Exactly. It’s a combination of things. Non-voters and voter suppression effort certainly contributed heavily, but Grandpa Contested Convention and the protest voters he inspired had a role too. Sanders supporters like to make it seem like they did an about face and fell in line when the time came, but the numbers…

What you are showing is that some Republicans would’ve voted for Bernie but not for Hilary.

Nothing misleading about the stats, sis. The numbers are what they are. People who voted for Bernie in primary in the three states that cost Clinton the electoral college, voted for Trump in the general, enough to swing the election his way.

‘Kay.

What do my ancestors have to do with today? My father immigrated from Greece in the 1960s with nothing but $50 in his pocket.

For which they were given reparations by the US Government.

The argument is against tax payers paying for plan b, condoms, and abortions. I don’t want my tax dollars paying for viagra, strictly for the erections, either.

The debates will definitely be telling, and I don’t think Joe Biden will come out the other side looking very good. His current popularity stems largely from Obama nostalgia and his time as VP, but people forget that Biden is far more moderate than Obama ever was (which is why he was chosen in the first place), and…

Or just invest it elsewhere. There are plenty of pro-abortion-rights states that offer tax rebates and production incentives (California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Washington) as does Canada. Not all offer as big of a tax credit/rebate as Georgia, but the bigger…

This is an excellent point. Too many people are focused on how the boycott would effect the people of Georgia, but forget about the women working for these companies that would be directly impacted by this legislation if they have to work in Georgia. Netflix, Disney, et al., have an obligation to their employees, not…

I think people are forgetting that the Mueller probe was done under the purview of the DOJ, it wasn’t independent. Mueller not only had to follow the regulations of the DOJ - meaning Mueller was never going to be able to charge Trump with anything, as long as OLC/DOJ policy prevented it - but he also reported to the…

And?

Trademarks are for names, not items. And honestly if they had intended to make money off their kids’ names there would be a ton of Sir and Rumi Carter products out right now, they have successfully trademarked the names for the other two kids and yet, they haven’t tried to make a dime off of them. If they trademarked…

I’d also add that not every school here offers every major, even the prestigious ones. For example, UC Berkeley doesn’t even have a veterinary program (there’s a way to Frankenstein one together though), while UCLA has one but the one at UC Davis is the top program in the country. UCLA doesn’t have a nutritional…

Maybe, but according to them that wasn’t what was offered, and going halfsies on the name defeats the whole purpose of them trademarking the name to prevent anyone from making money off it. 

Because she’s the one opposing it. If they can demonstrate that her actions are part of a cash grab, they have a better chance at getting a judge to grant them the trademark they’re asking for. Beyonce lost a trademark infringement case recently where the names in dispute were even more similar than they are here…

Right, which means that if they agree to “co-use” the trademark, this lady is still making money off the name, which defeats the purpose of them applying for the trademark in the first place, especially when she does not own the actual name they’re applying for. If buying out the trademark was a sole option this case…

What? This whole thing is about the Carters’ legal team asking the other side to produce copies of the powerpoint presentation/proposal, they needn’t be refused first, to ask for copies of documents they weren’t provided copies of in the first place. This is them asking. If Morales didn’t make copies to hand out, what…

Sure, but doesn’t stop anyone from trying to trademark “Jim McDonald’s French Fries,” does it? I’m not arguing with you about how it works, it’s besides my point, and like I said if the judge disagrees with the Carters it’ll be struck down again.

I’m aware of what it entails, my guess is that they thought “Blue Ivy Events” was distinct enough from “Blue Ivy Carter,” (which is arguable) and went ahead anyway, not thinking that the news of them trying to trademark the name would get out. It caught this lady’s attention once it did, she opposed, and here we are.