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This is my argument for why increased rent for pet owners is BS. My cats are nowhere near as destructive as a crotch goblin.

Stingre- I’ve read enough stories about kids being targeted by students, faculty, and administrators for refusing to partake in performative patriotism. No, I’m not excusing her violent behavior. Ideally she would have politely declined and that would have been the end of it. She… Read More

Spot on. I’ll add that much of this is learned behavior. Many adults who should serve as role models behave like children these days. It’s a natural consequence that kids will emulate this.

14 Not excusing the students behavior, but people have the right to sit during the pledge. If the student was minding her own business and not being a distraction the teacher shouldn’t have singled them out. Particularly in these politically charged times. There’s knuckleheads who… Read More

This is great advice. Recently had this come up with a friend whose boyfriend met her parents for the first time. He used to tease her about a nickname but didn’t know that it was a nickname used by her mom as a way to undermine her. He apologized profusely and immediately dropped… Read More

Don’t snark. Build people up instead of trying to make a quip at their expense. One of my biggest regrets is that as a shy and socially awkward youth I often defaulted to making fun of others as a way to project my own insecurities. I finally figured it out, but it’s lonely when you… Read More

Fair point. I guess it depends where you draw the line on carpetbagging. Culturally and economically the Capitol district where she grew up is very different from the north country.

Stefanik is a lying, carpetbagging, cynical, shameless toad. Her record speaks for itself.

To be fair, her core audience skews young and female. She doesn’t need to spell things out in terms of which candidate to vote for since her fans are a majority liberal bloc already. Asking her fans to simply “vote” gets a similar result while avoiding any fallout she’d face from… Read More

2 these assholes are going to Smurfify their baby from argyria.