Chit-Chat: The Feels

Macbeth1966 · February 25

On 2/21/2025 at 9:37 PM, Dimity said:

There was an episode of, I think, Steven Colbert, where they did a skit involving Scott Bakula reprising his role on Quantum Leap. He's a taxi driver with a young Donald Trump as a passenger. He drives into the river...

It was so nice that Scott was willing to take one for the team. 😉

Ohiopirate02 · February 25

Just now, fairffaxx said:

But you don't have to acknowledge or respond to the quotes. Just pass on by .....

That is what I do to stay sane. There's over 8000 replies on this thread, I do not have the time, energy, or patience to read all of them. I skim the thread, read the posts I want to read that day, and respond to the ones I feel like responding to. There's no rhyme or reason to this, it really depends on the day and what device I am using. If you quote my post hoping to get a response, I cannot guarantee that I will see let alone want to respond to it. And it's not that I necessarily do not want to have a conversation with you about whatever topic. I just either don't see it or don't have the spoons to answer. Since I spend 40 hours a week in front of a computer, I don't want to be attached to a screen at home. I do try to unplug for at least an hour a day outside of the time I would normally be like sleeping or taking care of housework. This past Saturday, I accidentally left my phone at home for like 5 hours as I went to church, dinner, ran errands, and had drinks. It was bliss.

Macbeth1966 · February 25

On 2/22/2025 at 7:48 AM, tearknee said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blomberg–Fritsch_affair

Wow. So the Trump administration is not even giving a reason as to why they are firing top Military Leaders. Who have spent their lives defending the USA and earned their ranks.

Even Hitler had to come up with reasons, bs reasons to be sure, to fire his Generals.

This coup d'état will be successful unlike the last. They are going get rid of all of the top military brass that are not on Team Trump.

tearknee · February 25

By trying to 'save the old ways', Rehnquist, Scalia, Alito, Bork et al have set in motion events which will take their 'beloved' USA to the brink of destruction.

peacheslatour · February 25

I loved Macron humiliating him the other day.

kittykat · February 25

20 minutes ago, Macbeth1966 said:

This coup d'état will be successful unlike the last. They are going get rid of all of the top military brass that are not on Team Trump.

Well, if the resistance must be formed I wouldn't mind an array of competent generals we could recruit.

peacheslatour · February 25

WE knew this was coming.

tearknee · February 25

Unfortunately, all the precious bodily fluids have been drained.

bluegirl147 · February 25

39 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

WE knew this was coming.

That will surely bring down the price of eggs.

Now correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't someone have to bring a case showing there was harm and the law needs repealed? And won't it have to go through lower courts first?

Edited February 25 by bluegirl147

ebk57 · February 25

Anyone posted yet about how they're going to pick which reporters get to ask questions during briefings? We're doomed...

Gift link from the NYT

Makai · February 25

1 hour ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

The Trump administrations have made me question my ability to pick up on satire. This is reading like satire because golfing with carts is in no way an outdoor sport**, "enormous self confidence impervious to setbacks" and "zero minutes feeling depressed ever" read more like insults than compliments, and Trump has never had an incredible sense of humor. But then I remember his supports showing up to his rallies wearing maxipads attached to their ears. Is Peachy one of those?

**If you can drink while doing it, it's a past time not a sport.

Here’s her book description. Definitely not satire. 🤯

Quote

Spot-on, often satirical, always insightful, contributing editor of The American Mind and mother of a brood, Peachy Keenan argues that the only way we can save our families, ourselves, and the world—even California!—is by embracing our inner domestic extremists, and sweeping failed notions of third wave feminism and identity politics nonsense into the garbage can of history.

ARE YOU A DOMESTIC EXTREMIST?

You might be if you have common sense.

If you think there are two sexes period—and that “gender” is a grammatical term you learned studying high school French. You might be a domestic extremist.

If you think “fat acceptance” is wrong and unhealthy. You might be a domestic extremist.

If you think Critical Race Theory is itself racist. You might be a domestic extremist.

If you think civilization depends on men and women getting married, staying married, having kids, and raising them to be hard-working, faithful, and, well, sane. You might be a domestic extremist.

If you think your family is more important than your career—then you’re definitely a domestic extremist, and Peachy Keenan is here to be your spokeswoman and guide.

Peachy Keenan contributing editor of the American Mind and mother employs her trademark wit, humor, and insight to show we can save our families, ourselves, and the world—even California!—if we unleash our inner, instinctive domestic extremist. It begins with embracing the Domestic Extremist Manifesto™:

In This House We Believe:

Parents Are the Bosses of Their Kids
Babies Are Good, More Babies Are Better
Dating Is for Suckers
Two Sexes Are Plenty
Your Career Is Overrated
Feminism Is how the Unpopular and Undateable Cope with Life
Mainstream American Culture Destroys Families
We Are Going to Win!

Keenan shows how by becoming “just a little bit more domestic,” putting first things first—the really important things like God, family, and neighborhood—we can win the culture war for real culture, rescue our families and ourselves from the insanity that surrounds us—and—absolutely and no fooling—save humanity itself.

Are you up for it? Sure you are—and the instruction book is right here! Become a domestic extremist. (Warning: you may already be one.)

Edited February 25 by Makai

peacheslatour · February 25

2 minutes ago, Makai said:

Here’s her book description. Definitely not satire. 🤯

So a trade wife "influencer". And people listen to these idiots.

fastiller · February 25

3 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

So a trade wife "influencer". And people listen to these idiots.

I suspect there's a typo & you mean trad wife. But I think I prefer your way, b/c were she my wife, I'd 100% totally trade her!

peacheslatour · February 25

1 minute ago, fastiller said:

I suspect there's a typo & you mean trad wife. But I think I prefer your way, b/c were she my wife, I'd 100% totally trade her!

Lol, then I ain't gonna fix it.

suomi · February 25

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week

The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

The last of the original top five disappeared from the site in the early hours of Tuesday, even as the group claimed in its latest update that its savings to date had increased to $65 billion. The website offered no explanation for why it removed some items or how it arrived at the higher total. Neither the U.S. DOGE Service nor the White House responded to questions Tuesday morning.

The “wall of receipts” is the only public ledger the organization has produced to document its work. The scale of that ledger’s errors — and the misunderstandings and poor quality control that seemed to underlie them — has raised questions about the effort’s broader work, which has led to mass firings and cutbacks across the federal government.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/upshot/doge-spending-cuts-changed.html

Bookish Jen · February 25

15 minutes ago, Makai said:

Here’s her book description. Definitely not satire. 🤯

I actually read her book, trying to get into the mind of MAGA. Her book is just one grievance after another. She thinks everyone not just like her is out to get her. She has nothing but hate for "ugly, undateable feminists", the LGTBQ+ community, childless cat ladies, "pant-suited girl bosses." She thinks everybody is out to get her because she's a SAHM of five children who goes to mass on a weekly basis (she converted to Catholicism as an adult). I can safely say, most of us don't have problems with with SAHMs of large families who go to church. The reason why people probably aren't fond of her is because she's got a sour attitude and is a rude, spoiled, privileged bully.

Anyway, I'll probably write a scathing review of her book sometime in April for my blog.

Edited February 25 by Bookish Jen

Turquoise · February 25

3 minutes ago, suomi said:

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week

The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

The last of the original top five disappeared from the site in the early hours of Tuesday, even as the group claimed in its latest update that its savings to date had increased to $65 billion. The website offered no explanation for why it removed some items or how it arrived at the higher total. Neither the U.S. DOGE Service nor the White House responded to questions Tuesday morning.

The “wall of receipts” is the only public ledger the organization has produced to document its work. The scale of that ledger’s errors — and the misunderstandings and poor quality control that seemed to underlie them — has raised questions about the effort’s broader work, which has led to mass firings and cutbacks across the federal government.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/upshot/doge-spending-cuts-changed.html

Shocked, I tell you. Completely shocked. /s

Ohiopirate02 · February 25

4 minutes ago, Bookish Jen said:

I actually read her book, trying to get into the mind of MAGA. Her book is just one grievance after another. She thinks everyone not just like her is out to get her. She has nothing but hate for "ugly, undateable feminists", the LGTBQ+ community, childless cat ladies, "pant-suited girl bosses." She thinks everybody is out to get her because she's a SAHM of five children who goes to mass on a weekly basis (she converted to Catholicism as an adult). I can safely say, most of us don't have problems with with SAHMs of large families who go to church. The reason why people probably aren't fond of her is because she's got a sour attitude and is a rude, spoiled, privileged bully.

Anyway, I'll probably write a scathing review of her book sometime in April for my blog.

Let me guess, she was an Evangelical Protestant before converting, my least favorite type of Catholic.

kittykat · February 25

What really grinds my gears about tradwives is that they always feel like they're being scrutinized and attacked by other feminists. And while I know there are seats of second wave/third wave who probably do because they reject any patriarchal structure, just live and let live. If a woman embraces the tradwife life and finds fulfillment in raising children and supporting her husband then good for them. As long as it's their choice. What all us feminists are trying to accomplish is teaching future female generations that it's not the ONLY choice.

Edited February 25 by kittykat

Bookish Jen · February 25

Just now, Ohiopirate02 said:

Let me guess, she was an Evangelical Protestant before converting, my least favorite type of Catholic.

I was raised Catholic. And thought I don't want to brush people with a wide brush, I have often found people who convert as adults to be quite performative. Their faith is not rooted in empathy and kindness towards others. They are quite arrogant and full of themselves, maybe because they weren't raised with a sense of guilt and shame that cradle Catholics are.

Notabug · February 25

5 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

Let me guess, she was an Evangelical Protestant before converting, my least favorite type of Catholic.

No, she claims her parents weren't religious at all and she never went to church and wasn't exposed to any faith at home. She says they celebrated Christmas and Easter in completely secular fashion.

Not sure, but I think her husband is Catholic and brought her into the fold.

Jesus wept.

Edited February 25 by Notabug

abbyzenn · February 25

Just watched last night's (Monday Feb 24) Daily Show and highly recommend it. John Stewart was on fire (and ended up accidently cutting his hand) talking about the ridiculousness of what Doge is doing - villifying federal employees and indiscriminatingly firing them isn't solving waste, fraud and abuse (unless you think such being a federal employee is a waste). He talked about if they were really serious about finding waste/fraud/abue they'd be looking at the subsidies the gas companies get ($3 billion - which I think if we fired every federal employee wouldn't be saving anywhere near that), subsidies drug companies get, the carried interest loophole for hedge fund managers, the money the military is spending on planes/subs/carriers when the next war will be fought with drones, etc. I'll offer my own pet peeve - farm subsidies.

He showed some of the recent CPAC meeting and how those speakers described federal emploiyees was just sickening. As I've noted before I'm a retired federal employee (as was my Dad who was also retired military - so yes I grew up as a military brat) so that may color by feelings a bit,

I'm also annoyed at how gleeful Musk, Trump and company describe these firings.

bluegirl147 · February 25

7 minutes ago, kittykat said:

What really grinds my gears about tradwives is that they always feel like they're being scrutinized and attacked by other feminists. And while I know there are seats of second wave/third wave who probably do because they reject any patriarchal structure, just live and let live. If a woman embraces the tradwife life and finds fulfillment in raising children and supporting her husband then good for them. As long as it's their choice. What all us feminists are trying to accomplish is teaching future female generations that it's not the ONLY choice.

That is something women like her never understand. Being a true feminist means you want women to have choices. If women want to be SAHWM and that makes them happy good for them. Problem is when those women think all women should live like that.

Notabug · February 25

34 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

That will surely bring down the price of eggs.

Now correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't someone have to bring a case showing there was harm and the law needs repealed? And won't it have to go through lower cases first?

Yes, a case has to be brought before the Supreme Court in order for them to reverse the ruling on same sex marriage. The House resolution is purely performative and meant to appease the MAGA base. I am sure the Republicans already have cases in the pipeline to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges and this is meant to allow the Republican members of Congress to brag about how they were on the right side when the Court strikes it down.

Ohiopirate02 · February 25

19 minutes ago, Bookish Jen said:

I was raised Catholic. And thought I don't want to brush people with a wide brush, I have often found people who convert as adults to be quite performative. Their faith is not rooted in empathy and kindness towards others. They are quite arrogant and full of themselves, maybe because they weren't raised with a sense of guilt and shame that cradle Catholics are.

Same. I know I was fortunate to be raised in a progressive Catholic church, and that has definitely colored my faith. We had Guitar Masses and cared about the environment and had priests who were human. Still got a big does of the guilt. One thing I think trips up the adult converts is the fact that they rarely deconstruct their old beliefs and end up adding Catholic beliefs to them. This leads them to become a different version of Cafeteria Catholic than us Cradle Catholics. Sadly, they choose the "abortion is murder" no birth control route and ignore the rest of Catholic Social Teaching.

My favorite type of adult convert is the one who chooses to convert after being married to a practicing Catholic for decades and immediately becomes the Christmas and Easter Catholic.

Bookish Jen · February 25

29 minutes ago, Notabug said:

No, she claims her parents weren't religious at all and she never went to church and wasn't exposed to any faith at home. She says they celebrated Christmas and Easter in completely secular fashion.

Not sure, but I think her husband is Catholic and brought her into the fold.

Jesus wept.

Yep. That's pretty much it. And despite the fancy private schools she went to and her Ivy League education, Peachy doesn't exactly come across like a very deep thinker in her book.

tres bien · February 25

BTW It’s MI state representative Josh Schriver (R) along with 12 republican co-sponsors that filed the resolution to overturn Obergefell v Hodges

Govenor Gretchen Whitmer called it “hateful” and asking the US Supreme Court to overturn same sex marriage she said “hell no”.

tearknee · February 25

10 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

Same. I know I was fortunate to be raised in a progressive Catholic church, and that has definitely colored my faith. We had Guitar Masses and cared about the environment and had priests who were human. Still got a big does of the guilt. One thing I think trips up the adult converts is the fact that they rarely deconstruct their old beliefs and end up adding Catholic beliefs to them. This leads them to become a different version of Cafeteria Catholic than us Cradle Catholics. Sadly, they choose the "abortion is murder" no birth control route and ignore the rest of Catholic Social Teaching.

My favorite type of adult convert is the one who chooses to convert after being married to a practicing Catholic for decades and immediately becomes the Christmas and Easter Catholic.

My "mom" made Debra McCurdy look normal.

I've been looking for something to believe in, something to give me hope

Bookish Jen · February 25

21 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

Same. I know I was fortunate to be raised in a progressive Catholic church, and that has definitely colored my faith. We had Guitar Masses and cared about the environment and had priests who were human. Still got a big does of the guilt. One thing I think trips up the adult converts is the fact that they rarely deconstruct their old beliefs and end up adding Catholic beliefs to them. This leads them to become a different version of Cafeteria Catholic than us Cradle Catholics. Sadly, they choose the "abortion is murder" no birth control route and ignore the rest of Catholic Social Teaching.

My favorite type of adult convert is the one who chooses to convert after being married to a practicing Catholic for decades and immediately becomes the Christmas and Easter Catholic.

I went to a very progressive all-women's Catholic college. Feminism was greatly appreciated, and we were encouraged to value our education and use it in our daily lives, including the workplace, our homes, and our communities.

annzeepark914 · February 25

53 minutes ago, Bookish Jen said:

I was raised Catholic. And thought I don't want to brush people with a wide brush, I have often found people who convert as adults to be quite performative. Their faith is not rooted in empathy and kindness towards others. They are quite arrogant and full of themselves, maybe because they weren't raised with a sense of guilt and shame that cradle Catholics are.

Sounds like Peachy & JD Vance, two holier than thou converts.

anony.miss · February 25

58 minutes ago, kittykat said:

If a woman embraces the tradwife life and finds fulfillment in raising children and supporting her husband then good for them. As long as it's their choice.

How that "choice" is shaped and made is the crux of it for me, and allowing a generation of teenage girls/young women to consume trad wife content & marketing without any pushback is dangerous, imo. Many trad wives are promoting the idea that young women don't need an education, work history (before marriage/children) or financial protection in case of divorce, because if you "pick the right provider" he will never leave or abandon you. I think it's crucial for feminists to dissect such a dangerous fantasy, and present the reality of where that might actually lead. And thank god ex-trad wives (divorced, left without any income, work history or means to survive) are getting on social media to explain the reality of thinking "a man is the only plan" a woman needs. It's also very political; Project 2025, served up in an attractive social media package.

Edited February 25 by anony.miss

peacheslatour · February 25

14 minutes ago, anony.miss said:

How that "choice" is shaped and made is the crux of it for me, and allowing a generation of teenage girls/young women to consume trad wife content & marketing without any pushback is dangerous, imo. Many trad wives are promoting the idea that young women don't need an education, work history (before marriage/children) or financial protection in case of divorce, because if you "pick the right provider" he will never leave or abandon you. I think it's crucial for feminists to dissect such a dangerous fantasy, and present the reality of where that might actually lead. And thank god ex-trad wives (divorced, left without any income, work history or means to survive) are getting on social media to explain the reality of thinking "a man is the only plan" a woman needs. It's also very political; Project 2025, served up in an attractive social media package.

Like my gran always said. "Learn to take care of yourself, don't depend on some man to do it."

Dimity · February 25

34 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Like my gran always said. "Learn to take care of yourself, don't depend on some man to do it."

My grandparents came through the Depression and World War II and they made sure their daughters could support themselves. Even though their daughters came of age in that supposedly golden time when you could live well on one income and most women became SAHMs.

Now we're in an economic era when this choice seems out of reach for most people and yet we've got this push for girls to forego higher education and to marry young, pop out babies and be totally dependent on a husband.

This does her no favours, of course, but it's also a tremendous burden to place on a young man. I will be interested to see how many of these marriages stay so 'traditional' when job losses, illness, and other of life's unexpected twists and turns come their way.

Macbeth1966 · February 25

On 2/24/2025 at 10:01 AM, Dimity said:

And neither do any of the DOGE busily cutting programs because they don't understand what the purpose of the program happens to be. At the very least they could have had experts review the programs before slashing them. But that, of course, would mean acknowledging there are experts who know things that they don't know. Will never happen.

As soon as DOGE fired the people who were overseeing the safety of our nuclear weapons -Congress should have fired everyone involved - starting with Musk.

kittykat · February 25

1 hour ago, anony.miss said:

How that "choice" is shaped and made is the crux of it for me, and allowing a generation of teenage girls/young women to consume trad wife content & marketing without any pushback is dangerous, imo. Many trad wives are promoting the idea that young women don't need an education, work history (before marriage/children) or financial protection in case of divorce, because if you "pick the right provider" he will never leave or abandon you. I think it's crucial for feminists to dissect such a dangerous fantasy, and present the reality of where that might actually lead. And thank god ex-trad wives (divorced, left without any income, work history or means to survive) are getting on social media to explain the reality of thinking "a man is the only plan" a woman needs. It's also very political; Project 2025, served up in an attractive social media package.

Oh absolutely. It's sad that many of these women are indoctrinated at such a young age. To be told their greatest worth in life is to be a mother and wife and acquiesce to her man's needs and usually this education is done by other women. It's why our side needs to inform them more than ever about the consequences of said life. Again if they're going in eyes open into this life that's fine but as others above have said there are downsides. What if the husband dies? Loses his job? Divorces her? I'm not against the idea of a woman choosing to stay at home but do it with a back up plan in place.

43 minutes ago, Dimity said:

This does her no favours, of course, but it's also a tremendous burden to place on a young man. I will be interested to see how many of these marriages stay so 'traditional' when job losses, illness, and other of life's unexpected twists and turns come their way.

Right. It reinforces that the man's rightful place to be the provider but that it should be taught that there's no shame if a man takes a low paying job or his wife is the higher earner. All feminism has ever wanted to promote is the abolishment of antiquated "places." And that doing so liberates both sexes.

I guess I'm just sick of this country falling victim to a party who believes my own personal worth as a person is to be a breeder that is subservient to a man.

Edited February 25 by kittykat

ProudMary · February 26

11 hours ago, tres bien said:

I also read an article yesterday that was a case for democrats to start running hard for 2026 now. Except for Senator Chris Murphy (D CT) I never see or hear from the democrats

Many are way too quiet, but Chris Murphy, whom I've respected for years, is not the only Democrat fighting for us. I hear a lot from Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders (yes, I know he's an Independent,) Ron Wyden, Brian Schatz. Both Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar of MN have been very vocal against Musk recently.

From the House, AOC has been leading the charge, with Jasmine Crockett neck and neck, but also Jamie Raskin, Pramila Jayapal, Maxwell Frost, and Ayanna Pressley. Also of interest, Rep. Raul Ruiz, MD and Lauren Underwood, RN have been working together against the Republican threat against Medicaid.

I agree that more need to step up, but I'm hearing a lot more voices than I was in the first couple of weeks.

6 hours ago, tres bien said:

I wonder if I’ll vote in 2026 because if the Democrats back down and get nothing pretty much like in the last congress ( Mike Johnson wouldn’t be speaker today without them) then yeah I’m staying home.

My rep Ilhan Omar has a snowball’s chance in hell of loosing to a republican so it’s not much of a threat from me but it’ll be a personal statement

Please don't set this precedent. Voting is our civic duty. In addition to the House seat, MN will also have a Senatorial Election in 2026. Is Tim Walz up for re-election then too? Not to mention your local elections and any ballot questions. Staying home is not a good option. Please vote.

1 hour ago, ebk57 said:

Anyone posted yet about how they're going to pick which reporters get to ask questions during briefings? We're doomed...

Gift link from the NYT

First amendment lawsuit coming, I'm sure.

Also related, but not yet mentioned, MSNBC's cowardly cancellation of the shows hosted by Joy Reid, Katie Phang, Ayman, Jonathan Capehart, and Alex Wagner, all POC. 😡 Some of them may still be with the network but in lesser positions or less important time slots.

I haven't watched any broadcast news in at least a year. I get my news through long-trusted sources on new media, most all of whom were once mainstream, but are now independent.

Blergh · February 26

Did her folks actually name their daughter 'Peachy' or is that a nickname Ms. Keanan chose for herself to make it sound like 'peachy keen'. .[another derivative of 'hunky dory']?

IMO, she seems quite the loon. .

Bastet · February 26

3 hours ago, suomi said:

DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week

The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.

The last of the original top five disappeared from the site in the early hours of Tuesday, even as the group claimed in its latest update that its savings to date had increased to $65 billion. The website offered no explanation for why it removed some items or how it arrived at the higher total. Neither the U.S. DOGE Service nor the White House responded to questions Tuesday morning.

The “wall of receipts” is the only public ledger the organization has produced to document its work. The scale of that ledger’s errors — and the misunderstandings and poor quality control that seemed to underlie them — has raised questions about the effort’s broader work, which has led to mass firings and cutbacks across the federal government.

So:

- Taking its own data at face value <pause for laughter>, about 35% of the federal contracts DOGE has canceled are expected to yield no savings (of the 2,300 contracts terminated, 794 had already been fully paid or legally obligated)

- The major "error" of claiming an $8 billion cut at ICE, which was actually $8 million, was not an anomaly -- there was also a single $655 million USAID cut listed three times. A $560,000 Social Security cut reported as $232 million. A new addition to its list of "receipts", a $1.9 billion Treasury cut, predates DOGE’s existence.

Is Everyone Gone · February 26

Speaking of trad wives, the other day I was watching Jana Duggar fixing up the house her husband bought. She was serious, bossy, with an imperious air about her. No doubt from the years and years of taking care of such a large brood of siblings.

But kept thinking about how in another non-trad-wife life, she might have made a great manager.

peacheslatour · February 26

27 minutes ago, Blergh said:

Did her folks actually name their daughter 'Peachy' or is that a nickname Ms. Keanan chose for herself to make it sound like 'peachy keen'. .[another derivative of 'hunky dory']?

IMO, she seems quite the loon. .

I think it's a perfectly cromulent name! 😎

Dimity · February 26

Blergh · February 26

5 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

I think it's a perfectly cromulent name! 😎

Except for being completely unfair to the peaches of the world.

I mean what did they do to deserve her being their namesake.

PRgal · February 26

2 hours ago, Dimity said:

My grandparents came through the Depression and World War II and they made sure their daughters could support themselves. Even though their daughters came of age in that supposedly golden time when you could live well on one income and most women became SAHMs.

Now we're in an economic era when this choice seems out of reach for most people and yet we've got this push for girls to forego higher education and to marry young, pop out babies and be totally dependent on a husband.

This does her no favours, of course, but it's also a tremendous burden to place on a young man. I will be interested to see how many of these marriages stay so 'traditional' when job losses, illness, and other of life's unexpected twists and turns come their way.

My grandmother never allowed my mom to cook so my mom never learned. And she never really taught me, either. So the whole idea of being able to cook ancestral cuisine? Nope, not me. I'm not ashamed, but I always feel that I SHOULD. And there's a toxic woman, a girl I went to high school with who constantly tells me that I shouldn't have to justify myself. But when you're ALWAYS being told that your experiences are weird/different/odd with no positive vibe at all, then yes, you have to over explain! You can't ignore that. Especially these days.

Bliss · February 26

Perhaps off topic...

I sincerely hope I'm still alive when AOC becomes POTUS.

(Currently watching the Liberal debate in Canada and I know I'm biased, but any one of these candidates has more intelligence in their little finger than tRump has in his entire bloated bod.)

peacheslatour · February 26

2 minutes ago, Bliss said:

Perhaps off topic...

I sincerely hope I'm still alive when AOC becomes POTUS.

(Currently watching the Liberal debate in Canada and I know I'm biased, but any one of these candidates has more intelligence in their little finger than tRump has in his entire bloated bod.)

She's the only one I've been donating to.

Kemper · February 26

I am going to donate to Ossoff's campaign; in addition to AOC's.

fastiller · February 26

2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

2024/2025 update to "... but her laugh!"

LexieLily · February 26

BREAKING: House Republicans just passed their budget resolution 217-215 that would virtually guarantee deep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, all to fund a major tax break for the ultrawealthy... and still add trillions to the national debt.

I honestly don't understand what the overall point of this administration IS other than making Trump and Co. (even more) obscenely rich.

Edited February 26 by LexieLily

Eri · February 26

44 minutes ago, LexieLily said:

BREAKING: House Republicans just passed their budget resolution 217-215 that would virtually guarantee deep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, all to fund a major tax break for the ultrawealthy... and still add trillions to the national debt.

Oh dear, I was afraid that would happen. At least all Democrats voted against it and just one Republican (Massey-Kentucky) opposed it. I believe the Senate is going to try and bypass Dem support with the reconciliation effort. For those who may not know, it's a special process that allows, a budget (not the actual spending) to be passed, by only 50 votes in the Senate. However there are still a number of steps the spending plan (which needs more negotiation and details ironed out) must go through in order to become law. I hope the Senate Dems are ready to reject this without a moment's hesitation.

74 million low-income people have Medicaid as their health insurance. 50% of children are covered by either Medicaid or CHIPS, 40% of people with an opioid addiction have Medicaid - this cut would damage so many lives.

Making healthcare inaccessible is not the way to go in a country this stressed out.

Edited February 26 by Eri

Makai · February 26

2 hours ago, LexieLily said:

I honestly don't understand what the overall point of this administration IS other than making Trump and Co. (even more) obscenely rich.

Same. Do they not realize this is exactly the kind of shit that radicalizes people? They clearly learned nothing from the reaction to Luigi.

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