Yeah.... I feel like the solution here is to not go to Starbucks? I make my own cold brew: 1 part coffee to 2 parts water- mix it together and let it sit in the fridge for 24 - 48 hours.

The number one thing I want from whomever gets elected in November is the introduction of an omnibus women and family wellness bill. Paid family leave, access to reproductive health and planning, mandated comprehensive sex education, and (I didn’t know this was necessary until now) regulations requiring all midwives…

Your body goes into survival mode. I don’t know a ton about weight loss/metabolism, but I know that your body wants to live and if you drastically cut your calories then your body slows way down to make the most of it.

I just started watching The Great British Baking Show and I like it but also it... reminded me of death?

Do you watch the Real O’Neal’s? There was an episode a few weeks ago where the mother’s mother came to visit and found out that her grandson is gay.

I meant to edit - militant isn’t the right word. Intense is better.

I think choosing to abstain from all animal products including honey (which is literally bee poop) is a pretty militant gesture in itself. So I think it’s unsurprising that people who choose that lifestyle are militant in their personalities as well.

I didn’t use Israel as an example because, even though they have universal conscription, they’re in such a unique circumstance that I think it doesn’t matter

There are a lot of reasons Switzerland chooses to remain a neutral country (and a lot of reasons they have the privilege to choose that) but I’m pretty sure one of the reasons is that there is mandatory military service for all men.

I was just reading about automatic conscription in Switzerland, and while theirs is only military, I did not know that you could opt out if you pay a 3% additional income tax until you’re 30 to make up for not serving.

I think the difference is that your body is designed to push out a baby, even if it hurts but it is in no way to prepared to piss out a hard lump of mineral.

It’s SUUUUUUPER unlikely that the draft will ever be reinstated BUT in the event of a major catastrophe/apocalyptic situation it would be necessary to call up any and all able-bodied citizens to serve.

Go to Planned Parenthood if there’s one near you. They’ll almost definitely take your insurance and in my experience the doctors there are the most up-to-speed on reproductive health.

I’m assuming you’re a guy? Birth control is different for everyone. Some women take a birth control pill for years with no problem, other women have to try twelve different brands to find one that works- some women never find one that works and use Nuva ring or an IUD or get an arm implant. I have a friend who had the…

Everyone seems so wary of Luke Cage- but there’s really been nothing to this point to suggest that they’re even going to touch the Blaxploitation aspect of the character (which they shouldn’t- not with a ten-foot-pole).

I think Marvel is an easy target because they have the largest movie franchise in the world- but I also think that they are making an effort to be more diverse- which is a holdover from their comics which are SUPER diverse.

She’s spoken out about it actually- she specifically sought out voice work because Twelve Years a Slave was so focused on her body as a commodity.

How. Dare. You.

I don’t live in a “devastatingly expensive city” but four or five city gyms have small workout areas, and they all offer free indoor and outdoor classes that rotate throughout the year, as well as boot camps, special events, canoeing, nature walks, etc.

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