It would likely come out in the form of a reduction (or elimination) in foreign aid to Mexico. In 2013 we gave Mexico $51.5 million in aid. The wall will cost an estimated $17b+. So even if Trump eliminates aid to Mexico for the next four years (or, *shudder*, eight) it won’t come anywhere close to paying for the…

Hearing about this was the best news I’ve heard all day.

This did make me feel better :)

Literally based on puffy lips alone- dude looks like he’s way too eager to try and convince me to go on tour with Phish with him.

I’m not a violent person, but my immediate reaction to reading what J.R. Doporto wrote is to want to beat his face into a bloody pulp. Literally murder the man with my fists. Picking shards of his teeth out of my knuckles.

I honestly swear to you I do not believe that violence is the answer in any situation other than…

Only way I’m ever gonna be able to move back to Boston is if I win the lottery. And if that happens I can get my dream loft apartment down at the Seaport/Leather District/Fort Point area and a house in the country with a yard!

I wish I could afford to live there again. :*( Pretty crazy what you get in Cleveland Circle (which is even pretty “far out” as far as Boston neighborhoods are concerned) vs. the New Hampshire border, which is just far enough north of the city to be an annoying commute.

Yeah I lived in the area years ago (Allston, Brighton, and Newton) and Brookline is as much a “suburb” of Boston as is Cambridge - that is to say no one really thinks of either as a suburb of Boston. Both might as well be absorbed by and part of the city because of how close together it all is and because “the T” (the…

Yeah he’s not an outright asshole about it at least. Or even vocal about it. He’s one of those silent supporters and even still, when I caught him and my aunt talking about it, he was speaking in a hushed tone. I really don’t get it - he’s even an immigrant (he’s adopted, and non-white). Like c’mon, man! So, yeah, I…

Hahahahahaha I will let you know how they go over

I’m afraid our common interests are limited to Chili’s sliders.

There are men - straight, gay, and trans men - who are deeply dedicated to the advancement of women’s rights. Might come as a surprise on Jez but literally millions of us exist. And we will do everything and anything possible to advocate for you, stand beside you, and fight with you.

I’m a man. I wanted to march today but could not. My recent Facebook status:

“Thank you to everyone who marched today. May you have done so with honor, dignity, and as representatives of those who could not be there with you. I hope that you felt you made a significant difference by standing up, because you did.

Thank you for your thoughtful and thorough response. You could have just come back at me gunz’a’blazin’ and you didn’t and I appreciate that. I would like to counter some of what you said though and honestly look forward to your reply. I genuinely want to learn more and be more effective (as a heterosexual man) in my…

I have never at any point in my life told even one woman that the cops will always help them. If you took the time to keep reading I very clearly agreed with another poster that that is not always the case, and that it is absolutely a problem in certain areas more than others and is an issue that can and needs to be…

also I’m sorry to hear about your sister. My older sister is also paranoid schizophrenic and long estranged from the family. I’ve had the opportunity to reconnect with her recently and I won’t because I know she’s refused help and still isn’t well, 15 years later. It’s heartbreaking but the mental health health crisis…

I’m really sorry to hear that because that sucks. Obviously these things can vary from state to state or even county to county but I think the important thing here is to not dissuade anyone from going to the police in the first place (not pointing a finger at you specifically, there’s others in this thread that said…

Not true. And I hate that this kind of thing gets repeated over and over again. Look I’m no huge fan of the police necessarily (more on this in a bit) but painting them with such a broad stroke of not doing anything / not believing the victim only further causes harm and for victims of harassment/assault/abuse/rape…

Cool. You’re welcome and I’m glad to hear it and thanks!

Forgive me if you’ve already talked about this elsewhere and I hope I am not overstepping here and if you feel that I am please tell me to shut up and mind my own business and I will. But.... *gets down off high horse*

You mentioned here you “really have” cut back (are you convincing us? or you?) and that 4 days…