I think Christian Bale is unfairly judged; as far as I know he had one screaming match with his estranged mother who called the police on him and one tantrum on set. The mom thing is just garden variety family problems as long as he didn't physically hurt anyone, which it seems he didn't. As far as his T4 meltdown: it…

There's now an EO mandating a Christian test for refugees and Twitter spent its day making GIFs to see if something was photoshopped. I don't care about taking the high road, but focusing matters.

They just get confused: https://s-media-cache-ak0.p…

The Harry Potter kids (the main three and apparently all the supporting actors) are the only child actors I can think of that turned out ok. Kiernan Shipka hasn't wrecked yet, but frankly she's still young. Michael B Jordan seems basically sane. Anyone else?

I haven't seen many of his roles, sadly (they're almost all on my list). I think his turn as the War Doctor was the first time I saw him and really noticed him; he was astounding and somehow became a top contender for my favorite doctor in just that one episode.

Stop reading Food Babe.
Also, apparently an edit causes a separate notification? I suddenly feel bad for my typos.

Which also states that there's a limit on how much can be given to prevent contamination in the meat, milk and eggs, and that veterinarians and farmers test the animals before sending it to slaughter. I agree that resistance is a huge issue, and that animal cruelty is a problem with factory farming. I just don't see…

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Nigeria's food industry is a disaster. Ours is the safest it's ever been.

You're aware this is an offshoot of a very progressive humor site, right? AVC's just going back to its roots.

A quick thanks to whoever recommended The Pursuit of Power: Technology, Armed Force and Society Since 1000 AD.
I have an embarrassing lack of history knowledge, so if anyone has a good recommendation for a "starter" history book to keep this one company, I'd be grateful.

Yeah, you can't just drop something like that at the end of a post and not give more information.

So, quick question: everything he's done so far has been through executive order, yes? Executive orders are supposed to be used sparingly, is my understanding, because of the obvious potential for abuse. Obama resorted to them in his last few years and there was no end to right wing shrieking about tyranny. How is…

There's many stories from the Cold War of officers on one side hearing reports that the other side had fired, and therefore being ordered to fire back. The officers would wait despite their orders and would eventually find out that it was an exercise that hadn't been registered, a radar error, or, at least once, a…

The noisy ones just want common core killed, and they only want that because it makes them feel stupid.

What's strange for me is reading books where the language is used but the book is obviously still progressive about human rights. Moby Dick, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Auntie Mame come to mind, but the examples must number into the thousands.
This came to mind because Holly tells the narrator not to n*****lip, using it…

"A woman always has half an onion left over, no matter the size of the onion, the dish, or the woman." - Sir Terry Pratchett.

You're right, I did misread your post. Sorry.

Am female. So I'm maybe condescending, in which case I apologize, as it was unintentional.
However, the point remains that no matter how many signatures there are, the white house only has to acknowledge the petition. It doesn't force their hands.

Fair point, sir or madam.