I joined in May 2008, but have been lurking since the late 90s. The era when the homepage had the photo search and analog switches on it were golden years.I would have joined 5+ years earlier but couldn't get First Class membership or pay to join. I sure hope that cargo bay full of people who care i...
Jump to postI am vegetarian. No pills, and as little processed/fast food as possible. There is a lot of ignorance when it comes to diet, particularly from macho types and those who patronize.
Jump to postWatch properties with gas ranges become luxury second homes to the ultra-rich in the blink of an eye.
Jump to postAtlanta is literally building a training center so that the police can have better training and the anarchists still want to burn it down. How does an urban warfare training center help contribute to better outcomes for those historically oppressed by police? To a population that is already immense...
Jump to postAs always, the only part of this story the right wing media is focused on is the part that happens in the shadows and at night. Why not give time to protesters demanding police be held accountable for their racist actions? Why not give time to protesters demanding police be trained more and vetting...
Jump to postCabin crew are there for SAFETY. They are there for SAFETY and SERVICE. Your view is *precisely* why, when I have a choice, I turn to foreign carriers first. (I was, admittedly, impressed with Polaris on United when I tried it a few months ago.) The likes of SQ understand this, which is why those f...
Jump to postI know that this site is tend to be American centric, but try to see the case from the Asian point of view in general (by giving the benefit of the doubt that the passenger was not being a Karen at the time). Most of us here in Asia (still) strongly believes that the US is "the greatest countr...
Jump to postA major concern I have is that there is a lot of anger of those who opposed the decision of the US Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Some 'pro-choice' protesters have gotten in physical conflict with those that supported the decision, climbed a bridge in DC, almost run over by a vehicle, and t...
Jump to postIt'll be interesting to see how things progress over time. I bet in ten years abortion will be legal in most places again, or this country will become a true banana republic and people will just obey the laws they want.
Jump to postThe moment a girl is hauled away by cops to prison over birth control, or an abortion, it is GAME OVER for the anti-abortion movement. The vast majority of politicians will lose reelection if they stand in the way of moderating their laws. How are the vast majority of the going to lose re-election ...
Jump to postIn France where abortion is not only legal but free, paid for by our universal healthcare system, this has still caused some reactions now, including from the president. A constitutional change will be put in the works to add the right to abortion to the French constitution, instead of it being jus...
Jump to postUltimately, this decision is not what the majority of the country wanted. That is fact. In fact, most of the country is not as right wing as the GOP. The distribution of people lends to far more power to the GOP and their fair right causes. Eventually that will correct itself, through ballots, or t...
Jump to postThe economy is going to drive the midterms. I suspect eventually abortion will stop being an issue much the way liquor is not an issue. Catholics say hi in liquor stores; Baptists don't. Enough Republicans will have abortions that people will drop the charade and ruby red states will make changes. E...
Jump to postYoung people, do not worry--as boomers and old people who have bought into the Reagan-era Christocapitalism vision pass the baton of power to a new generation, America can bounce back. It just takes some time. Generational shifts happen all the time--even Roe was decided 7-2, by the grandparents of ...
Jump to postFrankly, I think this sets the bar such that states that ban abortion are responsible for total healthcare for the fetus--even making sure the woman eats a nutritious diet, does not over-exert or place any strain on the body, and has time off work without worrying about finances to make sure the fet...
Jump to postAnd on top of that you can see Thomas's other suggestion that the same attention will also be given to other recent rulings, such as Obergefell (same sex marriage) and even rulings on contraception. All of this goes back, I think to whether the Constitution is to be interpreted as at the date of it...
Jump to postAn odd choice. With virtually the same arguments, we get one case where the federal constitution overrules the states, and another where the states may do as they please. We are now in the weird situation where the right of poor people to firearms is considered essential, while the right of poor pe...
Jump to postAny American can still get a legal abortion, even under this ruling. Semantics game aside, we know this raises incredible burdens for poor people to get an abortion if they live in a Handmaid's Tale State. Those same people deserve must-issue permits, but not basic privacy or body autonomy? This ru...
Jump to postWhilst it’s a shame that this ruling has occurred it makes me feel all the more lucky to live in a country where we can still have our personal freedoms upheld, a true land of the free. Fred Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Any American can still get a legal abortion, even under this ruling. Semant...
Jump to postI've never understood the topic of abortion. If Republicans and Trump supporters really are as racist as the left says they are, shouldn't they WANT abortion to be legal as it would mean A LOT less black babies in the the world? Isn't abortion the best possible thing for racists who don't want non-...
Jump to postNot a surprising result at all. I really don't see any point in having a unified country anymore. Maybe devolution to some EU-like loose coalition of independent, sovereign states would be better.
Jump to postExcept on huge difference, the freedom of speech is protected in the US Constitution as an inalienable right, murder is not. The government cannot infringe your right to speech, but can pass laws that target your business if you make speech against policies the government supports. The government c...
Jump to postThe point is that some people view the fetus as a life and abortion is tantamount to murder. I'm not saying that's right, science doesn't have a consensus of when life begins. I am a person. Suppose you invite me for tea at your house. I enjoy the tea, and you ask me to leave your property. I don't...
Jump to postThat would be the repercussions of his actions. No one said he couldn't say it. An extension of this logic is that a person can do whatever he or she wants want, even if it's illegal, as long as he or she is willing to face the legal or social ramifications. Any right can be infringed upon, because...
Jump to postI know that this is going to get flamed, but if you believe the fetus is a life, what part of that is religion? Granted a lot of people look at this through a lens of religion, but not all. There’s nothing wrong with that - belief, like religion, is an inalienable right. But belief, whether religio...
Jump to postJust because Republicans didn't like Kapernick and were vocal against him doesn't mean they disagreed with his right to day what he did. Then where did all the "disrespecting the flag" and "dishonouring the military" BS come from? Didn't Trump ask for him to be fired? That would...
Jump to postI'm already seeing references to the Washington Commies. The name will stick, but probably going to take a while to get used to.
Commies - Pats games may be a thing. Commies wear red; Pats blue!
Highly recommend the American system. Can’t beat prices made up on the spot, everything inflated 1000x, and the solution to being poor and sick is to simply die. I've also received an MRI within 10 days in the US for a somewhat serious but routine injury, which is a timeframe that would be expresse...
Jump to postThey are appearing as bad as the Republicans with their internal war between Trumplicans and actual Republicans. Tugg Exactly. Reminds me of the GOP civil war during the advent of the Tea Party when the business/moderate Republicans brought them into their fold. Difference was that the GOP moderate...
Jump to postI avoided booking 787 flights because of those ridiculous windows until I realized Air France and AA just have bad crews that think sleeping until 11 AM local time is very cool and okay. Some carriers/crews are a lot better than others. When managed properly they are much better than conventional wi...
Jump to postRepublicans wonder why people they don't want voting don't vote for them. Note that all of these garbage "election security" rules are around making voting inconvenient--not more secure. Instead of advocating a national policy framework for identity verification and a technology platform t...
Jump to postSometimes it seems Republicans and the Taliban aren't that different at all. The means are different but the policy goals sure do seem the same. Texas is going to keep on Texasing until a new generation comes along and realizes all their laws made sense in another century. Imagine similar laws appli...
Jump to postVoter ID is fine if it is free regardless of income, takes less than 15 minutes to get, and requires no gasoline, bank account, or significant paperwork to acquire. Voting should be encouraged, and the more poll locations and hours the better. Both of these are terrible for the GOP, and they know it...
Jump to postSo as sitting president, why wasn’t Obama allowed to fill a seat that become open? He didn't have the votes in the senate. Again elections have consequences. Trump had the votes in the Senate to get his appointees confirmed. It's time for Democrats to stop playing by some moral code and start liste...
Jump to postWith all the courts packed to the far right, they will deem Cruz eligible to be president. Not that he would win... The SCOTUS is not "packed" to the far right. The seats became open and a sitting president did what the constitution says he could do and the Senate confirmed. Elections hav...
Jump to postA non-issue? Some quotes from his speech: "Their first priority is to change the rules to stay in power." "They don't believe in democracy" "They don't believe in the voters" "There's a real simple path to that - convince the voters your ideas are right" and ...
Jump to postIn the current political climate Republicans do poorly if more people vote. It isn't a secret. To be even more blunt, Republicans don't want people like me to vote. What's notable is that even after this law is enforced, Georgia still has more early voting and looser voter ID rules than some purplis...
Jump to postSure. Do you think the majority conservative SCOTUS will be willing to overturn that decision? Not a chance. There's a reason why even the 9th Circuit in California (a notoriously liberal court) has been ruling in favor of gun rights in recent years. The SCOTUS is much more likely to expand gun rig...
Jump to postNot true. The SCOTUS has long decided that gun ownership is an individual, constitutionally-protected right not limited to simply people who are members of a militia. This is akin to the SCOTUS ruling that's been standing now for over 40 years that women have the right to abortion with minimal rest...
Jump to postNothing stops a hard federal ban on abortion any more than nothing stops only active members of a militia (eg, the armed forces) from being legal gun owners. Not true. The SCOTUS has long decided that gun ownership is an individual, constitutionally-protected right not limited to simply people who ...
Jump to postI posit that the modern realpolitik-friendly way to approach these incidents is to accept that they will happen and that there is nothing people can do to avoid it. Americans have chosen their values regarding health care/mental health care, gun rights, and education. We often double down on these v...
Jump to postSo unfortunate the hatred for a deceased person, RGB who many on the right despised, never received similar comments after her death. As Mike Pence said, he made conservatism fun. Making racism, sexism, and homophobia fun is not a standard that modern people should choose to stand under but the bar...
Jump to postSounds like they are pandering due to political pressure. This is a protectionist measure that is not needed. Coconut milk, peanut butter (largely a US thing, but an example), and rose hips, and apple skins have been things forever.
Jump to postThis mess is revealing to younger people what millennials and Gen X-ers learned--there is no respect in work, effort, or labor. There is only respect in institutional wealth. Someone should be figuratively or financially crucified for the call to stop allowing acquisition of more shares of GME, BB, ...
Jump to postWow Susan Collins, https://www.newsweek.com/susan-collins-dismisses-biden-covid-stimulus-bill-1563730 I know the price tag is kind of high and some work is required but not sure it's premature. People are hurting and need money now. Never count on the GOP to do the right thing--even "moderates...
Jump to postInteresting take from an outlet not aligned or known to be biased towards the right. Some sane arguments indeed. The main issue at play here is not 'misinformation' or the need to 'rein into' the media. The media has lost all credibility once they became political activists. Not good. They are way ...
Jump to postShould we also rename chess pieces?
Jump to postSo it appears Mitch McConnell tanked the effort to increase to 2000 today. The GOP has put itself in a bad position. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/29/covid-stimulus-update-senate-considers-vote-on-2000-stimulus-checks.html Schumer then called for the Senate to vote on both the defense bill veto over...
Jump to postIn regards to plane type, I have never flown with anyone who knew what we were flying on brand-wise, let alone individual model type. It’s either big or small. And safety with the Max will pass with rebranding to 737-X and leaving Max off. What airlines are flying right now in the US without blocki...
Jump to postAnd who could forget the guy that proudly ran a concentration camp—his words—Joe Arpaio Yea well they weren't concentration camps all those people got their day in court. You knew he would do this. I am enjoying the media pundits heads exploding. It's the caliber of the people he is pardoning. He's...
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