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We usually throw a Halloween party which always includes trick or treating, but since it's not a custom here, I ask the neighbours a week before and drop off candy for anyone who wants trick or treaters (with plenty of extras as a thank you.) My neighbours are awesome. One is a Jehovah's Witness but...

Not sure where to post this but will do it here cuz this crazy Australian lady is a big Lewis fan (and yes, she believes this shit). Capture.JPG There are a lot of anti-Halloween nutters in Australia. It makes me want to smother them with cotton candy. My top-secret CIA mission of infiltrating the ...

I'm sorry sad-cafe.

Not sure where to post this but will do it here cuz this crazy Australian lady is a big Lewis fan (and yes, she believes this shit). Capture.JPG There are a lot of anti-Halloween nutters in Australia. It makes me want to smother them with cotton candy. My top-secret CIA mission of infiltrating the ...

Chemo and radiology caused major breathing problems for my MIL. Radiology kind of makes sense (she had breast cancer and it's hard to target the breast without also hitting the lungs) but her oncologist kept saying the chemo shouldn't affect her breathing - but it did. In her case it's taken about t...

We're off to New Caledonia in two days. I would say I'll be thinking of you, but let's face it, I won't. All I can think of now are those white sandy beaches and the beautiful little city that is Nouméa.

In this one case, the lack of a motive seemed to be a statement about the lack of motivation for racist hatred; the show seemed to portray it as a disease that exists without reason. Extending its own existence was its only purpose. A warning that we must be eternally vigilant. At least, that's wha...

I'm not going to make light of the blessing because I've had a couple in my own life and I believe they helped. But it's frustrating that the message here isn't, "Let's not do stupid things," but rather, "Hey look, God protects us when we do stupid things." I believe in a God of miracles, but I also...

I also kept thinking how much my mother would've hated it. That's her main gripe with Doctor Who, that it removes these central figures from history and makes their motivation some mysterious space alien, like they wouldn't have had the courage or the intelligence to act without some intergalactic h...

I loved that Rosa Parks looked at Ryan at the end. I thought they'd have her look at the Doctor, since the Doctor is always the hero. But by having her look at Ryan instead, she was saying, I know what I'm doing and I'm doing this for you. Portia - I'm just always curious about motivations. He didn'...

Denise Mraz shared a post. 2 hrs · POTUS will invoke Hobson Act, to activate Ft. Bragg Rangers and Military, which states non-deadly force may be used when an impending attack involving National Security is imminent. <SNIP> I just took the time to google "Hobson Act". I can NOT find anything about ...

It would appear I'm wrong about the Southern Baptists taking this action recently; the only transgender resolution I could find dates from 2014. It states in part, "Resolved, That the messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, June 10–11, 2014, affirm God’s good de...

There is absolutely no way any responsible parent would let their child ride in a trunk full of melons or on the back bumper of a car. But, freedumb.

I don't have the source, but a friend of mine, whose child's partner is transitioning, told me that the Southern Baptists also voted in the last couple of days to not recognise transgendered people. So perhaps Trump's actions are just more dog whistling to his base.

I watched the show and found some of it difficult simply because that sort of naked racism makes me squirm ... which was the writers' intent, I'm sure. And an intent I can't disapprove of. The one aspect of borrowing a real bit of history that I was uncomfortable with was the rewriting of Ms. Parks...

I got a phone call from Democrats Abroad a few weeks back, it was some guy calling from Washington DC. Unfortunately he gave me the wrong information and told me that I had to register to vote with every election, so I dutifully sent in my paperwork only to receive my ballot the day after I mailed i...

Volkonski has all the answers. He must be a part of Family Y.

And what about people who are born intersex?

Okay - here's one thing that kinda flipped me out. Before the whole #metoo thing, I always thought Al Franken was gay and Kevin Spacey was straight. I'm not offended. I got no problem if you're gay or straight. Just gotta take my gaydar down the shop and get it fixed. I thought Al Franken was gay t...

Oh yeah! We saw that in the spoilers last week. Of course the kids had to be reminded about who Rosa Parks was, so we played them this clip from that other classic British TV show, Horrible Histories:

(Edited because the first video I posted wasn't in English!)

Or we could look at macro solutions. Compulsory voting means major parties have to be fairly central if they want a snowball's chance at actually gaining government, while also allowing for fringe parties which can attract the freaks and weirdos. Added bonus - the government can't enact laws like ph...

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Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:33 pm

JAMAL KASHOGGI! Maybe take the NA argument to PM? We dont need it in every thread.

You're right, I was wrong to bite when RC brought it up. I guess I'm still a bit on-edge for basically being called the next Hitler. Go figure.

We get it, RC, you think indigenous rights and Native sovereignty are a waste of time and non-issues. While some might cal it "racism" I'll just say move the fuck on already. No I get it. I just drove up US 84 north of Santa Fe this week and there is a huge tribal operated tax free casino at every ...

Because heaven fucking forbid we try to tackle more than one problem at a time huh? It's like every time there's a shooting and the other side says we can't talk about gun control, let's talk about mental health instead. Because apparently humans are too small-minded to get nuance.

I hate it when I get in a fistfight :boxing: and they cut me up with bone saws. :madguy: That just frosts mah nuggets. :talktothehand: But, but Elizabeth Warren said she was an Indian and Hillary's emails? Let's put things in perspective for goodness sakes. We get it, RC, you think indigenous right...