Recent content by finesse

You'll be a whole lot better placed to know what you need in life after you reach some resolution with your personal life. I know mine ended up with a different focus than I expected just from the act of retiring. You might find that how and where you live and what you do for yourself goes...

I don't understand where the satisfaction of competing under those circumstances comes from. I think the governing organizations should be able to to establish whatever rules they want. I don't think the government should be able to either grant or forbid trans people the right to participate.

I doubt that anything we do would save a single life. It might change who dies. I just don't want it to be our soldiers over there dying for a reason we don't understand, an undefinable goal and no entry or exit strategy. Just as a matter of principle, special operations groups are great for...

Here's a discussion of something I've wondered about. I tend to the pro side but understand some of the concerns of the cons. https://theweek.com/law/pros-and-cons-of-compulsory-voting

I don't know other than to go back in time and choose better. I'd feel like we were throwing good money after bad even if we thought we had something to win if it involved feet on the ground. As it stands, does anybody have any idea of what "winning" here even means? Damn a bunch of nation...

I was referring to the egregious human rights violations by our administration. Yeah, you should have been joking, but...

We've discovered what court rulings without enforcement power means, haven't we? Granted, the Feds probably could but it sure would get messy.

Not sure you want to establish this precedent if the Christofascists lose power.

Taxation without Representation ought to strike a chord.

I find it hard to believe that anyone would actually trust the unsupported word of Donald Trump. His naked word with no consultation with Congress doesn't seem either legally or morally binding to me. I do feel for them if they were misled by Trump but, bottom line, he had no right and we...

Yes. We have no fucking business there.

Must have let Trump have a charge account.

Only temporarily.

Spot on. Record Lows: The percentage of U.S. adults who drink has dropped significantly, hitting its lowest point since Gallup began tracking in 1939, down from 67% in 2022. Younger Generations Leading: Young adults (18-34) are drinking less, with about half reporting consumption, a...

I think he means you can look in one ear and see out the other.