" I can't imagine the abuse that child must've suffered to lead him to murder his own parents"

Have you been listening to Corey Feldman again?

"Criminalizing drugs doesn't make drugs safer."

Replace drugs with guns. Or abortions. Voila.

"Declaring Fentanyl a WMD is an absolutely bonkers precedent."

Agreed.

" Handguns on Line 2."

Motor vehicles on line 3.

(Note: this not an endorsement the liberal interpretation of WMDs that they're using, but fentanyl deaths are more than gun and auto deaths combined.)

"You have no idea what gaslighting is if you think what I wrote was that. "

No. I was referring comments like #12 and 20, not what you wrote.

Burkot added: "The Russian government is a textbook example of patriarchy"

Yeah, things would be so much better if women ruled the world...

Ranavalona I of Madagascar (1828-1861): Often cited as one of history's most brutal female leaders, she ruled with an iron fist to resist European influence. Her reign was marked by widespread use of forced labor, mass executions of political dissenters, and a judicial process involving a poisonous tangena nut ordeal, all of which contributed to the deaths of potentially half the island's population.

Empress Wu Zetian of China (624"705 AD): The only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian was a capable but famously ruthless ruler. She purged opponents mercilessly, including members of her own family, to consolidate power, using a secret police force and a climate of fear.
Mary I of England (1553"1558): Known to her Protestant opponents as "Bloody Mary," she earned her nickname through the fervent persecution of Protestants in her effort to restore Catholicism to England. Nearly 300 people were burned at the stake for their religious beliefs during her short reign.

Empress Dowager Cixi of China (1835-1908): As the de facto ruler of the late Qing Dynasty for nearly 50 years, Cixi was a powerful and manipulative figure. She ruthlessly eliminated anyone who threatened her grip on power, including potentially poisoning a young emperor, and is often blamed for exacerbating China's problems through her authoritarian and conservative rule.
Modern Political Figures

Indira Gandhi of India: Though initially a democratically elected Prime Minister, Gandhi assumed emergency powers between 1975 and 1977, effectively becoming a dictator. During this period, civil liberties were suspended, political opponents were imprisoned, and a controversial forced sterilization program was implemented.

Jiang Qing of China: Mao Zedong's fourth wife and a leading member of the "Gang of Four" during the Cultural Revolution. She wielded immense power and was a key figure in the brutal purges and political persecution of that era.

Elena Ceau'escu of Romania: As the wife of dictator Nicolae Ceau'escu, she accumulated significant political power and was widely despised by the Romanian public. She was heavily involved in the brutal suppression carried out by the regime's secret police, the Securitate.

#20- FOAD, you worthless POS.

"I missed the vaccine this year and was going to get it - it'd been a year - and I managed to get COVID before I was able to get the vaccine. COVID was brutal. There's no way I'm going to miss getting vaccinated."

Nobody's trying to force you to miss getting vaccinated. It's really not cool to gaslight people about their own lived experiences and traumas, and it certainly doesn't help to build trust.

I never got any extra paid time off for getting a Covid shot. I did when I had to isolate after I was exposed in 2020. They stopped offering extra paid leave even for people who contracted the virus a couple years after the pandemic started.

#12- FOAD, you worthless POS.

#8, no ----, Sherlock. I know where I posted my comment #3, and it wasn't in this thread.

^^^ Edit

"Not a lawyer but ain't that also opening up Trumpy to discovery requests?"

They would likely be limited the specifics of the lawsuit allegation, which has to do with two comments that he made about an hour apart being spliced together to give the impression that he *said something he didn't actually say in that specific speech.

"Not a lawyer but ain't that also opening up Trumpy to discovery requests?"

They would likely be limited the specifics of the lawsuit allegation, which has to do with two comments that he made about an hour apart being spliced together to give the impression that he something he didn't actually say in that specific speech.

"Flu shots are offered annually."

I don't know any healthy people who had to take time off from work to recover from the side effects of a flu shot, because they literally couldn't drive or focus or lift anything. I know plenty who've had to after (the mrna version of) the Covid vaccine.

WTF is going on here? The comments in this thread were originally in response to a thread about the oil tanker that was seized off of Venezuela.

Who is running this site now?

"What, if anything, does that mean for this site?"

It would likely shut down, as would most forums that can't afford to pre-approve (either manually or with "AI" software) every single message before it's posted and eat the costs (like big tech companies can) if anything "indecent" gets through.

What does your neighbor's pet (probably the only ----- you've ever seen) have to do with it?

"#5. I know what it means. I also know that this country is not engaged in ethnic cleansing."

It has. Particularly against American Indians (Removal Act and Trail of Tears) and Mormons (literally called an Extermination Act).

This article is trying to have it both ways, though. If ethnic cleansing would destroy the United States, then how is it still here centuries later?

The argument being made for this is that they're enforcing legal sanctions which were being violated.

The question that people should be asking is how does this compare to enforcement of sanctions against the RF?

Could this be a signal or prelude of more strict or aggressive enforcement of those sanctions?

Or is it tactic to use people's condemnations of these actions as an excuse not to enforce those sanctions?

No doubt Russia sees the sanctions that have been imposed upon it as an act of "piracy" and theft.

Earlier this year, the State Department eliminated an employee's contributions to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) goals from the criteria for promotion within the Foreign Service. Instead, the department said it would vet Foreign Service employees on their "fidelity" to the Trump administration's policies.

The State Department's human resources bureau releases new precepts every three years, outlining the most important qualities Foreign Service officers must demonstrate to advance to higher ranks.

As part of a newly added "fidelity" standard, Foreign Service employees across all ranks will be evaluated on their contributions to "protecting and promoting executive power."

This video should have been embedded:

Final exams can be pretty stressful.

" Hold on now.....let's not rag on baloney sandwiches. LOL

But...what's the problem with them?"

Eating lots of processed meat is linked to higher rates of cancer?

I'm really torn about this one. On one hand, it's probably going to be another horrible waste of taxpayer money. On the other hand, we should show respect to the Roman Empire.

Lame and pathetic.

"Lesson for Democrats
If you are not getting pepper sprayed by ICEholes and maga maroons then you are not on the front lines doing your job."

This sounds exactly like something a maga marron would say, especially if they wanted Democrats to engage in self-defeating behavior.