Holy shit. When I first heard about this letter, I assumed the state was interested in increasing a tax base or something. But this quote is abso-fucking-lutely insane. The idea that the state is willing to push victimized and traumatized teenagers to give birth is horrifying.
I’m hearing people say that Bluesky is mean and toxic to people who express disagreement with progressive politics but when I ask which issues they’re disagreeing about exactly they keep not saying
This scandal is seriously: *in texting* "We should do this illegal thing" "I acknowledge that that illegal thing is illegal and a crime and also that we should do it" "We should delete our texts to cover our tracks of that illegal thing" "Yes, we always do that to cover for our crimes and texts"
During this extremely serious political scandal, I think we need to note that the indictment against Eric Adams is also very, very funny: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A brief roundup of the absolutely slapstick levels of corruption contained therein.
Living with Long COVID is absolute shit.
Here’s a gift link to the Bouie piece everyone should read with a lede for the ages. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/o...
I will never forget reading a devastating interview with Seth Rich's family (who are Jewish) explaining how they would never be able to fulfill the Jewish tradition of naming a newborn after a beloved dead family member because no nephew could be named "Seth Rich" with the Internet ghouls lurking.
“I wish that my son, Aiden Clark, was killed by a 60-year-old white man. I bet you never thought anyone would say something so blunt, but if that guy killed my 11-year-old son, the incessant group of hate-spewing people would leave us alone." www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/aiden-c...
The father of the 11-year-old boy killed last year when a minivan driver struck his school bus spoke at Tuesday’s Springfield City Commission meeting, again pleading with the community to stop using h...
this is how i explained to a normie friend the despicable shit vance is doing. sharing in case it’s helpful to anyone having similar conversations.