If this account is correct, Pence in 2020 and the 2021 certification would not be the same as Pence 2019. Which means Pence at certification time would've been completely WH controlled.

I hold hope that the well-meaning ones who were duped can be part of the solution, operating medbeds. But the profession clearly needs to be checked and humbled before it can be rebuilt.

I can see how that green lady, with a bobble-body, could easily replace a lot of dashboard hula dancers.

Bingo.

... And don't forget the sea salt with plenty of water!

About keto & fasting: nah, they make you feel invigorated. That's my experience, anyway.

It happens. Better to be caught out by a fren.

When I click the link it shows me a map in China, and says the storm began September 20 and ended September 21. Wasn't immediately clear what year. Did I miss something?

Can you sing Hotel California on command? I hope they're not sticklers...

It's easy to verify stuff like this. Go to the US government website for department of homeland security, and use that number. This is from the government website DHS.gov.

Report crimes to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Phone: 866-347-2423 (from the U.S., Mexico and Canada) 802-872-6199 (from any country in the world)

Tip Form: www.ICE.gov/tips

Yeah, but he's way evil. He lends because he enjoys being sadistically inhumane, more than for the money.

Well, I won't condemn him for that. At any time in the last few decades you probably couldn't run a farm profitably without using foreigners. Heck, it costs money just to filter out illegals, and even if you spend it you'll probably hire some by accident anyway. Just like the restaurant business.

I scoff at many laws, sometimes even driving over the speed limit. And I have jaywalked from time to time. I have enjoyed fireworks despite their being illegal in my county. I don't even feel guilty about any of those.

I don't want an amnesty either. Let's see what he actually proposes and argue about that.

I listened to Trump's speech. I don't recall him saying the word amnesty at any time. Instead, I remember him saying that he would find a way to allow them to stay and work legally. It made me think of agricultural work visas, not amnesty.

I've always assumed that when he says fake Trump, he's referring to a body double.

Good catch. Also noted that the ending focus wasn't just the obelisk, but rather the pyramid at the top. Camera view would be centered right on the eye of the pyramid.

On behalf of many Yankee frogs: Thank you! Ribbit.

No worries.

Actual laws generally reflect the morality of society. But news and propaganda work hard to twist the definitions, to push society where it shouldn't go.

And having witnessed the bizarre (and very anti-male, everything from "all sex is rape" to expelling guys because a consenting woman regretted her consent a few weeks later) definitions cultivated on college campuses, I'm sensitive on the topic too.

You missed my point. Legally, a violent forcible rape is different from statutory rape, with different definitions and penalties, precisely because there is a real difference: physical violence is qualitatively different from either seduction or coercion.

I don't pretend to know any details of this case beyond what the article says, nor am I justifying the teacher. I'm just saying we should have different conversational terms to describe the different situations.

It's the visual similarity of lowercase b to the numeral 6.

Yeah, we should have different words for this type of abuse. Rape implies forced sex without consent, which this wasn't.

Wasn't blaming you, just responding to the headline. It's all good.

I'm aware of the schism. My perspective is a bit different than yours, though--- I see it as a case of a commie takeover, a micro version of what they planned for the whole country. With the exception of a few rogue openly gay churches, most of the UMC was dragged kicking and screaming against the takeover. The unholy rainbow warriors used a lot of dirty tactics, flat-out lying, interrupting votes, etc. I never heard of Global UMC though; I thought most of the congregations that defected went to a Wesleyan group.

It fits with other stories I've heard. There definitely have been other cases like the paralympian who was offered it proactively. Some have been reported here on GAW.

Blaming all Methodists for this is like blaming all Americans for Pete Bootyjuice or the gay luggage thief gov't officer under Biden. I mean, it's not a good look, but it's not exactly representative either.

There are many such stories, especially with Canada as the laws were mostly implemented in the last few years. Unless you personally know this person, it's almost unverifiable, as "family member" could get extensive with cousins, in-laws, and even step- or ex- family connections. But the trajectory is generally clear for those who do go ahead and research it, regardless of this particular story.