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Post by enchanted on Nov 16, 2017 13:02:42 GMT -6
And I hope his wife kicks his ass.
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Post by ldubhawksfan on Nov 16, 2017 13:09:21 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 13:13:13 GMT -6
I'm having trouble putting my thoughts into words, but WTF.
I'm pissed about basically everything today.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 13:30:12 GMT -6
Fuck the world
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Post by athn64 on Nov 16, 2017 13:31:24 GMT -6
not shocked. The senate is the place where they run into trouble. And the Senate and the House disagree on some aspects of the bill anyways.
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Post by cakewench on Nov 16, 2017 13:36:43 GMT -6
not shocked. The senate is the place where they run into trouble. And the Senate and the House disagree on some aspects of the bill anyways. Is it wrong I'm hoping the House will hold another beer celebration and then this dies in the Senate a la healthcare?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 13:39:42 GMT -6
I am fighting on Twitter with a conservative Republican who wrote an article defending Franken. What is the world coming to?
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Post by cakewench on Nov 16, 2017 13:40:05 GMT -6
Also all of these reps are about to leave for 2 weeks for Thanksgiving. Give their local offices hell.
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Post by dc2london on Nov 16, 2017 14:36:54 GMT -6
That photo tho
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 14:41:18 GMT -6
I'll just be listening to Pearl Jam's "Black" on repeat if anyone needs me.
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Post by dc2london on Nov 16, 2017 14:41:52 GMT -6
I'm honestly not in the mood right now for the "YEAH WELL WHAT ABOUT TRUMP" on Twitter right now. This isn't about Trump. Senator Franken's actions are his own for which to atone.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 14:42:45 GMT -6
Apparently my rep Issa is a no?! Color me shocked. I’ll believe it when I see it. A friend called his office yesterday and was told this by the staffer.
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Post by dc2london on Nov 16, 2017 14:44:44 GMT -6
Also the whole thing just feels extra super slimey knowing that Roger Stone was somehow involved
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 14:46:17 GMT -6
I'm honestly not in the mood right now for the "YEAH WELL WHAT ABOUT TRUMP" on Twitter right now. This isn't about Trump. Senator Franken's actions are his own for which to atone. I also need Menendez to stfu. You escaped with a mistrial. This is not a great honorable victory.
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Post by dc2london on Nov 16, 2017 14:47:11 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Nov 16, 2017 14:47:45 GMT -6
I'm honestly not in the mood right now for the "YEAH WELL WHAT ABOUT TRUMP" on Twitter right now. This isn't about Trump. Senator Franken's actions are his own for which to atone. I also need Menendez to stfu. You escaped with a mistrial. This is not a great honorable victory. Exactly. When I smugly tell idiots on twitter that democrats hold themselves and others to higher standards, I need it to be true, k guys??
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Post by byjove on Nov 16, 2017 14:51:21 GMT -6
I'll just listening to Pearl Jam's "Black" on repeat if anyone needs me. I’m not sure whether you prefer hair pats or a gentle hug ❤️
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 14:52:15 GMT -6
I know I'm late, but I agree with everyone on taking a hard look at the males in my life and even my own actions. I was in the greek system in college and a lot that we did and said was not ok. We didn't do anything criminal or sweep that under the rug, but the jokes, the stories that you would hear, the behavior excused as drunken guy stuff (or even drunken girl stuff) was not good and is not ok. I would not want the same for anyone I know now. And I have a core group of guy friends that I have known since I was 15. I've definitely seen them harass women at bars or parties, I've definitely joked about how annoying they are to women when they are drunk. At the time I felt I was immune because I was one of them, but that's not true at all and my part in it was just as harmful. I also feel as a women that age, it's a fine line between feeling empowered and in control over your sexuality and doing or saying things that you might be uncomfortable with to feel more empowered. I don't know if that all makes sense, but, yeah lots of reflection going on for me.
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Post by byjove on Nov 16, 2017 14:53:58 GMT -6
I also need Menendez to stfu. You escaped with a mistrial. This is not a great honorable victory. Exactly. When I smugly tell idiots on twitter that democrats hold themselves and others to higher standards, I need it to be true, k guys?? When I️ was a Senate Page, all of the girls were told to never find ourselves alone with a male Senator as there had been some recent incidents with female House Pages and MOC (the House pages were a little less supervised). Most pages are 16/17. Politicians are the worst.
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Post by enchanted on Nov 16, 2017 15:08:17 GMT -6
Something good.
Well, not that the suit is needed, but it is happening.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 15:17:01 GMT -6
I've told this story before but I was asked out by a teacher when I was a senior in HS. I didn't say anything to anyone at the school, aside from telling a couple of friends, because I didn't want it to define my last few months of my senior year and he never talked to me again and he was done teaching that year. I now joke about it because he seriously asked me to a Pink Floyd tribute laser light show (which despite everything I can't help but laugh at how pathetic that was.)
But I distinctly remember that small feeling of panic when he closed the door to the classroom and stood in front of it when he asked me after school one day. And then when I told him no and not to talk to me again, I remember my AP Calc class being next door to his and my going out of my way to go around the hallway to come from the other direction to not walk by his room the rest of the year.
And even now, it takes a lot for me to trust any older men I work with. I have a really great boss who has been kind of a mentor to me since I got here, but it took at least 3 meetings where he asked me to come in and close the door (for very good reasons) before I could do it without panicking inside.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 15:18:24 GMT -6
That was not said for hair pats. I'm really fine. But it's just fucking everywhere and I'm so goddamn sick of it.
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Post by jkjacq on Nov 16, 2017 15:25:21 GMT -6
Since it's a rotten day I'll share a happy AW.
My kids school gives out champion awards in fall, winter and spring. My baby got one for citizenship today. So I hope I'm helping her make a difference by being a better person.
It's a small thing but most of us are raising tiny humans who I know will do better
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Post by joelies on Nov 16, 2017 15:31:06 GMT -6
I know I'm late, but I agree with everyone on taking a hard look at the males in my life and even my own actions. I was in the greek system in college and a lot that we did and said was not ok. We didn't do anything criminal or sweep that under the rug, but the jokes, the stories that you would hear, the behavior excused as drunken guy stuff (or even drunken girl stuff) was not good and is not ok. I would not want the same for anyone I know now. And I have a core group of guy friends that I have known since I was 15. I've definitely seen them harass women at bars or parties, I've definitely joked about how annoying they are to women when they are drunk. At the time I felt I was immune because I was one of them, but that's not true at all and my part in it was just as harmful. I also feel as a women that age, it's a fine line between feeling empowered and in control over your sexuality and doing or saying things that you might be uncomfortable with to feel more empowered. I don't know if that all makes sense, but, yeah lots of reflection going on for me. Makes sense to me, I've also thought a lot about my own actions during a time in my life that I'm not proud of.
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Post by hawkeye2015 on Nov 16, 2017 15:36:43 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 16:01:11 GMT -6
That was not said for hair pats. I'm really fine. But it's just fucking everywhere and I'm so goddamn sick of it. I’m sorry for your experience. Something is going on with my all girls Catholic high school right now in terms of harassment allegations. It breaks my heart to know a place I felt very safe at has not been safe for others.
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Post by summerbabe on Nov 16, 2017 16:09:52 GMT -6
@rocksforludo, that's such bullshit. I'm sorry that happened to you, I'm sick of it too. My favorite 8th grade science teacher ended up repeatedly molesting someone at school (it's dumb, but it turned me off science for a while), and sophomore year of college I had a professor write "your fireworks blew me into submission" on a returned assignment. He called me in my dorm room a couple times and asked me to come to his office hours, which were at night. This is just not shit that anyone needs to think about or deal with. It's so rampant. I'm so happy that a light is being shone, but like every day I think of something new and it is exhausting.
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Post by athn64 on Nov 16, 2017 16:15:45 GMT -6
One of my FB friends is arguing Franken should resign and the person arguing with him is saying we should look the other way to keep his vote in the Senate. I just can't.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 16:19:01 GMT -6
Just look at this shit!
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Post by charlotte on Nov 16, 2017 16:31:00 GMT -6
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