This is absolute bullshit. For court we don formal attire: our class A’s or equivalent. The Yakima Nation Council chairman WAS wearing his formal attire. Completely appropriate given that the court was hearing a matter between his nation and the United States. Read more

Any article about voting that doesn’t include this clip is a disservice to the country. Watch this video and remember it. It’s only a minute long.

This is probably the best article I’ve seen explaining Splinter’s stance on this particular subject. I seriously disagree with it - even if you believe the country is “stuck on autopilot” and voting is too hard and/or soul-crushing, sitting on your hands and waiting for some magical candidate to come and lay waste to… Read more

A lot of the excuses are weak, but the fact that there are numerous states where employers do not have to legally allow their employers to vote during working hours is continually insane. Read more

It’s almost as if Voter Suppression is a systemic problem that is trying to make an infinite apathy machine. Read more

18 hours of community service. That’s not a lot of time. Read more

the Honor Court ultimately decided to levy a punishment of 18 hours of community service Read more

Honor Courts and other such student-body-run judicial institutions are often jokes, but this is even more of a sick joke than normal. The idea that this guy would give her a fair hearing is absolutely laughable. Read more

uh, these are kids. Someone was just murdered on campus - there is having a stiff upper lip and there is understanding that these are kids and that they need to get away from this. They are not hardened military combat units.  Read more

Nick, this is my district NY-19. Read more

(((((((New York)))))))) Read more

No comment on the colour of the lettering? Or are you letting that speaking for itself? Read more

LOL.  Deborah you trash.  Read more

I don’t look to these courts for justice, they historically have not been a place for black or brown people to get justice... Read more

We need more people like Maya Little. As Captain Mal would say, “I aim to misbehave.”  Read more

My In-laws live in King’s district. They vote for him because my FIL runs a small business and is still under the impression that Rs give a shit about small businesses. Read more

I worked for AT&T for a long time. They will support anyone who will further their agenda. ANYONE. Read more

Just thought I should point out that Goldy got thoroughly wrecked in the election a few days ago. Nobody actually took her seriously up here except for a few nutbar fans.
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Honestly, the thing that aggravates me the most about this is that I really thought that she was smarter than this. Read more

Really appreciating your stories re: Native American issues lately Nick. Thanks and keep writing them! Read more