Young enough to do the crime, young enough to do the time. I have far more sympathy when they are contemplating jail time for an 87 year old who committed the crime 5 decades ago.

Only some jurisdictions elect judges. FWIW

Two terms ago there was a moderate democrat running in the primary who was the son of the founder of Regeneron, a biotech about three miles north of me. I thought he would have been a great rep. Mondair Jones won instead, he and Richie Torres in the south Bronx, elected at the same time, were the first two openly gay black men elected to congress. Mondair lost his seat two years later due to redistricting. Bowman was elected to our new district. Mondair Jones was on my bill. I’ve visited Torres once and Bowman twice and they haven’t signed on yet. I even have a photo with me and our CEO and Bowman in hos office. If I can find a copy I’ll post it.

@George-K said in The James Effect: @LuFins-Dad said in The James Effect: It’s similar to defending the KKK’s right to protest… But when you do so, you will give the appearance of approval. DIdn't seem to bother the ACLU, back in the day when they stood for "liberties." In those days the ACLU was a nonpartisan watchdog…

@LuFins-Dad said in Jordan's Comment: @Jolly said in Jordan's Comment: A man who thinks he's a woman wants to have sex with women? And some people consider that normal? We are doomed... Not just women, Lesbians. He won’t have a straight woman. And if the Lesbian doesn’t want to, then she’s a Transphobe. Used to have a good-lookin' Pacific Islander gal that worked for me. Her brother also was a person endowed with good features. The lad went through a trying and bitter divorce, and just couldn't seem to climb out of the Pit of Despair. Well, my gal worked in a department with a drag queen, stage name was Ginger Snaps. He/she said the best thing for brother would be a wild weekend and he knew just the right medicine. They all met up at a gay bar in town and brother was introduced to his dates...A lesbian couple who assured the brother that if he paid for the recreational substances, they would address his depression problem. He paid. That was on Friday night. He didn't make it to work Monday morning. I guess the lad was of a delicate nature and the carousing took a toll on him. Because, for at least two days, our inebriated and medicated subject of the story got blued, screwed, chewed and tatooed. I'm not sure of any long-term effects, but it certainly cured his depression in the short term...

Not so! I have.

@Aqua-Letifer said in A fifth symphony?: @George-K said in A fifth symphony?: The tune: ***VERY NSFW***click to show Link to video Almost as old as the Brahams thing, that chestnut. In this case, one might call it older.

@Horace said in The Right to Disconnect: I rather enjoy the rare times we're doing something urgent and need to do something at an odd hour. But it's rare enough that I can enjoy it. At one of my previous jobs, there was a kind of bet every July about who would be the first to have a mental breakdown. The winner was awarded free beer for the night the next time we were all able to go out. Which was in August. I consider that and plenty of other incidents sufficiently fucked up that I welcome some form of regulation to limit work intrusion into home life.

@George-K was quicker on the draw!! 555 https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/30550/i-identify-as-fat

@Jolly said in All Abortion, All The Time: Trump is leading Biden on every major issue, except abortion, where Biden does lead in the polls. Today, three swing states submitted the necessary paperwork and petitions to place pro-abortion measures on the November ballot.I I look for more to follow. That was the Rove playbook in 2004 but with gay marriage referenda. And it worked.

Thought it was funny but in the advertisement you listed, the product is "not returnable"!! LOL

Lot of common sense in teh article.

We use QR codes a lot for our charities. Donations, event tickets, etc. very useful, but never in a video.

@LuFins-Dad said in Hey Jolly, tell me again about Maason Smith: @Jolly said in Hey Jolly, tell me again about Maason Smith: High risk, high reward. Kid is from South Louisiana and was a highly-touted high school All-America. Decent freshman season, but was hurt and didn't play in all the games. First rattle out of the box in 2022 against Florida State, he messed up a knee and was lost or the year. He played last year, but I don't think he had the same quickness. IF you can get the same quickness as the kid showed before going down in '22, I think he can play in the NFL. Quickness is nice, but at his size can he move people? That’s key for this position… He's not gonna play NT, that's for sure. I'm not sure bow well he will do on double-teams, as he plays a little tall. On the plus side, he's 300+ pounds and ran around a five flat 40 recently. He's also pretty strong. I've not heard anything bad on the kid, other than getting suspended for a bit...He had an autograph session before the NIL rules went into effect. The Steeler coaches can evaluate defensive talent, they've shown that historically. He might be depth for them and they hope they get more.

@George-K said in Our long national nightmare comes to an end: Well, by "quit" she didn't mean, "QUIT - quit." Surprise surprise. LOL

I'm very much looking forward to political yard sign season. I think it could get volatile around here.

This is the purpose of SCOTUS. It's definitely a Constitutional Question that begs better clarification.

@xenon said in I'm sure they have nothing better to do.: Growing up - half of my interactions with my cousins may have qualified as hate crimes. So many attacks on each others' identities. LOL, I was thinking something similar… My entire family and my old HS lunch table would be in jail if we lived in Scotland…

Yeah, that’s what I thought. Sokka is one of my favorite characters in any show, ever.