The difference is Isreal is mostly only a danger to Gaza or starting a war with Iran. Trump is threatening other sovereign states with invasion and annexation, and destabilizing the economies of global powers. It’s not a moral/humanitarian concern which tends to get mixed responses from global powers. It’'s a self-interest concern or matter of survival for a lot of powerful countries which tends to get a more direct response.
I don’t think they “net” 2 wins. The seats were already Republican held and remain Republican held. So it’s a wash.
First of all, fuck you, figure it out. Second of all, if that were the case, that means you are literally sentencing people to life imprisonment without chance of parole with absolutely no due process at all. That goes even beyond what the (unconstitutional) Alien Enemies Act allows. Far beyond. For the love of God, make this shit stop.
I can’t wait until Trump pisses off the world enough that they fight back and he is eventually tried for his crimes against humanity. I can’t wait to shit on your grave you evil fuck.
Ok, so imagine you were expected to strip naked, cuddle up to someone else who was also stripped naked. Imagine you are expected to pretend to have very real and intimate feelings with one another and in the process do very intimate things with them like kiss, touch their body, and simulate penetrative sex all while being in a room full of people watching you do this and with cameras recording the entire thing with the intent to show it to the world. That in itself would make most people at least a bit uncomfortable.
Now, maybe you also feel uncomfortable because you have a spouse or significant other. Maybe you know this other person well and they are platonic friends. Maybe they are barely an acquaintance, just a work colleague. Maybe you have romantic feelings for this other person. Maybe you hate them. Maybe the other person has made advances on you. Maybe you have a history of being assaulted or of being used sexually. Maybe you are self conscious about your body. For any number of very justifiable reasons, this situation can be anywhere from slightly to very uncomfortable for either or both actors, even scary in some situations.
The intimacy coordinator is not a sex coach. They are there to make sure the situation is safe, consensual, and as respectful and private as possible for both actors, and to see that their needs are met for this very stressful circumstance to minimize discomfort. They also make sure that nobody on set oversteps boundaries, that the actors’ rights are upheld, act as the single point of contact between the actors and production to minimize uncomfortable conversations and miscommunication. They will be involved in choreography of the scene, but not as a coach so to speak, but rather in mentally preparing and making exactly clear the understanding for all parties what is going to happen, giving everyone the time to process and veto plans if necessary.
So on the one hand, I think you are going to find almost nobody agrees with your pronunciation. On the other hand, you should wear your mispronunciations with pride because what that tells me is that you were a reader growing up and likely came about this word the first time in text without any other context, maybe even many times before you heard it spoken. Your brain made an educated guess (I’m guess pulling from the pronunciation of “jaguar”?). It got it wrong, but understandably so, and it has cemented in your brain. Fix it if you care to, but no real need. Either way, kudos for being a young reader.
Sehn-tar, because I am American and that’s how I learned to say it. How am I meant to justify a common pronunciation?
I don’t know why you’re making analogies to alcohol like they are the same thing. Not for the least of which because you will also need to make those decisions about alcohol AS WELL as about sex. But alcohol is, in itself, destructive, especially to sound decision making. Sex doesn’t have to be. And having a healthy mindset about sex from the start means they become better more healthy sexual partners earlier, something many people never become. And yes, she faces more direct consequences if a pregnancy happens, but so long as both of them are consenting, and her parents are aware and consenting as well, that is her decision to risk it and not your job to keep her from making that decision. And it doesn’t mean you are operating a brothel in your house You’re providing a modicum of safety and trust that they won’t have otherwise even as they continue to have sex anyway.
As you said, the sex is going to happen anyway. So you have to consider it like this… would you rather A) you make it easy for him, maintain trust and inclusion in his life decisions, can make sure that he has condoms and know that he is using them appropriately, and, if something like a pregnancy, STD, or social challenges happen, you will know asap and can help navigate that situating with them. Or B) you make it hard for them (so they have maybe half as much sex if you’re lucky), you become an obstacle and make it clear that he can’t discuss his sex life with you without fearing punishment, leave it up to a teenager to afford and provide his own condoms and use them appropriately without instruction, and when something like a pregnancy, STD or social stigma happens to them, you will have no idea until the problem is too big to hide anymore.
Frankly, I would choose A. But that’s me.
Tariffs for Canada and Mexico would only be beneficial for automotive manufactures if A) American manufacturers were not heavily invested in and leveraging factories in Canada and B) Canada had any major auto manufacturers of their own competing with American brands. Neither of those is true. They MAY divest from Canada factories as a result and reinvest in domestic factories. BUT they are going to take big losses for that divesture AND be paying tariffs every time their parts ship between their factories across the borders right now. Their costs are going to go up and Americans will have to pay for the difference there.
They do not want anyone to have authority over them in an capacity. They want to fuck who they want, do what drugs they want, shoot what they want, exploit financially anyone they want, hire and fire anyone they want, control and manipulate markets however they want. They do not want any limitations placed on them by law, regulation, ethics, or morality. They feel no responsibility to anyone but themselves, do not value others that do not benefit them directly, and see society only as a means to serve their interests. They are the definition of narcissists.
Seemed more fun this way
Obviously this is a silly example, but I really do remember when they would write out full urls with paths like 3 directories deep in magazines and newspapers expecting you to manually enter those urls and visit whatever site. I hated that shit in the early days of the internet in grade school. “http://www.theentireforty-ninecharacterlongnameofthecompany.com/marketingadvertisements/newspapertimes/landingpage79fad5c21e.html” (don’t click that link… i just made it up. It doesn’t go anywhere.) I could barely type but now I have to get every character correct or I might accidentally end up on a black market website or porn somehow (where my fellow Whitehouse dot com victims at?). QR codes and smartphones really are godsend for print media internet ads.
P.S. I told you it didn’t go anywhere. You feel better now?
P.P.S. Apparently Whitehouse dot com still functions but is no longer porn. It’s some election betting thing now? Idk.
The French started this particular Tesla protest strategy. Vive la révolution.
To whom? The GOP House Reps? I’m not holding my breath.
Roberts and the rest of SCOTUS can’t do anything about impeaching a federal judge even if they wanted to. Congress holds the power of impeachment. If all of the GOP grovellers in the House follow Trump’s orders like lap dogs, then the judge will be impeached. They need two thirds majority in the Senate to convict and remove the judge though, which is unlikely (though apparently not impossible with Schumer and his lackeys apparently willing to appease every stupid whim of Trump’s and the GOP’s while they “bide their time”). SCOTUS has no say in the matter.
Stupid evil fucking tyrant. Please just have a heart attack and die already. If only that kid hadn’t missed.
Really went downhill after volume 3. You hope that they’ll get back on course by volume 6 at least, but alas.
Myself? Welp… grabs mall katana… wish me luck.
Edit: the /s was implied, NSA. Calm down.