They do yearn for yesteryear.
I am hoping that the Night Watch comes out ahead again.
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They do yearn for yesteryear.
We have birth control and antibiotics. For F's sake saline! Saline IV's, which there is a shortage of in the US, is a huge factor in keeping sick people alive.
Are people not aware that artists are people, and as such, they are full of all the same failings? The art is supposed to be the best of themselves. Where does this idea that creators of beauty are beautiful come from?
It may be wise to start separating those who are profiting from this and those who are being taken advantage of.
Mass protest would be better. Gotta hold out for the pinch to actually be felt. So far, people's everyday lives have not changed enough. We need the messages that actually made this country work.
I am so sick of worthless Christians' lack of faith. If they actually believed they would not need to ram their fears down the throats of everyone else.
Maybe he binge watched too much Marvel and is confused as to which version of the earth he is on.
Cake aka cinder cake, the flour thrown on a hot oven to clean it. Not that Marie said it.
Because the Romans politicized it and tied it to power.
It tracks. They have a performative relationship with their kids. Young children idolize their parents. The physical changes, as well as the previous love they got for no effort, must be intoxicating. It does not help that they lust after young women with only their use in mind.
(ahem) Pick a state, any state. (half of them still have to be updated with more recent data, which makes for even HIGHER net premium hikes in every state) acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...
This is going to be on us. We will have to figure out how to inspire the duped and stop the insanity.
I think what we need is better messaging. People have equal opportunity for good and bad within them. We need things to tap the good. In a way that invites people to want to be better. We have some beautiful ideas to draw from. There is no remedy for love but to love more.’ – Henry David Thoreau
I get the dismantling, but what are they trying to build? Is this our march to totalitarianism? Russia and China were starving to death when it took hold. Germany was suffering from WW1. How will they hold their heavily armed base once they feel the pinch?
Then they will have to be kept busy because adding color is not difficult.
The thing about this kind of power grab is that it comes with literal backstabbing. I know someone thinks they're invincible, but I am more concerned with what the people who think they are pulling the strings are going to make out of all this chaos. Historically, does anyone benefit?
She is great.
To the Ukrainians and President Zelensky, please accept my apology as a US citizen. I did not vote for this, but we are all responsible for our government. I am ashamed of the actions of our president and cringe at the thought of what will be said next.
Maybe someone should dare both of them to wrestle bears.
The lonely need a path to not being lonely. I used to tell my kid that there is a fortress around our core, surrounded by a wall, then a maze, then a moat, with a bridge. That by having sharks with lazers pointed from the bridge cuts us off from growing. The fear of being hurt cuts us off.
Our government is the government we put into place. It represents us. Our party represents us. If we want more, we have to ask for it and then, more importantly, vote it in. Instead of bleating that the sky is falling, turn the excessive thoughts into problem solving.
If only there were a group of people educated in asking questions who were asking this question over and over again.
Tulsi Gabbard not having the intelligence to do her job or think about things objectively does not mean her rhetoric is correct.
And that they are so lame a bungling stoner and his dog could foil them.
Tell me you know nothing about reproductive health without saying it outright. Just because PP has bills does not mean your tax dollars go to that part of the health care provided. People privately fund planned parenthood because they believe in the good it provides.
Talk about throwing out the mother with the bath water. It's a good thing they don't read. Can you imagine if Brave New World had captured the imagination?
When I was 13, there was a girl in my class who's 22 year old boyfriend impregnated her. When I was 16, I heard a 13 year old complaining about being a virgin. I knew an underage stripper with a fake ID. It was technically illegal, but only if the parents cared. I am glad that changed.
Good to know, thank you.
Tasking a system that we don't understand with doing jobs that we can understand is a recipe for disaster. Like how no one can remember phone numbers and passwords anymore. Even if it could work perfectly, it won't always.
It depends. Syphilis that can be treated vs being born with Syphilis which are two very different outcomes.
Normal for him.
My feelings are conflicted by the thought that acceptance of self can't be reached without significant surgical alteration. Because of this personal hang-up, overwhelmingly, intellectually, I come back to, other people's choices are none of my business. I apologize for my 1st reaction.
Oof. There is nothing wrong with pushing the boundaries of identity. Just because horrible people choose to do so does not make the process wrong. Amanda Lepore lives for her sculpted beauty. I refuse to see choices that are not right for me as wrong in general.
Perhaps a side by side comparison of the side effects and death rate of the vaccines and then the disease would be a good public safety strategy. The anti vaccine trope gains traction because there is no such thing as 100% safe in any medical treatment. It is about statistics.
There is a cradle in Mount Auburn with stone and live ivy and little lambs everywhere.
What would the world be like without haters like SM?
this would be active duty US troops deployed indefinitely on US streets? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Honestly, rather than FU. I want. How do you plan to fix this?! Blame is fun and all, but it just makes people defensive and more likely to bury their heads in the sand. I am so furious that blame is nowhere near enough.
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They are saying out loud what is most important to them. It is not people's safety. What is important is covering the incompetence, smooting over accountability.
Let’s talk about weather balloons—a.k.a. radiosondes—and why recent cuts to NWS staffing and balloon launch schedules are putting the public at risk (eg., Deaths in Texas). No satellite or model can replace what these humble balloons do. Here's why. 🧵
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I am so angry. Choices and belief systems aside, Republicans and their followers are making all of America complicit in the torture and endangerment of people who are tired and weary, the huddled masses. While they laugh. I get that we are responsible for lots of pain. This hits different.
Every single House Democrat is united to protect our freedom, our healthcare, and our future. Leader Hakeem Jeffries has the caucus locked in and ready to fight for the people. We just need FOUR Republicans to grow a spine and join us. History is watching. #VoteHellNo
I know no one in this administration cares about the well-being of the people they grab, but this is endangerment. People will die. We are responsible.
In tents. In time for hurricane season.
The best will be to tax the hell out of the billionaires to fix all of the things broken.
and none of them care about how many people will suffer for their actions or for how long.
When did federal agents get an Adidas shoe deal?
We can't have the children learning about love.
There is the possibility that that tweet makes some sense with context. Without , it reads like bad sci-fi. Also, Grock? Stranger In A Strange Land was one of the most misogynistic books I ever put down in disgust. The women are smart and accomplished but live for doing right by their man. 🤮
Crocodiles are scary.
In again Out again Through the machine, they raced round and about again Changing their stars every minute or 2 They kept spending $ They kept going through Till neither the plain nor the star belly knew If this one was that one Or that one was this one Which one was what one Or what one was who!
"Let's start a potential disaster bingo card."
Clarification needed!:) #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
Problem solving. Something visual arts provides, but who needs art? It does not have value like math.
Shhh, there are no diseases spreading in the US. They fired the people who talk about disease. Therefore, disease went away.
I would love to see the percentages of health care vs sex work throughout history. Remember that when society crumbles rape goes way up, possibly lowering the sex work percentage and raising the health care need.
Historically, religion is a power. It still is. It does not have to be. Not everyone who sees the beauty in religion uses it for power. Acknowledging the evil done in the name of religion is important. Any spirituality without humility is ineffective.
I have to work today. This feels like an easy out because I am conflicted about how ugly things could go today. My sincere hope is that no one gets hurt, and I thank everyone who will be going out to stand up. May the Queens slay in Boston. May a tank get stuck in DC.
No, you don't. You can believe in the message. A message that a human came up with for being a better human. It was the message that won so many people over. Mysticism is part of it, but individuals can assign how much they want to invest in that.
Some people use religion to be better. A way to keep themselves on track with the morals they want to live their life by. Others use religion to hold their fears close. A way to be rigid/dogmatic. They use the parts of religion that stem from fear of the other to continue fearing the other.
You have every right to live in ignorance and hate just as those who warp religion to justify their fear.
Colonialism or enslavement, and genocide are part of all human history. Most religions start out as road maps to be better. Humans create the map, and humans deviate from it.We don't make advancements without the suffering of others. It is important to recognize and honor that.
It's more like a government take over . Christ was not declared born of a virgin until way after he died. The Romans were pressured to merge the pagan and Christian religions together and make it work for everyone. Most people liked the message but did not want to give up their traditions.
There will be law enforcement. Destroy, our municipal system and the wealthy, will have paid militia. It behooves us to fix what we have. Trust is broken, and obedience is being demanded. This will not hold. We need to start having conversations about how to fix this.
There are plenty of peace officers who are dedicated to upholding the law. Their system seems to protect problems with the blue wall, but it is also impeding much needed changes. The police are important. It would be better for both sides to have the stick but be carrot forward. Respect is earned.
Then get someone who can do the job.
Women should distract them, stating that they are pregnant, can't care for the baby, and need a good Christian adoption location.
Well, it is a Saturday, so that tracks for this year.
Does it not look like a toy truck that some poor kid got stuck with and was made fun of for having? (Not that it is okay to do that, but there is some sort of shame attached to those ugly trucks)
I was a security guard once a long, long time ago. Nothing invokes fury into the hearts of wanna be cops more than skateboarders. Personally, I shooed them. "You can't make us leave. True, but if you don't leave now, then I have to call the police, so shoo. We will be back. I know. Shoo"
People lived next to those camps. People live near all camps.
She should be able to have memorized a list of 100 names and faces. How can the head of the DHS not know who the senators are? She is in LA, where the mayor and governor are suing her administration. She can't google the senators?
Way to show your hand. The best thing about this regime is that if they are accusing, they are doing.
There are 100 senators, and the head of the DHS can't recognize them all. Incompetence does not begin to describe that level of entitled ignorance. We pay her salary, and she can't be bothered to learn a list of 100 names and faces.
Nothing thrills me more than romantic pursuit being transactional in the support of ego. Connection, curiosity, and a desire to share parts of oneself with another have to take a backseat to scoring points by selectively gifting sex. Clearly, it happens, but it's not the best.
Can't they have some Survivor based reality to play out that nonsense? We could finance for them.They could own us all they want from a closed off community.
We should have personal bubbles and public transportation. AI, safety, personal choice, and a way to separate from other scary humans all together.
I am happy to have a productive conversation with anyone. Respect, curiosity, and a general desire to look at things from a new perspective are necessary.
Sergei Lukyanenko's Night Watch series is giving me some comfort. That the inherent evil of man loses to the inherent good by a bloody fought for centimeter. Wishing anyone in darkness a little light.
So, after she gets turned away by the hospital, she should go to the police department and wait there, filling out a report while she is in active medical crisis?
I am a broke fan of art. I collect post cards and books. More artists should have inexpensive items for sale when they show their art.
The Defenders. I finally overcame my sloth.
He says that like it was not common knowledge.
Let's be fair. All marriages are both bicycles.
Philip K. Dick had a short story where humans had been at war so long and had destroyed the planet so much that they lived for generations underground. Barely getting by while AI continued the fight. Turned out the AI realized humans were the problem and left them underground while Earth recovered.
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20 hours later, I filled the room with bad sex and bad tv.
Never try to make nonsense sense make sense. The goal is to figure out what they need, what they say they want, and what you can get away with in service to what is needed while packaging it in the ridiculous what they want requests.
I am glad I saw it. I never want to see it again.
Humiliation and heartache to be an American? Check
They have managed to fill trucks. I know the gauge of the pairs. The pairs are within cables and the go for miles.
Everyone has their own art. If you don't want Piss Christ adorning your walls, there are scores of banal art for sale.
Why is it that a certain type of privileged person can't bear that there are privileges they can't obtain?
"Don't blame me. I voted for Bill and Opus" then cough up a hair ball.
It happens. They take whole spans.