Checks the article published date, and astonished to find it is not an April Fool’s publicity stunt. Eeew. Just - Eeeeeew.

At least these kids weren’t exposed to the horrors of the statue of David.

No, gay marriage is not a complicated issue. People pretending to get married is because of stupid, mean people, not because of gay marriage. Not in Iowa, not anywhere. Don’t blame your bad life outcomes on gay marriage in Iowa.

How does one tweet from a Romanian prison cell? Are prisoners allowed phones now?

In studies too numerous to even bother quoting it has been proven that the death penalty does nothing to deter crime.

Truly happy for both father and daughter. It doesn’t seem possible for this to be a happy story in the current US of A.

Sure, this is just another step in the insane culture wars which cannot ultimately have a winner.

I agree with most of your take, but please, please use paragraphs. I don’t know if it is just me (probably is just me), but I felt out of breath by the end of reading your entry.

Well, I complain about painful customers to my co-workers all the time - it’s letting off steam. However, I value my reputation for excellent customer service. Just because I vent privately, doesn’t make me provide poor service, dismiss complaints or concerns or otherwise be an a-hole.

Never having had a kid myself, I can freely say that having kids melts the logical part of your brain.

Republicans won 50.7% of all votes cast in the house of representatives election in 2022. Whatever the gerrymandering, the final seat count seemed like a reasonable fair and democratic outcome.

John Kerr misused his power and shamefully degraded his office. Whitlam would have acted very differently if he knew Kerr was secretly plotting to sack his government.

Tell Gough Whitlam (Australian PM 1972-1975) who was ambushed and his government sacked by his Governer General.

You are probably correct. However, if the court does overturn marriage equality, the law of the land at present is DOMA. That needs to be repealed and replaced, or thousands of marriages would be immediately invalid if the court goes there. Unfortunately, what is proposed is the minimum that can be passed given they…

They are native of Australia. Of course they will kill or maim you.

Any woman who needs medication that may cause issues with pregnancy obviously needs to be informed of all the risks in advance so that she can make an informed decision.

Thanks for the region locked trailer (why???)

Not really truly, but I think it’s about time some wingnut state passed a law banning interracial marriage. About time it was fast tracked to the Supreme Court.

A lot more violent than this response.

Same as any MAGA free speech advocate - only the right free speech is allowed. Everything else has to be completely shut down.