My dad was a drunken asshole who grew up in a tough world. He wasn’t suited to fatherhood, and wasn’t prepared to deal with a kid that was not him.
I suspect he had his own ND issues that would have been even more difficult for him do deal with as a kid in the 40s and 50s, not to mention his parents.
He was probably raised with the same kind of abuse I was, and more. I don’t hate him.
“Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation…What age should you start to see public executions?” Kirk asked....
As much as I believe there are some whut deserve it, and boy howdy, do I, I’m not a bloodthirsty revenge hobo.
I just want folks to not be traitors, not be opportunistic thugs, not be Nazis, and not kill/wish to kill innocents that just want to live.
It’s really simple: don’t do that shit to others, don’t suck the dicks of those who tell you to, stay the fuck off and out of people’s bodies, don’t use God or whom/whatever as an excuse to be a cunt, and mind your own fucking business.
On Friday, he said his plan to “end democracy” included rolling back what he claimed is a list of Democratic policies, part of a “regime that we will overturn”. They say democracy, but they mean authoritarianism, and they know it,” he said.
An attorney representing E. Jean Carroll has indicated the journalist could sue Donald Trump for a third time, as the former president continues to speak about her client publicly....
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates debated the merits of removing protections for public librarians and school librarians from criminal prosecution in the off chance a minor encounters books and content some consider to be obscene.
Fox News reported on some new presidential rankings, which purportedly show Barack Obama as the #6 president in U.S. history and Donald Trump dead last, and MAGA was not happy....
I’d like to know other non-US citizen’s opinions on your health care system are when you read a story like this. I know there are worse places in the world to receive health care, and better. What runs through your heads when you have a medical emergency?...
Michael Cohen — who long served as former President Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer — warned Sunday of the potential risk of sending Trump back to the White House with mounting legal fees and financial liabilities....
Oprah Exits Weight Watchers Board After Admitting She Took Weight Loss Meds, Stock Tumbling (futurism.com)
Hanging out with my nieces/nephews I now understand most the discipline I received as a child was most likely because I was being annoying and nothing to do with right or wrong.
Tennessee GOP votes to keep Confederate flags in classrooms but ban pride flags (www.dailykos.com)
Kellogg’s CEO advice to cash-strapped shoppers: Let them eat Corn Flakes for dinner (www.cnn.com)
‘We Didn’t Get All The Way There On Jan 6’: Trump Booster Pledges to End Democracy in CPAC Rant as Bannon Cheers On (www.mediaite.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/12367209...
Trump ally Charlie Kirk suggests children should watch public executions (www.newsweek.com)
“Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation…What age should you start to see public executions?” Kirk asked....
Far-right speaker calls for ‘end of democracy’ at CPAC as Republicans downplay Jan 6 (www.independent.co.uk)
On Friday, he said his plan to “end democracy” included rolling back what he claimed is a list of Democratic policies, part of a “regime that we will overturn”. They say democracy, but they mean authoritarianism, and they know it,” he said.
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants women to stop tempting Christian men (www.newsweek.com)
Joe Biden Could Send Millions Of Artillery Shells To Ukraine, For Free, Tomorrow. And It’s Perfectly Legal. (www.forbes.com)
Republicans Rush to Scrub Mention of FBI Informant in Impeachment Letter (newrepublic.com)
House Republicans are quietly trying to remove traces of indicted ex–FBI informant Alexander Smirnov in their Biden impeachment quest....
Romney: If your position is being cheered by Vladimir Putin, it’s time to reconsider your position. (5:02) (www.youtube.com)
'I Think We Should Kill 'Em All,' GOP Rep. Andy Ogles Says of Palestinians in Gaza (www.commondreams.org)
Donald Trump says his fraud ruling is the same treatment as Alexei Navalny (www.newsweek.com)
This alert I just got on my police scanner app. Kentucky, WTF are you doing? (lemmy.world)
E. Jean Carroll might sue Donald Trump a third time (www.newsweek.com)
An attorney representing E. Jean Carroll has indicated the journalist could sue Donald Trump for a third time, as the former president continues to speak about her client publicly....
West Virginia House passes bill allowing prosecution of librarians (www.newsandsentinel.com)
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates debated the merits of removing protections for public librarians and school librarians from criminal prosecution in the off chance a minor encounters books and content some consider to be obscene.
They're the same picture (lemmy.world)
MAGA freaks out after Fox News reports Obama in top 10 presidents — and Trump in dead last (www.rawstory.com)
Fox News reported on some new presidential rankings, which purportedly show Barack Obama as the #6 president in U.S. history and Donald Trump dead last, and MAGA was not happy....
I'm a US citizen, people in other countries, what do you think when you read stories like these about the US health care system? (www.vox.com)
I’d like to know other non-US citizen’s opinions on your health care system are when you read a story like this. I know there are worse places in the world to receive health care, and better. What runs through your heads when you have a medical emergency?...
Michael Cohen suggests Trump’s mounting legal fees make him ‘thoroughly compromised’: ‘He is for sale’ (thehill.com)
Michael Cohen — who long served as former President Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer — warned Sunday of the potential risk of sending Trump back to the White House with mounting legal fees and financial liabilities....