First things first: 8-bit ain't crazy. I've been to Boulder (you might remember our meetup attempts). The entire state of Colorado felt like a caucasian enclave after living in TX. Houston, especially. Boulder's YikYak scene (pre-collapse) was absolutely toxic in its racism. And those peeps are my age or younger! Doesn't bode well. I hope our samurai finds a way out of there, and somewhere in the process gets himself a girl to team up with.

I apologize for championing the onslaught of anti-Trump propaganda here on Hubski. It's not something that I enjoy addressing, but no one in my meatspace is still talking about it. I find myself in a mentoring position more often than not, nowadays (yes, be very afraid), so I've been trying to get you guys to weigh in. Might help me not say anything too stupid.

My mom will tell you that we're the greatest country on Earth. I don't care if she's right or not, I'm going to join you in criticizing every (unclassified) questionable action overseas (and domestic) that my tax dollars are funding. Complacency yields stagnation. I'm always campaigning against both. And the number one thing on my agenda, by the furthest margin I've ever experienced, is getting this fuckwad and his ilk out of the goddamned White House.

Keep in mind that people in the Trump administration are banking on using the very fatigue you're experiencing for nefarious purposes. Don't look away, Steve. Puke a couple more times, hit the punching bag, and get back out there whenever you can. We need ya.

And I know that there are other incredibly important policy issues getting rammed down our Red-Scared throats. Help me list them, everyone, feel free to jump in. Off the top of my head: Net neutrality repeal, healthcare repeal, global warming denialism in general, repealing the Dodds-Frank act, general isolationism and deterioration of international diplomacy, immigration law, ...??

Thanks for sharing your sincerity, I genuinely appreciate it. I'm mad too, bro. Let's rage.