The water actually was treated and was potable (well, not filled with lead) when it left the treatment center. The problem is that the MDEQ’s recommendations for anti-corrosives were flawed. Their suggested levels were adequate for a population Flint’s size, however, they did not take into account Flint’s…

You left out the most important and devastating effect of lead poisoning - brain damage. A whole city full of children are now at risk for learning and developmental disabilities that could have been easily prevented by not fucking with the water supply. Combating lead poisoning in children has been one of the most…

Yeah I’m not sure where the snide remarks about Detroit water are coming from. Water here is great, honestly.

The emergency manager thing is such fucking bullshit. I didn’t vote for Snyder, but at first I didn’t think he was half bad. Between the emergency manager bullshit (yes, let’s install a bankruptcy attorney as EM of Detroit and then get surprised when they declare bankruptcy :D) and Right to Work legislation (and film…

Detroit’s water system is in no way a mess. What are you even talking about?

Detroit water is great. I have no idea why people think otherwise; I guess they just assume it is because it’s Detroit.

Right? The problem isn’t Detroit water system but that some fool made a bad decision.

Ugh, Snyder is just a garbage nightmare. His emergency managers have done more harm than good in a lot of places. And if it turns out that he knew about the elevated lead levels and covered it up, his tough nerd ass should end up in jail.

That’s a nice thing to say, but it’s emphatically not true. Authors make implicit contracts with their readers when they decide to do big epic fantasies like this. It is perfectly reasonable for the people who have paid his wages in expectation of him finishing the series to be upset. Reneging on a contract to…

Right? The problem isn’t Detroit water system but that some fool made a bad decision.

Detroit’s water is some of the finest drinking water in the country.

Actually the Detroit water system is not a mess, it services most of southeastern Michigan and there are never issues about quality.

So you expect the not yet fully formed judgement of a teenager to overpower raging hormones? Recipe for unintended consequences. If we're realistic we should educate and arm teenagers with the things they need to have safer sex that won't ruin their lives because they weren't prepared because their parents and…

You’re just bad at it apparently.

You do?

I think she’s saying that she likely wouldn’t be as wildly successful at 25 had she gotten pregnant when she was a sexually active teenager and young adult, and the avoidance of such a pregnancy was due, at least in some part, to Planned Parenthood.

Boo-hoo, Will. Boo-hoo. Your tears were earned.

I think that Brendan’s “normal” appearance was what allowed the prosecution to use him as they did. If Brendan had Down syndrome or some other unequivocally recognizable cognitive disability, no one would have accepted his confession as truth. Honestly though, as a high school teacher, there are PLENTY of kids who…

Which brings us back to Sohrab’s comment above about allegations against Trump. Does he really want everyone sifting through *all* of these allegations, on both sides?

yeah I’m so confused by this. Like does he mean that Bill had an affair, because I’m pretty sure he shouldn’t go down that path. There is no way that he’s been loyal to each of his wives, plus the fact that he’s had multiple wives kinda pushes him off that high horse.