helgaperez

6/12/19

When I say pragmatism and true fiscal restraint, I’m not talking about austerity. I’m talking about investing in society now so we don’t have long-term costs and consequences. Deporting people who have lived here quietly for decades is an unnecessary waste of taxpayer dollars. Same with drug-testing welfare recipients…

6/12/19

Those are the things that keep people fed and comfortable. They don’t notice those things while they have them - they take them for granted- but they sure as heck notice when the things pragmatism and fiscal restraint provide are taken away.

6/12/19

The domestic migrant factor may not work as much in the Democrats’ favor as you would think. People are willing to move to Texas not just for jobs, but also because of - not in spite of - its cultural reputation. I can’t find the statistics right now, but I remember reading that native-born Texans were less likely to…

6/12/19

The blue wave in Texas isn’t just about personalities, although those help. Republicans have taken things away from people that made voting citizens feel secure. They defunded Planned Parenthood in Texas and increased maternal mortality in the process. When the Trump administration deports undocumented residents, and…

6/12/19

The Rock is one hoopy frood!

6/12/19

The conclusion of the trials for the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge was when I first realized America was no longer operating as usual. I expected convictions and prison sentences. Instead, they got off virtually scott free (aside from the one who was killed). They should have gone to prison.

6/12/19

The internet claims he is 5"9'. I am not sure I buy that (perhaps he was 5"9' once, but people shrink as they age), but looking at photos of him next to Paul Ryan, he may not be as short as I thought. FusilliJerry might have seen someone else.

6/12/19

McConnell is very small.

6/11/19

I think if more people thought of abortion as healthcare, they’d feel differently.

6/11/19

With modern technology, it is possible some seniors could become pregnant. I vaguely remember a case where a woman who had already gone through menopause carried her grandchild to term because her daughter could not. That sounds like a pretty high-risk pregnancy to me, and if things had gone differently, she may have…

6/11/19

An abortion is almost always* safer than a pregnancy and childbirth, so it would make more sense from a health and safety perspective to get an abortion than carry a pregnancy to term.

6/11/19

I thought barbershops and salons sterilized their equipment for just this reason? You never know which if your customers might have a blood-borne infection. The customers might not even know themselves. Surely barbershops and salons take precautions?

6/11/19

I’ve read chemical castration can have permanent effects on bone density and cardiovascular health.

6/11/19

One of my problems with both chemical and physical castration is that our justice system is far from perfect, and innocent people will wind up being permanently physically altered. To me, that is not an acceptable cost.

6/11/19

I’ve been playing an old video game lately that I would consider a great way for kids to learn about consent without explicitly talking about sex: Journey. You play as a little, cat-like person on a quest to reach a mountain. Along the way, you may meet other people on the same quest (never more than one at a time).…

6/11/19

Like I said, separate houses is not what I would want, but life is not one-size-fits-all. If it’s what a couple wants and they’ve got the money, I say go for it.

6/11/19

I think they were trying to shame girls for what they were wearing to prom.

6/11/19

I thought perhaps you meant “status symbol”, because I have read that historically, veiling was mainly something wealthy urban women did. Nor was it unique to the Middle East. Roman and Greek women wore veils for centuries before the birth of Christianity, and the practice continued to be common throughout Europe…