Post by PinkSquirrel on Apr 3, 2023 13:28:58 GMT -5
I don't think it's really even fair to say Clark and Reese did the same thing. Reese's taunting was a direct reaction to Clark's behavior, she didn't just do it because.
My husband was telling me about this. There’s an element to it where I guess it had been shorted by a lot of people which led to the shorts needing to be covered and further driving up the price? Idk - but that’s what I gathered from H.
I have been saying for a long time that it doesn’t make sense that people are allowed to short the market. Doesn’t seem right that you can essentially ‘bet’ in stocks.
That's also my understanding, but also, the shorts had exceeded 100% of the outstanding shares, so there were a ton of them. I think that may have made them kind of easy pickings for a short squeeze when WSB decided to run it up.
I think Bernie is going to win it, mostly because the caucus style allows for younger people who heavily skew Bernout to be the main participants
Really? Younger people don’t vote and certainly don’t want to have to work to vote. Younger people also have school/kids/hourly type jobs and whatnot. I always thought the caucus favored the olds: people who consistently vote and have the time to do so?
Who won Iowa in 2016 (I honestly remember 😬)
As was mentioned, Hillary won by a slim margin in Iowa, but when you look at all the caucuses nationally, Bernie won more caucus states than Hillary. I remember being frustrated by his supporters touting his caucus wins in 2016 because they conveniently ignored how undemocratic the process is
I'm not sure if you're still looking for options, but Fairlife has become really popular around me and is pretty easy to find. It's ultra-filtered (whatever that means) Milk that's lactose free. I feel like it tastes more like fresh milk from a local dairy in a glass bottle than the standard milk on the shelf. I'm not lactose free, but it's become my milk of choice.
We also drink Fairlife milk. There was a big controversy a few months ago about animal abuse on their farms and lots of stores stopped carrying it.
Oh and with the mention of soy milk, there's also the whole issue of consuming too much soy and its health effects that made me turn to almond milk.
Honestly milk alternatives can be really confusing to navigate. Especially in my area where some of the other options are still hard to find. I'd like to try oat milk but have yet to find it here.
I'm not sure if you're still looking for options, but Fairlife has become really popular around me and is pretty easy to find. It's ultra-filtered (whatever that means) Milk that's lactose free. I feel like it tastes more like fresh milk from a local dairy in a glass bottle than the standard milk on the shelf. I'm not lactose free, but it's become my milk of choice.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Oct 8, 2019 11:02:42 GMT -5
I work in a small office and everyone is pretty close, so this just isn't a thing at all. We're much more likely to bring extras that get left out for sharing than anything. Labeling food would be helpful though because our biggest problem is forgetting what's ours and leaving it forever because we don't want to take someone else's food.
What do you think we should be doing to address Dr. Parker and his sexual harassment issues? How do you think his being the only provider in MS impacts how we address things?
I’m not sure about this. He did resign from board positions, which I guess was a good step not to taint the organizations. I’m 100% a victims advocate and I like to believe women. However in my personal life right now I know a man being accused by a woman for sexual assault and it’s false and he’s going through litigation to prove it because he has the receipts and the false accusations have essentially ruined his career. So not every case is black and white.
When everything first came out in my circles we discussed it online after reading both sides/accounts and it was a pretty mixed bag of reactions and no one has talked about it since. I don’t know him personally but I know many of my colleagues do. Sorry I wish I had a better/more concrete answer.
And to clarify I believe there is only 1 abortion clinic left in MS, but other doctors do work at that one clinic besides him. At least last I checked that’s how it was.
Yes, sorry he isn't the only one in MS, that's absolutely correct, that should have said one of the only.
Yamani Hernandez (ED NNAF) came out about sexual harassment Dr Parker directed towards her last week, the conversation hasn't stopped. It's not just Candice and based on what I've heard in my circles (I've been doing abortion work for 15 years - not as a provider), people have been aware of multiple instances and people he's sexually harassed for a number of years, he's just been too big and important for anyone to do anything. Saying you believe survivors then going into talking about a guy being falsely accused and how people seemed mixed on what they thought does not feel at all like you believe the women who have come forward.
We say believe survivors every time and yet, when it's someone "on our side" accused they get the same protections every other poorly behaved man gets. We just stop talking about it and hope it will go away. We need to do better, we need to be better.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Aug 14, 2019 10:00:08 GMT -5
What do you think we should be doing to address Dr. Parker and his sexual harassment issues? How do you think his being the only provider in MS impacts how we address things?
I find this equally bizarre as addressing something to a woman under her husband's name.
My DH didn't take my first name. There's no reason anything should be addressed to him as Mr. isabel lastname.
I am in complete agreement that first names shouldn't be erased. It isn't the way I typically address things and when I do it's very much intentional and meant to be bizarre so people can stop to think about how ridiculous it was to address me as Mrs. xhfirstname sharedlastname (that I was born with not xh). It's something I do in the context of someone who's xh took her last name and has regularly seen my first name erased when my own family name was used because the sexist assumption is that women always take men's names. People who thought it was ok to erase my first name get the man's first name erased as a response, I'm fine with that being odd and kind of petty, but I also think it's sometimes ok and beneficial to treat men like women have been treated for a long time even if that's ultimately not the best ultimate option.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Jul 31, 2019 14:52:27 GMT -5
My XH and I went to the same college. He took my last name when we got married. Mail would regularly get sent to Mr. and Mrs. XHfirstname My/ourlastname and on the inside would only list his name. These were general fundraising efforts, not directed at specific majors etc.
I got a degree at their school, graduated in half the time my xh did with significantly better grades and yet, I got completely erased when my own last name was being used. He took my last name, if you want to erase a first name of a graduate axe his because I was born with that last name and he absolutely didn't take my last name so I could be erased. I had to complain multiple times and ultimately had to yell at a dean before they figured out how to stop doing it. They still continued to list his name first. They have guaranteed they will never see a dime of my money.
I either use both people's full names or Mrs and Mr womensfirstname couplelastname. I do not and will not ever address mail without putting a woman's full name.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Jul 19, 2019 6:23:16 GMT -5
Watkins Glenn Dumped them in April and they never sold tickets. It’s been a very clear disaster for awhile that’s been fun to watch, but thankfully, only people involved in the planning are really affected.
There’s still a smaller Yasgur Rd Reunion happening to celebrate the anniversary
PinkSquirrel , I think you are vastly overblowing how effectively impeachment will do the things you mentioned. McConnell is not going down with Trump. Full-stop. If anything, I suspect (although I suppose I have no real evidence to back this up) that non-Trump members of the GOP would benefit from an impeachment moving forward because they get to play "not it" while the Party's failings get laid at the feet of one man. They would be more than happy to scapegoat him I'm sure. Removing Trump from office is actually relatively far down on my political wishlist, but that is an unpopular opinion on this board I know.
I mean, you can think whatever you want. You certainly aren't going to be changing my mind.
Changing your mind wasn't even on my radar. I am positive a random post from someone with a different opinion isn't magically going to change anyone's mind on something I suspect people commenting here have thought about considerably. I'm not a unicorn.
I think if the Dems can paint a good enough picture there's a lot that's possible, but I also fully accept and acknowledge that they generally suck at painting pictures and hoping they can do a good enough job to convince the country to believe facts is an obscenely tall order. I see Trump as a symptom, but not at all the root of the problem and removing Trump isn't going to magically fix anything. I'm not sure our ranking of removal from office on wish lists is all that different.
I am neutral about impeachment when it comes down to it. But I will say, everyone is always yelling about how they want the Democrats to be smarter and better-messaged, and there is quite a lot to indicate that the more politically savvy, better-messaged and most effective approach here is not to try to do this pre-election.
The upholding the constitution thing feels beside the point to me, because regardless of what the House does, Trump will remain in office.
My biggest complaint about the Democratic party has been that they're limp noodles with no real fight in them - sure better messaging is part of that, but it's mostly that they lack the aggressiveness the GOP has been rolling with for decades. That's why we've given up so much in the last 30-40 years and why I'm confident the GOP would have started impeachment hearings in January if they were in our shoes. We've been going this current direction for long enough (I don't actually see the current strategy as all that different from any strategy the Dems have had for decades) , it's done us no good, it's time to fight fire with fire.
Do you think Clinton's impeachment was completely meaningless because he wasn't removed from office or you want to do anything in your power to remove Trump? I'm hoping it's the latter and while I agree with that, Trump is not the only problem. Even if we remove Trump, McConnell and friends will likely still be around to destroy whats left, which is why I'm much more interested in taking them all down. I think impeachment is much more likely to expose a broader swath of bad behavior and get people out than trying really hard to win seats in 2020 will.
Why do we seem to consistently forget that Nixon's approval ratings were over 50% when impeachment hearings started? Even if Trump is voted out in 2020, not impeaching based on his current behavior makes it clear future politicians can pull the same thing. I'm more worried about the longterm future of our country than simply next year. Refusing to impeach and uphold the constitution feels like the equivalent of declaring it null and void.
When presented with evidence of Nixon’s wrongdoing, congressional Republicans felt compelled to act. The GOP has since lost it’s last shred of decency. Congressional Republicans today have been presented with evidence of Trump’s past wrongdoings and see it happen right in front of their faces, and they are determined to cover for him no matter what.
Politicians change their minds pretty quickly when enough constituents start squawking at them. There are numerous examples during Trump's presidency of the people pushing back hard enough to shut things down. I feel like right now we're making it easy for the GOP to behave in this manner by never holding anyone accountable (ie Why is no one locked up for ignoring congressional subpoenas?). Constituents don't read 400 page reports, hell even most people in here don't seem to have read all, that's why we need hearings, it's easy for someone who has historically believed the GOP to trust their take on a 400 page document, it's much harder when a clearer picture is painted. I'm tired of Democrats operating based on fear and am not interested in that as an excuse for abandoning the duties laid out within the constitution.
Post by PinkSquirrel on Jul 17, 2019 11:17:08 GMT -5
Why do we seem to consistently forget that Nixon's approval ratings were over 50% when impeachment hearings started? Even if Trump is voted out in 2020, not impeaching based on his current behavior makes it clear future politicians can pull the same thing. I'm more worried about the longterm future of our country than simply next year. Refusing to impeach and uphold the constitution feels like the equivalent of declaring it null and void.
Can you volunteer in other states? I live in a state with pretty strong abortion protections and I wonder if my efforts would go farther in a place like Georgia (or Arizona — same time zone.)
As a general rule no. Most funds are all or mostly all-volunteer. Having to manage vols out of state would be a huge burden and I'm 100% sure your state needs your support. Abortion funds are small, there isn't an abortion fund in the US (or the few outside the US) that couldn't use more help.
You can find the full list of abortion funds at abortionfunds.org if you want to be able to donate in different states depending on who's acting a fool at the moment. Abortion funds are scrappy and do such amazing work. Give them your time and money if you can, it is unbelievably rewarding and with most funds if you're helping callers, you do that at home in your PJs
Do you have any experience with this? This is definitely something I would be interested to get involved in. I will look into it.
Yep! I've been funding abortions for over a decade now. Local abortion Funds don't really have offices so a lot of the work that gets done happens while sitting on the couch. Exactly how calls are handled differs fund to fund but I am not aware of any funds that require you to go into an office to help callers. A lot of funds have a monthly volunteer meeting and obviously a training at the beginning, but outside of that you can help from home.
With my fund you sign up for a week long shift, at other funds a shift can be a single day. It all depends on how they choose to run things, but I would absolutely recommend getting connected with your local fund. Go here to find the list. Abortion funds are really a last line of defense, so you're saving people from slipping through the cracks and losing control over their bodies and lives because of money/access.
Washington, Oregon and Alaska state insurance includes abortion funding (Medicaid and Apple Health here in Washington). Idaho does not provide funding but does help with travel to get to a clinic. I know of women who have come from other areas (a friend’s relative, for example) who have come to WA with assistance from the Northwest Abortion Access Fund even outside of these states. nwaafund.org/
Abortion funds work as a network and they help each other. A patient/caller's fund where they live if their primary fund and the primary fund that's going to be responsible for coordinating and fundraising. The state the patient/caller is going to will often collaborative fund to help out because these cases typically involve descent amounts of money. Sometimes other funds that are nearby will also help and a there are national sources like the National Abortion Federation (they have a huge endowment and put a lot of barriers in front of callers, so I personally don't give to them and instead give to local abortion funds) who can often come in to fill gaps.
States that are friendly to abortion are absolutely thinking about and planning for the need to support even more people in the coming years.
Post by PinkSquirrel on May 9, 2019 11:04:26 GMT -5
You can find the full list of abortion funds at abortionfunds.org if you want to be able to donate in different states depending on who's acting a fool at the moment. Abortion funds are scrappy and do such amazing work. Give them your time and money if you can, it is unbelievably rewarding and with most funds if you're helping callers, you do that at home in your PJs
Post by PinkSquirrel on May 9, 2019 10:54:30 GMT -5
ARC- Southeast is the abortion fund in the area. They handle funding, practical support and are run by WOC. I can't possibly say enough good things about them and the work they're doing
Post by PinkSquirrel on Mar 27, 2019 17:13:31 GMT -5
I’m so angry about this. His response is possibly one of the worst responses to accusations I’ve read. He started off by talking about how Relieved he was. I mean, really? I’m also pretty upset with how few orgs have spoken out.
Does anyone have a solution for freezing ground beef, chicken breasts, etc? I typically wrap them in Press n' Seal. I'm wondering if there's something else out there that can be washed and reused.
Old school solution is freezer paper. Still disposable, but not plastic. I vacuum seal all our meat so Id love a reusable product for that. Like space bags for meat instead instructions of the stuff you have to cut to open.
Ziplock's vacuum seal system is probably the closest option. The bags are really thick and durable so they can definitely be washed and reused
I am guessing it would, except that some states have other restrictions on abortions. So I feel like she is using her medical degree to assess if someone is a reasonable candidate for the non-surgical abortion, then use Indian pharmacies to skirt the states rules. I really don't know and I'm guessing she could/would lose her licenses in many states for running this program.
This is exactly what I'm assuming. They put a lot of work into figuring out loopholes.