It's an emergency BECAUSE the police are incapable. It's the police, not the citizens, who need a curfew.

Could White people please stop talking about the "militarization" of the police, as if the police just started treating Black people this way 10 years ago when the government started handing this gear out?

Amnesty International has sent observers.

Interesting. You know what that makes me wonder? It makes me wonder why someone would bring their kids to a protest. Makes me wonder what kind of shit they've been through, how important this moment is, how significant it is for them to think their children should be a part of a peaceful protest HOURS before curfew.

Dr Baden's report also stated that the bullets caused massive damage with multiple entry and exit wounds, which is why it's "at least" 6 shots. The motherfucking cop shot him in the eye AND the top of his head. He stated that the police should never fire so many times. He's done 20,000 autopsies so I'll take his word…

This is being pointed out over in Gawker, but: who the hell is in command? Capt. Johnson said that no teargas would be used, but here it is. As OMG!PONIES! asked, are the cops just firing it without orders? Have they been ordered to fire it?

In a squadron I worked in, we worked with a guy named 'Sniper'. He never talked about his time but he was a Marine Corps sniper in the height of Vietnam. He got out pulling retirement pay, then worked another government job for twenty years so by the time he came across us he was in his 60s making contractor pay but…

You are right, there are on base apartments and homes. I was never married in the service so I can only relate my experience as a single person. But yes, base housing exists. I thought it was awesome to get $1400 a month at the age of 18 with no discernible skill at the time outside of waiting tables and working at…

I hate to say it but there is a reason the divorce rate is so high in the military. Prolonged stress and separation. But it generally tends to affect more enlisted than officers. But officers have a very separate type of promotion process. And things like stable families factor more into officer promotions than…

That's...literally what fucking BAH is.

This is not new. Back in 1987, I was pregnant with our 2nd (100% surprise) child and the eldest was less than a year old. I couldn't work towards the end of the pregnancy and, even though we saved some money by living in base housing and getting rid of the extra car, he was only an E-3 at the time and, after bills,…

Well, she's easily the most talked-about OitNB cast member at this point, and that's a hell of a lot of talent in that cast.

A big issue is that your service pay does not have a cost of living adjustment like federal service jobs. My husband is active duty and we live in a very high cost of living area. It can get pretty difficult. If we lived in Arkansas, we wouldn't have a problem.

I just want to be clear on the selection bias. They're using ONLY data from people that cheat to say monogamy is a failure FOR EVERYONE. Isn't that a bit like using interviews with atheists to "prove" about how organized religion is a massive failure? I'm not defending either institution, but using those who have…

professor of sport, masculinities, and sexualities

The one time I had the pleasure of seeing the fabulous Mz. Stevie Nicks in concert, I counted 8 shawl changes. Each was more glorious than the last!

Yeah, flittery, jerky motions really set off their fight-or-flight response and though I don't know exactly how, they really do pick up on nervousness. But good on you for being there to do the just thing for that boa.

Your snake sounds really cool! I became the reluctant owner of a Brazilian Rainbow Boa several years ago. An old coworker of mine had her a filthy tank, bone dry, sitting in his living room. I mentioned how beautiful the snake was, and he said, "Do you want it?" I felt that I had to take her or else she would end up…

Is anyone else having weird Kinjaness where comments appear on some articles but not on others? I see maybe three author promoted threads and nothing else, but only on a handful of posts.

I watched Mrs. Doubtfire with my kid last night. According to him, "Robin Williams was nice. It's sad that he's not alive any more." That about covers it.