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CobraGT posted...

Mar 29 PBS says majority of Americans oppose restrictions on LGBTQ+ but support for such laws is growing

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/majority-of-americans-reject-anti-trans-bills-but-support-for-this-restriction-is-rising

Sad .. shows how strong repeating a lie can be at changing perception of reality

ThePieReborn posted...

So Kammy turns 11 this year, and it looks like age (and chonkiness, probably) are catching up. She's been missing jumps to get on my dad's recliner and other not-very-high jumps. Just... kind of the same feeling as watching mom and dad reach their 60s and 70s.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/5/3/AATR_GAADavR.jpg

Aww looks so adorkable!

Heartomaton posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/6/6/AAcI8BAAEbqK.jpg

Yep. She's ready to bring home, and I'll be doing that tomorrow.

She's going to fall in the bowl!

HagenEx posted...

Yeah, I'll pass on this one. Last time I even mentioned what I think of the trans first world problems, I was purged for 6 months KEKW.

What do you believe are *real* problems experienced by trans people?

xlr_big-coop posted...

Wish they'd do the same here. Glad I'll be graduating before my university was set to implement these.

Why do you see this as a good thing?

Vicious_Dios posted...

Oof, Austin's not exactly our strongest selling point.

What do you consider your strongest selling point?

Is there something notable about this specific bank?

I really don't want to read the bill/attached rules/etc - what reason does the site give for why a person would need report transgender interventions?

Zikten posted...

https://collider.com/the-equalizer-3-poster-denzel-washington/

When they made that tv show I assumed they had moved on with the franchise. But I was wrong. Denzel is back for a 3rd movie. I've never seen the old 80s show. The modern show is ok. But I prefer the movies

I saw them in reruns in the 90s - from the other thread, the show left an impact on me because of the disconnect - Robert would help each client but there was often an unspoken "this is the most I can do.. you and the system have to change" element in each episode. The newer series with Queen Latifah kind of does this...

The first two movies weren't too bad but (imo) the show left an impact on me because of the disconnect - Robert would help each client but there was often an unspoken "this is the most I can do.. you and the system have to change" element in each episode. The newer series with Queen Latifah kind of does this...

Purple_Cheetah posted...

So neighbor that had 2 litters of 4 took one in to the humane society, and had to pay 90 dollars. That probably explains why people are dumping cats around here it seems.

About 2 years ago it was just Mystic, momma, and 2-3 others in a good sized area. But the territorial crunch is visible real time, as there's currently these 9, 5-6 across the street, and 8 adjacent. These 9 (well 10 originally) used to have 4-5 yards to roam freely in, now it's barely down to two as they can't even be at peace in our yard. Cinder and Jett spend time on the opposite side of a neighbor's property, Sofie, Sunnie, Misty spend it in a neighbor's yard in the other direction. Mirage, Sadie, Momma, and Mystic have the garbage cans and porch on lock down.

As I type this, I'm listening to some random siamese looking cat screaming in either sexual pleasure or absolutely hatred at the cats across the street.
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Oh yeah, and these cats are totally like little kids. Every morning, Cinder, Jett, and Mirage will run next door and romp around the neighbor's fenced in yard for about 5-10 minutes before retreating back. They do this to tease the dogs that then come out and realize "cats!"

You do so much for those feline friends!!! They are really lucky to have you watching out for them :)

J03can posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/8/3/AALiJxAAEar7.jpg

I see Binst has becomes Bloanst :P

Zithers posted...

wouldnt be the first time a republican stumbled ass backwards into doing something good probably

That.. doesn't support your claim that this is the "will of the people"?

CableZL posted...

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/florida-judge-blocks-desantis-anti-woke-act-1234698486/

Florida judges have already blocked the Stop Woke law

Wha... that's great, why wasn't this bigger news?

dummy420 posted...

I generally find something enjoyable in each episode. Some more than others. I still look forward to it.

Same, even with each season...

Hard to pick favorites but Smithereens and Hated in the Nation are up there...

Sad_Face posted...

Not agreeing with universal free college tuition =/= disregarding societal benefits of higher education.

Don't twist my point.

My apologies - I took "Why bother?" to show dismissal of the benefit of higher education since your two sentences afterwards were arguing such.

We're in a country right now where the vast majority of people have degrees but are underemployed in relation to their education due to the overall saturation of degree holders in the market. Disregarding obvious fields where you need a license to operate in, we have tech companies more than willing to hire someone who built a portfolio of projects in his spare time using the wealth of knowledge and information freely available over people who studied the craft in school. So what is the argument right now for universal free college tuition?

This statement also seems to argue against higher education (in tech) rather than free tuition.
But to answer your specific question - two points come to mind:
1) I'm not sure your broad statement is true - there are some people that have been hired due to work without formal training, but they are the exception, not the rule.
2) Free college tuition would greatly benefit the disadvantaged who don't have the free time to learn from "the wealth of knowledge and information freely available", much less have the time to "build a portfolio".

Ricemills posted...

It was "Come with me, my Lord."
They knew what they're doing.

Better memory than me! No shame

(Well a little bit)

Purple_Cheetah posted...

I love how some are literally just things to throw money at for lightly animated jiggle boobs. Hell, there's even a game that takes it a step further where the main focus/selling point is by having your champions bang and have better stat rolls on their offspring so they can continue to bang and get better stats.

I will admit the only reason I know about that game is because of the ad images caught my eye. They know exactly what they're aiming for, market wise.

I remember Evony did this - back in the day when they were ripping off AoE graphics they also had ads saying "Come find your queen" with scantily dressed women

Questionmarktarius posted...

When theatres are such a miserable experience that anyone would rather watch a shitty "cam" of the film, it's just a little bit misguided to blame pirates.

There's a difference between "blaming pirates inordinately" and "blaming pirates"

LightHawKnight posted...

Look it up, they can save around 20% of the total and then let their insurance cover the rest.

Fox can take a tax deduction from the settlement, Lever News reports. U.S. tax law allows companies to write off at least some portion of settlement fees as part of the cost of doing business. (There are some exceptions, including for cases involving accusations of sexual harassment or abuse with nondisclosure agreements; Fox News has paid out settlements involving those in the past.)
It is unclear how much Fox will save, though a spokesman confirmed that tax deductibility is at play. Lever News estimated that the company could reap as much as $213 million in tax savings.
In addition, Fox also may deduct their settlement payments for state and local income tax purposes, Rosenthal noted.
Had the case gone to trial and Fox lost, any compensatory and punitive damages it had to pay also would have been tax deductible if it had to pay them out of pocket.
The [compensatory] damages would have related to conduct that Fox engaged in as part of its trade or business. The tax treatment of punitive damages is a little more difficult, but as a general matter those damages would be deductible as well again, because they arose out of conduct that Fox took in connection with its trade or business and for the purpose of protecting its revenue stream that is, to not lose viewers to other outlets promoting election fraud claims, Hellwig said.

UnfairRepresent posted...

Yup

It's pretty common to have insurance companies cover payments for you

Funnily enough Amber Heard had an insurance company that was supposed to pay out to Depp but they sued Amber Heard claiming their agreement was void because Amber Heard lied to them and they won their lawsuit.

So now Amber Heard legit owes Depp $1,000,000 of her own money

Is it confirmed that Fox's insurance will pay the full settlement amount?

RE the tax write off - while financially it does represent a lesser total amount (the still have to pay the full amount to Dominion but pay less overall taxes), I've seen it pointed that the settlement and upcoming Smartmatic suit are expected to erase the complete revenue of the past year (Fox made 1.2 billion, current settlement is .7 billion, tax write off likely to put it at .5 billion). Something that erased a year's worth of revenue and sets a legal precedent for it happening again almost mandates changes in the business approach.

A bit long (8 min) but this video explains it better-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0DwlABAeVs

Sad_Face posted...

Why bother? Most people aren't even using their degrees as they can't find a job for what they studied for. And now we're heading to a technical revolution thanks to AI's disruption. AI is going to completely revamp what and how we learn.

Eh... I'm not sure disregarding the societal benefits of higher education is the best answer to a specific problem with higher education. Also while AI definitely has the potential to do all that, I would think lots of other things will need to happen first - high speed internet has affected schooling, entertainment, communication, health delivery, etc BUT there are SO many areas of the country still don't have high speed internet to begin with.

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Had me in the first half, not gonna lie

Rob Schneider

Zikten posted...

I enjoyed it. And I was upset that fan reaction was so negative and caused him to change the next movie. They basically skipped right over the very thing I was hyped to see

SPOILERS FOR ENDING OF PROMETHEUS

The main character heads off in space towards the planet where the creators of humans live. As I remember, she was fucking angry and wanted to confront them.

SPOILERS FOR ALIEN COVENANT

She gets there and we just see a scene of her I think dropping a bomb or a virus or something on the planet to kill them. She never talks to them. It was bullshit

I thought David killed them because she had died (or been killed by him) already during the trip? Like he did it as s final twisted act of gratitude..

deoxxys posted...

I mean you can do your own research but pretty much every single country that's banned guns has also completely banned non-lethal options of defense such as pepper spray and tasers for no other reason other than they are considered "weapons".

Since you are making the claim, I'm asking you to show the proof. In the past, you've made statements about racism, finances, legal issues, etc that were shown to be false.

Also, when you say "no other reason" - what would be a better reason to ban tasers and pepper spray?

If you listen to witness statements he kept asking the female interns how many guys she had sex with in the room next to him.. and then how many girls she had sex with.. and didn't dispute the statements, said he thought it was a consensual conversation ... >.<

deoxxys posted...

Only problem is UK/Canada have banned everything including non-lethal options like pepper spray and tasers. Apparently once you go full gun ban you're not allowed to defend yourself with other options.

1) Do you have a link? "banned everything" is a pretty broad statement
2) Why do you believe that because the UK did something a certain way, every other country including the US will do the same?

Sad_Face posted...

I'll give you that women dominating college enrollment and don't prefer to date down. But this leads to a new(ish, I've seen this play out when I was school in the early 10's) dating dynamic:

https://nypost.com/2021/11/02/men-with-golden-penis-syndrome-ruining-romance-for-women/

I want to point out that guys are adapting; this is reflected in the extreme growth of the red pill community. From Andrew Tate, to Men Going Their Own Way, to all those other red pill personalities and movements. There's needs to be reconciliation and the first thing that needs to be done is to sit down and listen to guys' complaints in why they're gravitating to the red pill communities and address their concerns.

Coming in a bit late with a question (well some questions) -
1) Where have you seen this (sitting down, hearing guys complaints, and addressing them) happening/working?
2) If guys complaints are exaggerated or unsolvable, what next? (i.e. "I shouldn't have to shower")

Every successful civilization needs to have their prime working age men invested and productive in society and yet we're seeing a lot of guys checking out of society. Not even in a relationship and we're already at 60% of single males; what happens if it gets worse? Telling them it's their problem is not a solution.

3) Somewhat connected, when you say "telling them it's their problem is not a solution", are you saying it's not a solution because it doesn't suggest a course of action? or because it's (their role) is not important?

alfred_ashford posted...

A challenge is not a hate crime. Yes he is bigoted but lets be honest with ourselves and others please.

The thread is titled "itching to commit" - I'd say that's accurate

bigblu89 posted...

I don't even get what the goal is.

A UFC fighter can make that post about ANY man, Trans or not, and not get anyone to step up.

The average person isn't volunteering to fight a UFC fighter.

Completely agree

DarthDemented posted...

Same. At least it's not cancer like originally thought.

That's very true - how's she taking the news?

Being challenged by Texas Baptist....

DrizztLink posted...

Goblin engineering is the best engineering.

My exploding sheep and world shrinker say otherwise....

I know local police have quite a reputation for making statements without facts but always felt GBI did a better job of literally waiting for the facts...

:/

Tyranthraxus posted...

We've actually made some pretty fucking amazing progress just this year.

That's great to hear! To be fair Prismblade didn't clarify which past progress they felt was significant enough to declare no recent progress.

NoxObscuras posted...

Absolutely. Why even bring that up?

Because Prismblade said otherwise in the topic on cancer research - we shouldn't put more money into cancer research because there haven't been as much progress recently as there was in the past. They clarified that by "progress" they meant cures, treatments, theoretical solutions.

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Was it "I should use Captain Falcon's Elbow punch" given your username?

I remember similar story of it actually happening (I believe) in Texas... not surprised it's spreading

youenjoymyself1 posted...

I think you're missing my point. Normal people (moderate voters) don't see little kids sexualized dancing (with or without drag queens) and say, "hey it's 2023, completely normal."

Democrats shooting themselves in the foot, how new and surprising!

Ahh - so what should have Democrats done instead to combat the misrepresentation?

youenjoymyself1 posted...

I don't really give a fuck tbh, but you've already defended them twerking with kids, so you're kinda being disingenuous

One bad apple spoils the bunch. Just like people talking about Catholic priests itt. By far, the majority of Catholic priests never molest children, but a very small percentage do, and that makes everyone say "well what about priests?".

And honestly all this culture war shit doesn't really interest me, I'm just saying the videos and pictures in question, moderate voters see them and they don't usually say "well all kids twerk now".

So it's appropriate to regulate them because (in your words) one bad apple occurred?

Crimsoness posted...

Yes. Best of You

Generally speaking I tend to like individual songs more than bands - Best of You has evolved beautifully in meaning/relevance (to me at least) since it came out

TC, what do YOU think about Mister Rogers?

Very impressive!

Prismsblade posted...

The road to progress is paved eith countless failures unfortunately.

Do you feel that's true in cancer research?

What exactly is a yippie?