There is a difference between choosing minimalism and being forced into it by lack of options. If these two characters had steady income or a safety net, and chose to live like this, then good for them. But they don’t; they are unemployed with a leaky roof and inadequate heat and presumably do not have the means to address those issues. This is an unstable situation to which nobody should aspire.

Yeah, no. Let’s not romanticize poverty.

One started as a cop but got fired after allegedly assaulting a suspect. He fell back on being a prison guard, but didn’t last long there, either. Now he has a job with a freight railroad.

Another was lined up to inherit his dad’s business, but instead got into drug dealing and eventually murdered someone. Now he’s in prison for life.

This is 100% political theater. It’ll never get through the House. And it’s meaningless anyway:

• The CIA never needed a declaration of war to fuck around in other Latin American countries. They are already at work in Venezuela.

• The 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force is still active. It gives the president broad authority to unilaterally launch military operations against any group they label as “terrorists.” No declaration of war is needed there, either.

And it’s nothing new. The Young Republicans group at my university were all equally shitty people. The only difference now is that they don’t feel the need to be as cautious and guarded.

In his eyes, the fucking look…

Chaotic good