Yeah, that looks like it could be used as a visual metaphor in Snow White for the preparation of the apple

I don’t mean to be a pedant here, but he’s not actually guilty. The jury decided that.

It’s entirely fair to want to get better at it, but those people probably couldn’t help you even if they were inclined to, because they’re bad at socializing- they invited someone whose socialization style doesn’t vibe with their party, then their response is to mock the guest for their own mistake.

Not everyone is like that, and not every neurotypical is like that. It’s hard to find a good group, but one exists for you.

Also, specifically regarding learning to socialize: you don’t necessarily have to get help from neurotypicals- that’s like having a math teacher who’s just naturally good at math, vs one who had to struggle to master it. You learn better from the latter if you’re not also gifted at math.

Ms. Rachel doesn’t need any more hate

I think so, but I really vibe with that description. I don’t think humanity’s bad, I just rub people the wrong way much of the time in ways I can’t really perceive, so it feels like I don’t really “get it.” I do try though, and it seems like it often takes up all of my energy to pay attention to all of my body language and facial expressions so I don’t come off as rude.

Your form is more of a human-shaped animate object than an actual human being.

Plot twist: I already feel like that

Shapeshifter: it’s broken as hell if you take it to the molecular level. Shapeshift into something that can fly, into a very thin transparent film on the ceiling of a room, into something which can withstand great temperatures or bullets, hell, you can even shapeshift into something that photosynthesizes.

Just like ice hole fishing time

Ngl, I’d pirate the shit out of GTA:Milton Keynes

Ooh, thank you! I may wish she were further left, but I don’t doubt that she earnestly believes in the views she says she holds, which was what I was wondering.

Some of those pictures look very young, too

That’s part of why I’m asking- the vast majority of leftists I know grew up in right wing or centrist circles and moved left on their own, but I don’t know if there are politicians who really reflect that.

Actually, Graham Platner is very relevant and I’m interested in whether people trust him enough to elect him and whether he stays true to the principles he ran on.

Don’t worry, that’s not why I’m asking. No, she’s a rat forever.

I just wonder if it’s always in this direction. My suspicion is that it tends to flow from more discerning parties to less discerning parties, and in the US right now, the republicans are the least discerning of the national parties. I could see people moving from actual leftist parties to the greens (in the places where the greens are either liberal or controlled opposition) in other countries, I’m not sure if they’re leftist in some countries), but that’s still a rightward move.

Li previously ran as a Democratic candidate for Congress, describing herself as a “tree-hugging progressive,” and sought the endorsement of the Democratic Socialists of America. She lost her Congressional bid, and years later, shifted to the Republican Party and to becoming a strong supporter of Trump.

Does anyone know of any examples of politicians swinging hard in the opposite direction? I’m not talking about things like the Lincoln project or changes made up to age 25 or so, but actual significant leftward movement from adult politicians.

What if I just do it to treat my anemia but don’t enjoy it 🤔

Black humor is a totally different thing and I’d react differently if David Hogg were laughing about school shootings (and have reacted differently when my friends who were directly affected by them do), but these are more like the dead baby jokes that teenagers tell for shock value, as opposed to humorizing pain. I said “you,” but I was referring to the people telling me these jokes, rather than the general you.

My dad lived in central Connecticut in the 50s, between the marine academy, electric boat, Sikorsky, the place that made all of our parachutes, the insurance companies which could have made rebuilding the rest of the country easier, and of course, in one of the most densely populated regions in the country, likely to get fallout from Boston or New York. He’s not sure if everyone at the time thought they would be hit first, but everyone around him thought CT would be wiped off the map

“I guess I think it’s too cute,” referring to a scenario under which the person elected president would step aside so he could take over. “Yeah, I would rule that out because it’s too cute. I think the people wouldn’t like that. It’s too cute. It’s not – it wouldn’t be right.”

Adjusting for sociolectical differences in our usage of “cute,” I’ve never agreed with him more.

Yeah, 100%

When Biya’s regime unleashed the military, peaceful protests gave way to an armed separatist insurgency. At least 6,000 people were killed in the subsequent violent confrontations, displacing over half a million, and leaving 1.3 million in need of aid.

Dismissing the reports as “phantasmagorical” and “a clumsy attempt at disinformation”, Tchiroma, as the government spokesperson, had accused human rights organizations documenting the atrocities of being in cahoots with the secessionists.

“I 100% agree that the military committed atrocities,” he said in his election campaign. “But as minister of communication, my duty was to defend our armed forces,” he reasoned. “Today, I speak as a free man.”

He has even offered to hold a referendum to return the country to federalism – a long-standing demand in the Anglophone region. “I say it clearly: centralization has failed,” he said. As the communications minister, however, Tchiroma had reportedly banned the national media from using the word.

They both seem pretty awful. Tchiroma has about faced in a matter of months and nobody seems to actually care about the western part of the country.