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Anybody else wonder if some time traveler went back and fixed it so the Cubs win, and the rest of 2016 is the result? (I watch too much sci-fi.)

I've been thinking of people like Pence as Radicalized Christians for a long time now - I say as a lapsed Catholic, if my own religion matters.

I can't find any confirmation of this, maybe someone else knows -- once he's using the POTUS Twitter he won't be able to delete tweets?

Maybe you know this but in case you don't - that is one of the options on the form when Amazon sends you a question, a button you can click for "I don't know." Personally I wish they also had an option for "read the product description and/or previous answers! Jeez!" I still get questions for something I bought two years ago that has over a hundred questions and answers, many of them repeated, and many of the answers are right there in the product description. Also I think a lot of people don't realize they aren't asking the manufacturer (because they don't bother to read that part). I don't mind helping someone out, but I'm not going to be on the phone all day for them finding out if something is BPA free.

Awwwww stillshimpy. I think that along with this, which is important to know and believe, it's also good to keep in mind that things can turn on a dime in both directions. Not just from good to bad, both directions. Berlin Walls go up, Berlin Walls come down. Nothing is permanent. One of my favorite tumblr posts is: this is all just temporary this is all just temporary this is all just temporary this is all just temporary this is all just temporary this is all just temporary I don't get it either but even more, unless the statistics are a lie, college educated white women voted for him knowing that this would be the result. He wasn't coy about it, it's not some kind of a bad surprise, he said up front this was a goal: end abortion. I can't even blame the GOP here, it wasn't a secret agenda, nobody was conned.

Somehow I managed to delete the quote box backspacing to correct a typo so this is in response to the post about how The Four are surrounding him because he has dementia. I don't think he's "scared shitless" because in my experience, people with dementia don't know they have dementia (and they also believe their logic to be perfectly fine even when it's clearly not) - but I do think that's why his family is glued to his side. They know. Not that it matters - it won't be enough to keep this shitshow from rolling on.

Oh I know - I would literally rather hear nails on a chalkboard. Also, that physical tic is one of the things that makes me wonder if he's in the early stages of Alzheimer's. (Make or makes? I forget the grammar there.) I'd be all for this if it was turnabout-fair play, such as "if you have religious reasons you can refuse service to politicians."

Sorry, I misunderstood the no-name-calling portion of your post.

*stands up and cheers* I no longer buy into the play-nice, be-more-ethical we-go-high crap that put this monster in a position of power. When he went low we should have metaphorically kicked him in the face - and gouged and spat and everything else they tell you to do to your attacker. Too late now, but I won't be showing any polite respect to this fascist. I don't think so either, I can't imagine that she has any say at all in what happens to her. He's a control freak.

Did they ever say how much she weighs on the show? And I agree about coach, she carries a lot of her weight in the front, there is no way. Maybe that will be a contributing factor to Toby keeling over - that it was hard to get out of the middle seat and walk around the plane periodically like you're supposed to do.

I agree, I assume she was ordered to stay in New York so he can grope around in peace. I also suspect he wants to keep the press diverted from their son, who is probably autistic, not that there's anything wrong with that but I bet DT doesn't feel that way. He's the kind of parent who will actually say out loud that he's prouder of some of his children than others.

I tried to find this in her Twitter feed but couldn't - at some point she posted a GIF of him saying to Kate, "the only thing I can't live without is you," and her (the actor's) comment was something like, "now that's true love." So either Chrissy buys into the Toby-is-delightful premise or she's gaslighting us.

Seriously, why is he so freakin' orange? Spray tan? He eats tons of carrots? Bronzer? High blood pressure? A secret Cheeto habit?

Oh great theory! That would have been very smart of them. I agree, I have never been able to see how her story could be about anything but weight, at least until she got under the 250 range.* At her size absolutely everything would be a struggle, and require extra thought or work or planning. I hope this show makes it a story about how she lost enough weight to live like everyone else - not how she learned to accept a life of never knowing if a chair would hold her or if she could get through a door. *My basis for that being, the first question for chairs I always see on the ask-a-question section of online furniture stores is, "weight limit?" It is almost never more than 250 pounds.

Yes! I couldn't put my finger on it until I read your post - that is exactly why it's so shocking. I just saw him in a couple of things, and he was looking great. Well damn.

Wow boards are actually making that rule these days? I know it's tough times for forums but that seems like it would just drive people away.

Yep I was not being remotely sarcastic, I was wondering about it quite awhile ago just due to the limited vocabulary and some physical tics, and lately I've seen other people mentioning it.

Yes, seriously - along with being post-factual are we also going to start randomly changing the meanings of words and phrases? Many people have said they believe it's the early stage of Alzheimer's.

Harvard was handed to her by the writers, I don't believe the actual Rory would have gotten in there. Yale was handed to her by Richard.

Or even just thwarting her by wanting to eat out a lot, and complaining if she didn't want to.

I bet it depends on what killed him. If it's a plane blood clot his weight wouldn't have mattered, but if it's weight-related the writers might have that scare her straight, so to speak?

That right there is why it would be a boring story. There are no stakes. If she fails, she can eat crow and be saved by her rich family.

I have no idea, I was just spitballing - sorry!

I assume they'd have to choose a Republican, so I'd accept any Republican who hasn't caved in to Trump.

Yes! That's a great description. I just can't process it. It feels fictional. Like I'm stuck in a parallel timeline, or the ghost of Christmas Future is showing me what happens when you don't volunteer to work a phone bank.