Literally not the rule in the US. Tips are an expectation.

And if your cooking is “better than most restaurants,” why the fuck are you paying someone else for food that you think is lesser quality than what you can make at home?

Tell me you’re a self-centered zoomer without telling me you’re a self-centered zoomer 🤣

Propaganda and all that, yes.

It’s also largely about the fact that—in theory—these are two jobs that involve ‘putting your life on the line’ to protect and defend innocent civilians, and usually in dire circumstances involving dangerous weapons/violent people. (NOT defending cops/US military, but just pointing out why those jobs can be publicly revered.)

Also, in many/most(?) other countries, shooting two people absolutely would register nationally because civilian gun violence is a big deal and not normal around the world. You happen to live in the one country on the planet where guns vastly outnumber people and mass shootings are a daily regular occurrence.

But yeah. Propaganda. Mostly that.

I can vouch for this word for word. Wellbutrin killed my desire for nicotine. Stopped the wellbutrin 6 months ago, and still no cravings whatsoever.

Dave Chappelle, Louis CK, Chris Brown, Kevin Spacey, donald trump, Aziz Ansari, Ellen Degeneres all have thriving careers. Diddy will be fine. I could go on. And on. And on.

Point being, “cancelling” does not and has never existed. Everyone who’s ever been “cancelled” has gone on to make millions doing the exact same shit that got them in hot water to begin with.

You assume there will be free and fair elections in 2026 and beyond. I don’t see a world in which the trump regime doesn’t meddle in the next election and ensure repubs maintain power. But I mean this with every fiber of my being when I say this, I hope to god you’re right.

Easy. Because in order for DC/PR to become states, it would take an act of Congress. Given the reality of the Senate filibuster, a vote to make DC/PR states would require 60 Senators in support. Democrats have not had 60 Senators since the 1970s. Therefore, it has been a political impossibility for the Dems to get enough support to overcome the filibuster and make DC/PR states.

Any other questions, my friend? :) I’m a political scientist, so these questions are fun for me.

We have a fascist, literal criminal as president who is a republican. Based on the demographics of DC/PR, most—if not all—of their representatives and senators would be democrats.

Republicans control the Senate 53-47. You can see why the potential of adding four new Democrat senators would be a dealbreaker for republicans. Adding DC/PR to Congress would have the direct effect of lessening republican power. Republicans will not let that happen, and honestly, from a purely political standpoint, I see the logic (but still staunchly disagree with disenfranchising DC/PR folks).

With all due respect, that will never ever ever fucking happen.

But hypothetically, it would look like this: All States are guaranteed two senators, so the question is how many House seats would they get. Congress capped the total number of seats in the House to 435. (Completely arbitrary number that’s about as likely to change as PR/DC getting Statehood.) So in the dream world where DC and PR are given Statehood, their populations would need to be determined, and they would receive a proportional amount of representatives. DC, if it became a State, would be the third smallest, so DC would receive one House rep. PR would be the 33 largest State, and would likely receive about 4 House seats.

Again, this will never happen in the current post-Constitutional America. Those seats would almost all go to Dems, which is why it’ll never fucking happen.

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Excellent response 😂😂😂 what an obnoxious comment “YoU dOnT hAvE tO wAtCh ThEm”

And what does it mean “they make them cause they work”? Did the Snow White remake work? Or Lady and the Tramp? Or Dumbo? No, they flopped, and people hated them.

I hate these remakes and reboots. They’re awful. Sad that so much money and energy gets poured into stories that don’t need to be retold. The motivation is purely profit, and it shows.

I hate this take. That’s her DAD. It’s not about “altering behaviors to suit my moral code” it’s about her fucking dad is grooming a child and she should say something. I don’t give a flying FUCK what any law says, a 17 yr old girl is a child compared to a 48 year old man. This is gross, and she should definitely say something. Again, not about asserting one’s moral code onto others, it’s about showing up for your family and helping them through bullshit.

Edited my comment, I misread the citizenship part. That was entirely my fault, and I apologize to you for insinuating as that you’d involve ICE.

1. A ten-year age gap is a huge red flag if one of the two is literally 20 yrs old. No offense to you, but as someone in their 30s, I cannot express just how much of a different place you’re in between 20 and 30. Straight up, 30 yr olds shouldn’t be snooping after 20 yr olds (and yes I know she’s technically 29, but the point def still stands).
2. What she did would be considered sexual assault to many people, myself included. Lying about condom use flies in the face of consent. Not trying to pathologize, but I sincerely hope you’re okay. You mention wanting to kill yourself at one point. Based on everything you said, you should NOT be in a relationship with her toxic ass. Not trying to be cute, but you should consider talking to a therapist about what you had to go through. Cuz that’s a lot for anyone to handle.
3. Fuck ICE
4. Break up, move on, and good luck.

Sasha Baron Cohen dressed up as a redneck and sang at a far right militia gathering once to troll them. Not sure if that counts lol

Fun fact, in the gay community, we call this a “side.” I’m a side :) It means you don’t top (give the dick) or bottom (take the dick) or vers (which is down for either). Nothing penetrative but everything else is fair game. And it’s not asexuality because you have and want sexual desires, you just don’t want the activity of penetration specifically.

Not sure if that term will help you in the straight community, but be aware that it’s totally normal and quite common actually.

OP, you gotta let us know how your parents replied! The speed at which I would have cancelled their booking after receiving a letter like that…

The “vibe” section makes me damn near homicidal—so so so sick of people talking like that lmao

Huh? That has nothing to do with the definition of an assassination??? Where are you getting that from? Sometimes the goal really is just to kill the king…

The difference between homicide and assassination is who is being killed. For it to be an “assassination,” it just needs to be a planned attack on an important figure. You could definitely call yesterday’s killing an assassination if that’s what you’re getting at… Doesn’t need to be a ‘good’ person, just an important/prominent person.

Not sure why the above comment is getting so many upvotes considering it’s literally just wrong. Has nothing to do with “ends/means” or whatever the fuck.

Ragebait, go away, come again another day

HATE that egg.

Can we please ban minors from this site/instance? OP has made multiple posts about teenaged relationships and it makes me super uncomfortable. I don’t want to be using a platform like this with children, and I really really don’t want to hear about teen drama.