or Khan who said people would be more likely to vote for Moore after the allegations came out? http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/360010-poll-37-percent-of-alabama-evangelicals-more-likely-to-vote-for-moore-after

I've always liked Stephen King, BUT when Dylan Fallon wrote her open letter about Woody Allen he accused her of "palpable bitchery". http://time.com/4279/dylan-farrow-woody-allen-stephen-king/

Yeah, that might be the best solution, since it seems he won't be shamed out of the race. I wish the loophole existed. I would rather see a half way decent human being elected than take the chance an actual child molester is elected to the Senate. My god. Things are so far off the rails. I'm not religious, but I truly do not believe a country can prosper when citizens see that we are being led by evil people. Things are already bad enough this would be one more step toward perdition.

OK, I am going to defend Hannity here just a little. Society as a whole does still distinguish between violent/forcible rape and statutory rape. Ideas about consent have changed a lot even in the last few years. So maybe that distinction is fading, but it's still there, so I don't think Hannity was wrong for pointing it out. I do think he should have condemned Moore, instead of trying to mitigate having sex with a 14 year old though. As if he's fit to hold office after that. The sheer hypocrisy of some of these people is maddening. Plus the fact that he was known for chasing after teens. Notice the GOP higher ups are trying to cut this guy loose because they know there are going to be more women coming forward. It's obvious this is the tip of the iceberg.

My god. There are some sick bastards out there. That's no surprise, but that they are coming right out and admitting it and defending this disgusting behavior. Crazy.

It's about to leave the vast majority of us behind, but the threat isn't a pluralistic society. As we've talked about before, the thread is AI, automation and climate change. I seriously wonder what the world is going to be in 20 years. I certainly feel anxiety for my children, but this isn't the first period of uncertainty in human history. We all have to play the hand we're dealt. I don't think we can predict what will happen even 10 years from now. Maybe we'll be lucky and this era of Trumpisim will seem like a distant bad memory.

The thought that there are around 75 million people in his base is really disheartening. This last election gave me hope that he won't win again, but still. It's stunning. After everything he's done and said he still has more support than I would have thought possible before this $hit show started.

^ The money issue makes a lot of sense. This article is arguing that we don't support all victims equally. I'm sure it's a combination of those things.

Interesting take on why R. Kelly is basically getting away with victimizing young women. https://longreads.com/2017/11/08/in-the-wake-of-weinstein-and-metoo-why-does-r-kelly-still-have-an-audience/

Paul Ryan was among those trying to sing this song today. Are they completely delusional or have they taken on Trump's habit of denying reality? It would seem PR is desperate to keep that big donor money flowing.

I hope Kevin Spacey sees the inside of a prison cell.

Or I saw one on CNN this morning acting like they lost because their agenda isn't getting through! No man, it's because people have seen your agenda in action and are repelled by it. I would also vote for Kamala. And before you start Marceline, I don't give a fig about the people of California. Just kidding, I do, but I care about the Republic a lot more. We are in desperate times and California may just have to make the sacrifice.

I'm happy for you Khan. I'm sure that's a huge relief. Yesterday was a good day. I hope this puts some fear in the hearts of the Republicans when it comes to that awful tax reform bill.

^ Now this is some good news!

That makes my day. At least now there's hope he'll stand trial.

I'm ashamed to say the if RM had said Weinstein sent former Israeli special ops after her I would have doubted it. Is this man really going to get away with all of this without spending a day in prison?

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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/actress-kristina-cohen-says-apos-150154048.html Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl) accused of rape.

This is one of the most disgusting aspects of the cover up. I hope not.

I get that feeling several times a day and not always in relation to this particular story. I'd never heard of Black Cube before this, but it sounds hard core. I can hardly accept that HW won't be punished, but it would be more surprising if he is. The times article on it: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harvey-weinsteins-army-of-spies