I just came across this in an Open Society Foundations document about how to fix public “mistrust” of liberal "democracy," and I honestly feel sick reading it. I've read many alarming quotes, but few are so "mask off" like this. "I believe the time has come for a responsible, courageous elite, those who care far more about addressing the genuine social problems than about election results. Only a political elite with vision, prudence and a focus on the general good—to whom the electorate… can cede part of their sovereignty in the elections—will be able to justify public trust and spearhead... our struggle to survive."" Read that again. The proposed solution to the public's distrust in democracy... is less democracy. An unelected "elite" to whom the public should cede sovereignty. Abolish democracy to save democracy. This kind of thinking is what we're up against.

Dear UK parents, how do you deal with this type letter from your children’s school? NB: not me.

You guys. Brisket and Gravy. And biscuits. And eggs.

A small group of U.S. national security officials has been discreetly advising state and congressional lawmakers on how to prepare for the possibility that the Trump administration will attempt to interfere in the midterms, according to people involved. wapo.st/3WjVke5

Spare me the pearl-clutching — especially from Republican Members of Congress and online MAGA grifters who have cheered President Trump's weaponization of the government against those he doesn’t like, as recently as last week. This is a subject I know something about: Less than a year ago, Trump directed the DOJ and FBI to investigate me, and then tried to criminally indict me for a 90 second video, exercising basic free speech. The same free speech you’re exercising now, lying about what I said in this clip. If not for an anonymous group of grand jury members standing up for America's laws, I’d be criminally indicted for sedition. President Trump has turned the government against people, with raucous support from you and virtually all D.C. Republicans. So spare us the manufactured outrage. America must be a place where the rule of law still matters. Those laws should apply to everyone equally. If you have aided in the corrupt use of U.S. taxpayer dollars to benefit the President or his family, or you have violated the law in order to carry out guidance from the President, you should be held accountable. And given how rampant that corruption appears to the average American, people looking to work for his Administration should realize that while the Supreme Court has granted the President immunity, it has not done the same for those who do illegal things at his behest.

BYU SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE PLAYOFF LAST YEAR. BYU SHOULDN’T BE LEFT OUT OF THE CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION. BYU SHOULDN’T BE DISRESPECTED FOR THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. BYU SHOULDN’T BE LOOKED DOWN ON BY ANYONE. BYU SHOULD BE THE #1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY. GOD’S PLAN!

Trump Criticized For Choosing New Press Secretary Jessica Rabbit buff.ly/2JSj84o

People in Japan are going to nightclubs to read books📚 “JUCY BOOK RAVE” brings people together at a basement club in Tokyo to read books while ambient music plays and lights flicker. 📷: @moe___oda

"I legitimately don't understand what reason women have in their minds as to why showing off their bodies garners so much male attention?" I'll do my best to explain it but you have to grant that we just...are that way by default. Our assumption is that we are, by default, worthy of attention and adoration Men aren't like this - men assume they are loved for what they do/achieve/provide - everyone can blackpill about the difference if you want but I see no reason to ascribe moral weight to it ANYWAYS this default setting is healthy if (and reinforced when) that attention and adoration are coming from a dad, but your brain doesn't automatically recalibrate when it's not We are then raised on princess movies where everyone adores the princess because she is pretty. Think about it: Prince Charming is not trying to sleep with Cinderella. He also doesn't love her for her intellect, they barely speak the whole movie. She. Is. Just. Pretty. Cinderella is one such example but this is reinforced by virtually every form of young girls' media. Partly because it sells, partly because the desire to be loved manifests itself this way naturally in girls So we learn to connect "people look at me and like the way I look" with "I am worthy" Because women are used to being loved for what we are and not what we provide/produce, we have no instinct to search for "What does this man see in me?" ...and this gets dangerous once you outgrow princess dresses, because when you try on your first too-short skirt and realize the attention ramps up, you have no mental emergency brake for what's happening Your dad should, and in a healthy dynamic does, by saying "You are not leaving the house in that" But if for whatever reason that doesn't happen, you just keep on thinking that you are getting rightful attention and adoration by dressing pretty And it IS pretty. Even to women, we like the look of short skirts, heels, etc. Not for sexual reasons, but there's a reason that's what Barbies wear. It's feminine and pretty! But I digress This is a long-winded way of saying: it is not natural for a woman to ask "Why is he giving me attention?" that is a skill we need to learn and, more specifically, need to be taught by either someone who cares about us or by life experience