Intervention begets intervention- drones, lifelong imprisonment, and across the board spying hasn't stop terrorist acts.

I assumed this was true as well. I think you're seeing anger, finally allowed after years of stowing it inside so that people don't think you're a tin foil hat folk, rather than surprise.

I agree with you that the lack of diversity has remained constant...

I actually, and this is embarrassing as, well, I'm in my 30s, LOVE Ke$ha. I am certain that she can't actually sing but her "I don't give a shit" lyrics and attitude make me happy. Her eschewing of conventional, or even hygienic, maintenance kicks ass. I saw a "do not wear" tabloid pic of her in a cape, and while the…

Please check out other ways to save/invest for retirement outside of 401k. Check out the pbs frontline episode on the pitfalls/scam aspects of a 401k- it's more than a little angering/frustrating. While I refuse to turn down my company match so I do have one, if there was no match, it wouldn't be on my radar. So,…

Throw a party, 4th of July might be neat, hire an officiant and surprise! Wedding with fireworks and no micromanaging ;-) unless she'll micromanage a party, in which case, sorry :-(

Other people's information is only illegal if you're a little person. Ahem. Yeah.

This is not okay... and I feel like my heart is breaking.

I agree. I believe in the freedom to do whatever you want with your body- even if it's something that I can't even comprehend wanting to do.

I read it as attempting (and failing on so many levels) to be funny.

And *why* aren't we off for this holiday?

I have never asked to touch anyone's hair-or anything else, for that matter- outside of a really familiar relationship. I hate touching people outside of my son and husband. Seriously, when I see people cry and I want to make them feel better, I find a common friend to give them a hug. If that's impossible- then they…

I just had to tell you two things=

I did that once. I was being sexually harassed and when I complained to the boss and the response was "He's an old Mexican. What do you expect?" Well, not that response, so I quit and went to the labor board. They investigated and that pissed my former boss off. So, the boss called the cops and told them I stole…

Yeah, supporters I got no theories on- for anyone but the super rich, people working inside Republican supported industries and rapists with super sperm guaranteed to knock a lady up.

Exactly! A lot of these people (in leadership) position have never known poverty or, for that matter, middle class. Faceless people have no wants or desires *except* what you project upon them so we're either reasonable people who care about what they care about, misinformed, or unreasonable people not worth caring…

I think it's because some women do support them, so they think that *those* women get/like it and thus the rest of just need a prettier package/a different framing device/whatever and we'll be convinced that their viewpoint is correct. The life experience factor doesn't appear to be part of their calculations, i.e. if…

Texas is a strange place. I'm a couple hours away from you- and recently a very rich lady ran over a guy on a bicycle and drove off and hid her car. While a lot of people thought what she did was wrong and that she ought to go to jail- a lot of people also defended her actions and talked about what a great person she…

Yay! for both of us! I appreciate your seeking of knowledge. It's a beautiful thing, striving to understand other points of view :)

I understand :)