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Me: Scariest experience of my life.
The 9yo: But you were strapped to a professional, right?
Me: Yup.
The 9yo: Do the parachutes open most of the time?
Me: Most of the time, yeah.
The 9yo: I don’t think I’m ever gonna go skydiving.
Me: That’s probably for the best.
Me: Scariest experience of my life.
The 9yo: But you were strapped to a professional, right?
Me: Yup.
The 9yo: Do the parachutes open most of the time?
Me: Most of the time, yeah.
The 9yo: I don’t think I’m ever gonna go skydiving.
Me: That’s probably for the best.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
We're not at war. It's not a "war crime". Everyone involved, including the POTUS, SecDef, the Admiral who relayed it and the person who pressed the button needs to be on trial.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
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Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:
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In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
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What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”