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RickiTarr, 1 day ago to random

I'm going to ramble a bit, but it will hopefully come around to something. When I was growing up, I read a lot of older historical book series, a big one would be the Little House On The Prairie series. While I really enjoyed it, there are some very obviously negative portrayals of Native Americans and African Americans. I remember being angry about it as a kid, and my Dad telling me, that part of learning about history is that we have to acknowledge the people we were, and still are. But because Little House on the Prairie is only semi-autobiographical, I still have mixed feelings about this. I do think they are well written books by a female author, an interesting perspective on early American life, and as an adult I can see and acknowledge the issues with the text. If we try to get rid of every author with racist ideas there wouldn't be much left to read from the 20th Century, and it also feels like being dishonest about who we are. So, I'm very mixed, how do you all feel about it? Do you think children can handle books with racial issues like this if it's explained to them? What is our responsibility here?

fmhilton, 1 day ago to random

Clarence Thomas is not the only judge who likes his freebies for vacations and the like.
So does Aileen Cannon and I'm sure lots of other Federalist appointed judges.
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/07/cannons-secret-right-wing-getaway-why-didnt-we-know-about-this/

RickiTarr, 1 day ago to random

So, what's the thing, what's the big thing no one can help you with? How do you cope with it?

NunavutBirder, 2 days ago to random

I don’t have dark skies anymore, but if you do, and have clear skies, keep an eye on the night this weekend. A G3/G4 solar storm is predicted this weekend. That could spark Aurora all the way down to the southern US.

RickiTarr, 2 days ago to random

Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

GottaLaff, 4 days ago to random

👇🏼
Via Kyle Griffin:

President #Biden just announced his 49th round of nominees for federal judicial positions — bringing the total number of announced federal judicial nominees to 240.

fmhilton, 7 days ago to random

This is what happens when you make women into nothing more than walking incubators.

"A Texas man is seeking a court order so he can depose a woman he was DATING who traveled to Colorado to get an abortion"

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/05/us/texas-abortion-collin-davis-colorado/index.html

fmhilton, 9 days ago to random

These people are fucking insane.
It's like they have worms or something that eats the part that gives them logic.
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-lawmaker-ripe-and-fertile-teens/
" Rep. Jess Edwards voiced his opposition to a bill setting the minimum age of marriage to 18 — because it would induce "ripe and fertile" 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds to have more abortions instead of settling down and having a family. "
What the fuck is this shit? Women are nothing more than cows to him.

TonyStark, 9 days ago to random

If you don’t have the gun companies trying to put a gun in everyone’s hands, people can just ask another person to move out of their driveway.

Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-pizza-delivery-driver-shot-multiple-parking-wrong-driveway-rcna150638

GottaLaff, 10 days ago to random

Via Ron Filipkowski:

Since Todd Blanche nodded his head yes when #Trump claimed that his right to testify has been taken away because of the #GagOrder, Merchan must start the day tomorrow inquiring of Trump’s understanding AND whether Blanche misadvised him on his 5th Amendment rights.

fmhilton, 10 days ago to random

This should not come as a surprise to anyone.
The oil companies need their profits, and they'll do ANYTHING to keep them flowing.
Including making people cheat, lie and steal.
' Scott Sheffield, the founder and longtime CEO of a leading American oil producer, attempted to collude with OPEC and its allies to inflate prices, federal regulators alleged on Thursday. "
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/energy/oil-ceo-opec-scott-sheffield/index.html

fmhilton, 12 days ago to random

This is a startling article: honeybees are NOT in danger of disappearing, contrary to many reports:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/science/honeybee-swarm-infested-house-beekeepers.html
They're not native to North America. It's the native wild bees that are being decimated.

fmhilton, 12 days ago to random

I think polls are useless, divisive and discriminatory. They should be banned because they do nothing but inflame public opinion and divide people.
https://www.salon.com/2024/04/30/the-trouble-with-polling-about/

Daojoan, 13 days ago to random

90% of people cannot tell the difference between an opinion piece, a news article, and the Onion.

RickiTarr, 14 days ago to random

The Two Types of Vacationers:

Me: Hey Honey, what do you want to do on vacation? I want to walk somewhere lovely and try something new every day.

Hubs: Sleep as long as I want.

fmhilton, 14 days ago to random

@RickiTarr But: I never asked to have my tubes tied, either.
I knew most doctors would refuse it.
I had to actually wait until menopause to be able to relax on BC. Finally. I'm sorry you had to go through that.

zoomar, 14 days ago to random

I wish humans had a brain reboot button for those times when you are having RAM problems or a performance issue with your CPU.

RickiTarr, 15 days ago (edited 15 days ago) to random

The Tale of Two Gynecologists

This is a bit long, and I've talked about this a lot lately, but it's something I'm thinking about a lot in the wake of so much hatred of female Healthcare. When my female troubles got bad enough that I finally talked to my doctor about it, he referred me to a gynecologist. I had already had several ultrasounds and an MRI at this point, and she had put me on some oral contraceptives for several months, (which made sick to my stomach no matter what I did) and had just done another ultrasound. She greeted me with "Well, you're really messed up inside, Honey.", which already had me pretty stressed out. Then told me I would probably need surgery to figure out exactly what was going on. She then asked me if I wanted children, and I said No. I had taken my husband with me to the appointment for moral support, and she glanced over at him, and then talked to me for 5 minutes about how many women my age could still have children, and I could definitely consider it, and that they would do everything they could to make sure I could stay viable. They could freeze my eggs if I had to do a hysterectomy, just on and on. She probably asked me directly 4-5 if I was sure I didn't want kids. Finally, I said, "Ma'am, my husband got a vasectomy over a decade ago, we are absolutely sure we don't want kids." After hubs had found me crying on the toliet, because my period was late again, he went to his doctor and said, "Hey doctor, I'm thinking about a vasectomy." The doctor gave him a pamphlet to read, and made him an appointment. The whole thing was done in a few weeks.

Anyhow, she finally referred me to a gynecological surgeon, and I was not looking forward to dealing with this again, and was just generally terrified of having surgery for the first time. I met with this woman and she was so efficient and practical. It is the longest doctor appointment I've ever had, since this surgery would be exploratory, she went over every possibility of what could happen when she was inside. She did a thorough exam, she went over all the scans that I had, and explained why she thought this needed done. Then she said she would like to put in a Mirena IUD during surgery. She said, "You're in pain half the month, and there's no reason for you to have a period if you don't want to have kids. You'll have some erratic bleeding for six months, but by a year most women have a very light or no period at all, there's no reason for you to needlessly suffer if you don't end up needing a hysterectomy."

It's interesting to me still, that one doctor was so focused on what my body could do, and another so focused on how I felt. I came out of the first appointment feeling scared and confused, and the second feeling heard and cared for. Feeling valued as a person and not a baby maker made the surgery much easier to go through, and the Mirena has been great btw. Women don't have to needlessly suffer.

GottaLaff, 15 days ago to random

To those who think I don't know I am posting publicly to Ali Velshi and Wiley... I know I'm posting publicly.

I want eyes on this.

I DM when I need to say something not for everyone's eyes.

This story is for everyone's eyes. The more the better.

JuliusGoat, 15 days ago to random

Isn't it interesting that every killing by every cop is just a single bad apple that should never be thought to spoil the bunch, while every protest by and on behalf of marginalized people must be flawlessly perfect, or all participants deserve the brutality the police exist to deliver to them?