Yeah, my dad is a “build the wall” type. His maternal grandparents came here from a part of Greece which is now Turkey, fleeing a massive genocide that occurred just before WWI. His paternal grandfather was from Lebanon and grandmother came up THROUGH MEXICO. It doesn’t matter how many times we review these details…

I have never considered this before, but I see it now that you mention it! Especially plausible when you consider groups like the Uyghur Chinese who seem to embody that bridge between these populations.

Add to that the fact that Reagan allowed Congress to use SS as a piggy bank and the leak didn’t stop until Dubya reigned it back in. 20 years is a long time to have given these fuckers free access.

I have no idea. I don’t want to ask, because I don’t want to hear about what hilarious thing Raymond’s mother has said or hear about what Doug and Carrie are up to. It’s as if these are real people to my parents...

nobody talks about...Everybody Loves Raymond anymore.

Whoa, whoa, whoa - slow down! You don’t want us to have to live like CANADA, do you??

The market determines the value of every single good and service, including the value of your labor.

The markets are getting volatile and a crash is likely on its way. I want him in office to catch every bit of the blame for that when it happens.

God, I’m so sorry. Sounds like the Westboro Baptist Church showed up :/

They did not have anyone assisting women entering the facility. But you know, the desperation of your circumstances can be a mighty motivator in the face of such assholery. I just sucked it up and went in because I had to. The staff - doctor especially- were actually pretty brisk, so made the experience more…

It absolutely should be illegal everywhere! Can you imagine any other facet of life where that kind of harassment would be not just tolerated, but legitimized by our courts? Such a testament to what the majority of this country feels about the value of women and the value of our experiences.

From an accounting perspective, I can see why it would be a huge headache.

I like how the morons on this site think that blocking the road is a valid form of protest but not blocking the doors to an abortion clinic.

I like how the morons on this site think that blocking the road is a valid form of protest but not blocking the doors to an abortion clinic.

Well, troll, using public space for protest is A-ok. Trepassing on private property to block doors and whatnot is not. See, there’s this thing called federal law*, specifically forbidding the blocking of access to clinic doors. Maybe read up before your next visit? Bye!

Awesome. So, I have had an abortion. I live in a state that has a 24-hr waiting period. I drove an hour to get to the closest clinic, two days in a row. And I faced harassment on both visits. All but one of the protesters were on a sidewalk across the street from the clinic, so they were following our state laws (off…

Yikes, that is awful - and a very good reason to disallow it! I’m sorry that that happened to you!

HAhaha - that is, possibly, the worst part!

Ahhh, well that makes some sense then! Thanks for the info!

We have tried to do this, but there is a policy written to expressly forbid the “donating” of PTO at my company. Like, what could the problem possible be? Our society is seriously fucked up. FMLA was a good start (thanks Pres. Clinton, circa ‘92), but it was meant to be improved upon. No one has really touched it…