Asking why Chun-Li is not in Mortal Kombat is like asking why Carnie Wilson won’t be at a Spice Girl reunion tour.

Errrrrr ...

The greatest state in the greatest country in the world

In fairness to Ted Cruz, the girls we refer to as his daughters clearly loathe him.

Yeah she’s 34, that’s fine. If she were 18-20 ish I might think it’s a little weird and young, but a 34 year old whatever. This feels like it's shaming someone for being a model.

It’s sort of funny that Page Six refers to Taylor Momsen as “Gossip Girl Star Taylor Momsen” because she’s been fronting The Pretty Reckless for a lot longer than she was on that show.

It’s a matter of the mechanics of wiping out the debt- the government can easily cancel debt on government-held student loans or loans owed to public institutions. Private loans to private colleges would necessitate the government ponying up funds to make the lenders whole. That’s harder to allocate the just deciding…

Yes, in classic mathematics $50,000 > $10,000, good spot.

So, at the risk of “libsplaining” this is... incredibly consistent with what Biden’s been saying since he’s been campaigning. Further, average debt isn’t quite as useful as median debt — since the people with significant ($200K+) debt throws the average out of whack.

Curious whether anyone actually listened to the podcast?

That’s really not what Dax said. Megan clearly did not listen to the podcast and is just parroting second hand clickbait misreporting. Dax flat out fanboyed over Francois’ kindness and charisma. He said he initially made a stupid assumption, but was amazed when he actually met him and totally got what Salma saw in…

I’m an essential worker who obviously works in person with the public each day. Because I must accept that risk, I minimize all other possibility for risk. That’s what the situation dictates. I do not shop in person, I do not eat in restaurants outside or otherwise, I do not go to the gym, I dye my own hair and wax…

I work 7 days a week on covid response and had to send my kids to live with their grandparents, but yeah, sure, I shouldn’t judge people who take holidays, have large gatherings, don’t wear masks etc. despite all the government warnings and rules enforcing guidelines around those things. 

You want me to be empathetic to someone who lacked the empathy to stay the fuck home and not kill someone’s grandma over a stupid social gathering. Ok. Being shamed over selfish behavior is a mild punishment.

“Over dinner with a different friend not long after, I learned that someone had termed a picnic gathering I attended...”

Yeah, I think there's a difference between like "This person went to the gym (distanced and with a mask on) and I don't think it's safe!" vs "This person flew across the country to attend a huge in-person wedding with no safety measures". I don't think judging people for having different safety protocols is…

This is not a great take.

My own edit- “The pandemic fucking sucks; ***hundreds of*** thousands of people have and are dying and everyone would all like it to be over as soon as possible”

I probably come across as a sanctimonious scold as well, but I will say in my defence that here in Toronto — where there is more of a social safety net but low-income workers and POC are still getting fucked over the most by the virus — the people I see people breaking quarantine, the people to whom I’m referring are…

“People who are extra careful can get sick, just as those who are (or appear to be) careless might.”