Eh, Thomas’ wife lobbies for the repeal of the ACA, and he didn’t recuse himself then. Certainly his impartiality might reasonably be questioned in that case.

Then it’s even worse than I thought.

Oh god, that sounds horrific. I think that it’s probably easy if you’ve never had to go through this (and knock on all the motherfuckin wood that I haven’t), but I can imagine that the medical concept of “brain death” means scarcely little when you’re talking about your daughter.

Yeah, they probably did something like tell her she can’t use their name anymore, bought back her stock, and put her on some “do not sell” list or something.

He tried. It was pretty well reported that he went to RBG and asked, and she refused. I get your frustration - I’m frustrated too. But he did try.

Was just going to say the same thing. He lost me at Greenwald.

I was coming here to say the same thing, but you said it better. This is heartbreaking. 

Sociologist here - you’re not wrong. In fact, a group of researchers at the University of Rochester did a study testing just that, and it throws the original marshmallow results into disarray.

Yep. I always used this study to explain to my students how ignoring societal factors leads to faulty conclusions. But I’m a sociologist, not a psychologist, so it sticks in my craw big-time when psych studies like the marshmallow test cause everyone to jump straight to diagnosing dispositional attributes. Have you…

I get stress-induced arthritis too! The first time it happened was the worst - getting tested for everything from lupus to MS to fibromyalgia suuuuucked. I’m sorry you deal with it too, but I’m happy I’m not alone.

Well, that makes one of us, then. Because I’m frustrated at a hell of a lot more than that today. But I’m not interested in fighting about what reaction I think you should have, or vice versa. Have a good night.

Yes, that’s what I meant by, “deeply shitty.” If you prefer your all-caps take, go nuts.

There’s no need to shout or take out your frustration on me. I don’t feel betrayed, nor am I stunned. I’m pissed that someone who, up to this point, had a bunch of shitty opinions but was basically a principled person, is letting an unprincipled stupid person undo what legacy he does have. Saying to someone, “Hey,…

I understand what you’re saying. Kennedy made some deeply shitty calls.

But Kennedy wouldn’t have cast a vote to overturn Roe. This alone is a big huge steaming deal.

Yes, their evil is only matched by their incompetence. The fact that Paul Ryan sucks doesn’t mean they’re sticking it to him.

Also. Fuck Kennedy. He’s been on the court for decades, and he thinks to himself and says, “hmm, you know what? I’m gonna retire when Trump is president and there’s no Congressional check or balance on him. Yep, sounds good to me.”

This sounds great. My popcorn secret is using my splatter screen instead of a regular lid. Maybe it’s my technique, but I always find that the lid traps too much moisture and the popcorn gets all sogged out otherwise.

“Almost everyone I’ve talked to says: ‘We’re going to move to Houston,’ “ Mrs Bush said late on Monday after visiting evacuees at the Astrodome with her husband, former president George Bush.“What I’m hearing, which is sort of scary, is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality,”…

Right, this is what I meant by, “Barring any drug interactions or whatever that the doctor may have missed.” Medical reasons for declining to fill a prescription are totally reasonable. But I agree that laws allowing moral objections are reprehensible - and nonsensical.