US citizens: call on the Senate to reject Sonny Perdue as head of the USDA.

The FBI is now campaigning in favor of "forfeiture", i.e. punishment without trial.

English Usage is changing so fast that it has become a pitfall for most people — at least on Twitter.

Since I don't use Twitter or SMS, I have never seen most of the terms discussed in the article. Indeed, I don't even recognize, the words that the article describes as "passé". They had their 15 minutes of usage and I never noticed. I don't think I missed much.

I've always refused to adopt the latest fashionable slang words, just as I've refused to adopt the latest fashionable clothing styles. I didn't adopt them when I was young, and I see no reason to start. Why be dragged around by fads?

I still use the word "staff", because "team" means something different to me. The FSF hires staff, and some of the staff belong to various teams.

The troll has reintroduced the Reagan gag rule that prohibits US-funded organizations from referring women to abortion providers.

In the past, this rule impacted birth control provision and health care for women and for children. It is also likely to kill thousands of women by leaving them with no safe abortion option.

It will surely encourage population growth and thus increase future poverty.

3.5 million people participated in the Women's Marches Saturday, and established contacts they can use in future resistance to the kleptocratic party.