Yup, very nice. Coming up on 4 years with a Mirena, basically no period that whole time (whereas the previous Paraguard had to be removed after an almost 2 week period, but that’s just my body - totally worth it either way).

You have a good response. I largely agree with it.

I kind of hate to keep this going - but I think it’s important to keep in mind.

I went camping out to a couple hot springs in the SE desert of CA this last weekend. It was gorgeous - 78 degrees, clear, bright, and sunny, with a light breeze, and various temp natural hot springs surrounded by palm oasises.

California, Uber Alles

I still don’t have a better answer... but think this is a relevant point:

https://theintercept.com/2017/01/10/the-crimes-of-seal-team-6/

These are the same idiots who oppose any “2nd amendment infringements”, because the bad guys would just find a way around it, after all!

Ugh, how horrible, wish her the best. I have a few friends who were adopted at birth - by psycho-right wing parents, one of whom molested her from toddler-hood on, and they ended up at group homes as teenagers. Adoption is not a panacea.

It was: the origin of the modern gun control movement was when the Black Panthers took over the CA capitol in 1967, under good old Governor Reagan.

They’re gorgeous pieces - but I feel like only either young, slender, tall people, or women of a certain age, can really pull off those billowing diaphanous things that well. I’d just look like I was trying to hide weight gain or pregnancy. I love the evening gowns with the low v-necks and pleating, but don’t think…

Just read this - a really good article on the topic:

Tunnels. They’re already there, and even after being found, usually they don’t want to expend the resources to completely destroy them - so the entrances and exits are just blocked off by concrete. Then the tunnel’s builders only have to dig into them again from closer points, and don’t have to reconstruct these huge…

I am so sorry. Wish you everything good in the world - there are still decent people who want to help, at least. I wish I had something more specific, and I’m sure you’ve looked, but maybe investigate further asylum in other countries, even, and gather evidence to prove your case. Or just try to keep laying low under…

It was a 20 foot wall, then 50 ft... surely with our American exceptionalism we can outdo the Wall protecting the 7 Kingdoms, and make it so high no plane can cross it!

I’ll get back to you when I can think of a good answer! That’s such a tough question to answer, there’s so many caveats involved, and it depends so much on the context - it’s really tough to precisely define. I guess the best I can say right now is that I think it’s better when in doubt to defer to the ability of…

Oh- just want to clarify - by “people like you”, I meant intelligent people whose goals I share, not in a derogatory way. It’s hard to define free speech, and in a world where everyone potentially has access, it’s even harder to define who and what is completely beyond the pale. Appreciate the good discussion, thanks…

Thanks to you, too. I’ve only kept responding because I believe it’s a genuinely important disagreement, but that’s not to say I don’t also believe you make important points, or that I want to ignore the real-world harm and consequences; they’re obviously there.

Fuck, that’s so disgusting. That’s just news to me. Fuck. I saw something posted about that living zombie’s event in WA this weekend and the protests plannned, and I was afraid something like this would inevitably happen. Best wishes to the poor guy who got shot.

Dude.