Gee thanks McConnell....

ChestRockfield comments on May 8, 2022:

Don't forget to thank the Bernie Bros.

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz Look, everything you're saying is probably 100% true... EXCEPT... I can't vote for or even refrain from voting against scumbag fucking Republicans that will do WAY more harm than what you call conservative democrats. We're not even talking about policy anymore. We're literally talking about the end of our democracy. If you don't think there's danger of that, I believe you're naive, and you have way too much faith in the institutions that are meant to protect democracy. So what you should be doing is rallying support for progressive candidates in primaries. If they *really* have 80% support in the party they'll start winning. But anyone willing to vote for fascism as a punishment for not voting how you want them to is doing a great disservice to their agenda. How can I trust people that would be willing to allow Trump to win over any other outcome? I can't.

Guess what Papa got stuck doing on Mother’s Day? Who knows what the appliance on the right is?

ChestRockfield comments on May 8, 2022:

Is that an ice cream maker?

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@Garban You should get one of those cheap Styrofoam coolers to put it in.

Gee thanks McConnell....

ChestRockfield comments on May 8, 2022:

Don't forget to thank the Bernie Bros.

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz I use "Bernie Bros" to denote idiots who can't understand Deverger's Law and were willing to sacrifice our democracy to teach fellow democrats a lesson. Sorry if that's not the correct definition...

My pro-choice friends are really posting some goodies right now.

ChestRockfield comments on May 8, 2022:

I wonder what going to cause more people to lose their minds, the first male to give birth with a transplanted uterus, or the first male to abort a fetus from a transplanted uterus. Hopefully I'll be dead before either happens, but man would I get a kick out of watching that go down.

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@rainmanjr I'm pretty sure all deliveries from transplanted uteruses are [have to be] cesarean. And there's no doubt in my mind this is going to happen, I just couldn't possibly guess how long it will take.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 7, 2022:

You Can be arrested/fined for drug use & alcoholabuse during pregnancy in many places, ad unless you deliver in an alley, babies born with signs of fetal alcohol syndrome or drugs in their system result in the mother's immediate arrest and the baby seized by DCYS at birth.

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@AnneWimsey I did Google what you said. The evidence you're suggesting doesn't exist. I posted the quote directly from the government website stating that it is not illegal for pregnant women to drink alcohol. Show me official documentation that it is illegal and I'll concede. Take a picture of your tablet with your phone, email to yourself so you can access it with your tablet, and use the "add photo" button below the comment box. You're not going to be able to do that though because just as my government website support shows, it is NOT illegal in ANY state for pregnant women to drink alcohol. I'll post it again in case you didn't actually open the picture and read the proof the other times I posted it. And I'm not saying the goal should be to create infants with fetal alcohol syndrome. I'm saying that women can do whatever they'd like to do or would normally do if they're being forced to carry a fetus they want to abort but can't. If that results in a miscarriage, great. If it results in FAS, oh well. The Right are the ones that think abortion is the worst possible outcome for a pregnancy, so they should be happy the baby has FAS instead of not existing. I support women, and cannot abide women's lives and actions being controlled on top of their uteruses being owned by the government.

Now that women are basically being told that they're just breed mares for the government, what else ...

Charles1971 comments on May 8, 2022:

The Republicans have tried to overturn Obamacare literally about a hundred times. Maybe they've given up on that and moved on to finding ways to take food from orphans or make being homeless a crime punishable by the death penalty or find a way to remove citizenship from anyone who is gay... all ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@rainmanjr "Them" the Republicans that were/are trying to dismantle the pillars of our democracy to instill a "democratically elected" [authoritarian] leader. They will need the military to fall in line, and they didn't quite have it last time. By getting some people sympathetic to the plan of King Trump in place, they'll have a better shot to pull off the coup next time.

Now that women are basically being told that they're just breed mares for the government, what else ...

Charles1971 comments on May 8, 2022:

The Republicans have tried to overturn Obamacare literally about a hundred times. Maybe they've given up on that and moved on to finding ways to take food from orphans or make being homeless a crime punishable by the death penalty or find a way to remove citizenship from anyone who is gay... all ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@rainmanjr I'm assuming they're going to play it a little smarter this time and replace key players in the military.

Now that women are basically being told that they're just breed mares for the government, what else ...

Charles1971 comments on May 8, 2022:

The Republicans have tried to overturn Obamacare literally about a hundred times. Maybe they've given up on that and moved on to finding ways to take food from orphans or make being homeless a crime punishable by the death penalty or find a way to remove citizenship from anyone who is gay... all ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

I would not be surprised at all if we were under authoritarian rule in the next 11 years.

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@BD66 Considering it was a complete accident, all of life is meaningless. It wasn't my choice to be like this. It may be worse than other ways of existing, but it's also better than some ways, too.

Gee thanks McConnell....

ChestRockfield comments on May 8, 2022:

Don't forget to thank the Bernie Bros.

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@Lizard_of_Ahaz Look, we tried to get Bernie the nomination. It didn't work. At that point we only have two choices. Get in line behind your party, or vote for the most selfish, evil, narcissistic, aspiring-authoritarian this country has ever had running for president. If you're one of the people that was willing to let him win while you threw a temper tantrum, then this is partly your fault. I was level headed enough to know what on the line.

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@BD66 Nope. I'm done. No bucket list. Ready to go as soon as I can get past whatever mental block I have to suicide.

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@BD66 The enticing part for me would be getting killed trying to protect people's rights. I'll join in pretty much any all out war and go Leroy Jenkins on that motherfucker. But I ain't gonna start the shit. I think I'll be able to do more good helping women obtain abortifacients or providing other means to women in need.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 7, 2022:

You Can be arrested/fined for drug use & alcoholabuse during pregnancy in many places, ad unless you deliver in an alley, babies born with signs of fetal alcohol syndrome or drugs in their system result in the mother's immediate arrest and the baby seized by DCYS at birth.

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@AnneWimsey Show me. Links please. I looked and only found ONE case that wasn't thrown out or overturned. It was a woman who was taken to the ED drunk and high on cocaine who verbalized to staff that she was trying to kill the baby and drink herself to death. And, again, high on COCAINE- an illegal substance.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

Paul4747 comments on May 7, 2022:

That solution is arguably worse than abortion. Not only could it damage the woman's liver, it runs the risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to an innocent child, should the mother carry to term. Abortion doesn't risk hurting a child. Embryos and fetuses don't count as "children" in my view (nor to ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 8, 2022:

@Paul4747 *I* failed basic research?? Did you even read any of your own site?? The SECOND sentence: "Forty-three US states have regulations around the practice, which range from *prohibiting criminal prosecution of pregnant women who drink alcohol* to mandating rehab for pregnant women who drink alcohol." So the range YOUR site found was a PROHIBITION of criminal prosecution to rehab. No criminal charges. No jail time. *YOUR* site is some random editorial page. My site is the ncbi official government website. Some people get arrested for crimes they didn't commit or for things that aren't crimes at all. Shit happens. People have gotten arrested for non-violent protests. But if you want to do something to fight the trampling of your rights you're bound to be risking arrest. But again ONLY ONE person ever charged for this has ever been convicted and she openly stated she was trying to kill the baby and kill herself and was also using cocaine. As for the voting, I couldn't agree more that's what we *need* to do, but I doubt it will happen. The left is fractured. I fight with Bernie Bros almost as much as Republicans because they're too stupid to understand Deverger's Law. Also, for all the talk people spout about, 'no uterus, no opinion' (as insanely stupid and fallacious as that argument is) there was actually only a 2 percentage point difference as of PEW study last year, and according to Bill Maher's show on Friday, there's actually new numbers that show men are more pro-choice than women... so good luck getting women to vote as a bloc against abortion bans. I like my plan. Obviously I'll never need it, I'm just showing my support for any of the women of Gilead that need someone that straight doesn't give a fuck and will do anything to help them.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 7, 2022:

You Can be arrested/fined for drug use & alcoholabuse during pregnancy in many places, ad unless you deliver in an alley, babies born with signs of fetal alcohol syndrome or drugs in their system result in the mother's immediate arrest and the baby seized by DCYS at birth.

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@AnneWimsey I did. I posted the result right there.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

Paul4747 comments on May 7, 2022:

That solution is arguably worse than abortion. Not only could it damage the woman's liver, it runs the risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to an innocent child, should the mother carry to term. Abortion doesn't risk hurting a child. Embryos and fetuses don't count as "children" in my view (nor to ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@Paul4747 Every single case except one with cocaine was overturned on appeal. It is not illegal to drink while pregnant.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

Paul4747 comments on May 7, 2022:

That solution is arguably worse than abortion. Not only could it damage the woman's liver, it runs the risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to an innocent child, should the mother carry to term. Abortion doesn't risk hurting a child. Embryos and fetuses don't count as "children" in my view (nor to ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@Paul4747 In sheer numbers, sure, but that's not how we elect people.

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@BD66 I would love that.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

Paul4747 comments on May 7, 2022:

That solution is arguably worse than abortion. Not only could it damage the woman's liver, it runs the risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to an innocent child, should the mother carry to term. Abortion doesn't risk hurting a child. Embryos and fetuses don't count as "children" in my view (nor to ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@Paul4747 This is a little different than drinking ages. 1. The federal government decided to withhold money for highways unless the states complied with a drinking age of 21. Problem of driving to the next state: solved. 2. The state doesn't have a huge problem of they *don't* let kids drink like they do if they don't let women get abortions, so the women have a little bit more power than the children and threatening (or carrying out a threat) to do something worse could change the outcome. I support anyone doing anything they can legally do to combat the trampling of their rights.

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@BD66 You ignored part 3... Also, my example about slavery was *if*. And there was a time a majority of people thought they should be slaves. It never makes it right. Your beliefs about majority rule are flawed.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

Paul4747 comments on May 7, 2022:

That solution is arguably worse than abortion. Not only could it damage the woman's liver, it runs the risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to an innocent child, should the mother carry to term. Abortion doesn't risk hurting a child. Embryos and fetuses don't count as "children" in my view (nor to ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

I'm highlighting the fact that complete bans on abortion are going to either lead to worse problems like this, or worse problems like turning our country into Gilead where we have to completely control and subjugate women to protect the fetuses we're forcing on them.

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

AnneWimsey comments on May 7, 2022:

You Can be arrested/fined for drug use & alcoholabuse during pregnancy in many places, ad unless you deliver in an alley, babies born with signs of fetal alcohol syndrome or drugs in their system result in the mother's immediate arrest and the baby seized by DCYS at birth.

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

Not in the US you can't... Anyway, the women in this scenario do not want the children anyway, and are planning to give it up, so the authorities taking it at birth just saves us a trip to the fire station...

Every state in the country has Safe Haven laws that allow a women to drop off an infant at a fire ...

Paul4747 comments on May 7, 2022:

That solution is arguably worse than abortion. Not only could it damage the woman's liver, it runs the risk of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome to an innocent child, should the mother carry to term. Abortion doesn't risk hurting a child. Embryos and fetuses don't count as "children" in my view (nor to ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

Exactly. It's way worse. To prevent that, they should keep abortion legal.

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@BD66 Just because there is an extreme to the other side doesn't make my position extreme simply by virtue of it being drastically different. That's like saying people who think all black people should still be slaves means that people like me who think no humans should ever be owned or sold in any capacity are "extreme abolitionists". The further the right goes in their pursuit to control and subjugate women doesn't change my position at all. It was, is, and always will be that women should have complete and total control over their reproductive rights. It comes down to a few key things that I believe: 1. No entity should have a greater claim to a person's body than that person. 2. I do not believe I should vote to impose on anyone a judgment I couldn't impose myself directly. If I were a judge and a 12 year old girl who was tied up in her uncle's basement and repeatedly raped for a year and a half who was X months pregnant came into my courtroom seeking the right to an abortion, I could/would not, in a million years, be able to be the one to decide she couldn't have it. Voting for that is the same thing as imposing it myself. 3. I don't think the exceptions to a ban should be such that a woman would have to *prove* she was raped (because that may not even be possible) etc. to be able to obtain the abortion. If you think forcing a incestuously-raped pre-teen to have her relative's baby is a *less* extreme position than mine, I cannot help you.

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@BD66 Why do you think the what the majority of people want is necessarily a good metric for what should be done? When black people were slaves and couldn't vote and they took a vote to see if black people should be freed and given the right to vote and the a majority of people voted no, would it make sense to keep them slaves? Majority rule is stupid because people are generally stupid and short-sighted. But I'm encouraging any women being denied an abortion to get drunk at will throughout her entire pregnancy and then give the infant to the state via Safe Haven laws. The Right is SOO concerned about fetuses, but couldn't give a single fuck about children, but they're probably going to get a taste of their own medicine and get saddled with a ton of babies they didn't want. What are they going to do about that? Lock women up so they can't drink? Turn this whole fuckin country into Gilead?

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@BD66 Except A: That places an undue burden on a woman by having a complete ban on abortion in their state and potentially every state around them. Also, state government is still government, so it's still a government FORCING a woman to carry to term. An example to show how stupid your explanation is: would it be appropriate if the Supreme Court invalidated protections for African Americans and left it up to states whether businesses could ban black people from entering? By your rationale, they could always go get groceries from another city or state, right, so no problem? B: States are already passing laws that prevent women from seeking an abortion in another state C: States are already passing laws that prevent women from seeking an abortion drugs *from* another state

Oh the Irony.

Organist1 comments on May 7, 2022:

When was the last time a pregnant woman could infect you with a deadly virus?

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@BD66 That's not irony... The reason those are not equivalent, for all the people that can't seem to figure it out on their own, is twofold. First, as @Organist1 said, you can't catch a case of pregnancy from someone else. And second, the government wasn't FORCING people to take the vaccine, many private institutions and government institutions were making it a condition of using their services or working for them to protect others. The government is, however, FORCING women who want to terminate their pregnancy to carry to term, and has no entity it is beholden to that said practice would protect.

Who can name this movie?

ChestRockfield comments on May 7, 2022:

The only thing it makes me think of is Little Shop of Horrors...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@KKGator I can't understand why people like it.

Who can name this movie?

ChestRockfield comments on May 7, 2022:

The only thing it makes me think of is Little Shop of Horrors...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@UrsiMajor And the third was the incomparably overrated A Christmas Story.

Who can name this movie?

ChestRockfield comments on May 7, 2022:

The only thing it makes me think of is Little Shop of Horrors...

ChestRockfield replies on May 7, 2022:

@UrsiMajor The next thing it made me think of was Death Becomes Her.

Every single woman that can get her doctor to prescribe abortion pills should do so NOW and stock up...

CourtJester comments on May 6, 2022:

What do you hate about this the most? The inability of killing babies Or The personal responsibility required for 99%+ to not get pregnant???

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

@CourtJester Oh, babies are the worst, well, second only to parents to behave as if babies aren't the worst. That's why I want to help any woman that wants to prevent a fetus from turning into a baby.

Every single woman that can get her doctor to prescribe abortion pills should do so NOW and stock up...

CourtJester comments on May 6, 2022:

What do you hate about this the most? The inability of killing babies Or The personal responsibility required for 99%+ to not get pregnant???

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

@CourtJester Good thing I'm not actually advocating murdering babies.

Every single woman that can get her doctor to prescribe abortion pills should do so NOW and stock up...

CourtJester comments on May 6, 2022:

What do you hate about this the most? The inability of killing babies Or The personal responsibility required for 99%+ to not get pregnant???

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

Oh, we can all still kill babies, it's just not as safe for women without legal abortion. 😉

A Soldier Distress Call

Garban comments on May 6, 2022:

Left out a Papa? Unless he needs an aper?

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

I was thinking the same thing...

What do you expect to happen in the upcoming election in terms of being conducted fairly?

ChestRockfield comments on May 6, 2022:

What's "fair" mean? Are we ignoring all of the people that are currently disenfranchised? If not, our elections aren't ever fair.

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

@racocn8 Everything you said plus maybe some light gerrymandering? How exactly is purging voters and other voter suppression methods *not* fraudulently changing the tallies?

An Open Letter to Bitter Hillary Voters on Bernie Bros, Susan Sarandon, and Roe v. Wade

ChestRockfield comments on May 6, 2022:

I guess they are all Bernie *bros*?? Cause a similar letter could be sent right back. "Hey, women who refused to vote for HRC, you're about to lose your autonomy, are you still happy about what you did? Now maybe you'll learn to vote your conscience in the primary but then get the fuck in line and ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

Also, now that I went and read the first half of the letter, the author tried to claim that the two scenarios, voting for Bernie in the primary and voting for HRC in the general, were equivalent in their ability to provide each camp their desired outcome. Nothing could be further from the truth. To vote for HRC causing her win is literally the end of what they would need to do to protect women's reproductive rights. Clinton could have sat on her hands for 1462 days and women in this country would have maintained the right to choose. Conversely, a vote for Bernie in the primary still would have needed him to win the general (which, by the way, also means that HRC supporters would have needed to not be self-destructive, vindictive little bitches like the "bros" were) and win enough seats in congress, likely still have to eliminate the filibuster (which we probably don't even have the votes for now), write the legislation, and get both the House and Senate to pass it.

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

As much as I hate what they are doing, how exactly did they lie?

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

@phoenixone1 Check it out, it did it to me again... I thought I was going crazy.

Supreme Court Has Voted To Overturn Abortion Rights, Draft Opinion Shows - POLITICO

Barnie2years comments on May 2, 2022:

No one will be surprised.

ChestRockfield replies on May 6, 2022:

@Barnie2years @MyTVC15 Well, this is the bargain they made with each other. The "regular" greedy Republicans wanted a massive tax cut like usual and the religious right who think they have morals held their nose and voted for the most morally bankrupt piece of shit the electorate had ever seen so they could get the judges they needed to overturn Roe. If they cede power, so be it. That's how they work. They get into power, do awful greedy shit that benefits only the rich, only for it to cause them to lose power and they ride through the Dem years counting their cash. This time while half of them are counting their cash the other half of them get to count all of the women that die from botched back alley abortions. (i.e. They know the things they did may cost them control, and they are all fine with it.) Go back and look at footage of the 'King of saying the quiet part out loud' openly telling the religious right, "Even if you don't like me, you have to vote for me to get the beautiful new judges."

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

As much as I hate what they are doing, how exactly did they lie?

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@phoenixone1 Oh weird, initially my alert brought me to that comment as a reply to me. I see it says KKGator now.

Supreme Court Has Voted To Overturn Abortion Rights, Draft Opinion Shows - POLITICO

Barnie2years comments on May 2, 2022:

No one will be surprised.

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@MyTVC15 How so? Why would they care if there is a backlash as long as abortion is banned?

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

As much as I hate what they are doing, how exactly did they lie?

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@phoenixone1 Oh, I just assumed because we didn't disagree on anything. When you said you were on my side but playing Devil's Advocate you said the same think I had said, so I thought maybe you meant to reply to someone else??

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

As much as I hate what they are doing, how exactly did they lie?

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@phoenixone1 You may have clicked reply on a different comment. We totally agree.

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

FearlessFly comments on May 5, 2022:

Confirmation by the Senate is NOT a criminal trial, perjury does not apply. . . . nominees spouting politics to POLITICIANS, shrug. :P

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@glennlab At this point it's probably better if the decision goes through.

In 2018, the first fetal transplant was accomplished.

Matias comments on May 5, 2022:

Could give us some details about this transplant? My guess is that it was done with mice, not humans (for obvious ethical reasons) :-)

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay I don't know that what would be required for a fetus transplant is "not too far off from" an organ transplant. You're a doctor. Think about the all of the processes during pregnancy. You'd have to create an endometrial layer, a mucous plug, amniotic fluid, explant the placenta without the fetus bleeding out, somehow get the already formed placenta to attach to the new endometrial layer, and probably a ton of other stuff I'm not even thinking of right now. And you'll have to have a ton of different procedures based on how far into gestation you are. I see no difference based on the "reason" because the maxim 'no one should have a greater claim to a body than the person whose body it is' doesn't require a reason for an abortion.

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

FearlessFly comments on May 5, 2022:

Confirmation by the Senate is NOT a criminal trial, perjury does not apply. . . . nominees spouting politics to POLITICIANS, shrug. :P

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@glennlab And while you and I both know they were lying, how do we prove they didn't just change their minds??

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

phoenixone1 comments on May 5, 2022:

This is why it cannot happen... And the real pickle is...as much as we hate that they want to overturn it...they overturned previous rulings to enact it back in 70'. The court is radical right yes but the only way we can swing it is to pack it at this point and the Democrats i.e "Biden" are too ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@KKGator Vaginas are amazing.

Seems to me, now that we know, FOR A FACT, that Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney-Barrett...

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

As much as I hate what they are doing, how exactly did they lie?

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@KKGator I believe they stated it was judicial precedent, not established law. Regardless, nothing about either of those two things states it can't be undone. Link me to their statement where they say, "I will never vote to overturn Roe v Wade" under oath. Then you might have something. (Even then there are issues of litmus test vs. ability to change their mind.)

In 2018, the first fetal transplant was accomplished.

Ryo1 comments on May 5, 2022:

It doesn't sound much different from adopting a puppy from someone who no longer wants it. 'I bought this puppy (I got pregnant), but I don't want it any more. Do you want it?' 'Yeah! I always wanted a puppy (baby). Are you sure I can have it?' 'Of course, go ahead! It's much better than ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@Ryo1 Very. In my opinion, this is magical thinking. By the time this would be possible the world is going to be a hellscape.

Yesterday was the birthday of my former boss.

creative51 comments on May 5, 2022:

In what aspect was Maynard Ferguson your boss? I am quite familiar with his music as I am a jazz-blues trumpet player (locally famous, not nationally, lol).

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@creative51 I'm not the OP...

In 2018, the first fetal transplant was accomplished.

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

Umm, can you link or copy that article? I have never heard of such a thing. The Cleveland Clinic only recently delivered a baby by cesarean from a transplanted *uterus only* from a decreased individual that was later implanted, NOT an already-pregnant uterus from a living donor. Even if said ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay So you're saying that in the future if we can explant a fetus at any time from fertilization on and keep it viable until the correct recipient is ready (similar to being a ward of the state until adopted), with no additional cost, burden, or health risk than whatever that currently level of abortion would pose that then and not a minute earlier it would be fair to make abortion illegal? That's a deal I'd be willing to take.

In 2018, the first fetal transplant was accomplished.

Matias comments on May 5, 2022:

Could give us some details about this transplant? My guess is that it was done with mice, not humans (for obvious ethical reasons) :-)

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay So you *were* talking about the CCF patient. Right from you article: "In late 2017, the patient underwent transplant surgery and received a uterus from a deceased donor. In late 2018, she conceived through in vitro fertilization, her medical team said." So as a potential solution, still science fiction. Also, this still doesn't solve the problem of the need for abortion for the life and health of the mother. It may be a tad unethical to transplant a dangerous ectopic pregnancy into another person, yeah?

In 2018, the first fetal transplant was accomplished.

Ryo1 comments on May 5, 2022:

It doesn't sound much different from adopting a puppy from someone who no longer wants it. 'I bought this puppy (I got pregnant), but I don't want it any more. Do you want it?' 'Yeah! I always wanted a puppy (baby). Are you sure I can have it?' 'Of course, go ahead! It's much better than ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

Except giving someone a puppy doesn't require: - a major surgery to have a hysterectomy - a willing person that's a match - a willing person that will have two hysterectomies and a transplant surgery - millions and millions of dollars in medical procedures, meds, follow up appointments - and an inability to ever get another dog

Republicans prove themselves to be un-American, liars, thieves and hypocrites Matt Gaetz: "How ...

racocn8 comments on May 5, 2022:

They're not so much pissing on Roe v. Wade as pissing on the integrity of the Court, and ultimately on themselves. The decision proves the court has been utterly corrupted by politics, and the manifest unfitness of the justices chosen by psychotic partisans.

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

The court had integrity before this??

Republicans prove themselves to be un-American, liars, thieves and hypocrites Matt Gaetz: "How ...

LucyLoohoo comments on May 5, 2022:

"Here's dramatic proof, ladies and gentlemen!" As if we didn't already know!

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

That Amy Coney Barrett can pee standing up? 😝

Because Republicans are not for the people or by the people.

Garban comments on May 5, 2022:

What if the leak was just to “trigger” the moderates as a gage to see if the GOP could pull this off and still have the capacity to take the house and the senate in November? I have no evidence of this, but those are some slimy bastards.

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

Eh, you can't unring that bell. If women care about their body, their rights, their health, and their autonomy, this *should* be enough to get them to vote properly. If *this* doesn't do it, however, everyone will know from now on that they can treat women like punching bags and they'll NEVER stand up for themselves. No one will ever feel the need to cater to the female vote ever again. For women, this is about SO MUCH MORE than simply abortion now.

GOP Judges EXPOSED as liars in megaviral supercut - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

See the problem is that no one asked them, and forced them to answer, whether *they'd* vote to overturn Roe. They simply stated that it was precedent, which it *was*. Now women are going to have to get back alley abortions because it no longer *is*.

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@redbai Look, I agree that there's a lot of bad stuff now, and especially historically, associated with the filibuster. But I'd be worried about future awful stuff the the Republicans will do when it's gone. You have to admit there's risk there and compare that to what your "side" will get out of it. For the past 50 years, we'd get a law that said what the judicial precedent *already* said, so effectively, no gain. As for how they'd strike it down would be the exact same way they're about to overturn Roe. Hear a case from a lower court ruling about a state law that conflicts with it (and then declare the federal law unconstitutional). Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that standard practice for them?

Question from Germany to Americans: A commentator here in Germany said that the current mess about...

Garban comments on May 5, 2022:

Politicians think in 2, 4, or 6 year cycles. Most are more concerned about advancing the agenda that would get them re-elected in their next cycle. None have the wisdom or willingness to foresee anything beyond their next campaign for re-election. It’s a huge flaw in our system that none of our ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@Garban I think the best example for me of a "good" politician is AL Franken. I truly believe he did things because he thought they were the right thing to do. Stepping down after his "scandal" (nothing burger) further solidified that opinion in my mind (even though I really didn't want him to).

GOP Judges EXPOSED as liars in megaviral supercut - YouTube

ChestRockfield comments on May 5, 2022:

See the problem is that no one asked them, and forced them to answer, whether *they'd* vote to overturn Roe. They simply stated that it was precedent, which it *was*. Now women are going to have to get back alley abortions because it no longer *is*.

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

@redbai There's *lots* of problems with all of this. And there are significant risks associated with codifying Roe, at least for the past 42 years minimum because they would have had to eliminate the filibuster to do so. Plus, the court could strike down federal law as unconstitutional the same way they can overturn precedent. The only thing that would have been stronger than what we had was a constitutional amendment, but there is a zero percent chance that would ever get ratified...

Yesterday was the birthday of my former boss.

creative51 comments on May 5, 2022:

In what aspect was Maynard Ferguson your boss? I am quite familiar with his music as I am a jazz-blues trumpet player (locally famous, not nationally, lol).

ChestRockfield replies on May 5, 2022:

I used to play trumpet in jazz band and concert band in school, and in a "Big band" outside of school. Good times.

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@anglophone 🤣

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@anglophone How is that aggression?!?

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@anglophone I never pegged you for someone that was illogical before. I laid out my argument clearly and you haven't been able to refute it. You just called me names and told me I "didn't get it". You should reexamine your process.

"It's an earthquake alright.

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

If only one of them would have turned over their position *before* going to the grave...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir RBG...

The Supreme Court Doesn't Give A Damn What The Public Wants | How Gullible Is Susan Collins?

racocn8 comments on May 4, 2022:

How gullible are we to have imagined that Hillary Clinton could prevail against Donald Trump? She had repeatedly shown incompetence in her various roles, and as a person, was known as Shrillary for good reason. As much as I despise hearing Donald Trump speak, Hillary was worse. The U.S. is so ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

I know! I remember this one time I had an ectopic pregnancy and it was going to kill me, so I went to the doctor to get an abortion to save my life. But when I got there, there was only a female doctor on staff and she had this really shrill voice, so I was all, "No thank you!" and let the pregnancy kill me instead.

Where is the medal?

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

The real question is, what fuckin' class is that a test for?

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@St-Sinner Oh yeah, "General Knowledge 101". I must have forgotten that one from the syllabus. 🤦‍♂️

Tell the court , and vote

St-Sinner comments on May 4, 2022:

As much as I agree, I am not much hopeful about our leadership who can lead us against the onslaught of conservatives. The public opinions on most progressive issues are on our side including on abortion but we keep losing fights on issues one after another. We don't learn, change our horses and ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

Not to mention they're incomprehensibly fucking bad at messaging.

Tell the court , and vote

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

"Oh, ummm, and also, ya know, don't like concentrate on how long someone hangs on to a lifetime appointment, ya know, cause, cause that's part and parcel to a woman choosing. Right?" -RBG

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@AnneWimsey Big difference. Democrats controlled the Senate when Obama asked her to step down while the Republicans controlled the Senate when Scalia died. When he asked her she was an 81 year-old woman who had cancer twice: colon cancer in 1999 and pancreatic cancer in 2009. The fact that she didn't oblige is insane and will contribute to the undoing of her entire life's work. Here lies Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion for women's rights for most of her life until she fought against them because she didn't feel like stepping down.

Tell the court , and vote

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

"Oh, ummm, and also, ya know, don't like concentrate on how long someone hangs on to a lifetime appointment, ya know, cause, cause that's part and parcel to a woman choosing. Right?" -RBG

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@Cast1es https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/us/politics/rbg-retirement-obama.html

Tell the court , and vote

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

"Oh, ummm, and also, ya know, don't like concentrate on how long someone hangs on to a lifetime appointment, ya know, cause, cause that's part and parcel to a woman choosing. Right?" -RBG

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@Cast1es Obama was president for 8 years...

Problem: the GOP/Trump Cult has hijacked our country. Solution: vote Democratic!

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay just posted this from Pew. Not sure exactly where the meme creator is getting that figure. It's not a 60 point gap, it's a 17 point gap. I'm just not a fan of giving a false sense of security. e.g. 'Oh, 80% of people want abortion to be legal? I probably don't need to worry then, it'll...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay Oh, and I wasn't saying I didn't know where the numbers from *your* meme came from. I was talking about the 80% in the OP and used your post to wonder how it's possible.

Problem: the GOP/Trump Cult has hijacked our country. Solution: vote Democratic!

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay just posted this from Pew. Not sure exactly where the meme creator is getting that figure. It's not a 60 point gap, it's a 17 point gap. I'm just not a fan of giving a false sense of security. e.g. 'Oh, 80% of people want abortion to be legal? I probably don't need to worry then, it'll...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay Oh for sure. The results from the polls they took make no sense *because* of how the questions were worded (and because people are kinda dumb).

Problem: the GOP/Trump Cult has hijacked our country. Solution: vote Democratic!

ChestRockfield comments on May 4, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay just posted this from Pew. Not sure exactly where the meme creator is getting that figure. It's not a 60 point gap, it's a 17 point gap. I'm just not a fan of giving a false sense of security. e.g. 'Oh, 80% of people want abortion to be legal? I probably don't need to worry then, it'll...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir Oh, that's really interesting. I'd really like to know if all of those questions were on each survey, or they had different respondents. If they were, it shows how illogically people evaluate questions. The number of people that said legal should be at least equal to woman & her doctor.

Know thine enemy. Know thine friend.

Fernapple comments on May 4, 2022:

I wonder, if you did a list of religious groups by, need to improve their public image by earning a reputation for being morality champions. Would it look similar ? See also Redbai's post. https://agnostic.com/post/664217/a-pastor-i-agree-with-an-event-so-rare-i-had-to-post-the-cause I also ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

I noticed that too, but then if you look down the list a little you'll see "nothing in particular". If they included that as an option and posted it, I have to imagine atheist and agnostic were both on there. Also, people *on* agnostic.com don't even know or can't agree on the distinction between those two things after countless debates on the subject, so I doubt the general public has any appreciable grasp on it.

Know thine enemy. Know thine friend.

CourtJester comments on May 3, 2022:

Good times!!!!

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@TheMiddleWay HA! He's not a doctor, are you just messing with him? The first time he's ever heard of the Goldwater rule was a few minutes after you posted about it in this thread.

What year is The Handmaid's Tale set in?

ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

Split?? It's either 5-4 or 6-3. I don't see that as much of a split.

ChestRockfield replies on May 4, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir Just saying it's already 5-3 with a conservative left to vote...

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racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

It's up to women now. They cannot plead ignorance or whatever. Women know the stakes this time. If the U.S. dies to fascism, it will be on their heads. Yikes, what am I saying? Yeah, we can't rely on women to keep democracy. In 2016, the women in the U.S. had the tools to safeguard their civil ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@racocn8 Uugh, the reelection of Bush hit me real bad. I imagine it would still have been harder on me than if Trump had because I no longer had any faith in the integrity or intelligence of Americans by then.

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@anglophone Congratulations, you're part of the problem.

I’m really enjoying this whole Build Back Better campaign.

ChestRockfield comments on Apr 30, 2022:

These are pictures of what shelves looked like under Trump for all the people dumb enough to think OP's pictures mean anything.

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@CourtJester He posted his logical rebuttal above and apparently found that you are using fake pictures. I think this was just a bonus "You're a fucking asshole".

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racocn8 comments on May 3, 2022:

It's up to women now. They cannot plead ignorance or whatever. Women know the stakes this time. If the U.S. dies to fascism, it will be on their heads. Yikes, what am I saying? Yeah, we can't rely on women to keep democracy. In 2016, the women in the U.S. had the tools to safeguard their civil ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

It's hard to argue against that. It's like if slaves were allowed to vote, and emancipation was on the ballot, but also some other stuff that they kinda wanted on the other side of the ticket and they didn't see freedom as the clear and obvious choice. While it's true slaves shouldn't have to compromise voting for things they want simply because the establishment is forcing them to vote for something they should freely be given, it doesn't change the fact that there's still a right answer. Women losing control of their reproductive rights was very clearly on the ballot in '16. You had to be a moron not to see it. Almost every single elected Republican for the last 50 years has had a stated or inferred goal of taking away women's reproductive rights, and they've made repeated advancements toward that goal at an exponential rate. So, yes, women could vote as a block, and given their majority, could do anything they wanted. They could take over every single government position if they wanted. They could write any laws, install every judge, do anything they wanted. Hopefully now that they're seeing their rights actually being taken away they'll start voting accordingly... but probably not.

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@anglophone Which begs the question: Why wouldn't a *woman* who thinks she has the right to dictate to any woman what she does with her own pregnancy be just as deserving of a "lampooning"? You're basically committing a Red Herring or false emphasis fallacy by attributing this negative aspect about a group of people to their lack of uterus (or possession of a penis) instead of citing the actual culprit, their desire to control others' bodies, which, obviously, transcends gender, sex, race, religion, or any other category you can name. How are you not getting this??

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@anglophone Why don't you explain it then...

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@anglophone I understand the sentiment. It's still a fallacious argument. Let's not even start with the fact that women who've had hysterectomies are being told to shut the fuck up, too. So ask yourself, who really needs to shut the fuck up, is it... - People with a uterus that want to ban abortion. - People without a uterus that want to ban abortion. - People with a uterus that want to keep abortion legal. - People without a uterus that want to keep abortion legal. Do you notice a trend? It has NOTHING to do with the organs the person has and ONLY to do with their desire to take away rights. I'm not trying to be an asshole, but Jesus. No wonder the pro-choice crowd is getting their asses kicked all over this fucking country; the members can't even understand basic fundamentals and agree on messaging.

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@glennlab The argument should simply be that no one (regardless of their sex, gender, or internal organs) should be able to have, or legislatate that another can have, a greater claim to an individual's body than the individual.

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ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

This is a fallacious and dangerous argument. What would you say if 51% of females decided they wanted to completely ban all abortions without any exceptions for anything? *Who* it is and *what* organs they have when they take away your rights is irrelevant. It would be like saying, "Unless you're ...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@glennlab That's irrelevant. Your reasoning is still bad.

So Much for the Prestigious Supreme Court - These People are Scum ([politico.com]

ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

Of course they are and of course they did. Who didn't know this before now, though?

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@OldMetalHead Half of those people probably think they are protecting the rights of people (the fetuses).

Biden calls on Congress to pass legislation making abortion Federal Law.

ChestRockfield comments on May 3, 2022:

I have zero confidence they can get this done. They can't seem to get anything done even when it has overwhelming majority support from the American people. We're doomed.

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

Furthermore, abortion will be banned in large swaths of America for 8-12 months minimum, and that's if it mobilizes enough pro-choice people in enough states to win enough seats in the House AND Senate, then wait until January for those winners to get their seats, then maybe still have to abolish the filibuster, then vote, then sign. I can't think of a less likely scenario related to this problem.

[nytimes.com] OVERTURN ROE?! NY Times. Yes, there is a paywall...sorry

ChestRockfield comments on May 2, 2022:

You knew it was going to happen...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@MizJ See, that position doesn't make much sense to me. The whole "safe, legal, and rare" line implies that it is actually murder, but that murder is okay as long as you don't do it too often. Either it's murder of a human life and you should only do it if both lives will be lost otherwise, or it's not, and it doesn't matter if you do it every single day. I'm in the latter group of the "camps that make sense".

I am a true right-to-lifer who holds that abortions need to be safe, legal, rare, and we need ...

KKGator comments on May 3, 2022:

I will never understand why anyone thinks they should have any right to weigh in on any woman's right to do with her own body as she sees fit. It's no one's business but her own.

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@Reignmond In this context, "For the most part I agree" is another way to say "I don't agree". If there are any times or instances that it's somebody else's business what a women does with her body related to abortion then you don't really agree at all that "It's no one's business but her own."

[nytimes.com] OVERTURN ROE?! NY Times. Yes, there is a paywall...sorry

ChestRockfield comments on May 2, 2022:

You knew it was going to happen...

ChestRockfield replies on May 3, 2022:

@MizJ I hope it's a broader piece than to be focused just on this. There are TONS of women-who-hate-women on this pro-life train (not to mention a lot of guy like me who are more in support of women's right to choose than a majority of women even are). Honestly, what percentage of women that you know support unfettered access to free abortions with zero restrictions? And it made me sick too even though I 100% knew this was going to happen.

Supreme Court Has Voted To Overturn Abortion Rights, Draft Opinion Shows - POLITICO

Barnie2years comments on May 2, 2022:

No one will be surprised.

ChestRockfield replies on May 2, 2022:

@MyTVC15 I called this the day she died. People like my buddy Brian said the Republicans would never follow through with it because it was more valuable to be able to say they wanted to ban abortion to get people to vote than it was to actually ban it. I told him he was dreaming and I was right... "Kiss your uterus goodbye, ladies. ;Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87 : NPR; [npr.org]"

Supreme Court Has Voted To Overturn Abortion Rights, Draft Opinion Shows - POLITICO

Anonbene comments on May 2, 2022:

This is Ruth Bader Ginsburgs real legacy.

ChestRockfield replies on May 2, 2022:

@MyTVC15 It sure AF didn't help. If Ruth had give her seat up, at least the vote would be 4-4 right now waiting for Roberts. The current 5-3 pretty much guarantees Roe is going to be gone soon.

Supreme Court Has Voted To Overturn Abortion Rights, Draft Opinion Shows - POLITICO

rainmanjr comments on May 2, 2022:

Good. Women could not get out to support HRC and they were thrilled to get Justice O'Connor, in large number, so I gather they approve. If I gather wrong then they should say so this November.

ChestRockfield replies on May 2, 2022:

@MyTVC15 Yet another threat people didn't take seriously. We've known for decades that Republicans base their voter suppression on racist/sexist desires, yet people didn't continually and repeatedly vote against them in landslide numbers. Is it too late now? Maybe. We, women especially it seems, will reap what we sow.

She fooled us all

ChestRockfield comments on May 1, 2022:

Mother Teresa is the most evil cunt the world has ever known, and the greatest mass-murderer of all time.

ChestRockfield replies on May 1, 2022:

@St-Sinner Her ministry preached the sinfulness of condom use in an area of the world where AIDS was an epidemic. In Africa alone, a million people a year die of AIDS. Obviously there's no way to know how many people wouldn't have died if it wasn't for her, but given how many people it has killed, I think it's fair to assume she is responsible for a tremendous loss of life. That also doesn't take into account her "suffering is a gift from God" camps where children with curable diseases died on dirt floors instead of her using some of her hundred million dollars to provide them appropriate medical care.

"Lawyers working on efforts to get Rep.

MaryChristmas comments on May 1, 2022:

My best guess is she'll get away with it.

ChestRockfield replies on May 1, 2022:

@MaryChristmas Because they have the support of enough people plus have cheated just enough to tip the scales in their favor. How is it possible that a large majority of people in this country want X, Y, & Z, but the candidates that support those things don't win in a landslide??

"Lawyers working on efforts to get Rep.

MaryChristmas comments on May 1, 2022:

My best guess is she'll get away with it.

ChestRockfield replies on May 1, 2022:

@AnonySchmoose I mean, isn't all lost already given the fact that this country has already, and likely will continue to, elect people like Trump, MTG, Boebert, Cawthorn, Hawley, Cruz, Gaetz, etc.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

Ryo1 comments on May 1, 2022:

Ah well, enough said. It's kinda shame that Triphid can't see your post. We aren't giving him a chance to defend himself. I would rather not talk of him behind his back.

ChestRockfield replies on May 1, 2022:

That's his fault. If he hadn't blocked the OP, he'd be able to read this...

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

ChestRockfield comments on Apr 30, 2022:

He's a MASSIVE douche bag. Goes from zero to crazy in less comments than @LiterateHiker, and she's a fuckin' lunatic.

ChestRockfield replies on May 1, 2022:

@Secretguy I guess it's easier to pretend she doesn't want them than admit no guy would ever be able to stand being in a relationship with her.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

Captain_Feelgood comments on Apr 30, 2022:

Wow... Never ever heard of this person,,, I suggest you just ignore them.. All they want is attention. Don't give it to them.

ChestRockfield replies on May 1, 2022:

Try clicking on: @Triphid to see if it says that user isn't available. If that's the case, he blocked you so long ago you never even saw him.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

ChestRockfield comments on Apr 30, 2022:

He's a MASSIVE douche bag. Goes from zero to crazy in less comments than @LiterateHiker, and she's a fuckin' lunatic.

ChestRockfield replies on May 1, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir Well, you're lucky if you haven't happened to cross that crazy bitch. She's completely irrational. If you say a single word that shows her point of view doesn't make sense she blocks you and rails about how you're a toxic male mansplaining to her and her cronies. Read my initial reply to her (I have it all if you'd like to read it, but she lets her posse do most of the responding and when she finally chimes in, she almost immediately blocks me) and tell me I'm being unreasonable. It was a legitimate, reasoned response, and I even concluded it agreeing that the guy she had a problem with did do something wrong. But that's not good enough for her. No, you need to constantly be genuflecting and kissing her ring (or ass?). After she blocked me she tried to suggest my conduct was "against community guidelines" and encouraged everyone else to report me to admin. I didn't call people names (even after she called me an asshole) or anything of the sort. I simple showed why her position didn't make any sense.

I can't keep track of everything/ everyone around here @ Agnostic.

barjoe comments on Apr 30, 2022:

He blocked me a long time ago along with the entire god fearing Conservative Atheist group. I only block people if they DM me trying to start an argument. I'm willing to scroll on, if you won't let me do that, I don't need your shit.

ChestRockfield replies on Apr 30, 2022:

That crazy motherfucker @GreenAtheist DM'd the fuck out of me before he blocked me. I still need to make the "I was blocked" post about that dumb fuckin' asshole.