There are MANY other horse sports in which thoroughbreds excel, so ending racing wouldn’t eliminate the desire for the breed. In that sense, it’s a bit different from greyhounds, as there are careers working TBs can thrive and dominate in outside of racing. And thank god for the fact that TBs are such athletes,…

...That first reply wasn’t meant to be a WELL, ACTUALLY moment. I just remember being really surprised that the cost to fly wasn’t as totally prohibitively, insanely expensive as I would have guessed.

Actually, nowhere NEAR that expensive, shockingly! I moved across the country a few years ago, coast to coast. Because I’ve owned my horse over 15 years, I wasn’t about to leave him behind, so - mostly for fun, because I am most definitely NOT wealthy - I researched the cost of flying as compared to ground…

Prison shouldn’t be about purely YOU MUST BE PUNISHED, and the fact that so many people view it that way is part of why we are currently in the mess we are with our terrible, overcrowded prison system. Prison should be largely about rehabilitation - very simplistically, taking someone who did something wrong and…

No one is suggesting that and you’re taking what the person you’re quoting is saying in total bad faith to say otherwise. 

Spot on.

Check out “American Prison” by Shane Bauer. He’s a reporter for Mother Jones who went undercover as an entry-level prison guard in Louisiana a few years ago. It’s an incredible book, based from the longform piece he wrote about his experience, which became the most-read piece in the history of Mother Jones. The book…

Just stopping in to show support for a soccer article not written by Billy.
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I think most of the outrage and disgust I’ve seen in replies has been the TREATMENT of these horses going to slaughter, not the fact that they are just going to slaughter. You don’t have to know the economics behind keeping a horse to be disgusted by these animals - or any living creature - being treated like trash…

Um, I literally said in my response to meatball, “I don’t deserve to be out there more than anyone else,” so, yeah, I agree with you and don’t really see where you’re having an issue with anything I said? Nowhere have I said that hiking should be less accessible or inclusive, nor would I ever say that because I don’t…

Keeping a secret/guarding a space is not my point at all. Geotagging exact locations is actually actively discouraged by many parks and the rangers who work there, which is why I stopped.

I will happily get up at 3 AM to be on the trail by 6 during summers here in Washington. It often takes longer going down than up due to stopping constantly to allow later starters to pass by.

I love this so much and I didn’t know this account existed but I’m going to go follow it immediately.

From the article: “Whatever the method of agitation or degree of cruelty, if a horse isn’t inclined to buck, it won’t do it.”

TBH, I think she made up that entire exchange with her husband. I did upon first seeing the tweet, and I ESPECIALLY do now that I’ve seen some threads from other former contributors at The Federalist that describe her well-known unhinged behavior and desire to simply play off outrage and “be in the conversation” by…

I think it’s four muffins per pouch, if I remember correctly from my own childhood days when these were an occasional treat if mom went grocery shopping instead of dad. :)

That is TERRIBLE!

Another comment mentioned this, but Team Red because pulling the bra around is bad for the band elasticity. Also, when correctly fitted, you SHOULDN’T be able to easily spin it around your body, so maybe all yall who are preaching the gospel of Blue need to go try some new band sizes. ;)

I don’t know the intimate details of her sex life and wish to keep it that way, tbh. :P

I have an aunt who, while she and her family aren’t crazy evangelical “quiverfull” folks, follow the whole “God will bless us with as many children as he chooses” mantra and I just want to scream THAT ISN’T HOW BIOLOGY WORKS! You can totally believe in God/a creator while understanding that you were created with this…