I work almost entirely with men, and there are several who want to shake hands with the men in the room and give me a hug. I hate it.

I’m so glad that you have some support. That’s a lot to process; please take care of yourself!

Fuck that. Fuuuuck. I am so so sorry that you went through that.

I did a community leadership training that involved a day long justice session held at a local prison. I met our county prosecutor who talked about how difficult it is to prosecute rapes. She also said she sees herself as representing the victim. The accused is being represented by a lawyer, but there is no lawyer…

Shit. Do you have a safe place to stay? Do you have support? That is horrible. I’m so sorry!

I’m so filled with rage at this judge. I don’t think he will face any consequences. I just hope that he will learn from this and will step up to save a woman’s life next time. Fuck.

Yes, my understanding is that most people freeze up. And most rapists are boyfriends, husbands, friends of their victims; a lot of time the victim does’ want to hurt them.

That makes as much sense as anything else in this mess.

That was incredibly powerful, thanks for sharing. And like many others here, wow, it hits close to home.

YES. Even in the weaker episodes, they were trying to hold a mirror to our own world in an interesting and insightful way. I loved that about the show.

I love that show soooo much. Ugh I miss it, nothing has been able to replace the BSG hole in my heart.

This is an important conversation to have. I work in manufacturing. In the past 10 years we’ve halved in numbers employed and doubled our output. Primarily through automation. And as you say it’s not just manufacturing, it’s many sectors.

I mean, why don’t people get it? Do they not talk with their grandparents? Do they not read history? Have them never been to an old graveyard and seen rows upon rows of baby lambs marking kids’ graves? I honestly am baffled.

This is so sad. This guy is spreading misinformation and because he is an authority of sorts, many people will believe him. I find the whole fear of vaccines to be upsetting. They are such a blessing. We are lucky to live in a time when children are expected to survive to adulthood; for most of human history this was…

I find it strangely comforting in a way...There will be one message remembering us.

Come to think of it, there are quite a few folks over at Fox who I’d like to practice on. I know who I will be thinking of when I go to my boxing class tomorrow...

I want to be this lady when I grow up! I’m not a fast runner so at this point my only hope is that I outlive the competition...

I’ve been working on some moves that might help with that. I’d be willing to test them out on his face. Because I’m a humanitarian.

Me first!

I’ve been doing boxing for a while now and I throw a pretty mean punch. I would like to blacken his other eye so he has a matched set.