Side note: What if the QAnon John Kennedy resurrection farce ends with this burning pile of excrement showing up in Dallas and proclaiming himself the arisen president?

“I do not believe those are similar struggles at all.” That’s fine but do you disagree with the idea that you can work to prevent harm to children AND help those who are harmed? Or are you saying that you should you only try to help children after they’ve been harmed?

Ok

“If you wrap it in grain so you can eat it with one hand on the go. . .”

I would say it’s neither since it’s for cooking, not consumption. Much like pasta water or the water used to poach salmon.

No. Tortillas definitely aren’t bread. Leavening is one of the basic factors that determines whether something is bread or not. Tortillas have been unleavened for most of their existence. Corn tortillas are unleavened although modern commercial producers may add a very small amount of baking soda or baking powder to wh…

[shudder]

I have to respectfully, but strenuously, disagree about empanadas being sandwiches. They predate your friend the Earl by at least a couple hundred years. And I would say that a Pop Tart is closer to an empanada than a sandwich since both have a filling in a raw dough that is fully sealed before being baked or fried.

Maybe he was ruling out the possibility of it being a canapé. 🤔

The phrase you’re looking for is toxic exceptionalism. :/

“...can be practically indecipherable from the real thing.”

Threaten them with what?

They could allow a filibuster and then move to a vote once the filibuster ended.

You’re definitely not wrong but at the same time Texas has a much higher concentration of Texans that the other 49 states.

So, you’re only five years old?

Absolutely agree. It sure seems a lot like stories that start out “This one time...” If Alyson Hannigan isn’t involved, I don’t need to hear the end of the story.

Why what was? Why people are laughing? Why she made the claim about the vaccine and his swollen balls? Or why he got a venereal disease?

Uuuummmm...okaaaayy? 🤔

Had to look it up but now I’m going to make some for the family tomorrow.  Thanks!