Yep.

I knee jerk almost didn't put our flags out.

Have a massive tattered 48 star flag we hang on the house. Another on the garage.

Then got madder I thought that. Lot of reasons it's OUR flag and they can't swipe it like they swipe everything that's this country.

Anyway. Flags are out. Because us.

If you didn't let it run long enough it tasted just awful though so that first minute was spent drenching your sister.

Tattle tale.

No I don't agree.

Under one there's a shot at the functioning Democracy this day is supposed to represent. That's the bottom on good for the country as a base even if you detest him.

Under the other a LOT of people through time stood up for country that will no longer exist in any form we may recognize with hope for genuine democracy. A lot died already protecting it- and if we lose it altogether?

Don't want to think about it.

Bucket of water.

Before I get yelled at yes I understand teachers may not do that.

This was a lot of years ago and from a guy I'd been seeing casually, a college prof. He was a nice too but.... " You look like you've seen a lot of odd places at 4 a.m. "

Still trying to figure that one out.

You're only 21. Please please please give yourself the enormous gift of tolerance - for being 21, scared and having no answers. Yet.

If my 21 year old lashed out in the same way ( 4 kids soooo one at a time) sure it would be upsetting. A little valid though. My parents had answers and support for me - it's a slow process, getting your feet under you. Gratitude has nothing to do with having kids although it sounds like everyone was upset and probably said things no one really meant?

I think I mostly mean try not to allow fear to be the foot you lead with through life. Clutters up your thinking for one thing for another it's a disservice to yourself. I said try. And take care ok?

Nah. That's their entertainment.

" Wait.....no not yet.... wait wait WAIT and NOW!!!! "

It's all in the timing. If they can make you wreck your car and miss them you'll hear them giggling in the woods. But sometimes their timing is off and the car and deer both lose.

SO so SO tired of these cowards and fascists hiding behind the symbols that birthed the democracy they're currently dismantling.

FFS. American Revolution. That flaming wussie. Like he or any of them wouldn't have been a Royalist sucking up to monarchy 250 years ago AND fled when those filthy little Colonies pitched the concept of aristocracy.

Go find a vacant volcanic island and set up camp. King, queen, obsequious court, obligatory MAGA peasantry, have at it.

This place is taken. Fuck your threats.

Ha! Invade. Why ?

Any life form advanced enough to be poking around and discover this place rolled their eyes and made a note to come back in a couple centuries to see if there was anything worth salvaging.

And the districts are being reimbursed. That means tax dollars spent for the contractors providing school lunches are being reimbursed.

It's big business, selling to schools and I'm pretty convinced those businesses have been the problem behind all the " No free lunches" in the first place.

This is a win for the kids . It never should have been a point of conversation in the first place.

This is beyond powerful.

Yes. There's a LOT of abysmal news out there. We're clutching at flotsam inside a tsunami, feeling for a foothold while it's only sand getting sucked from under our feet.

But. I heard almost the same thing from another young woman today. Exactly 5 hours ago. She and her husband have a lovely child. They'd love to have one more. Without having had this couple's trauma they still wouldn't risk it in one of our increasingly poisonous states, where we're supposedly wallowing in all this freedom.

Well done indeed Republicans. IF this is the only recourse to your crazed determination to control us- it WILL be ' Hell no '. And you folks deal with it. We fully understand the pain suffered means less than nothing to you people. Your declining population, young people fleeing .....and tax base will.

Another sub re-posted one of the legal documents from a statement made by the poor child who'd been raped. By ' Defendant Trump '. Part of the released filings from the Epstein cases, pre-2016? Yes, it's genuine.

She was 12 at the time and she's still in hiding along with her with her family. Complaint was withdrawn after death threats were received.

It's.....so disturbing you flinch HARD wondering how in hell any MAGA wouldn't at least have some ' what if ' doubt seeded strong enough to budge the cult mentality. And WHY media hasn't pressed it daily, allllllll day long, every day is beyond baffling.

I realize Dick isn't in the best shape and hasn't been in the public eye but he's not without some heft.

Obviously not a Dick Cheney fan here. You can loathe Dick while wondering what his reaction would be to seeing Liz's life threatened by this gargantuan boil on humanity's ass.

I think this poor person remains in hiding along with her entire family and we all know why.

Threats. Because yes it's quite genuine so of course the victim of a violent child predator rapist would be the one to have to flee.

I sincerely hope she's safe. Because rampaging psychos apparently have free rein to pursue a victim of this level of heinous crime I'm frightened for her.

She COULD have the entire weight of what COULD be the best system in the world on her side. Both prosecuting the rapist and defending her life.

I fucking hate this place.

The Who? Whoa. Would have loved the chance to see them! That's awesome.

Same. There were a lot of concerts around - always someone coming to some college near where you lived. One year Aerosmith ruined my ears because they toured a TON with a band called Foghat - just as loud. So went every time they were in proximity.

You're right. It was a lot different - whole spirit different. I witnessed exactly ONE fight but it wasn't really - fans got too packed getting in and blew out a window ( Queen). Wilkes Barre PA, 1970.....6? 77?

It's worked very well for me although the original amount prescribed was.....a lot?

It's the only thing that finally stopped that insane ear/behind ear pain you can't even touch?

Really small dose does it for me too. I realize everyone is different!

Agree with first poster. Remember lighting plays holy heck with noses, they're still pretty good in 2 and 3.

Hairline and chin. I'd say it's pretty likely.

I didn't want the video to end!!!!!!

What. Beautiful. Women. And now they know it. Can't imagine having the ability to give that knowledge to someone.

He's priceless.

The Great Escape, Steve McQueen.

The Magnificent Seven, the one with Yul Bryner.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Katherine Ross

The Sting also Robert Redford and Paul Newman

The African Queen, Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn

There's more but I'm tired of typing on the phone.

Not just one place, places.

Concerts. They were a blast, cheap ( I saw Led Zeppelin for 12 bucks), no assigned seats, yes they could be raucous but it wasn't so massive you couldn't get out of there for 5 hours.

Heck some concerts you could show up and still buy a ticket at the gate.

Just fun.

YES although let's be clear. " Reimbursing school districts" slightly misses the point that what we're reimbursing is the tax dollars shelled out to one of the big business contractors making bank on school lunches.

Who I suspect have been the main whiners behind the whole free lunch thing anyway.

Take the dogs out because if I do not it's apparently the end of the world as we know it. Then feed them.

THEN I have permission to head to the bathroom and make coffee.