addymac
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Post by addymac on Sept 1, 2021 17:21:07 GMT -6
WHat the actual fuck!?!?!?!?!
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Post by goldenbird on Sept 1, 2021 17:59:56 GMT -6
richard All of it is a fucking mess and a complete middle finger to how the judicial system works. And again, I am yelling WHERE IS THE STANDING for these private citizens to sue medical providers for something that has ZERO effect on them. WTF. Also, in other news, SSA will run out of funds to pay for SS full payments by 2034. So at least all the warnings I have been getting to save for my own retirement from adults in my life since middle school were not for nothing, and the prediction that we millenials and younger may have no SS benefits is going to ring true. Hurray.... And we've all been paying into it all these years. Fucking bullshit.
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doublestuf
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Post by doublestuf on Sept 1, 2021 18:32:52 GMT -6
And even more so with how they want women treated and what has happened in Texas.
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Sept 1, 2021 19:00:17 GMT -6
I am not an early Christmas shopper but I might have to this year: Given how obscenely overpriced LOL merchandise is, in general, I've decided this is a publicity stunt designed to justify their prices 🤣
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Sept 1, 2021 19:05:06 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Sept 1, 2021 19:11:01 GMT -6
richard I have the same question about standing. I would hope the people filing lawsuits about this are screaming that at the top of their lungs. WHERE IS THE STANDING?! Some of the coverage I read today suggested that Uber drivers could be sued. Imagine hopping into an Uber and being asked, " Are you on your way to terminate a pregnancy?" Because the driver can't risk being sued for driving you. Every single thing about this is repugnant.
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Post by hawkeye2015 on Sept 1, 2021 19:41:35 GMT -6
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Post by blurnette989 on Sept 2, 2021 2:14:58 GMT -6
Religious law, misogyny and a good dose of racism.
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starbuck
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Post by starbuck on Sept 2, 2021 5:23:41 GMT -6
The scenes coming out of NYC are harrowing. I hope everyone is safe!
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Post by notblanche on Sept 2, 2021 7:58:19 GMT -6
TW TW TW another fucking police involved shooting
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dc2london
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Post by dc2london on Sept 2, 2021 8:19:19 GMT -6
I mean what happens when a pissed off ex falsely accuses a woman of having an abortion? Or a high school mean girl, You can't disprove an abortion?
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Sept 2, 2021 8:23:20 GMT -6
For as much crap as Biden has gotten, most are in support.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Sept 2, 2021 8:24:31 GMT -6
How are they so well organized? *screams into the void*
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Peekaru
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Post by Peekaru on Sept 2, 2021 8:37:57 GMT -6
richard All of it is a fucking mess and a complete middle finger to how the judicial system works. And again, I am yelling WHERE IS THE STANDING for these private citizens to sue medical providers for something that has ZERO effect on them. WTF. Also, in other news, SSA will run out of funds to pay for SS full payments by 2034. So at least all the warnings I have been getting to save for my own retirement from adults in my life since middle school were not for nothing, and the prediction that we millenials and younger may have no SS benefits is going to ring true. Hurray.... And we've all been paying into it all these years. Fucking bullshit. To be clear: The 'pension' fund in the SSA will run out in around 2034; HOWEVER, currently for every dollar going out, $.78 are flowing back in due to the millennial population bubble. This will continue to increase as the silver wave dies off. So we do expect that there will be some form of social security in the future, but don't let that stop you from saving for your own retirement kids! If you want to know who dipped into the SSA pension fund for something, take a look at Mr Ronald Reagan. That administration was truly terrible.
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Post by greykitty on Sept 2, 2021 8:47:19 GMT -6
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Peekaru
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Post by Peekaru on Sept 2, 2021 9:06:08 GMT -6
greykitty, I find that all the major socialist programs that we do have in the US are really poorly understood. And as such, fear mongering around them is incredibly easy. If they were clearer, it would be easier to support more programs. See also: Medicaid, SNAP and CHIP.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Sept 2, 2021 9:12:55 GMT -6
This is an interesting take (short thread). Defend the constitution... how very R minded... I hope they are working on it.
ETA I'll copy and paste some of it here
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elle
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Post by elle on Sept 2, 2021 9:40:12 GMT -6
Hopefully Elie Mystal's idea will be passed along to them.
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Post by taconight on Sept 2, 2021 10:37:02 GMT -6
Hopefully Elie Mystal's idea will be passed along to them. I mean, I'm glad to see it's on their radar, but I feel like they should have already been prepared with a plan in place. This bill was signed back in May. We all knew it was coming.
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Post by taconight on Sept 2, 2021 10:38:13 GMT -6
I'm in a not good place about everything going on right now.
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Post by taconight on Sept 2, 2021 10:40:10 GMT -6
I also read something a while back (can't remember where) that Abbott et al are totally expecting it to fail, they always thought it would get bounced. So this whole ordeal is just them fucking around and seeing how far they can push it. Get their base energized.
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Sept 2, 2021 10:41:45 GMT -6
Hopefully Elie Mystal's idea will be passed along to them. I mean, I'm glad to see it's on their radar, but I feel like they should have already been prepared with a plan in place. This bill was signed back in May. We all knew it was coming. Pelosi is racing to codify Roe. After august recess. :/
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Sept 2, 2021 10:42:33 GMT -6
TW TW TW another fucking police involved shooting This is horseshit. The man was unresponsive, startled when they woke him up, and they just killed him for it.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Sept 2, 2021 10:43:43 GMT -6
I mean, I'm glad to see it's on their radar, but I feel like they should have already been prepared with a plan in place. This bill was signed back in May. We all knew it was coming. Pelosi is racing to codify Roe. After august recess. :/ Can you explain this to me like I’m 5, please?
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Post by notblanche on Sept 2, 2021 10:46:57 GMT -6
Pelosi is racing to codify Roe. After august recess. :/ Can you explain this to me like I’m 5, please? They can pass a federal law making access to abortion legal nationwide. Right now, its legality hinges on precedent set by SCOTUS in Roe v Wade.
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richard
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Post by richard on Sept 2, 2021 10:47:32 GMT -6
I also read something a while back (can't remember where) that Abbott et al are totally expecting it to fail, they always thought it would get bounced. So this whole ordeal is just them fucking around and seeing how far they can push it. Get their base energized. I think they also will do real damage to clinics closing in the meantime. That happened previously and Texas lost like half of their providers.
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Post by notblanche on Sept 2, 2021 10:49:04 GMT -6
I also read something a while back (can't remember where) that Abbott et al are totally expecting it to fail, they always thought it would get bounced. So this whole ordeal is just them fucking around and seeing how far they can push it. Get their base energized. I think they also will do real damage to clinics closing in the meantime. That happened previously and Texas lost like half of their providers. This is what I learned yesterday after following @mamadoctorjones on IG. She's an OBGyn in Texas and said in stories that it's been very difficult to find access to abortion providers for her patients. Now it'll be impossible. Screenshot under spoiler in case it’s giant
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jkjacq
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Post by jkjacq on Sept 2, 2021 11:02:25 GMT -6
Pelosi is racing to codify Roe. After august recess. :/ Can you explain this to me like I’m 5, please? There is actually a Womens Health Act, that would codify abortion access as a protected right rather than hinging on the whims of the court. Shes going to bring it to the floor in Mid-Sept.
I was being sarcastic with the racing comment.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Sept 2, 2021 11:45:20 GMT -6
Of course they are. I'm sure much of the south will follow.
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cnf
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Post by cnf on Sept 2, 2021 11:47:53 GMT -6
Reproductive health rights is a hill I will absolutely die on. Can you guys bail me out of jail after I go light Abbott's house on fire?
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