There’s been a line bouncing around in my head all day
“No I’m tired of being calm, calm never got me a damn thing”
And Sisko is right. In my life, calm never got me a damn thing. 🧵
@FranceyJodi I got word this morning that my uncle and his family are okay!! They got power this morning plus they were able to make a call to another family member who let us know they were okay
@_corvids_ Glad y'all are okay! I've got family that live in Marshall (Up on the Hill Saint Ext). They should be okay, but I'm worried about all y'all in Marshall 💙
NEWS: Schumer is set to join Johnson in inviting Netanyahu to address Congress
Johnson told @thehill he sent Schumer a draft invite but Schumer ignored
Now, Schumer spox says he'll sign
"He intends to join the invitation, the timing is being worked out"
https://t.co/HsIDbcobeR
@amirakharper@_celia_bedelia_ Anecdotal evidence, but my aftermarket cooch was installed by a woman and I’ve had very few minor complications and my recovery has been fantastic so this checks out
Fox News speaks to Benjamin Kersten, a Jewish UCLA student who is part of the pro-Palestinian protest.
John Roberts: "A lot of people are asking why a Jewish student would be doing that. Can you explain?"
Kersten: "Zionism was a failed answer" to real concerns of Jewish safety.
Today’s our birthday, but we’re giving you a gift — the brand-new Borealis service!
Enjoy round-trip daily trips between Saint Paul, MN and Chicago, IL onboard Borealis starting May 21st.
THE REAL KRISTI NOEM STORY AND WHY THIS RANCHER CALLS BULLSHIT:
I was born on a cattle and poultry farm — I have spent the majority of my life living on the farm — and I currently have a ranch in Tennessee with cattle, horses, and sheep — and what I am here to tell you is that Kristi Noem was wrong.
From the time I could crawl, I’ve been around hunting dogs — my dad raised treeing walkers and we currently have a treeing walker and a German shorthair pointer bird dog on the farm with us now.
I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat and have limited knowledge of Noem’s political dealings — I base my opinion on her own words in describing what was done; words that many people supporting her decision have not read.
As a rancher and an agricultural attorney, I 100% support the right of farmers and ranchers to protect their stock, including the use of deadly force on any animal, dog or otherwise, who is attempting to kill the stock — or poultry, as it was in this case.
But contrary to the false narratives being posited on this site, that is not what occurred in this case.
In the quotes published to date, Noem spends a fraction of the time in addressing the poultry incident, while attempting to justify her actions by opining on the dog’s hunting abilities.
The dog in question was a 14-month old German wire-haired pointer, a bird dog in training to hunt pheasant. Noem had taken the dog on a hunt with some older dogs to help train her but said the dog ruined the hunt with her overexuberance and puppy-like behavior.
On the way home from the hunt, Noem stopped by a friend’s house; however, Noem or someone else from her party apparently did not latch the kennel, and the young dog got out, got in with the neighbor’s chickens and began taking one bite at a time to kill each chicken, then moved on to the next one.
I have seen that exact behavior previously from young hunting dogs with chickens, to include our own GSP. That is not a blood-thirsty killer, but is in fact a condition of curiosity in most any dog’s behavior who finds themselves face-to-face the first time in a pen of chickens.
If Noem’s friend had walked inside her home, grabbed her deer rifle, and shot Cricket right between the eyes before she killed another of her chickens, that is an act I would fully support and is an act that is allowed under the law.
And while that is the scenario some are screaming in support of regarding Noem, it is not at all what occurred in this case.
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Every study looking into this has found the same. There is no hidden massive wave of detransitioners, there won’t be mass lawsuits, this isn’t a massive medical scandal.
You just believe in a conspiracy theory.
@mateosfo @SolientArt I think this is something that the college students pick up on. They tend to have irregular hours, they have the time to get in those meetings to start advocating better transit
Is one of Philadelphia's most Famous roads also one of its most problematic? In this Armchair Urbanist lets talk about the Problems with the Ben Franklin Parkway, and why we shouldn't always directly copy European Urban designs.
https://t.co/7rI0XVDqJt