Annber03

So...you're okay with ICE busting into schools and traumatizing the shit out of children because of the (supposed) actions of their parents? That's cool with you? We're not even going to get into the fact that people are harassing immigrants regardless of legal status, because these raids are nothing more than a way for racist/xenophobic assholes to make life hell for non-white people. The legal status is not the issue here, it never has been. They're just pissed that immigrants are here at all, period. Never mind the fact that immigration, both legal and illegal, is literally the bedrock of our country's history. The fact is that it literally does not matter if someone came here legally or not, they still deserve to be treated like human beings. It's called compasion and basic civil rights. Remember those? Kind of supposed to be an immportant cornerstone of our country's belief system? Yeah. To say nothing of how it might help your argument railing about immigrants' legal status if you weren't out here quoting from a foreign citizen who is literally taking over important aspects of our govenrment despite the fact that he, y'know, was not on the presidential ballot and has zero power, or should have zero power, over anything we do here. If you're going to get upset about foreigners coming into our country, go yell at Musk, not the average person who's simply trying to cross the border to make a better life for htemselves and thier families. And on the note of your quoting Musk in regards to your "wasetful spending"post, if you're using his BS claims as yoru evidence, your"proof", your argument is already null and void. It's laughable that you think his claims are to be trusted and believed.

Would love to see Trump supporters try and defend or explain away any of this. They okay with all of this?

I was wondering who did that version of the song in that ad, thanks.

This is how I took it. We've got a running joke on another fandom space I'm in that Flower was the real inspiration for the Rumors album :p.

Yep. For as long as I've been alive, I have never known the GOP to be genuinely "small government", not in the ways it really matters. If they were, they wouldn't have spent decades trying to regulate what women could do with thier bodies and reproductive choices, or trying to stop LGBTQ+ from marrying/having kids/having sex at all/just basically living their lives in general. They wouldn't go hardcore with these dumbass immigrant raids they're trying to pull, which are doing nothing other than traumatizing and harassing said immigrants for no justifiable reason. I just want the people defending Trump to explain how forcing women to have babies, or firing federal employees, or getting us into a trade war that's jacking up the price of everything, or will jack up the price of everything, is supposed to help with people's economic woes and financial struggles, or how it's supposed to solve our inflation problem. I mean, supposedly that's why they all voted for him, right? They didn't feel Biden was doing enough to tackle our economic struggles? And yet Trump's policies and actions are only furhter exacerbating said economic struggles and adding to people's financial misery. And he's buddy buddy with Elon Musk, one of the richest men in the world, who's doing just fine for himself and will not have to worry one bit about being able to afford anything he wants. So yeah, please, do enlighten me as to how this is all supposed to help everyone who's struggling financially right now, or how this will magically solve our inflation problems. Go on. I'll wait. I'm just wondering when the gun nuts out there are going to take up arms against Trump and his dictator buddies. I mean, supposedly that's why they keep insisting that people need to have the right to own guns, right, to take up arms against a tyrannical government? Well, this is about as tyrannical as it gets, so I'm sure they'll be along anytime now to raise a fuss. Yep. Aaaaaaaaanytime now.

No, yeah, I think this is an absolutely spot on explanation. That makes perfect sense. Look at how often people will happily read 100 fics (if not more!) featuring thier favorite ships getting together in any which way. Sometimes you just like knowing where the story will go, and following along with characters you're already invested in. It can be really fun in fic to explore pairings that might not make sense on the face of it, or which nobody might've considered before. When I do come across a fic that manages to sell me on a ship that either wasn't a favorite or one I never would've considered/thought to read before, even if only for the length of that fic, that's just...*Chef's kiss*. But I also defintiely agree with you that some people do have a tendency to strip away everything that makes the characters interesting when writing a romance fic, to where the couple just becomes Generic A/B couple, whose interactions could be any pairing in question across any fandom. Sometimes it feels like someone's way of trying to write an original story and sneak it into an internet space where they'd be guaranteed readers, sometimes it's people just not being good with characterization and caring more about certain tropes or dynamics without taking into account whether the pairing in question fits those tropes/dynamics, or how. But yeah, whatever the reason, it is a shame when it does happen. Especially when it's a pairing that has such a rich history that's unique only to them, or which could have some good potential/possibility, if they're characters that rarely/never interacted before or are a rarepair or something.

Because he got the message loud and clear after he faced no prison time for January 6th that he could do whatever the fuck he wanted without consequences. It's almost like trying to violently overturn a democratic election was a massive warning sign that more people should've paid attention to or something. Who knew?

Ooooooh, I'll have to watch this. I love weather documentaries, especially tornado-related ones.

No, but they're sure happy to keep defending a person and party who are. They're sure happy to keep defending a person and party who are actively trying to strip groups of basic civil and human rights and trampling over every aspect of our Constitution. They're happy to keep defending someone who's letting an oligarchy take place and who's cozying up to someone who should have no influence or power over our most sensitive information. They're sure happy to keep defending someone who violently tried to overturn a democratic election. So you'll excuse me if I and others here don't have much patience or time for that. They want to keep defending Trump, that's their choice, but then they don't get to act shocked when the rest of us are out here ranting about Trump supporters and defenders who continue to overlook, excuse, or defend every horrific and awful thing he and his party are doing. I was never on TWOP, so I have no connections to that part of the board's past. But regarding acceptance, how, exactly, am I supposed to be accepting of people defending someone who tried to violently overturn an election? How am I supposed to be accepting ofr someone who's trying to take away people's rights? Beliefs are not like one's race/gender/sexual orientation/ethnicity. Those things can't be changed and aren't valid reasons to not accept someone. Political beliefs, on the other hand, are not something one is born with, and people do not have to accept beliefs that involve supporting politicians and policies that negatively affect certain groups of people and strip them of important rights.

I can't with Isaac's outfit XD. I'm so excited for this episode.

"When I was dating all of Fleetwood Mac..." "Not happening." Oh, Flower. You silly goof. Awwwwwwwwwww, the postcards. What a sweet reveal for Pete. I'm glad he got to see those. And I love Carol coming in to help as she did, too - and good on Pete for standing up to her and getting her help as he did besides. I've never seen Goodfellas (I know, I know...I am very much like Sam in that way :p), but I do like that I could still follow the general gist of everything even without being familiar with the movie. Glad they were able to get the mob off Jay's back, his restaurant just opened, he does not need this mess. So Isaac and Alberta are going to be roommates. I hope we get to see some of that, 'cause that should be a lot of fun :D. Not surprised Thor and Flower are moving in together, it really was only a matter of time. But of course, this still leaves the rather obvious fact that Trevor and Hetty are both on their own, so will that last long as well? And then of course there's whatever could someday happen with Isaac and Nigel down the line, too... Suffice to say I'm guessing this is not the last we'll be seeing of the musical bedroom situation :p.

Can someboty PLEASE stop this shit already? Please? What the fuck does it have to take to get him to back the hell off?

If the GOP and Trump are going to go around insulting everyone in their path and saying the most vile things about women and minorities imaginable, then turnabout's fair play, as far as I'm concerned. They want to dish it out, they can learn to take it.

SO thrilled by this news! I expected them to be renewed, of course, but for two more seasons? Nice!