i thought the same thing the first time i listened but it really grew on me and now i love it

as someone from Connecticut, i can say that is definitely not the case

never underestimate the giants’ ability to play down to their opponents and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

relatedly, i’m probably a third of the way through Dark Money by Jane Meyer - a very well-written book detailing the rise of the billionaire “free market uber alles” political class that pulls the puppet strings of the GOP - and the amount of power and influence these people have is very very scary

as a not-lawyer, i got the same impression - if they had relented and let her continue to labor and eventually deliver vaginally, and something had gone wrong (for her or her baby), she 100% would have sued the hospital.

exactly all of this.

my go-to example re: your first sentence is the free IUDs for women in their teens/early 20s programs implemented in Colorado - teen pregnancy rate dropped by 40% and ABORTION RATES DROPPED BY 42%

the fetus does not have bodily autonomy, because it is not an independent person, which is exactly the fucking definition of “autonomy” because words have meanings. pregnancy and childbirth are not walks in the goddamn park - women die every single day from pregnancy-related and childbirth complications. in hospitals.…

plus if Ivanka gets pushed out of the White House, no matter who does the pushing, he loses his dementia caretaker and his mental health will probably take a noticeable nose-dive off a cliff

teensy note (like 6 hours after your comment, my apoogies) - i think a LOOOOT of the pressure has been taken off of him because the line for the throne now goes Charles, William, Will’s three kids, [any kids they may have,] THEN Harry - so basically there is no way he becomes king barring some horribly massive tragedy…

exactly this! literally the only thing trump has ever done that hasn’t been an absolute disaster was when he said the republican plan would cover more people at a lower cost.

i subscribe to the Economist and they’ve been pretty vocal about the absolute clusterfuck that is the US, even before the election

it’s like Veep, only if Veep was actually horrifically unfunny and completely lacked any self-awareness

he’s always been a moron with zero intellectual curiosity or working knowledge of any issue not directly affecting him...but he used to be able to bullshit well enough to bluster through without too many major fuckups.

i didn’t go until i was a freshman in college, and even then i went with friends! it was still so much fun and i have actual memories of it

i didn’t go to a Disney park until i was a freshman in college - i went to Disneyland for one day with two of my friends and it was still so much fun

when she says “normal” i’m almost positive she means “LA normal” as in “my parents are super rich and i don’t have to go to college but also i am not famous in my own right and therefore i can go with my friends and do coke in a bar at 7pm on a Tuesday without worrying about TMZ finding out”

i was blessed with the gene for my father’s very large hands - i went to the NFL hall of fame and my hand was very nearly an exact fit in the molding they had of Kurt Warner’s hands - and i was also taught the importance of a firm handshake

the democrats have been raked over the coals in red states for the last 6 years (at least!) for being “only about identity politics”

i moved out of my college house using solely IKEA blue bags