starting to think when centrists say "we need to stop talking about gender identity— and start talking about kitchen table issues!" they weren't intending to talk about the kitchen table issues either, they just wanted to shut down people with gender identities (or whatever)

100%. you can believe in women's fundamental dignity and right to personal autonomy or you can be anti-abortion.

i think bruenig is a great example of how, even if a person honestly holds positive moral values and strives to live by them, sincerely-held anti-abortion beliefs twist them to inhumane conclusions. there’s no “good” version of the anti-abortion position. it is morally corrosive.

Rich people in blue states specifically. I’m surprised that GOP want a larger SALT deduction

Consider Hakone. Super easy to get to from Tokyo, lovely onsen town, and it was snowy when we went in early March but not sure how guaranteed the snow is year round.

my bf went around calling random people nonces for weeks before I enlightened him… he thought it meant someone who engaged in nonsense

the book is very different but imo better! a lot more worldbuilding and explanation. the movie is a bit more fleshed out than the musical but ultimately still much shallower