“Republicans had the votes” IS a statement about the failure of the opposition to the nomination. If people had mobilized more some would have backed down. Direct action works. And dem senators could have done more to support that.

They are evil but a strong enough grassroots campaign could have forced them to stop (as it did with repeal and replace, there's a reason they skipped procedure and there's a reason the whole thing wasn't worse). Dems could have amplified that power but did nothing. 

The thing is that GRRM always comes off as humble and willing to admit his mistakes... He’s said as much about the fans being smarter and knowing more about the universe.

John 👏 got 👏 burned 👏 in 👏 season 👏 1 👏 he's a targ but he ain't fireproof.

OTOH my brother in law is mildly autistic and neurodivergent in other ways and has a lot of trouble handling his own budget and making split-second decisions about money, weighing money now vs money later, etc. These places target him specifically and have talked him into several loans he doesn’t need, which his…

My bad everyone, I didn't know.

Everything you’re describing fits into availability (how hard is it, given how busy you are, to obtain good food) accessibility (do you have the ability to make the right choices with food given your education, mental health issues, geographical location, etc) and affordability (do you have the means to obtain access…

Maybe, just maaaayyyyybe policing people’s bodies doesn’t actually help them lose weight or be healthy, and weight gain has far more to do with what food is accessible, available, and affordable.

Nope, my family went to “Temple” every week, and it was a synagogue.

Now that he’s out of your life there will be room for something so much better (a new guy or gal, an amazing hobby, the world’s most satisfying garden, success at work, closer ties to family, a close circle of friends, friends that become family) you’ll look back and be grateful you stopped tolerating his bullshit, no…

Lol she handed you your ass with a well-researched response and all you’ve offered is vague nonsense... Then you claim your argument is above her pay grade? Hahahhahahaha omg I actually had your pov before I read this thread and now I’m convinced there is a stronger bias against women.

When does Ros die via arrow in vagina? And the over-the-top Theon penis torture stuff... It was better when all that was just referenced and the focus was on the resulting existence of Reek.

I grew up in the bay area but what it has turned into makes me sad sometimes

... but there are developmental stages and your brain is changing at that time. That effects different things in different ways (like driving is likely fine after 14, judging consequences for criminal actions is better after 18, mj fucks with your memory retention more before 21, etc etc)

Then don’t strike, but those of us who are not in that situation are obligated to strike for people like you, so that no one is put in that corner. That’s kind of the point of collective action. We shoulder the burden together.

Yea Spain has a pretty healthy democracy and vibrant leftist movements. They still remember Franco and aren't gonna get complacent any time soon.

I was marching in Madrid last night with a crowd of 350,000, which is over 1/10 of Madrid’s total population! It was wild, Spain is woke af. My whole workplace basically took part in the strike, it was amazing.

Europe, like the US, is seeing a rise in far right populism fueled by the financial crisis.

Bernie holding the Democratic party at arm’s length except during a presidential election is the most relatable thing about him tbh.

Oof you're really stupid....