You are going to offend people in the process of getting our rights back. You'll probably disappoint people you look up to, people who value your harmlessness as a virtue. You cannot be an agent for change if you are unable to stomach interpersonal conflict.
Why is this the world where I have to pay $58 for someone at a desk to print a piece of paper that says I've never done any crimes??? Why do I have to do it twice??? Why is a public notice required and why does that cost $300??? Pure ickiness.
@kara_janell Yeah I bet most people assume it means up, right?
I was gonna say "for example 'jump' implies vertical motion" before I realized "jump /down/" is also a thing. But now I'm in "down=up" territory before 10am and I can't be here rn
Paramore's Hayley Williams tells fans they’re “dead to her” if they vote for Ron DeSantis:
“I’ll be happy to tell you I’m very fucking comfortable talking politics. If you vote for Ron DeSantis, you’re fucking dead to me. Is that comfortable enough for anyone?”
“No one is teaching your kids to be gay,” a Florida teacher told the room. “Sometimes, they just are gay. I have math to teach. I literally don’t have time to teach your kids to be gay.” https://t.co/TlNciURPt9
[Thread] I’ve noticed something odd happening in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. True, there’s plenty of odd things going on in The Shining, but this is really weird.
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Went to the bank today because although my credentials are in order and my account is under no restrictions, I cannot access it. Bank representative said, to my face, "Well, as long as your husband can access it, you're fine."
Asked for an epidural after almost 24 hours of labor and the male anesthesiologist refused, telling me epidurals were a luxury and that women have been giving birth for thousands of years without it. And that, friends, is why we need more women in medicine.