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French-Canadian. Professional translator. He/him. Free Palestine.
I know this is true, but it still beggars belief. Like how some slaveowners were raping their slaves while being married and raising daughters.
They apparently didn't even see it as adultery - which, mind, would be the *least* of their crimes.
They apparently didn't even see it as adultery - which, mind, would be the *least* of their crimes.
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I know this is true, but it still beggars belief. Like how some slaveowners were raping their slaves while being married and raising daughters.
They apparently didn't even see it as adultery - which, mind, would be the *least* of their crimes.
They apparently didn't even see it as adultery - which, mind, would be the *least* of their crimes.
CSA can happen anywhere, but I think puritanism, deference to leaders and elders, wagon-circling, and putting reputation and "honor" above actual moral principles, are factors that create a uniquely fertile ground for it to fester for *decades* - unaddressed and even unspoken of.
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
CSA can happen anywhere, but I think puritanism, deference to leaders and elders, wagon-circling, and putting reputation and "honor" above actual moral principles, are factors that create a uniquely fertile ground for it to fester for *decades* - unaddressed and even unspoken of.
Agreed. This story took so long to unfold (against a backdrop of Trump already being a known sex pest) that most people will just shrug and move on.
Boiling frog situation, but for having a pedo president. 🐸
Boiling frog situation, but for having a pedo president. 🐸
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Agreed. This story took so long to unfold (against a backdrop of Trump already being a known sex pest) that most people will just shrug and move on.
Boiling frog situation, but for having a pedo president. 🐸
Boiling frog situation, but for having a pedo president. 🐸
At the time, I heard it described as the equivalent of a kid who plays "gun" in a game of rock-paper-scissors.
November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
At the time, I heard it described as the equivalent of a kid who plays "gun" in a game of rock-paper-scissors.
The Tea Party took over the GOP easily because it didn't pose a threat to oligarchs.
I'm not saying the left can't take over the Dems, but it'll be an uphill battle every step of the way.
I'm not saying the left can't take over the Dems, but it'll be an uphill battle every step of the way.
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Tea Party took over the GOP easily because it didn't pose a threat to oligarchs.
I'm not saying the left can't take over the Dems, but it'll be an uphill battle every step of the way.
I'm not saying the left can't take over the Dems, but it'll be an uphill battle every step of the way.
"United Nations free zone"
Yeah, those damn Blue Helmets have overstayed their welcome in Grafton, NH. Time to kick them out.
Yeah, those damn Blue Helmets have overstayed their welcome in Grafton, NH. Time to kick them out.
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
"United Nations free zone"
Yeah, those damn Blue Helmets have overstayed their welcome in Grafton, NH. Time to kick them out.
Yeah, those damn Blue Helmets have overstayed their welcome in Grafton, NH. Time to kick them out.
Looks like ice cream 😋 🍨
November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Looks like ice cream 😋 🍨
Remember when the Mission Impossible movies briefly added him to the main cast and then just... stopped casting him?
I suspect there are ~stories~ about his on- and off-set behavior that aren't widely known yet.
I suspect there are ~stories~ about his on- and off-set behavior that aren't widely known yet.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Remember when the Mission Impossible movies briefly added him to the main cast and then just... stopped casting him?
I suspect there are ~stories~ about his on- and off-set behavior that aren't widely known yet.
I suspect there are ~stories~ about his on- and off-set behavior that aren't widely known yet.
They really seem to be under the impression that a mayor is a king.
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
They really seem to be under the impression that a mayor is a king.
Eh, it depends. An "almost won" in Texas or Georgia is different from an "almost won" in Pennsylvania or Virginia.
But Pete has always struck me as very fake. The product of focus groups and think tanks.
But Pete has always struck me as very fake. The product of focus groups and think tanks.
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Eh, it depends. An "almost won" in Texas or Georgia is different from an "almost won" in Pennsylvania or Virginia.
But Pete has always struck me as very fake. The product of focus groups and think tanks.
But Pete has always struck me as very fake. The product of focus groups and think tanks.
Wait, what? Buttigieg said that?
What is he nowadays, anyway? Is he still a figure of any importance in the party?
What is he nowadays, anyway? Is he still a figure of any importance in the party?
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Wait, what? Buttigieg said that?
What is he nowadays, anyway? Is he still a figure of any importance in the party?
What is he nowadays, anyway? Is he still a figure of any importance in the party?
Yeah, I hear the same about pilots, too. If you buy a private jet, you'll be hiring your pilot from the dregs of the talent pool.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Yeah, I hear the same about pilots, too. If you buy a private jet, you'll be hiring your pilot from the dregs of the talent pool.
"All New Yorkers AT HEART". That part is important. It allows him to summarily dismiss any counter-examples to his point.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"All New Yorkers AT HEART". That part is important. It allows him to summarily dismiss any counter-examples to his point.
Remember the time they made a vanity movie about their own greatness? It made $168,832 on a budget of $32M and has a score of 0% (average rating: 1.8/10) on Rotten Tomatoes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
United Passions - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember the time they made a vanity movie about their own greatness? It made $168,832 on a budget of $32M and has a score of 0% (average rating: 1.8/10) on Rotten Tomatoes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...
Assuming a mayor even had the power to implement these policies.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Assuming a mayor even had the power to implement these policies.
What happens if the US has undertaken a full-blown invasion of Venezuela by Dec 5?
FIFA will look a bit foolish awarding this prize to Trump.
FIFA will look a bit foolish awarding this prize to Trump.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What happens if the US has undertaken a full-blown invasion of Venezuela by Dec 5?
FIFA will look a bit foolish awarding this prize to Trump.
FIFA will look a bit foolish awarding this prize to Trump.
I think they work backwards from the intended genre (kids' movie with musical numbers) and then find a plot that fits.
Having the characters be singers is just an organic (if obvious) way to integrate musical numbers to a movie.
Having the characters be singers is just an organic (if obvious) way to integrate musical numbers to a movie.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I think they work backwards from the intended genre (kids' movie with musical numbers) and then find a plot that fits.
Having the characters be singers is just an organic (if obvious) way to integrate musical numbers to a movie.
Having the characters be singers is just an organic (if obvious) way to integrate musical numbers to a movie.
Everything I hear about this movie makes me regret not seeing it at my neighborhood theater it came out.
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Everything I hear about this movie makes me regret not seeing it at my neighborhood theater it came out.
Gambling, crypto and AI are def a sign of the times. We're being sold a rent-seeking, zero-sum economic system where only suckers have to actually *earn* their money via goods and services.
Why have a physical job, a people job or even an email job, when you can have a "watch number go up" job? 📈
Why have a physical job, a people job or even an email job, when you can have a "watch number go up" job? 📈
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Gambling, crypto and AI are def a sign of the times. We're being sold a rent-seeking, zero-sum economic system where only suckers have to actually *earn* their money via goods and services.
Why have a physical job, a people job or even an email job, when you can have a "watch number go up" job? 📈
Why have a physical job, a people job or even an email job, when you can have a "watch number go up" job? 📈
I'd say it's more the legacy of Sarah Palin (and John McCain, who made her a national figure).
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'd say it's more the legacy of Sarah Palin (and John McCain, who made her a national figure).
I have complicated feelings when I see MAGA white supremacists on Xitter hurl racist abuse at Usha Vance and Kash Patel.
How much "Well, they chose their side" schadenfreude am I allowed to feel before it veers into cheering on racism?
How much "Well, they chose their side" schadenfreude am I allowed to feel before it veers into cheering on racism?
October 31, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I have complicated feelings when I see MAGA white supremacists on Xitter hurl racist abuse at Usha Vance and Kash Patel.
How much "Well, they chose their side" schadenfreude am I allowed to feel before it veers into cheering on racism?
How much "Well, they chose their side" schadenfreude am I allowed to feel before it veers into cheering on racism?
I'd bet against it. Trump is big on nasty nicknames for individuals, but I'm not aware that outright slurs are in his vocab.
I suspect slurs are used by those who obsessively wallow in their disgust for others. Trump is too self-absorbed for that.
I suspect slurs are used by those who obsessively wallow in their disgust for others. Trump is too self-absorbed for that.
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'd bet against it. Trump is big on nasty nicknames for individuals, but I'm not aware that outright slurs are in his vocab.
I suspect slurs are used by those who obsessively wallow in their disgust for others. Trump is too self-absorbed for that.
I suspect slurs are used by those who obsessively wallow in their disgust for others. Trump is too self-absorbed for that.