My issue is one that I’ve never encountered in anyone else: my mother lost custody of us when I was 4 and didn’t really get to see us again until I decided to reestablish contact with her in my 20s. In the meantime, she suffered severe brain damage that means she has no short term memory anymore, and I had 3 other…

That’s a very big presumptive leap you’re making there. None of the people I know in this very red state (OK) who go to town halls to yell at their reps about trying to repeal the ACA voted for any of these assholes. Even in this very red state, approximately 1/3 of the population vote for Democrats. What exactly do…

He does not have dementia. My narcissistic father talked like this my whole life when put on the spot. It’s just another sign of his painfully obvious mental illness.

It may sound like I’m making fun of you but the best way to start eating more fresh veg and fruit is to just do it. They will taste gross and weird at first but I promise you, it will be worth it. Midwesterners are typically addicted to the added sugar, salt, and fat in processed foods, so foods without all that taste…

I’ve only dug in the clay soils of middle America in the summer and would be delighted to have something to show for all of that sweat and pain other than some small broken sherds, a few flint flakes, and a possible hint of a pit feature.

We’re commenting on an article that is specifically talking about political activism. Is it really that hard to read my comment in context?

Your response is proof of the attitude that I’m talking about. Helping your kids succeed is about a lot more than making sure they go to a good school or know how to take care of themselves. It’s also making sure there is a society that allows children to grow and prosper as adults.

I wouldn’t worry too much about your Senators but calling your state and local representatives is super important. Statistically, your opinion matters more, and they deal with a lot of the issues that are more likely to effect you day-to-day.

Same here. The women largely do it out of concern for the world that we’re raising our kids in, or that other people are having to raise their kids in. Men don’t seem to feel the same responsibility toward their own children or other people’s children. Or they do one thing and think that’s enough. Meanwhile, the women…

My grandmother didn’t have just one kitsch-y thing like this in her kitchen - she had an entire wall of them. The lady on the Niagara Falls cup even looks just like her best friend.

That’s just the price you pay when you’re pansexual, right?

Even here in deep red Oklahoma, 1/3 of registered voters are registered Democrats. Unfortunately, many don’t vote that way because the prevailing narrative is that this state is irredeemably red so they think their vote will be canceled out by conservatives and don’t bother.

You seem to be making the incorrect assumption that only dumb women can be victims of domestic abuse.

Pedantic, background point: Indirect costs are an actual thing in research grants. There are the direct costs - what it will cost to complete the specific study, e.g. paper, test tubes, study personnel’s time - and the indirect costs, which are basically overhead.

Yet another example of why this two-party system doesn’t work.

As a mother, this picture is making me cry. As a white woman, I don’t see how Dana Schutz’ painting is adding anything to the discussion.

Besides donating to local groups in red states, who do more for the day-to-day issues that effect us than the national groups can or do but are woefully underfunded, the best thing you can do is emotionally support those of us who are here and fighting by reminding us that you’re with us and you aren’t going to…

Or those of us who are LGBTQ in the Midwest could get some help from people in more comfortably liberal states on fighting against issues like this. But sure, suggesting people leave their homes and communities is a much better idea.

Yes, that is a fairy tale. Most white Americans’ ancestors that came here before the 1900s came over on boats, came through whatever port they landed in (only a small percentage landing in New York), then hung out in the country for awhile before applying for citizenship at their local courthouse. The idea that they…

I’m in.