“Ms. Spears seems like she could live with the notion of a conservatorship if only her father were removed from any control.”

Yeah the problem with the “right person for the role” thing is that it’s used as an excuse to not hire dark-skinned people.

A lot of good advice here. Opening up was something I was never good at and it usually had a negative impact on relationships.While I did believe being able to communicate was good, fear and shame held me back. So my unsolicited advice is make the effort. Don’t keep fucking things up like I did.

The idea that Covid-19 either originated from the WVI or as a result of sample collection without proper PPE seems credible. Dismissing it outright feels naive at best, and fuels distrust of media and government.

Ever lived in the suburb? Been to a school? Used a water fountain? Been to a diner? Lots of those used to be whites only, and you must apologise immediately. And don’t get me started on buses, boats, and the military!

Ellie didn’t say “hey, I have a gay black friend, no way I could ever be racist”

The only response that was warranted:

I want to be on record as saying if those pictures materialize of Trump, I BELIEVE YOU THERE IS NO REASON TO SHOW ME!

As in dude who shot Reagan?

I completely get what you’re saying. For better or worse, our brains work similarly. Maybe is media outlets had spent the last 20 years (or more) thinking a little more clearly about what should be published, overall we’d be in a better place.

As with everything, there’s a high road. Bluring, zooming in on the tattoo, there are steps that could have been taken. The Daily Mail is in the legal right, but coulda doesn’t mean shoulda.

Had no idea this was going on, but all my meetings were cancelled today so I went for an early AM run since I had nothing else to do.

If this really is a "justified" shooting, then the video "should" support that. My guess is that it doesn't. Or at the very least, that it's inconclusive. Either way, if they have nothing to hide, they'd release the video. 

Sounds like classic enabler speak, doesn’t it?

I really appreciate the courage and convinction exhibited by the caucus for going on the record with their voting for or against her demotion. Of course, since it’s a voice vote, there’s no record on who voted for what, is there.

Too many people who think a gun makes you a hero, or is a magic shield that will ‘protect’ you.

Neither are true, but delusions are hard to overcome.

I fully agree with you. People think thoroughbreds are so fancy, but the truth is that they are the greyhounds of the horse world.  This industry produces thousands of extra horses every year--some make it to the track and work for a while, but almost all are eventually discarded.  Many are retrained to be riding…

It’s a retread of an old idea, that people who are vaccinated will shed virus and make unvaccinated people sick. It started out as a way of managing to blame vaccinated people for outbreaks of measles, but that idea has found its way into the current batch of vaccine hysteria as well.

Every time we encounter a turtle on the road, we pull over and pick it up so it won’t get hurt.

This shit is fishy as hell. Eagerly awaiting a full account. From all angles.