LaceyLou

Wow, just wow. I've been known to watch Maher, but yeah, a lot of times I feel cases like this completely negate any good points he makes. I suppose he could be egging her on in order to show how silly she looks, but even if that is true (unlikely, IMO) I'm pretty sure it flies over the heads of anybody who believes her. My guess is he's an entertainer, looking for the controversy in order to rile up viewers.

I don't want to sign in/create an account, but I already know that even though I would have been considered a mainstream Democrat in the 70s, I'd be labeled as far left today.

And yes, it's the made up culture wars that cause so many problems.... think the myth of the feminazi and/or stories of children having gender changing surgery in their schools. It's not hard to find people online who think the Democrats want to exterminate white, heterosexual males or ban cows. As for immigrants... many of us who are now considered 'real' Americans were once part of a group that was marginalized. I'm of Irish and Scandinavian descent, and both of these were definitely considered lower than the more established groups.

I can't disagree with anything you say.

This is true, and I'd be lying if I said I was completely at ease during those times. Honestly, I first thought of moving to another country in the 80s, but stayed because all of my family was/is here. I regret not going-if for no other reason than that I'm unlikely to get a chance to even travel now. I feel as if every year we're faced with rotting infrastructure, cuts to already struggling transit, never-ending increases in housing, healthcare, and education costs... not to mention cuts to education that causes already struggling parents and often teachers to buy basic supplies every year. And this is in Massachusetts, which is considered true-blue. Lack of pensions, having to save up for healthcare and retirement starting in your 20s, these are just two of the costs that eat into people's paychecks. And while the gains we made in past decades to get cleaner air and water are holding for now, protections that were in place are in danger if not already gone and we're in danger of going back to earlier pollution levels. Trickle-down economics took decades to get us here, and it's going to take time to reverse it. Sigh....

TBF, 2012 Romad had a much better candidate to vote for. While I didn't vote for McCain or Romney, I wasn't in fear for my country if they won.

If that's true then there's yet another thing Drumpf is going to get away with. 😞

I'm picturing a Sinclair Lewis type scenario, in which they elect WIndrip but end up disposing of him.

I wasn't sure about the best place for this. I'm curious to see what others think. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/bezos-kills-washington-post-endorsement-guardrails-falling

Exactly. 'they let you do it' because they're afraid of getting something even worse.

The timing makes sense to somebody who is concerned that a predator is about to be put into a position of power, especially a position in which said predator will be evaluating policies concerning sexual assault and consequences of sexual assault on victims.

Sadly, we're only just beginning to realize this, and it's only because most of us never came forward and were ashamed to tell anybody. It's very sad to hear how often it happens to little kids-and one common thing I've heard from people is that the abuser is, more often than not, a 'pillar of the community' who can do no wrong. It's one of the few times I honestly wish I was as alone as I used to feel.

Or worse, we're told that we should feel flattered. "Why can't you women just take it as a compliment??? Plus IIRC, he also bragged about being able to walk in on half-naked pageant contestants, who couldn't say anything because he owned it.

Good to know. It is kind of funny that the ad is saying that we need to 'beat Harris and the billionaires.' Huh?

And... it's common for victims to not come forward, or to come forward decades later-for the reasons you've listed. And ugh... am I the only one seeing the Drumpf ads on this page? I'm also getting pro-Deaton pop ups.

Admittedly, I don't know very many MAGAts. One of the few I do, however, has posted that the judge put illegal voters back onto the rolls. UGH.

That is pretty much exactly the tone of the emails I keep getting. I'm already a nervous Nelly and they don't help. These groups don't listen to feedback, either. Occasionally a 'win red' email goes through and they're even worse, so there's that.

Boston. You're looking at Boston Common and can just see Charles River in the distance.

When I got my real id this past summer, I had to have my birth certificate, SS card, and a copy of 2 bills with my address on them along with my old license-granted, it was because my old license had a different name (in MA you can put any name on your license as long as it's not to commit fraud so I had added my nickname), but that's still a lot of ID to have to chase down. From what I've heard, there's talk of making requirements such as having your current ID match your birth certificate exactly in order to vote, which would make it a nightmare for anybody with a legal name change-including women who take their husbands' names. It seems like there are a few wrinkles that are going to be difficult to iron out.

Yes, and sniffing kids' hair, too. It's mainly the attitude... that women are oversized children who of course need the guidance and firm but calming discipline from men. It doesn't always mean literally patting them on the head, though that's a stereotypical dismissive gesture that's seen with children. TBH it's best to keep your hands to yourself with people you don't know very well.

Earlier today I saw a report (is it weird from the WP?) that editors of the LA Times resigned after owners blocked their endorsement of Harris. Is it possible that Bezos is doing the same thing? I'm wondering if and how we can work to rebuild the 4th estate, consisting of media not owned by multi-billionaires and/or RW groups.

The view from my rooftop....

I remember seeing some ads in '16 in which people who had done work for him told stories of not being paid, even though he used the places he'd finished for them that were supposedly 'not up to par.' Unfortunately I don't think they had much, if any, impact. Instead supporters chose to believe that the work had been subpar.

SMH. McConnell has been part of the problem and was a strong ally of Drumpf's. I wouldn't be surprised if he still votes for him in 2 months. I lost respect for people like him and Graham when they turned around and became his staunchest supporters. https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/mcconnell-trump-gop-new-book/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc

True. What's interesting is people from the northern part of the Midwest and those from upstate/western NY are often pitted against one another, even though they have a lot in common. I still roll my eyes whenever I hear somebody refer to people from the Northeast as 'elites' even though most of us are hardworking people struggling to make a living-just like the people in the rest of the country.