Everything about the war right now and the I/P conflict in general just has me feeling completely lost, politically. No, Tlaib shouldn’t have been censured, but referring to Hamas as “resistance fighters” instead of the terrorists they are is fucked.

It’s not just the Israeli government concluding that it was a misfired rocket: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gaza-hospital-bombing-what-know-experts-video-rcna121136

I also kind of can’t help but wonder whether her lack of deeper, more nuanced thoughts on all of it isn’t at least in part due to her lack of education. From what I saw in Shiny Happy People, it doesn’t seem like the IBLP “education” she got was actually meaningful, and it wouldn’t be surprising if she just doesn’t…

Tbh I think sooner on the new face - she looks like she’s already had buccal fat removal, and my partner literally didn’t recognize her in her recent pictures.

THIS omg it made me so angry that no rescue was willing to consider my husband and I because we live in a city (and so don’t have a big yard) and would like to have kids at some point. And the kicker of it all is that we were looking for a small dog, so not even one that needs a ton of space to begin with.

“wangless dork” made me laugh a lot more than I would’ve expected. 

I always kind of took her lack of knowledge thing to more mean that she didn’t realize that they were still weirdly formal with each other behind the scenes. Which, frankly, I don’t think is an unreasonable thought to have.

How many times do I have to acknowledge that racism in dating is both real and fucked up before you stop acting like I think it’s fine?

The idea that a woman who is a complete mess and a nightmare to be around would still do fine is laughable, and honestly feels like an attempt to redirect from the fact that you conceded that I am correct about being kind, well-adjusted, and fun to be around are the most critical qualities in dating more than anything…

Lmao nah my husband and I are big ol’ nerds, and so are our friends.

Tbh the only men I’ve ever known (both among my social circle and my husband’s) who legitimately couldn’t pull any women were the ones who have wildly unrealistic expectations. The ones who are only interested in 9s and 10s, in other words, despite the fact that they themselves are 5s.

I think part of what is still a bit confusing for men who are genuinely trying to figure out dating (which is the sense I’m getting from you - that you’re not just being cynical) is that a lot of the time the language used in dating advice to men is extremely nonspecific.

This is absolutely the correct advice, OP

Honestly, with both Judaism-based challenges and potential TST challenges, there is actually a way for courts to refuse to respect both groups’ religious freedoms without outright saying “lol nah we meant religious freedoms for Christians only” even though we all know that’s what it really is.

Yes! Like I have just generally washed my hands of this whole thing because I just feel like whenever I try to present this take to people it seems like everyone is very ready to jump down my throat about it. It is fine to be team no one.

Honestly, there are easy ways that this could be addressed. Mental status exams - the type given to elderly people when trying to determine whether they are safe to continue living independently - should be administered to all members and candidates every two years, and if you score moderate impairment or worse,…

There’s really no point in banning something if there won’t be any consequence for violating the ban, so I think it’s probably safe to assume that the provision of abortion will be criminalized, even if obtaining an abortion isn’t. Abortion providers would cease to operate at that point, meaning the only way to…

Public opinion on the issue is also just sort of beside the point. Rights are rights, regardless of what people think about them.

I also feel like there needs to be more broad acknowledgement in the broader media conversation of the absolute fact that people will go to prison on murder charges for having miscarriages if abortion is banned, and the absolutely insane self-censorship you would have to do to try to protect yourself from having that…

Tbh with how elaborate they’re supposed to get on showstoppers in particular, it’s actually not a ton of time. I bake, and decorating bakes takes FOREVER, even if the bake itself is only takes like an hour or so (which is a reasonable estimate for cakes) all of the decorating they’re expected to do is incredibly time…