I wouldn’t either, because far too much is at stake, but anyone who takes our polling at face value is a fool.

I’m not worried about who’s going to win, I’m worried about the ratfuckery that is going to happen to try to swing the result.

As parents, my husband and I have sole responsibility to decide how and when our children learn about the Bible and religious teachings

I’m actually surprised this is the first time I’ve heard this argument, because there’s a lot of parents who don’t necessarily object to teaching the Bible in school, but are concerned that the way it’s being taught in school differs from how it’s taught at home. A Catholic would naturally have a problem with Protestant teachings in school, not to mention all of the different Protestant denominations.

I think, ultimately, that denominational infighting is what’s going to sink this.

When I was in college, I found a hand-bound report from the Department of the Treasury, written in 1939, about the financial situation in Nanking during the Japanese occupation. I was writing a report about the Rape of Nanking for a history class, and I stumbled upon it while searching the university library.

I was shocked that it wasn’t in their archives, and even more shocked that they let me check it out.

Shadowrun (the arena shooter) probably would’ve been better received if it were named basically anything else.

I’ve tried this. They don’t listen; it just goes in one ear and out the other, and that’s assuming you’re on good terms with the person you’re talking to. Otherwise, they just get very angry that you’re attacking their worldview.

The long and short is that these people have been lied to virtually non-stop for the past 40 years, and the first step is depriving them of their disinformation stream. From there, it’s a slow process that could take years, and that process is reset if they go back to listening to lies on Fox News or on Facebook/Twitter.

3. Being a teacher usually requires a Master’s degree. She very probably has student debt.

“It is not the severity of punishment that deters crime, but the certainty of punishment.”

I feel like there is a difference between voting for someone and voting against someone.

I don’t like how noted war criminal amd possible lizard person Dick Cheney endorsed Harris, but Cheney has never said, “I like what Harris is going to do”; instead, he tried to frame it as a vote against Trump because…well, it’s Trump.

And of course, right-wingers don’t have any capability for self-reflection, because the proper response to fucking Dick Cheney calling you evil is to look in the mirror and ask yourself some hard questions.

Only stupid people try the medicine drug. You are stupid.

The plot badly needs some pruning shears taken to it; to say that it moves at a snails pace is an insult to snails. Like, why did we need an entire faux high school arc? There’s plot-relevant stuff there, but they can cut most of that and the game would be better. Filler arcs in a story that’s…what, ten games now? That’s why this series is still obscure, despite there being a lot to like here.

If you need something to scratch that JRPG itch, you can do a lot worse, and there’s a reason this series shows up on “hidden gems” list. But…damn. There’s so much content and story, and a fair chunk is little better than filler.

Given how he was threatening Merchan, the jury, and the witnesses (not to mention multiple violations of his gag order), I’d say prison time is unlikely, but not off the table. I’d be pissed if I were Merchan and somebody came into my courtroom and behaved in that manner.

A man who died a slow and excruciating death of lung cancer after spending most of his career denying that smoking caused cancer.

Good riddance.

An entire fandom has been pronouncing “Evangelion” wrong for the past quarter-century.

It’s supposed to be pronounced with a hard G, like hair gel.

Arkansas used a bit of ratfuckery to keep it off the ballot here, too.

They’re probably gonna get away with it, too. And to think, we could’ve had a bona fide scientist as our governor instead of Donald Trump’s personal liar.

Walmart is a retailer, because they sell basically everything, while Kroger only sells groceries. I think that’s the distinction they’re making.

Since when was subway a “small business”?

It’s a franchise. Subway owns the name and sets the menu/standards, then pays franchisees to start and run locations in exchange for a (huge) cut of the profits.

The way I see it, just because it is lawful doesn’t mean it’s right. That’s what you get for hiring children.

That’s my line of thinking.

Given the image Jack Black cultivated for himself, being around anyone who wished for a political figure’s death will work against that image, no matter how much Black may agree or disagree with Kyle. It’s a perfectly understandable decision and I doubt it’s permanent.

I’m thinking someone went nuts with the Photoshop. It’s what Elon Musk thinks he looks like, and I don’t think AI would be able to get that look just the way Elon wants it.

Super famous singer “offers” to be featured on your track

“Sure! I had my lawyer write up a contract; let me send it to your people and we can go from there.”

If they’re cool, they’ll negotiate and sign a contract. “Just trust me, bro!” is never an acceptable answer. Protect yourself; have a contract before collaborating with anyone.

Some people aren’t okay with their holy texts being warped into a cudgel and used to beat down the innocent.

Damn, if that isn’t a spot-on description of how I feel about my faith right now.

My parents don’t understand why I stopped going to church, amd when I try to explain why, they say that they’re different when they’re really not.