Yep. And this: “I never had any matter with him between me and any third party”. I mean...what? Then you aren’t his client, dude, and no problem. Except...he just said you are!!! The stupid with these people is strong.

I love this revelation. Soooo much. Mmmmm!

“I didn’t give him the code” - Barista/manager lady on tape. It’s sad that she thinks this weighs somehow in her favour. Take her at her word- you are in charge of a store and you discover that two clients have been treated completely differently by store employees and they are aware of it. Why double down? Why not…

I would agree I think with the Supreme Court on this- I think it’s a correct limitation to require that a person needs to take a step (some kind of action, even if small) of actually putting their plan into motion, particularly for a charge of attempted murder.

Ugh. I don’t blame Comey for what happened on 28 October, what he did that day is probably the most understandable part of his whole problematic history. I blame him for his extraordinary arrogance in launching into the whole “deeply irresponsible” assessment of Clinton when he first closed the investigation. It…

Wow, this guy has a totally fucked up notion of what goes on in people’s homes if heaven forbid school is closed unexpectedly for a day.

It really seems like Jez’s position is that all of this is forgivable because it’s going to hurt sex workers who actively choose this occupation

I don’t mean this in an aggressive way, sorry to respond multiple times to you. But, if you are genuinely interested in the real context of Backpage, here is some information for you from the Washington Post:

You are exactly right I think to focus on the destination aspect from other countries where prostitution is illegal. The effects of not just global sex trade, but also actually the EU free movement all play a role in this. Sex work is regulated at the municipal local level, including shutting down illegal brothels…

I know you didn’t ask me, but I’ll answer anyway : ) The information provided is actually not at all the general context of the action. FOSTA and SESTA are legislation- they are not the law, they haven’t even gone to conference committee. FOSTA and SESTA are completely irrelevant to what is happening to Backpage.

Yep. I am not bothered one single bit by Backpage being shut down. I hope this means that they are criminally prosecuted and thrown in jail, not just fined under civil liability as FOSTA provides. And, like I said, I really do not care in the least that this inconveniences anyone else who used Backpage for whatever…

Yep, I live in the Netherlands where: 1) prostitution is legal and there are a number of social services available to sex workers; and 2) the Netherlands is one of the world’s top sex trafficking destination countries and sex trafficking is a huge problem here. The percentage of Dutch women in sex work is the minority…

Sooo...I was looking up Walmart’s reaction to the tariff threat and came across this Bloomberg article:

Good.

Thanks for this info. That was my suspicion just because the threatened tariffs so far have exempted most partners (Canada, EU, Australia) where labor issues would be less likely to be one of the hidden cost-drivers in consumer savings.

Curiously, according to the American Apparel & Footwear Association, a trade group, Trump’s brand of “MAGAnomics” would actually hurt domestic manufacturers by impacting their ability “to grow Made in USA,” a popular Trump mantra, according to the association’s president, Rick Helfenbein.

Do you mean ‘take his side’ as in Hannity is a hypocrite for pretending to be offended by what Kimmel said or as in the substance of what Kimmel has said is not offensive? I would agree with the first, but not the second. I think that the substance of the criticism can and should stand on its own, despite my dislike…

My dad has always been extremely uncomfortable with clutter and messes. He rather obsessively loves to throw things away and clean up. Full coffee cup on the table and you go to pick up a magazine in the next room? By the time you are back, it’s empty, washed and in the dishwasher. I have many childhood school stories…

Haha, touche!

And actually no I don’t think it is necessary to ask spouses about their significant other’s affairs unless they’ve indicated that they want to discuss it. Not Hillary, not Huma, not Elizabeth Edwards. And also not Melania.