Author Tina Caputo…hell, the entire staff of McSweeney’s owe me what I spent on dry cleaning and sofa cushion replacement from pissing my pants laughing!
After his murder conviction was overturned in 2020, Marvin Cotton Jr. checked into a Comfort Inn outside Detroit, ready to begin a new life after nearly two decades in prison....
Normally, I’d wholeheartedly agree but the whole maple syrup/Canadian rye/Canadian bitters keeps in theme. 🍁 Maybe float a slice of back bacon on top…never mind.
Just wanted to make you all aware of this for if/when it appears on your state ballot: Referendums for Michigan is collecting signatures to vote against the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. The group’s founder, Paul Urben, apparently thinks it’s a good idea that the mentally unstable and future serial killers maintain...
…the pages aren’t identical; the non-midwest.social page is missing midwest.social/post/6739296. I know federation isn’t immediate but this is almost five hours later and I suspect that “mirroring” isn’t going to happen (yet again).
'Fess up: when you see a graphic of the Continental United States on your TV/laptop/smartphone, do you notice whether the U.P. is included or not? I’m guessing that unless you’re one of its 113 residents, probably not....
Shawn Fix of Belleville, who pled guilty in June to one count of providing material support for a terroristic act, was ordered to serve 36 to 240 months in prison by Judge Charles Hamlyn of the 13th Circuit Court in Antrim County. A felony firearm count was previously dropped....
"That’s mainly the reason a lot of people don’t come forward until they’re older, they don’t care. They don’t care. At that point, they don’t care what nobody thinks about them. I came forward at a young age and I was told I was crazy,” [Cory] Rens said....
“Enough is enough. We cannot let Big Tobacco addict another generation of our kids. Our state laws are out of date and out of touch with what Michigan residents want and need to protect youth and advance racial and health equity,” said Minou Jones, founder of Making It Count and chair of the Detroit Wayne Oakland...
I’ll just call partial bullshit as I’m not exactly sure what the existing laws are regarding vaping and minors. Are persons of questionable age supposed to be “carded” like with alcohol? What is the vaping age in Michigan anyway? 16? 18? 21? In any case, how is this “counterproductive to society as a whole”?
Regarding your quitting smoking questionably thanks to flavored vapes: obviously we don’t know each other and I don’t know your exact circumstances but…
If you were using vapes (flavored or not) containing nicotine, then vaping was only a psychological crutch. Regardless of gradually decreasing nicotine intake or not, you one day made the decision to stop. Thinking otherwise is a fallacy: switching from a 12mg nicotine cigarette to a 10mg or 8mg cigarette in fact only leads to increased smoking.
If your vaping was nicotine-free, then again, vaping was again a crutch. Unless, you alternated between cigarettes and vaping, you quit the first time you chose to vape instead of smoking cigarettes.
In either case, congratulations. You are no longer a slave to nicotine. Be strong. Nicotine is a powerfully addictive substance with zero benefits. Be it smoking, vaping, gum or patches, a user stops only when they are ready. Like the old joke…
Q: How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: Only one, but the light bulb has to want to change.
Easy, killer. I never said I want control of anything…well, except my life and the immediate surrounding area. Yes, I kind of do see vaping-as-aid as a crutch but moreso as a con, preying on people’s weaknesses. If you want something flavored to occupy your mouth and lips, buy a bag of Dum-dums! But otherwise, by all means, continue to throw away your monies on whatever you like.
Hey, seriously, as far as I’m concerned, you can buy menthol heroin or strawberry exocotin. I do however have a big problem with flavored nicotine whatever being marketed and sold to children. And nobody wants to address that problem because “muh freedoms”.
And firearms are the leading cause of death in children? Whether that’s true or not, that’s because adults bring and store firearms into the home. Guns are undeniably an American cultural problem.
Seriously? You’re comparing sugar to nicotine? Suckers (the lollipop kind, not the vaping kind) are a major factor of obesity? I thought we were having a semi-intelligence discussion here but I guess not. Thanks anyway. Peace.
Don’t be purposely obtuse, please. Of course nicotine or vaping isn’t going to be on that chart. But apparently you’re OK with hooking 'em young…so they can have other smoking-related diseases when they’re no longer on that chart. And after almost one hundred years of the tobacco industry marketing their product, you think just because you don’t see direct ads on Nickelodeon or cereal boxes that kids aren’t being influenced insidiously. Wow, are you that blind?
And yes, kids are dumb as a bag of hammers. That’s what parenting is all about. Hopefully when the heavy lifting is done, they’re a little smarter than those who made 'em.
Ya see, that’s just it. I don’t know nor am I convinced that Ms Tlaib is against genocide. Chanting “from the river to the sea” certainly isn’t winning her any points in my book.
And what does “liberal white supremacy” mean anyway? How am I supposed to parse that?
I did consider the source before posting and you may be right about the intent of the article. Then again, as they say, a broken clock tells the correct time twice a day. My concern is the quoted sentence from the article and it appears (at least to me) she is doing almost nothing to prove otherwise, n’est-ce pas?
Fifteen Long-Overdue Slang Terms for Female Masturbation (www.mcsweeneys.net)
Author Tina Caputo…hell, the entire staff of McSweeney’s owe me what I spent on dry cleaning and sofa cushion replacement from pissing my pants laughing!
Livonia to resident: It's your cadaver, you clean it up (www.fox2detroit.com)
When life gives you a deer cadaver…...
Wrongfully Convicted Denied Compensation Despite Michigan Law (www.propublica.org)
After his murder conviction was overturned in 2020, Marvin Cotton Jr. checked into a Comfort Inn outside Detroit, ready to begin a new life after nearly two decades in prison....
Michigan state parks system leads the nation in accessible recreation (www.bridgedetroit.com)
Here’s some good news, always in short supply…...
Visited parents today. Dad made my favourite take on the whisky old fashioned (lemmy.world)
I call it the Smokey Canadian Old Fashioned. Not sure if it’s already a standard recipe with a different name....
Referendum against Extreme Risk Protection Order Act approved for signatures (www.michiganradio.org)
Just wanted to make you all aware of this for if/when it appears on your state ballot: Referendums for Michigan is collecting signatures to vote against the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. The group’s founder, Paul Urben, apparently thinks it’s a good idea that the mentally unstable and future serial killers maintain...
Federation issues with 0.19 - UPDATE
Noticing some federation issues with lemmy.ml for example. Investigating…...
midwest.social has been upgraded to v0.19.0
Please let me know of any issues you may experience. Right now I just occasionally see some toast errors pop up.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula: "I tell ya, I get no respect." (eu.freep.com)
'Fess up: when you see a graphic of the Continental United States on your TV/laptop/smartphone, do you notice whether the U.P. is included or not? I’m guessing that unless you’re one of its 113 residents, probably not....
Michigan Advance: Final two sentences handed down in plot to kidnap and kill Whitmer (michiganadvance.com)
Shawn Fix of Belleville, who pled guilty in June to one count of providing material support for a terroristic act, was ordered to serve 36 to 240 months in prison by Judge Charles Hamlyn of the 13th Circuit Court in Antrim County. A felony firearm count was previously dropped....
Michigan Advance: Where do solar panels go to die? (michiganadvance.com)
The world is seeing a huge push for solar power. But what happens when those panels die?...
Survivors of former referee’s sexual abuse call for changes to statutes of limitations (www.michiganradio.org)
"That’s mainly the reason a lot of people don’t come forward until they’re older, they don’t care. They don’t care. At that point, they don’t care what nobody thinks about them. I came forward at a young age and I was told I was crazy,” [Cory] Rens said....
Survey finds strong support for legislation aimed at further restricting and reducing tobacco use (michiganadvance.com)
“Enough is enough. We cannot let Big Tobacco addict another generation of our kids. Our state laws are out of date and out of touch with what Michigan residents want and need to protect youth and advance racial and health equity,” said Minou Jones, founder of Making It Count and chair of the Detroit Wayne Oakland...
The great Christmas tree debate: Real or fake? Michigan experts weigh in (eu.freep.com)
…and both will kill you with mold and/or allergens. It says so in the article! Happy Holidays!...
Finley: Tlaib is wearing thin on both Republicans and Democrats (eu.detroitnews.com)
She has become more identified with the Palestinian territories than with her Detroit-based 12th District.