@DrewSav Not a defense exactly, but I’m definitely surprised by the number of people who seem to think combat vets with PTSD (or anyone with PTSD for that matter) effortlessly engage in serene, stable interpersonal relationships as a manifestation of stellar character.
@hecubian_devil It’s going to backfire. They’ve spent days hyping up a juicy meal and ended up doling out a rice krispy so everyone can say “it’s technically food!”
@SnowdenBishop@HunterBiden Yup. We lost a grown child to addiction some years ago and Hunter not just surviving his but publicly neutralizing the metric fuckton of shame that all addicts privately bear makes me feel some kind of second-hand triumph, on behalf of every parent who’s gone through the same ❤️
On the farm, we try to leave things better than we found them. That means looking out for the welfare of everything we come in contact with — the land, the animals, our employees and their families, and the community around us.
@SER1897 Maybe reframe this away from politics and towards addiction. For an addict to have the level of vicious scrutiny he did, to have your every addict-behavior interpreted as character flaw is horrific. He earned his victory lap, and anyone who’s ever lost an addict knows it.
@jbarro You know what I like about Andrew Bates? He’s said nothing about this here, even though you know he’s watching you hungry jackals lap up what the Post/Daily Mail shit stirrers are slopping out onto your plate.
@RainCityWoman2@shannonrwatts Way out over her skis on this stuff, down to implying that serving in the armed forces counts as failure to thrive. Insulting people whilst changing zero minds is a special talent I guess.
@UNCDubb Also Mr Dunn apparently has no ideas for how taxpayers might hold private schools to account for public dollars they receive. Be nice if he chimed in but I’m not holding my breath over here. It wasn’t a rhetorical question, but it seems there’s no answer 🤷♀️
@UNCDubb So the original point about “holding schools accountable” only applies to public schools who have *by far* the largest market share of students even with vouchers available to all and 6,800 seats unfilled. By your logic, they’re the ones who shouldn’t need performance measured.
@UNCDubb Again, that serves me poorly as a taxpayer. If the market is going to sort it, is there a benchmark to halt public funds? Say, if 20% of your student body bails, is there a review triggered? Numbers published somewhere?
@PeteKaliner But he was the harbormaster. If the job required admin and clerical work and you’re taking exception to that, maybe you need to take it up with some harbormasters association somewhere.