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Post by dc2london on Apr 24, 2024 12:37:58 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Apr 24, 2024 12:45:06 GMT -6
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Post by downwarddog on Apr 24, 2024 12:47:44 GMT -6
Were they going to put Humpty Dumpty back together again?
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Post by dc2london on Apr 24, 2024 12:55:51 GMT -6
Were they going to put Humpty Dumpty back together again? I was CERTAIN it was a parody until I clicked on it
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Post by elle on Apr 24, 2024 13:18:35 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Apr 24, 2024 13:19:18 GMT -6
Blatant power grab? Really? Wow.
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Post by geekygirly on Apr 24, 2024 14:28:57 GMT -6
These students have a right to protest - to criticize governmental policies and to ask for peace. But I've also heard some concerning things that make some of these protestors seem not necessarily just anti-war but anti-Israel existence and in some cases antisemitic. Particularly at Columbia, there have been Jewish students targeted with verbal and physical harassment, and Jewish students saying they feel unsafe on campus. (A rabbi there suggested Jewish students leave and finish the year remotely because of safety concerns.) I have Jewish friends who have high schoolers who are rethinking college applications because they are worried their kids won't be safe. I don't think this should be ignored either. I felt like this was a balanced take: nymag.com/intelligencer/article/columbia-protest-anti-semitism-campus-israel-jewish-students-justice-palestine.html
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Post by elle on Apr 24, 2024 16:32:00 GMT -6
What a loss. May he RIP. π
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Post by dc2london on Apr 24, 2024 16:36:48 GMT -6
Blatant power grab? Really? Wow. I hate the CoC ETA and I say that as the owner of TWO small businesses!
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Post by dc2london on Apr 24, 2024 16:39:35 GMT -6
Sorry all, I meant to share the tweet from an activist celebrating the FTC decision, not the annoying quote tweet whinging from the chamber
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Post by elle on Apr 24, 2024 16:58:25 GMT -6
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Post by cnf on Apr 24, 2024 18:04:38 GMT -6
My gosh, he really never learns.
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Post by elle on Apr 24, 2024 18:38:11 GMT -6
I'm absolutely chilled reading about today's proceedings.
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Post by enchanted on Apr 24, 2024 18:57:21 GMT -6
And once again, I just want to scream at everyone who told us we were overreacting back in 2016.
Fucking hell.
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Post by enchanted on Apr 24, 2024 18:58:20 GMT -6
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Post by origami on Apr 24, 2024 20:01:50 GMT -6
And once again, I just want to scream at everyone who told us we were overreacting back in 2016. Fucking hell. The amount of times I heard we were shrill or hysterical and that roe was settled law and untouchable so stop freaking out. I will never forgive those people. Ever.
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Post by elle on Apr 24, 2024 20:13:59 GMT -6
And once again, I just want to scream at everyone who told us we were overreacting back in 2016. Fucking hell. The amount of times I heard we were shrill or hysterical and that roe was settled law and untouchable so stop freaking out. I will never forgive those people. Ever. Whether we're actual people seems to be now up for debate. So yeah. π
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Post by elle on Apr 25, 2024 5:49:02 GMT -6
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Post by downwarddog on Apr 25, 2024 6:19:35 GMT -6
My kids are only teenagers, but both feel pretty strongly that they have no desire to have kids. My youngest talks about maybe adopting. It's always made me a little bit sad that they may not have children, but honestly, the more time that goes on, the more relieved I am that they won't be potentially putting their lives in jeopardy by getting pregnant. Which sounds dramatic, but it really isn't anymore.
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Post by elle on Apr 25, 2024 6:57:56 GMT -6
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Post by taconight on Apr 25, 2024 6:59:01 GMT -6
My gosh, he really never learns. I think he has learned, but the lesson he learned over the past few decades was that he can get away with shady and illegal stuff and never face any consequences . Iβm not really hopeful that heβll face any now, either.
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Post by coffeecake on Apr 25, 2024 7:08:37 GMT -6
My kids are only teenagers, but both feel pretty strongly that they have no desire to have kids. My youngest talks about maybe adopting. It's always made me a little bit sad that they may not have children, but honestly, the more time that goes on, the more relieved I am that they won't be potentially putting their lives in jeopardy by getting pregnant. Which sounds dramatic, but it really isn't anymore. My DD is 13 and says she wants to adopt, but I also said the same thing at her age and went on to have three pregnancies. I just canβt believe any of this is on our radar because it certainly wasnβt 13 years ago when I found out I was having a daughter. Then I spiral on whether or not sheβll even have access to contraception at the rate this country is going and it fills me with rage. How are our daughters set up to have LESS rights than we had as young women?!
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Post by overboard on Apr 25, 2024 7:24:09 GMT -6
Yes! Iβm also so proud of the students at UT. Many were arrested and assaulted. Of course theyβre being called pro Hamas. Not so shockingly, Abbott and Patrick are all over it.
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Post by jkjacq on Apr 25, 2024 7:28:31 GMT -6
Six women THIS year. One in all of 2023. We have had 3 rural/semi rural hospitals close maternity wards Itβs INSANE here.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 25, 2024 8:05:43 GMT -6
His lawyer sounds like a lunatic, yelling about prosecuting Biden for "inducing" immigrants to unlawfully entering the US
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Post by downwarddog on Apr 25, 2024 8:09:19 GMT -6
Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction was overturned.
The Supreme Court is going to let women die for the fun of it.
Trump is going to get immunity and be King.
I'm in a dark place today. Sorry.
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Post by elle on Apr 25, 2024 8:14:41 GMT -6
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Post by elle on Apr 25, 2024 8:26:21 GMT -6
Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction was overturned. The Supreme Court is going to let women die for the fun of it. Trump is going to get immunity and be King. I'm in a dark place today. Sorry. I'm feeling quite down, to put it mildly, these days too. I don't think SCOTUS will give Trump full immunity, to do so would impact their power in government, but they will definitely make a decision that delays things further.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 25, 2024 8:29:15 GMT -6
Justice KBJ is amazing
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Post by downwarddog on Apr 25, 2024 8:29:20 GMT -6
Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction was overturned. The Supreme Court is going to let women die for the fun of it. Trump is going to get immunity and be King. I'm in a dark place today. Sorry. I'm feeling quite down, to put it mildly, these days too. I don't think SCOTUS will give Trump full immunity, to do so would impact their power in government, but they will definitely make a decision that delays things further. Thank you for the commiseration. I hope you are right about SCOTUS because I think that is the best case scenario we can hope for from them. I just can't believe we're here, with any of this. I feel helpless and angry.
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