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Nope, wasn’t attributing a dismissive notion from you. Just sharing the things that are making my heart, my stomach, and my head hurt.

2022 statistic - ncaa female athletes approximately 290,000. Number of transgender athletes - 40. 40/290,000=0.000138. Just as a personal belief, I do think that for most sports, I don’t believe a transgender athlete competing in women’s sports is fair & equitable… but there are some sports where I don’t see that argument having actual merit. However, crying, hair-pulling , and gnashing of teeth over 40 athletes out of 500,000 nationally is ludicrous/ laughable/ inane.

https://sph.tulane.edu/study-finds-higher-maternal-mortality-rates-states-more-abortion-restrictions Fear mongering? No, actual statistics. Since it seems some can’t make the connection between higher mother mortality stats in states that changed their laws since Roe v. Wade was overturned, perhaps this article can fill the educational void.

It was to stay out of jail. My thought also, but, he will let whomever strokes him the best decide the agenda for the next four years…. And this is dangerous. Very. And more stacking of judges at state levels is also a horror story. And especially As a woman, I fear for the young women of the country who are in imminent danger of returning to second class citizen status. Childbirth death rates have already risen, and will continue to escalate. and as for immigration reform, I predict in a very near future, where people will be asked (/required) to confirm their citizenship, whether or not they were born here, but if they look like they might have some other nations blood in them, they will be asked for their “papers“. and if you don’t ****ing see this coming, you’re turning a blind eye to the future. Maybe you’re not afraid for yourself or your children, but you damn well oughta be.

Just posting this to make someone/anyone feel something uplifting. 😎

Both on December 25 this year. wishing all of you a beautiful and peaceful day today… and for the year. Safe travels…. Whether on the road, or just traveling from your bedroom into the living room. Watch your step. 🤪

You’re so silly CMR… those aren’t real humans. They were Afghanis. And the other was a Fed. (Also not a real human)

Also hoping for peace for your father and for you.

There’s even a magazine called weird NJ. I fit here. 😁

Oh, it’s been very weird. No lie. Very big “wtf” just hovered over our street.

I think I’m gonna just watch a couple episodes of Sneaky Pete on prime. I’m addicted to that show but I’m just about out of episodes. If I am indeed, too tired to follow the storyline, there’s always tomorrow. Lol.

I honest to God don’t understand what’s that thread with Nancy Mace is supposedly all about. I don’t understand what she’s saying and I don’t understand what’s said back to her. Maybe I’m just tired.🥱😴

I just thought this response to the NYTimes story on this was really funny…. 😁

Ivana…. every time I think of how disrespectful of her own children to allow their father to do that, I am just astounded..

As, perhaps, the most amusing reason having your dad being president is fab…the selection of Kim Guilfoye as ambassador to Greece comes on the heels of the rumor that Donnie Jr. is dating a “socialite”. So, dad sends the current gf across the world. 😂

These are from my section of the Bronx, where the “subway” is elevated above the road… hence called the El. (Took this picture while driving there about 14 years ago.)

One of my favs. 😁

I should probably also mention that decades ago, growing up in the Bronx, one of our childhood summer activities. (unbeknownst to parents)was playing subway tag. In the Bronx, a lot of the stations and tracks were actually above ground, not below ground, and I can definitely remember riding with my friends in between the cars with 1 foot on the step for one car and the other foot on the step for the other car and looking down. . It was great fun.

Omg, your subway story is hilarious 😂! That’s epic ❤️ I certainly don’t want to dissuade anyone from taking the subway when in NY, it was/is still the best and fastest (& least expensive) way around town. You just need to be aware of your surroundings, like you would elsewhere. The only really necessary piece of advice to give anyone is never, ever, ever stand close to the edge… always stand as far back as you can. edit to add:full transparency - I don’t visit the city very much anymore, mostly due to physical issues. But I think my take on traveling via subway is still valid.

I’m not sure that people unfamiliar with theNYC subway system can actually appreciate that massiveness of it. There is a police presence, but it would be totally unrealistic to think every car on every train on every line would have an authority figure present. “As of 2023, the daily ridership for the New York City subway is approximately 3.6 million, which is about 68% of pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, the average daily ridership was almost 5.5 million.”

That is a puzzlement, without a doubt. He could have tossed that gun in Central Park almost anywhere off a dark path and unless it had some mozzarella wrapped around it and was found by one of those subway-pizza-super-rats came across it… it would be gone for a good, long time. Totally puzzling that he didn’t dump the ID’s either. Maybe he thought he was going to be caught that day and was astounded that he got away from the scene without being detained.

Please… that guy (Kyle) has probably never been on the subway to go to work. people who are on those subways commuting to their jobs, don’t have time for any other **** other than to just get to their job. It’s not gonna inspire any copycats. That’s just a really stupid post by him.

Daniel Penny found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely. This verdict is exactly right, and anyone who has ridden public transportation in NYC or elsewhere can totally understand what it feels like when someone who is exhibiting threatening behavior is on your subway car… and there’s nowhere to go. The prosecution charging him with criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter was such a huge overreach.

My father’s last year was in a VA home - he received great care. The staff was wonderful…. And it was affordable. Also, only about 15 minutes from me, so I was able to be with him often. I don’t know what/where all the vets that are in these facilities will be able to go if they are shut down. My heart aches just thinking about that