I am sure if you try you can find a White politician somewhere in america.

And apologize deeply for scaring you by foring you to read about Black people outside of February.

Right Wingers lost their minds over Jimmy Carter, a Christian, Naval academy graduate.

They need to stay mad, because being angry makes them feel powerful.

I'm an amateur librarian.

I love telling people what to read next.

Like this gal.

https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=tanith+lee&bkshp-astro=t

There's an old joke.

Man meets a piano teacher at a party. He asks how long it takes to become a good player. Teacher tells him about ten years. The man thinks for a moment and shakes his head. "Too long. If I started now I wouldn't be good until I was 60."

"How old will you be if you don't learn to play?"

It's a 1991 issue. Saddam survived over a decade.

My head canon is that the Federation lets the newest member redesign the uniforms.

Troi's people were responsible for the TOS miniskirts

You realize that Michelle could run?

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"Podunk" is a real town in the USA, but people use Podunk to mean any small, unsophisticated town.

I live in New York and voted for him.

Mamdani barely squeaked in. He got 51% of the vote running against a known molester and a radio host in a funny hat. Harris got 65% of the NYC vote and Biden got 80%.

Don't confuse one battle with winning the war.

Frederick Douglas was an escaped slave. He had suffered the horrors not just observed them. When the 1860 election came around, Douglas stepped away form the candidate who wanted instant Abolition and backed Abe Lincoln, who said he would keep slavery if it meant saving the Union.

Another good lesson is Obamacare. Even with majorities in both Houses, Obama barely managed to get the ACA passed. He thought that because he'd based his bill on Mitt Romney's plan the GOP would embrace it. Instead they attacked full force. How Obama got it done is a master class in politics.