You can still be fired for cause. The intent of tenure is to protect academics from backlash when they choose to research politically unpopular topics or say politically unpopular things, not to let people get away with being abusive or sexually harassing others or committing gross academic misconduct.

I mean, if people don’t want to vaccinate their kids, they don’t have to - this bill isn’t requiring compulsory vaccinations. You can still choose not to vaccinate your children so long as you home school them and keep them out of daycare, right? Seems fair to me. I would guess that many courts would view preventing…

well, the quiverfull thing is white supremacist doctrine hiding behind religion’s skirts.

I'm dying laughing right now. Can you guys cover this in some sort of bonding agent or something (I don't know science), so I can hold this? I wanna hold this I love it so much. Bob Costas is a fucking maniac.

Being President is kind of a shit job, if you actually care about doing it.

I think he’ll be more fun when he is an ex-Prez. Obama is only truly free in moments like this, when he gets to unleash his emotions and speak. The presidency shackles him. And there is NO chance he pulls a Bush II and hides away doing crappy paintings. He’s going to do something, and it will be a blast.

What actually is the going rate for monogramming a thermos nowadays, anyway?

Yes, you keep explaining at length why you believe your preferences are correct and anyone who doesn’t share your preferences is wrong. That doesn’t change the fact that many, many people don’t share your preferences, as just reading this comment section makes clear, and servers are tasked with keeping their customers…

But you can understand that some people have different preferences than you do, and that servers have to serve anyone without any special ability to intuit their preferences, yes? Simply saying, “Well, I think your preferences are stupid and mine are right, so servers should automatically do what I want for everyone”…

It’s a dirty dish at that point. Before it had delicious food on it, now it doesn’t. I don’t want it sitting in front of me, sauces slowly congealing, while I try to talk and eat with my companion.

First they came for our dishware, and I did not speak out—

On the other hand, I’m personally not a fan of having a dirty plate sitting in front of me for 15 or 20 minutes. I prefer for it to be taken away. Why does the waiter taking your plate make you feel rushed? Why aren’t you just as rushed by the fact that your dining companions are clearly done?

I couldn’t fit this in the post itself, but it made me laugh:

Why the hell does he even care about his dirty but otherwise empty dish being cleared away? Why does he *want* that thing in front of him? Seriously? I have no problem with servers pre-bussing. I always figured it wasn’t to get me out the door quicker, but to increase the chance I’ll order dessert and give them an…

I KNOW. Glamorous graduate school life? They’re also going to need some footage of me eating ramen in a shithole studio apartment, and, like, renewing my glamorous bus pass.

Of course, he ALREADY has a story ready for his wife about “this crazy ex who won’t let go”.

Translation: She did it first while I was out working hard to spread the message of Christ, mine was practically just by accident. Now that we’re all clear about who’s really to blame, please respect my privacy.

okay but like if you cheat on each other it’s like hitting the reset button, right? No harm no foul?

it’s also believable that Hugh Hefner pitted the women that lived with him against each other and emotionally manipulated them to get what he wanted.

“Clothing with names is the #1 thing that leads to kidnapping”