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Post by hugsfordrugs on Sept 4, 2024 15:56:34 GMT -6
I don’t know, but the right is screaming that it is. There is one woman where you can’t see her little finger and they have latched onto that, but I think it’s a stretch. Yes, that’s the joke (about the punctuation). They look like fools. His brother? Maybe? In FL stated the other day that he 100% disagrees with Walz and would vote for trump, etc. But this is the first I'm seeing about other family members. I think it's a hilarious grammar fail and I'm all for it I read the family is from Nebraska and are “the conservative side of the family”. You think?! ETA forgot to add they are 2nd cousins to Tim. |
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Post by enchanted on Sept 4, 2024 15:57:46 GMT -6
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Post by coffeecake on Sept 4, 2024 16:21:48 GMT -6
I’m sick to my stomach hearing about yet another school shooting. How did we get here? And in the topic of phones, our district has also banned them this year because our state passed a law not allowing them in classrooms. I have mixed feelings on the topic. I absolutely agree from an educational perspective they don’t need to be in schools. But a shooting or other emergency makes me want to be able to contact my kid, which I know might not be possible in reality. So I don’t know. I wish my state could care about other issues with education besides cell phones, but I know it won’t happen.
Our high school has over 5000 students, so each teacher just has a spot in their classroom where kids put them as they come into class. They can use them outside of the class, so passing periods and lunch. It’s fine, I guess. There are no more pay phones, so I do want her to have her phone for after school so she can get in touch with me.
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Post by Eagles on Sept 4, 2024 16:36:03 GMT -6
Quicksand, Spontaneous combustion, slugs. I WISH those were mine and my kids biggest fears now. in 4th grade we learned about killer bees and I just knew that's how it was all going to end. Killer bees, 1994. My Girl did nothing to ease that fear! |
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Post by junch817 on Sept 4, 2024 17:12:26 GMT -6
The quick rug sweep that was Britney Mahomes liking pro trump posts and digging in was just wow to me but also I wasn’t surprised. How someone with not only daughters but biracial daughters and a husband who is BIPOC could vote for trump should surprise me but again I’m not surprised. I am disappointed Yeah I’m interested to see where this goes from here, especially with the NFL season starting tomorrow and a certain celebrity best friend that shares a box with her having stayed quiet in all of this. I don’t know that she can/should stay quiet for much longer, especially if they are going to be cozying up in that box together, and I say this as a fan. Now if she comes out and says something for Harris, then it can show they can coexist, but saying nothing and then buddying up next to her after T publicly thanks her for her support……. 😬 |
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Post by willow on Sept 4, 2024 17:22:44 GMT -6
The shooter in custody is only 14 years old. We are fucking failing these kids. I stg Gen X was the glory days of high school where we literally never worried or even thought about this and I'm so grateful for it. At least a chunk of millennials too, to some extent. While Columbine happened when I was in school, it never really felt like the threat it does/did to Gen Z and later. I never once had any lockdown drills or even a fear that it could happen. It makes me so upset for my and everyone else’s children. |
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Post by junch817 on Sept 4, 2024 17:48:24 GMT -6
We are fucking failing these kids. I stg Gen X was the glory days of high school where we literally never worried or even thought about this and I'm so grateful for it. At least a chunk of millennials too, to some extent. While Columbine happened when I was in school, it never really felt like the threat it does/did to Gen Z and later. I never once had any lockdown drills or even a fear that it could happen. It makes me so upset for my and everyone else’s children. This. I graduated from high school in ‘03, and we never had any lockdown drills. I don’t know how much longer until those were a part of everyday life. Damn I’m so angry. Hubby was reading gunman left class to use the bathroom, or whatever the excuse was, and when he came back, the door was locked so he needed to be let in. The student that went to let him back in saw that he was carrying a gun and backed away, and so he left and went to another room that was open …… |
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Post by willow on Sept 4, 2024 17:55:47 GMT -6
Watching a compilation of students explaining where they were/what was happening when it took place, the way they are calmly explaining it and how lockdown protocol went into effect, it is devastating to me. I know some of the calm can be shock but it enrages me that they are so used to this fear that everyone knew exactly what to do in that instant.
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Post by origami on Sept 4, 2024 18:02:28 GMT -6
We are fucking failing these kids. I stg Gen X was the glory days of high school where we literally never worried or even thought about this and I'm so grateful for it. At least a chunk of millennials too, to some extent. While Columbine happened when I was in school, it never really felt like the threat it does/did to Gen Z and later. I never once had any lockdown drills or even a fear that it could happen. It makes me so upset for my and everyone else’s children. The year before Columbine there was a school shooting here that killed a couple kids and injured several more. While it was in our reality for sure, it felt like an anomaly at the time. I was a freshman in high school during Columbine and remember thinking this was a bigger problem than grown ups were acknowledging as they tried to blame everything on trench coats and Marilyn Manson. While Marilyn Manson is a piece of shit in his own right, he didn't deserve the crazy he received after two boys with access to an arsenal killed their classmates. It's like the guns were never even part of the conversation at that point. Yet it still felt anomalous. I think Sandy Hook changed that. If our nation won't change for white kindergarteners, well, I just don't know what to do. |
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Post by miawallace on Sept 4, 2024 18:29:06 GMT -6
Bowling for Columbine was such a good documentary. It’s a shame we are still in the same spot, no change, decades later.
We are just living in perpetual 0 days since the last gun related violence/death over here.
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Post by origami on Sept 4, 2024 18:35:56 GMT -6
Actually, to directly contradict myself, I do think we have hope for gun reform under millennial and gen Z leadership. There's nothing quite like living through hell to push policy change. I think the last 25 years of politics allowed for "well it didn't happen at MY kid's school" where as those gens and younger have spent their lives wondering if they're next.
Even spending 10 years working in education, I just had to compartmentalize any potential threats because the job needs to get done. I shouldn't have to feel numb to gun violence to get through my work day but I would have been (and was, once) one of the ones "in charge" in an incident which was desensitizing in a way that is hard to describe. I used to mute the active shooter trainings we were required to take because no need to traumatize myself for something that could very well happen before the fact.
I hate that I opened the news and went "oh, another one," and that was my reaction. I hate it.
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Post by willow on Sept 4, 2024 18:39:59 GMT -6
At least a chunk of millennials too, to some extent. While Columbine happened when I was in school, it never really felt like the threat it does/did to Gen Z and later. I never once had any lockdown drills or even a fear that it could happen. It makes me so upset for my and everyone else’s children. The year before Columbine there was a school shooting here that killed a couple kids and injured several more. While it was in our reality for sure, it felt like an anomaly at the time. I was a freshman in high school during Columbine and remember thinking this was a bigger problem than grown ups were acknowledging as they tried to blame everything on trench coats and Marilyn Manson. While Marilyn Manson is a piece of shit in his own right, he didn't deserve the crazy he received after two boys with access to an arsenal killed their classmates. It's like the guns were never even part of the conversation at that point. Yet it still felt anomalous. I think Sandy Hook changed that. If our nation won't change for white kindergarteners, well, I just don't know what to do. Yes I remember feeling the same after Sandy Hook and still do. That many dead tiny tiny children and nothing changed meant that no human would ever be valuable enough for Congress to get the gun lobby dick out of their mouths. Hell, it happened again to private school tiny children in TN and still nothing, so, yeah. I will continue to feel hopeless while boomers are in charge. |
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Post by mapleme on Sept 4, 2024 18:51:29 GMT -6
Actually, to directly contradict myself, I do think we have hope for gun reform under millennial and gen Z leadership. There's nothing quite like living through hell to push policy change. I think the last 25 years of politics allowed for "well it didn't happen at MY kid's school" where as those gens and younger have spent their lives wondering if they're next. Even spending 10 years working in education, I just had to compartmentalize any potential threats because the job needs to get done. I shouldn't have to feel numb to gun violence to get through my work day but I would have been (and was, once) one of the ones "in charge" in an incident which was desensitizing in a way that is hard to describe. I used to mute the active shooter trainings we were required to take because no need to traumatize myself for something that could very well happen before the fact. I hate that I opened the news and went "oh, another one," and that was my reaction. I hate it. I think that, while no needle has moved in a substantive way, I feel like there is more opportunity for the needle to move than there has been in the last 20 years. The NRA doesn't have the power that it once had and hopefully that influence can continue to be stripped away. Most Americans support increased gun control laws. And I agree about millennial and gen Z leadership in the future. So it's still awful and ridiculous, but it seems like the needle might be able to move in the future. |
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Post by sudsy on Sept 4, 2024 19:35:39 GMT -6
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Post by Sweetjane on Sept 4, 2024 20:07:06 GMT -6
The quick rug sweep that was Britney Mahomes liking pro trump posts and digging in was just wow to me but also I wasn’t surprised. How someone with not only daughters but biracial daughters and a husband who is BIPOC could vote for trump should surprise me but again I’m not surprised. I am disappointed Yeah I’m interested to see where this goes from here, especially with the NFL season starting tomorrow and a certain celebrity best friend that shares a box with her having stayed quiet in all of this. I don’t know that she can/should stay quiet for much longer, especially if they are going to be cozying up in that box together, and I say this as a fan. Now if she comes out and says something for Harris, then it can show they can coexist, but saying nothing and then buddying up next to her after T publicly thanks her for her support……. 😬 Travis has his own suite now, some are saying they won't be sharing any longer. |
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Post by Cheshie6 on Sept 4, 2024 20:10:32 GMT -6
One of my neighbors put up the barbie sign and now I need to make it a point to meet them. I just got mine and I’m afraid to put it up. Even with all the new Harris/Walz signs, this area is still a bit scary. |
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Post by Sweetjane on Sept 4, 2024 20:10:40 GMT -6
Taylor’s gonna be PISSED. Taylor's team could ignore Brittany's "likes" and vague bullshit. But Dump giving HER a shoutout is unavoidable. Be careful what you wish for Brittany! They are small town Texas, none of this surprises me. |
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Post by Sweetjane on Sept 4, 2024 20:15:52 GMT -6
Actually, to directly contradict myself, I do think we have hope for gun reform under millennial and gen Z leadership. There's nothing quite like living through hell to push policy change. I think the last 25 years of politics allowed for "well it didn't happen at MY kid's school" where as those gens and younger have spent their lives wondering if they're next. Even spending 10 years working in education, I just had to compartmentalize any potential threats because the job needs to get done. I shouldn't have to feel numb to gun violence to get through my work day but I would have been (and was, once) one of the ones "in charge" in an incident which was desensitizing in a way that is hard to describe. I used to mute the active shooter trainings we were required to take because no need to traumatize myself for something that could very well happen before the fact. I hate that I opened the news and went "oh, another one," and that was my reaction. I hate it. I think that, while no needle has moved in a substantive way, I feel like there is more opportunity for the needle to move than there has been in the last 20 years. The NRA doesn't have the power that it once had and hopefully that influence can continue to be stripped away. Most Americans support increased gun control laws. And I agree about millennial and gen Z leadership in the future. So it's still awful and ridiculous, but it seems like the needle might be able to move in the future. I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but I've heard nothing about the NRA losing its choke hold over our politics. Are there statistics to prove this? Honest question, not being snarky. And as far as what most Americans support regarding gun control, that means nothing. Abortion rights are supported by 80% of Americans and look at where we are . |
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Post by mapleme on Sept 4, 2024 20:34:44 GMT -6
I think that, while no needle has moved in a substantive way, I feel like there is more opportunity for the needle to move than there has been in the last 20 years. The NRA doesn't have the power that it once had and hopefully that influence can continue to be stripped away. Most Americans support increased gun control laws. And I agree about millennial and gen Z leadership in the future. So it's still awful and ridiculous, but it seems like the needle might be able to move in the future. I don't mean to be a wet blanket, but I've heard nothing about the NRA losing its choke hold over our politics. Are there statistics to prove this? Honest question, not being snarky. And as far as what most Americans support regarding gun control, that means nothing. Abortion rights are supported by 80% of Americans and look at where we are . Their work has lasting effects that aren't easy to change, but they don't have the power to lobby that they used to. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/briefing/nra-wayne-la-pierre.html. That's probably behind a paywall, so I'll spoiler it below. {Spoiler}
The Decline of the N.R.A.
The group once seemed like an unstoppable force in American politics. What went wrong?
A decade ago, the National Rifle Association seemed like an unstoppable force in American politics. A shooter had killed 20 children at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., in 2012. Democrats and Republicans in Congress appeared ready to pass new restrictions on guns. The N.R.A. called on its members to contact their representatives and voice their opposition, and the bills died.
Today, the N.R.A. has shed hundreds of thousands of members and large sums of money. It is standing trial for fraud and self-dealing in New York. “The N.R.A. is little more than a shell of itself after hemorrhaging hundreds of millions in legal fees,” Joshua Powell, a former top N.R.A. official who settled with the state before the trial, told The Times. The organization’s fall is not a death knell for Second Amendment advocates, but it is a blow.
Loss of trust
The N.R.A.’s troubles began with a feud with its advertising agency, Ackerman McQueen.
The agency was effectively the public face of the N.R.A. for decades, spearheading the group’s online channel NRATV and campaigns like “I am the N.R.A.” But the relationship between the company and its client deteriorated. They disagreed about political messaging. At one point, N.R.A. leadership accused Ackerman McQueen of trying to oust the group’s leader, Wayne LaPierre.
The N.R.A. and Ackerman McQueen fought out their differences in court and settled in 2022.
But the infighting drew government officials’ attention. After an investigation, New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, filed a lawsuit in 2020. She has cited exorbitant spending by the N.R.A.’s leaders, particularly LaPierre’s use of the nonprofit’s funds to cover millions of dollars in expensive clothes, travel and other luxuries.
Many of the N.R.A.’s members lost trust in the organization and quit, which meant they also stopped paying their dues. To deal with shrinking revenue and mounting legal expenses, the N.R.A. cut programs that were popular with members, such as gun training and education.
The result: The N.R.A. has lost more than one million members, out of six million at its peak in 2018. Its revenue has dropped by more than 40 percent since 2016.
Lasting effect
For many liberals, the N.R.A.’s troubles are a cathartic dose of good news. But its decline may not lead to an immediate shift in gun politics, in part because the N.R.A. was so successful in the past.
First, the organization has already transformed American politics and culture around guns. In 1959, 60 percent of Americans supported banning civilian handgun ownership, according to Gallup. Last year, just 27 percent did. Republicans in particular have embraced the N.R.A.’s agenda.
Second, the Supreme Court has cemented gun rights into law. Over the past two decades, it has ruled that Americans have an individual right to bear arms and that restrictions on firearms must cross new legal hurdles. Even if lawmakers overcome political opposition to pass new gun laws, they may not survive the courts.
The N.R.A. “does not have much else left to do,” said Mike Spies, who has investigated the group for ProPublica and The Trace. “It already turned the gun issue into a tribal issue, and gun ownership into not just a matter of owning a gun but a set of values and lifestyle.”
Finally, other groups — some much more strident — have risen to take the N.R.A.’s place. Gun Owners of America, which has described the N.R.A. as “too liberal,” has in recent years spent millions lobbying against gun control. The Second Amendment Foundation has focused on the legal battles, challenging the constitutionality of local and state laws.
Still, the N.R.A.’s decline does not help the gun rights movement. Already, the N.R.A.’s opposition was not enough to stop Congress from passing a bipartisan gun safety law in 2022.
Some state and federal lawmakers hope to pass additional measures that expand background checks, ban assault weapons and remove guns from dangerous people. In the past, the N.R.A. could call on its members to defeat such bills. It is now less able to do so.
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Post by elle on Sept 4, 2024 21:58:35 GMT -6
One of my neighbors put up the barbie sign and now I need to make it a point to meet them. I just got mine and I’m afraid to put it up. Even with all the new Harris/Walz signs, this area is still a bit scary. I hate to say it but I don't blame you (and I'm also sorry, no one should ever feel afraid to put up a sign for a presidential candidate). |
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Post by Yogurt on Sept 5, 2024 0:10:44 GMT -6
And this is why all the legislation against cell phones in the classroom get me riled up. Yes I see the benefits but I need my kid to be safe. Thoughts and prayers to everyone I know I am late, but our schools policy is the second there is a lockdown, the first thing that happens is every one gets their phone back |
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Post by sewf on Sept 5, 2024 6:07:35 GMT -6
Damnit, why does Brittany Mahomes have to be the worst. I am a KC girl and love Patrick, but she is truly unlikeable most of the time.
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Post by coffeecake on Sept 5, 2024 6:10:34 GMT -6
I know we are all hugging our kids extra tightly today. If you are close to any teachers, or any school employee, give them one, too. They are heading to school to keep calm and carry on today♥️
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Post by angelashly on Sept 5, 2024 6:20:56 GMT -6
We are fucking failing these kids. I stg Gen X was the glory days of high school where we literally never worried or even thought about this and I'm so grateful for it. At least a chunk of millennials too, to some extent. While Columbine happened when I was in school, it never really felt like the threat it does/did to Gen Z and later. I never once had any lockdown drills or even a fear that it could happen. It makes me so upset for my and everyone else’s children. Same I was a freshman when it happened and I remember it caused the school to say no more backpacks in class and I remember being mad because it was something that just wasn’t a pattern. |
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Post by angelashly on Sept 5, 2024 6:25:05 GMT -6
Taylor’s gonna be PISSED. Taylor's team could ignore Brittany's "likes" and vague bullshit. But Dump giving HER a shoutout is unavoidable. Be careful what you wish for Brittany! They are small town Texas, none of this surprises me. Meh he is so deranged and TS team is so good at good PR no doubt they will spin it that he isn’t thinking clearly and is just trying to use someone’s name like he uses music |
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Post by unheardof on Sept 5, 2024 6:32:34 GMT -6
We are fucking failing these kids. I stg Gen X was the glory days of high school where we literally never worried or even thought about this and I'm so grateful for it. At least a chunk of millennials too, to some extent. While Columbine happened when I was in school, it never really felt like the threat it does/did to Gen Z and later. I never once had any lockdown drills or even a fear that it could happen. It makes me so upset for my and everyone else’s children. I'm millenial and I think just going into HS when columbine happened. It felt so surreal and just unlikely that it would ever happen again and now there are how many annually? |
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Post by sweptaway on Sept 5, 2024 6:34:29 GMT -6
And this is why all the legislation against cell phones in the classroom get me riled up. Yes I see the benefits but I need my kid to be safe. Thoughts and prayers to everyone I know I am late, but our schools policy is the second there is a lockdown, the first thing that happens is every one gets their phone back This seems like it would take valuable time and concentration at a time when the focus needs to be elsewhere. Idk what the answer is. |
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