I understand the “kneeling as theater” is problematic. However, at the protest I attended the other day, the crowd *asked* the police to link arms with them and to take a knee. And they did. Of course the media will do what they will with the photos but I’m not going to give the cops shit for obliging. If the police re…

People forget the rest of the phrase “A few bad apples...spoil the bunch.”

There’s something rotten in the apple basket, folks.

Short version: “A few bad apples” and “Not All Cops” are pointless notions, because the issue with Police is institutional.

It doesn’t magically solve the problem and absolve police. The media framing it that way is misleading. But, it is important in that it shows that they have to give. They aren’t completely immune to the will of the citizens. We take that opening and we press and press until we have retained complete citizen control of…

Plus, I think everyone in the military and IC just got a major boost to their sense of moral obligation from Mattis yesterday.  It’s nearly impossible to find someone more widely-respected in the military and IC.

I hear you—this is 100% bananas—but Milley and Esper are still drawing lines with Trump. Esper has indicated that he will decline orders to turn the military against protesters based on the Insurrection Act, and Milley has distanced himself from the church photo op, saying that he was not informed of the actions to be…

His insurrection Act bs has me shaking my head with some of the history I’ve brushed up on quickly. It has been quickly applied for natural disaster relief a few times. But mostly I see riots that get really bad. 1992 LA, 1968 Chicago, 1968 Baltimore, 1968 DC, 1967 Detroit. Discussions of the start of them aside,…

“the Sec’y of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs need to resign.” 

Ugh. This “Battlefield D.C” thing makes me sick to my stomach. I’ve heard from 2 vets so far that tell me that this is just plain fruitcake-nutty and that the Sec’y of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs need to resign. I’m quite worried.

ive got decent health insurance for work, and the whole thing cost me $25. i did have some swelling that started after the first week, then slowly went away. the procedure itself felt like getting snapped by a rubber band, and i didnt even feel the need for bed rest or meds. i did have to manspread for a week when…

I don’t care either way about the bro-branding of things, but I think that it’s great that men are embracing a lot of things like this and bromances, etc. It’s a good first step to allowing men to break free of toxic masculinity, which is good for all of us.

In all fairness, the procedure is both quicker and less invasive now. Usually a 3mm opening with the actual cut by a laser. It required more dedication and bruising when our parents were getting them.

no kidding. My wife took the kids to her parents and made sure i had plenty to eat before she left. I spent a glorious weekend on painkillers and watching game of thrones in peace. I’d recommend it to everyone.

They should have Maury on in the background for inspiration: YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER BECAUSE YOU CAN’T BE!

Had mine on a Friday, was back to work on Monday. Would do it again every year if it meant I’d get 2 days to sit on the couch and watch the wrestling tournament without the kids around.

I’m pretty sure that’s a genre of porn.

Agreed. My father-in-law complained for years about his recovery—sitting on bags of frozen peas for a week, hardly able to move, etc etc. Wah, wah, wah. Total jackass.

I’m going to summon up my estimation powers and hypothesize that the number of these vasectomy parties in America since 2000 < a handful, give or take.

I’m coming up on the 2 year anniversary of mine. It was fantastic. I wish i could do it every year. But the part about returning to work faster? cmon. I did mine on a thursday, took friday off and was back in the office on monday. sure you are a bit sore but its not something you need to take a lot of time off for.

Still less painful than a group bro-state exam.