Y’all, this is why you need to vote, including your local races. All an ideology like this needs to grow is fertile ground, a propaganda apparatus to spread it, and a willing legislature....
Because they believe (or pretend to for political benefit) that you “kill” the fertilized embryos that you don’t use. IIRC this is one of the Catholic things that migrated into Evangelical Christianity when they started to make abortion one of their major issues.
Catholics have always been against abortion, IVF, birth control (including condoms), etc. It’s shitty but at least it’s consistent I guess, at least wrt abortion and IVF. The birth control thing is just stupid and the condom one is outright dangerous and criminal wrt STD’s.
Evangelicals just hopped on board in the past few decades when they realized they could use it to win elections. It’s really funny how they used to not give a shit about abortions, and they’re just now coming around to IVF. Thanks Jerry Falwell, you massive steaming pile of shit!
I’ve been learning some about rabies and learned about rabies causing hydrophobia. This is just a theory, I’m not saying I know anything about this topic to be knowledgeable, but if we could get someone with rabies to not fear water, could they survive?
That could also be read as you’re not hiring the right people for the job, or your company is so shitty to work for that people leave ASAP. Maybe you don’t pay well and once people have a bit of experience for their resume, they leave for a decent raise. Or more benefits.
Regardless, if I hear someone say that I will definitely be suspicious and have more questions. It’s not the flex he thinks it is.
Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled that Donald Trump was in violation of the 14th Amendment because of his actions of Jan. 6 and therefore ineligible to run for president. His name will appear on the ballot while the court process plays out and appeals are made. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
This is interesting because Maine splits its Electoral College votes. In 2016 and 2020, Trump got 1 EC vote in Maine. Is it a huge difference? No, but I’m happy that precedents like this are being set.
Not sure why this is being downvoted; it makes a lot of great legal arguments showing how Musk and other right wing cancel culture blowhards like him are hypocrites on the “muh freeze peach” train.
That’s fair. I wish that not every piss he takes would make headlines, because the fatigue it creates means that the pieces that are genuinely worth reading end up in the same pile as the ones that are shit by default.
In a resurfaced clip from 2022, House Speaker Mike Johnson admitted to monitoring his 17-year-old son’s internet activity for pornography. Johnson made this revelation during a speech at Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, where he discussed the “War on Technology.”...
The disclosure of Johnson’s utilization of this software holds particular importance, considering his extensively documented fixation on matters related to the sexual lives of LGBTQ+ individuals. He has consistently championed the idea of criminalizing homosexual acts, voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage, and lent his support to discredited attempts aimed at altering the sexual orientation of LGBTQ+ individuals.
“And if I do get caught with this material, it’s for research!”
Thank you for also noticing the shitty shape of cars. I guess there’s a demand there, but I hate it too. I constantly bring this up, so I’m happy someone else agrees lol
According to the database, Aplin has given to 20 Republican PACs, including Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan, and former speaker Dennis Bonnen. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Aplin has given the most to Abbott: $1,025,000 to be exact. Donations to other PACs range from $1,000 to $375,000.
Since July 14, Aplin has donated $490,000. More than half of those donations have gone toward Abbott’s PAC.
In August, Abbott appointed Aplin to the new ERCOT Board Selection Committee, which makes recommendations on appointments to ERCOT’s board. The CEO has served on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission since November 2018, and was promoted to the chair for the commission just this year.
It is gross when he donates so much money to political campaigns & is rewarded with a position on the board selection committee of ERCOT, which makes recommendations on appointments to the board that runs the Texas electrical grid.
And this is not unusual. I don’t think positions like this should be able to be bought, and I’m not fond of those who participate in this process regardless of their political leanings.
2021 (Year of the Texas freeze that killed 200 people):
But two of the three appointees selected to pick ERCOT’s next board of directors are also major donors to the state leaders who appointed them.
Ryan was appointed to the selection committee by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Ryan is a longtime personal political donor to Patrick. His company’s political action committee, Ryan Texas PAC, contributed $100,000 to Texans for Dan Patrick on June 30. The PAC also gave $100,000 to Texans for Greg Abbott the same day.
Aplin, the CEO of mega gas station chain Buc-ee’s, was Gov. Abbott’s pick. Aplin is a major Republican donor and on June 29 he gave $250,000 to Abbott. On June 28, he gave Patrick $75,000.
It is gross when he donates so much money to political campaigns & is rewarded with a position on the board selection committee of ERCOT, which makes recommendations on appointments to the board that runs the Texas electrical grid.
And this is not unusual. I don’t think positions like this should be able to be bought, and I’m not fond of those who participate in this process regardless of their political leanings.
2021 (Year of the Texas freeze that killed 200 people):
But two of the three appointees selected to pick ERCOT’s next board of directors are also major donors to the state leaders who appointed them.
Ryan was appointed to the selection committee by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Ryan is a longtime personal political donor to Patrick. His company’s political action committee, Ryan Texas PAC, contributed $100,000 to Texans for Dan Patrick on June 30. The PAC also gave $100,000 to Texans for Greg Abbott the same day.
Aplin, the CEO of mega gas station chain Buc-ee’s, was Gov. Abbott’s pick. Aplin is a major Republican donor and on June 29 he gave $250,000 to Abbott. On June 28, he gave Patrick $75,000.
Donald Trump said Comcast, the owner of NBC and MSNBC, “should be investigated for its ‘Country Threatening Treason’” and promised to do so should he be re-elected president next year....
Another new poll, from NBC, showed Trump and Biden tied at 46% but Trump up 39%-36% if a third-party candidate was added. A “person familiar with White House discussions” about the prospect of a candidacy from No Labels, a centrist group, said it was “concerning”, NBC said. Biden, the report added, was “worried”.
That is very concerning. Almost anyone could enter the race as a 3rd party candidate with the intention of tipping things in favor of Trump.
No, that is not what I said at all. Some movies have people working on them who are, very loudly, spreading dangerous things that are doing very real harm to individuals and society as a whole …things like Q. I would rather not spend money supporting them.
I hope you’re able to see the difference between the two things. Cheers.
“And the total idolatry that I’m seeing from some of the supporters that are unwilling to put the constitution and the country and the conservative principles above their love for a star is really troubling.
Yeah girl…those people are cray cray. Not you tho. You’re different and special. You actually knew the guy & still did all the cray cray. The others wish they could be as cool as you. So keep on keepin on…if you go to prison, we’ll forget who you even are and that would be wonderful, so look on the bright side and know you succeeded in making at least one group of people happy.
Given the fact that the power was moving from wind-rich South Texas, it seems likely it was wind-generated electricity that was curtailed.
That complicates the grid operator’s frequent suggestions that low wind output is responsible for this summer’s requests for energy conservation. There was, apparently, wind power being produced in the state on Wednesday. The grid simply didn’t have the capacity to move it.
After the most recent revelations, Thomas’s defenders have gone conspicuously silent. Organs like National Review and conservative legal apparatchik Ed Whelan, who loudly dismissed evidence of wrongdoing by Thomas, have had nothing to say about Thomas’s many billionaire patrons....
Watch out, Justice Samuel Alito! You’ve got real competition when it comes to federal judges whose judicial opinions sound more like unhinged posts from an incel forum than legal writings from a professional adult....
This is so fucked up. And how does he even “know” this? How many “injured doctors” has he spoken to?
I’m a woman, I have had several OBGYN’s, men and women. I’ve asked many about their stance on abortion because I live in a southern state, and this is of particular concern to me. They have all answered with professional and medical responses.
James O’Keefe, the founder and until this past February CEO of the right-wing nonprofit Project Veritas, is currently under investigation by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office....
Will Billionaires Destroy Worker Rights? | Robert Reich ( www.youtube.com )
Riot cops line up next to a sign at University of Texas at Austin. ( slrpnk.net )
Edit: Name of University fixed.
Texas Republicans Call For Execution of Women Who Receive Abortions, IVF In Horrifying Video ( www.meidastouch.com )
Y’all, this is why you need to vote, including your local races. All an ideology like this needs to grow is fertile ground, a propaganda apparatus to spread it, and a willing legislature....
LEAKED VIDEO: Texas Republicans Attended Meeting with Group That Suggested Violence and Jail For Women who Have Abortions and Use IVF ( www.texasdemocrats.org )
This is probably a dumb question, but if we eliminate the hydrophobia caused by rabies, would it increase the survival rate of active rabies?
I’ve been learning some about rabies and learned about rabies causing hydrophobia. This is just a theory, I’m not saying I know anything about this topic to be knowledgeable, but if we could get someone with rabies to not fear water, could they survive?
'It was so scary': Trump fans at Missouri Caucus 'literally attacked fellow Republicans' ( www.rawstory.com )
We're we are as a society -- 'I'm proud of being a job hopper': Seattle engineer's post about company loyalty goes viral ( www.geekwire.com )
[chron] SpaceX and Texas negotiating land swap in Boca Chica State Park ( www.chron.com )
SpaceX wants even more land for its operations and rocket tests in South Texas and is eyeing Boca Chica State Park as the place to do it.
Maine’s secretary of state disqualifies Trump from ballot ( www.today.com )
Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows ruled that Donald Trump was in violation of the 14th Amendment because of his actions of Jan. 6 and therefore ineligible to run for president. His name will appear on the ballot while the court process plays out and appeals are made. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
My Free Speech Means You Have To Shut Up ( popehat.substack.com )
Donald Trump moves closer to losing Mar-a-Lago ( www.newsweek.com )
A lawyer has suggested that the former president damned himself with his testimony in the New York civil fraud trial.
Mike Johnson Slammed After Admitting He Uses His 17-Year-Old Son To Monitor His Porn Usage ( www.comicsands.com )
In a resurfaced clip from 2022, House Speaker Mike Johnson admitted to monitoring his 17-year-old son’s internet activity for pornography. Johnson made this revelation during a speech at Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana, where he discussed the “War on Technology.”...
Let's do this 💪 ( reddthat.com )
Is he serious 😂 ( reddthat.com )
Jordan failure renews calls to give powers to McHenry ( thehill.com )
[KXAN] Son of Buc-ee’s co-founder arrested on 28 invasive visual recording charges ( www.kxan.com )
‘Full fascist’ Trump condemned after ‘treason’ rant against NBC and MSNBC ( www.theguardian.com )
Donald Trump said Comcast, the owner of NBC and MSNBC, “should be investigated for its ‘Country Threatening Treason’” and promised to do so should he be re-elected president next year....
55% of women say listening to Joe Rogan is a red flag ( changeresearch.com )
Various nuggets of interest in this survey of Gen Z and millennials
Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis turns on ‘malignant narcissist’ ex-president ( www.theguardian.com )
Ellis, one of 18 Trump associates charged in Georgia election subversion case, says she ‘simply can’t support him’ aga
We have enough electricity, ERCOT just can’t get it to users ( www.kut.org )
Even Clarence Thomas’s Law Clerks Can’t Defend His Misconduct ( nymag.com )
After the most recent revelations, Thomas’s defenders have gone conspicuously silent. Organs like National Review and conservative legal apparatchik Ed Whelan, who loudly dismissed evidence of wrongdoing by Thomas, have had nothing to say about Thomas’s many billionaire patrons....
Trump judge: Women owe us more sonograms ( www.salon.com )
Watch out, Justice Samuel Alito! You’ve got real competition when it comes to federal judges whose judicial opinions sound more like unhinged posts from an incel forum than legal writings from a professional adult....
James O’Keefe Is Now Under Investigation for Looting Project Veritas ( www.thenation.com )
James O’Keefe, the founder and until this past February CEO of the right-wing nonprofit Project Veritas, is currently under investigation by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office....