But, rural life, that puppy was going to die, people in other countries eat dogs, etc, etc… /s
It is the best post of a shitty thread, that’s for damn sure.
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chgoliz
January 9, 2019, 12:40am
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Another good one from that thread:
If you assume that people arguing against you are doing so out of cultural bias then I can see how it would look like I was arguing with you out of cultural bias.
There are people in the world who find it normal to eat horses and dogs, I don’t think they are any more cruel for doing so than people who eat cows or sheep.
But “Why the hell did you keep a sick dog in your car all day for the purpose of feeding it to a turtle in front of a a bunch of kids?” doesn’t get answered by, “You know, in …
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I would so rush out to see this production!
I am suddenly imagining a whole McDonaldland revival of Jesus Christ Superstar with Mayor McCheese as Pilate, the Hamburglar as Judas, and Grimace as Ciaphas. Oh, and the Burger King as Herod, I guess.
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Quite the omnibus of the Trump campaign/administration’s pro-Russia actions:
As a progressive, it’s possible to be against our existing foreign policy in the Middle East while also finding Trump’s erratic, impulsive, and deferential behavior wildly dangerous and idiotic. The same goes for North Korea.
Between the US and China, why do you think China is the country being hurt most by Trump’s moronic trade war? Besides, if Russia and China are on such friendly terms, why wouldn’t Putin want the US to kick off a trade war that harms our relationship with China, so that R…
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Nice graphic that really says it all.
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Ratel
March 4, 2019, 7:29pm
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Keep this link around for the next time you see the zombie “But how can we possibly pay for Single-Payer/Medicare-for-All/Basic Human Decency” meme barfed up in a healthcare thread.
To put this meme in its proper context, and not what the right-wing echo chamber’s corporate taint-lickers have twisted it into:
Pelosi was responding to the absurd criticisms of the ACA that had absolutely zero basis in reality when she said that once the bill was passed, people would have the ability to see what was actually in it, as opposed to the “pull the plug on grandma”, “gubmint’s gonna take away your Medicare” fearmongering that Republicans had spent the previous 2 years fomenting. S…
Runner up:
That’s their premiums revenue, not even counting copays, coinsurance, or the expenses they don’t cover.
ETA: Dammit, and having to argue this again and again makes me numb to some of the salient points. FFS, the $3.5T is SPENT by PEOPLE ALREADY. You’re playing 3-card Monty with health care expenditures. Everyone in the chain, from insurers to doctors to hospitals are getting paid, and many are for-profit. Even if there is ZERO improvement in efficiency, the money is already there. It’s already…
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except that isn’t even true.
you need permits and safety checks to install stairs precisely because poorly built stairs increase accidents. fire codes absolutely talk about what kinds of chemicals you can keep in your house. and you can absolutely lose your insurance or be asked to pay more for having certain types of equipment, for failing to properly maintain your property or structure.
what it seems you’re really concerned about are rules and regulations impinging on your hobby. internally…
Said much more reasonably and eloquently than me.
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@Yerch_McYerchikins , you’ve got me binge-listening to Serial .
We know Jay lied. The prosecution admitted he was a liar at the time. Then Serial came out and he gave an Intercept interview with an entirely new version of events that renders the cell phone evidence irrelevant.
Jenn is Jay’s friend. Not hard to believe they made up a story for the reward money.
Don is irrelevant. He didn’t say anything bad about Syed.
Adnan’s teacher has no real evidence. Whenever someone dies they’re suddenly everyone’s best friend. When someone is murdered p…
Ha! If you really want your mind blown then listen to the first season of the Undisclosed Podcast. The first two episodes are dull, but there on out it is an absolute barn burner.