@taiwan_girl said in Interdependence Day: @Aqua-Letifer said in Interdependence Day: @taiwan_girl said in Interdependence Day: @Aqua-Letifer said in Interdependence Day: @taiwan_girl said in Interdependence Day: It is the "outliers" on both sides which most of the attention, out of proportion to their numbers. How much time have you spent in Loudoun County? Zero. LOL (I may have driven through it, but in any case, not much time.) I used to live there. So I still get the community emails. There are two main reasons why a very small minority of malcontents often make the paper. If it bleeds, it leads, and because they actually do wreck things for everyone else. I agree with you 100%. It is sad that a minority is taking up so much news when it is not really justified. You missed my point. It actually is justified. You don't have to deal with it so it's not real to you. Sorry to break it to you but not everyone enjoys that luxury.

Richard III too. https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/6

@LuFins-Dad said in Disney is Floundering: Disney World was a place where you could go and forget everything else going on in the world for a few days. The world's most expensive liquor store

Yes, it is.

Fascinating. And a stark warning.

@Jolly said in Ban Addressed: Exceptions to the prohibition include recording at public meetings, such as city council hearings; while a felony that endangers human life is being committed; and by law enforcement officers while performing their jobs. Wait … the decision continues to ban recording of without consent?

@Copper said in The 25: @Doctor-Phibes said in The 25: Woody Allen Cancelled for child abuse. I doubt that Woody Allen was a bigger asshole than Peter Sellers, who is included in the list, and rightly so. Probably not enough, in fact.

Maybe he caught the other one earlier.

Obviously, he does not know about it. Kind of funny however. But I think in many/most places, you actually have to file to run as a "write in", which means filling out a application, signing the form etc. So, if someone actually did that and it was not President Trump, it could be ......................... election fraud!!!

@taiwan_girl said in More pro-Putin Maga: Who is he? (Jack Posobiec, not President Zelensky) A wagging nobody seeking who craves attention.

NYT Religion.

It's an abysmal failure. OTOH, kids today are far too finicky.

@Jon I was aware of the organization some months ago by a mention from James Esses. I even forwarded their information on to our friends whose son is transitioning, hoping some of the resources and support mechanisms might be helpful. It does seem to be a good group though I don’t think their ultimate goal of putting transgenderism back into the Taboo box Is really viable. I think the best to be hoped for at this point is stopping the “Gender Affirming Care” for minors, putting a stop to Social Transition for minors, and establishing a bill of parental rights to kill off the school teachers, administrations, counselors, unions, and every frigging politico that thinks it is ever okay to exclude parents from vital emotional well being information and decisions.

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@Doctor-Phibes said in Cannabis for Chronic Pain: I wonder - is that because cannabis isn't effective or because doctors are reluctant to prescribe it as a substitute for opioids? I know several pain docs who have been pushing cannabis for years. It's been about 5 years since it became legal (for medical use) in Illinois, and since then they've been pushing it. Also, DEA has become very strict, VERY STRICT, about how much opioids can be prescribed for chronic pain. This, despite the lack of science evidence that chronic pain patients are dying of opioid overdose.

@George-K said in Someone needs a demotion: @taiwan_girl said in Someone needs a demotion: Oops! Errors like this have been posted in the past. However, this is, I think, the first time that it was made by a member of the military. They could easily sub-contract that stuff out to marketing weasels, or possibly they pick somebody to do it who they don't trust to do important stuff...

@89th said in What the actual hell is going on in France.: @Jolly said in What the actual hell is going on in France.: The melting pot works, but it only works under certain conditions. Be it America, France, Canada or Norway, a new immigrant must want to be there. The new immigrant should be highly encouraged to become a citizen. In this case, France first, Algeria second. You can't dump too many people into a new country and expect them to assimilate rapidly and smoothly. People need to immigrate as families, rather than as young, single males. New immigrants must bring skills or money to the table. General labor is fine, if that is what is needed. Yup good post. +1