I’m worried about this too. As a Jew I feel pretty weird about this whole thing. I’m generally against Israel and everything they do, and frankly I don’t care about having the first Jewish VP. Harris is already married to a Jew, and based on the rampant antisemitism that has only been growing over the last few years, I don’t think the country is ready for or would ultimately want a Jew first in line to the presidency. Doesn’t make it right, but winning is more important right now.
I think outside of elite circles, antisemitism is way worse than those in the circles think. I’m worried they don’t take the antisemites seriously enough nor do they realize just how antisemitic completely “normal” people are capable of being.
For example, over the last few weeks in my liberal Northern California community, there has been a group leaving antisemitic fliers (I’m talking swastikas and everything) on cars in parking lots. Antisemites are everywhere, regardless of whether or not Israel is currently committing genocide.
The interest rate is variable, it goes up and up and up. And to those suggesting I just refinance, oh I've tried. I've had three refinancing applications denied in the last month alone.
And any federal forgiveness would not apply to this private loan, so yeah, a decision I made when I was barely an adult will haunt me for the rest of my life.
In 2005 the original balance on my only private loan was $30,000. After almost 20 years of $500 on time monthly payments, the balance is $37,000. Yes, you read that right.
This loan will be dragging me down, making my life difficult until I die. College wasn’t worth this bullshit.
I don’t know if there’s a name for it, but I definitely understand what you’re talking about. For me, the tingly calm feeling comes from the abrupt change between constant background white-noise and sudden quiet. I love love love that feeling. The moment after you turn off a loud fan, shutting off a car engine, when an ambulance siren finally stops, a jump cut between a loud action sequence in a movie and a normal scene. Even the moment when a song’s accompaniment drops out but a cappella vocals continue.
Damn, they’re not? These seem like such a good solution to so many housing and environmental problems. I’ve wanted to build one for a while, but I’d want it to be in CA…shame.
I don’t think anyone has ever seen Trump laugh in public. It’s pretty damn strange if you think about it. A little smirk or sarcastic chuckle doesn’t count, I’m talking genuine laughter.
Well, it’s completely acceptable in a world where people respect art, and also in a world where people are aware that Christianity wasn’t the world’s first religion, and that much of its symbology is based on paganism.
the specific part of the ceremony that caused the offense was, in fact, a scene depicting Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. It was reportedly based on The Feast of the Gods, a 17th century painting by Dutch artist Jan Harmensz van Biljert (source)
The slap is not cool, there’s no excuse for hitting a kid like that, even if it’s pretty light, but especially when it’s someone else’s kid. But honestly the handing out money thing is even weirder to me.
Wait, what? Is there a Russia connection that I missed? This is a pretty straightforward protest about a critical life or death humanitarian issue. When we’re taking about tens of thousands of innocent people being indiscriminately killed for no reason, the people impacted are of course allowed to express themselves however they see fit.
I’m personally going to vote for Harris, and I think everybody else should too, but it’s pretty dangerous to throw around the foreign influence card without any evidence, especially when we’re talking about a foreign power that feeds on exactly the kind of unsubstantiated rumor you’re throwing around.
Probably, but not necessarily. My understanding is that the overturning of Chevron means that the courts don’t have to defer to agency expertise anymore, but until EPA’s regulatory power is completely taken away, they can still implement these kinds of rules. Someone would have to bring a case against this particular regulation and argue that harm was caused by it, and that case would have to go through the courts and make it to the Supremes. At that point the Nine Robed High Priests of the Imperious Court could decide that they know better than the experts and then squash the regulation. So it’s not automatically nullified by the overturning of Chevron, but with a bit of work it definitely helps.
I was in second grade when the school district started thinking about providing internet access for a few computers. You could just add a period at the end of a URL to get around the filters. No idea how or why it worked, but I told everyone. Those were the days.
I’m incredibly suspicious of anyone who still calls themselves uncommitted. And I’m convinced that anyone who makes that claim is more likely to vote for Trump or to not vote at all than to ultimately vote for Harris. If someone is reasonable enough to end up voting for Harris in November, I highly doubt they’re genuinely undecided about it now.
My best guess is that they’re just afraid to admit that they’ve already committed to Trump.
If the choice isn’t clear as day, maybe they’re nocturnal.
Yeah, I wish the New York Times would spend less money on opinion writers, fancy graphics, and word games, and more on journalism. Their opinion section has been wild lately.
You’re right that facts won’t matter to Trump’s supporters, but I do think it’s still worth documenting all his lies for posterity. Somebody should do it, but it shouldn’t be in an opinion piece, and it doesn’t need the fanfare of a fancy animation, because like you said his lying and lack of accountability are part of why his followers like him, and pieces like this will fall on mostly deaf ears at this point.
I actually just started Advair (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol) a couple weeks ago, after decades of not wanting to deal with a maintenance inhaler. I was starting to need my rescue inhaler way too often so I went for it, and I’m surprised how awesome it’s been. It’s one puff of a weird-tasting powder twice a day, but I haven’t used my rescue inhaler a single time since I started it.
That's a totally fair point, and if she really doesn't step down now, it would make sense for her resignation to be expected after the election. But the leader of an agency like the Secret Service is not the one doing the day-to-day work of protection, they set the culture and make only the most critical high-level decisions. A big part of her job is simply to be accountable, and by not resigning she's further entrenching what was already a really shitty culture of misbehavior and law-breaking at the Secret Service.
Thirding this. I went for two of their pricey all-metal tabletop fans. Definitely a luxury purchase, but they’re built like tanks with sleek retro styling. These things will last the rest of my life.
They’re surprisingly quiet on low and medium, and sound pretty typical on high.
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard the Secret Services’ mission described as “zero-failure.” I’ve heard discussions of their work that go something like “most people have wiggle-room in their job. If you make a mistake, it’s usually no big deal, you fix it and move on. The Secret Service doesn’t have that option, when they fail people die.” I’m not sure I completely agree with that characterization, but going along with it for a moment, how can the director not resign? She failed at her zero-failure job. It doesn’t mean she’s personally responsible for the shooting, but she is absolutely responsible for the agency’s failure to stop it.
I’m worried about this too. As a Jew I feel pretty weird about this whole thing. I’m generally against Israel and everything they do, and frankly I don’t care about having the first Jewish VP. Harris is already married to a Jew, and based on the rampant antisemitism that has only been growing over the last few years, I don’t think the country is ready for or would ultimately want a Jew first in line to the presidency. Doesn’t make it right, but winning is more important right now.
I think outside of elite circles, antisemitism is way worse than those in the circles think. I’m worried they don’t take the antisemites seriously enough nor do they realize just how antisemitic completely “normal” people are capable of being.
For example, over the last few weeks in my liberal Northern California community, there has been a group leaving antisemitic fliers (I’m talking swastikas and everything) on cars in parking lots. Antisemites are everywhere, regardless of whether or not Israel is currently committing genocide.
We need to win, firsts be damned.