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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interests you can't share with other people |
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Posted: 21 Nov 2023, 8:58 pm
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| I've never had an eating disorder, and I don't know anyone with one in real life (as far as I know). The only person I've told about this is my partner, because I occasionally infodump to him about different EDs and common misconceptions surrounding them. At first he was slightly concerned, but he'... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interests you can't share with other people |
| AardvarkGoodSwimmer |
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Posted: 20 Nov 2023, 2:29 pm
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Replies: 70
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| I've never had an eating disorder, and I don't know anyone with one in real life (as far as I know). The only person I've told about this is my partner, because I occasionally infodump to him about different EDs and common misconceptions surrounding them. At first he was slightly concerned, but he'... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Rosalynn Carter RIP. |
| AardvarkGoodSwimmer |
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Posted: 19 Nov 2023, 8:19 pm
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Replies: 3
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| I was a teenager when Carter was president. In truth, not the best president. But I have nostalgic feelings toward those years. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Jim Jordan Fails Again to Win Vote to Become House Speaker |
| AardvarkGoodSwimmer |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2023, 10:58 am
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Replies: 9
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| https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/04/20/how-the-american-middle-class-has-changed-in-the-past-five-decades/ https://www.pewresearch.org/?attachment_id=408746 Please look at this graph. The American middle class has, in fact, held its ground pretty good. It’s eroded less than a lot of peop... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Jim Jordan Fails Again to Win Vote to Become House Speaker |
| AardvarkGoodSwimmer |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2023, 10:35 am
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Replies: 9
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| The GOP lost my support once Trump hijacked the party. Yes, the current Republican Party is too much a cult of personality. I remember around 2017, in talking with a younger guy I talked with on a semi-regular basis at a sports bar. I said, Well, you recognize that Trump’s a bully, right? He said, ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Jim Jordan Fails Again to Win Vote to Become House Speaker |
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Posted: 22 Oct 2023, 10:31 am
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| @AGS: While I absolutely love your suggestion, how can we get past the "white/male/straight/Christian persecution" people on the right, and the wannabe revolutionaries on the left? In particular, the rights of transgender persons to be their authentic selves and to live their lives. And t... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Jim Jordan Fails Again to Win Vote to Become House Speaker |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2023, 7:48 pm
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| I wish moderates picked a major issue. For example, immigration. And then nominated their own candidate. :P Best case scenario, we get 150 D’s and 150 R’s voting for this new Speaker. And we simply put together a package which appeals to the middle of the spectrum regarding immigration views. Basica... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Should we end under age-18 tackle football because of brain |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2023, 10:32 am
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Replies: 23
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| And about STEM . . . I tried to go into C++ programming in 1999 at age 36. And also in 2000. And what I found was a flooded job market with pervasive age discrimination. The whole field seems to be the rock star and serf model. They seem to be looking for young hot shots willing and in fact eager to... |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Should we end under age-18 tackle football because of brain |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2023, 10:18 am
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This is former NFL star Brett Favre speaking in favor of “Flag Football Under 14,” from about two years ago. And that age 14 dividing line did seem to get some attention for a while, don’t know about today. |
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Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports Topic: Should we end under age-18 tackle football because of brain |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 7:05 pm
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Replies: 23
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nick007 wrote: . . . Getting head & other injuries in school will cause kids to become disabled adults who require gov &/or family assistance.
But generally, not until they’re in their 40’s or 50’s and maybe older. And therein lies the rub. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 8 Republicans succeed in removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 12:58 pm
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Replies: 8
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Of the 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, I’d really like if 150 Democrats and 150 Republicans formed the “Middle of the Road” party.  |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 8 Republicans succeed in removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 11:31 am
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ASPartOfMe wrote: How many votes is it going to take to confirm a speaker this time around and how long will it take oust said person?
While we’re not talking about immigration reform.
as well as steady eddie aid to Ukraine, trimming the budget in smart ways,
much less taking on Big Pharma, etc, etc. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 8 Republicans succeed in removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 11:26 am
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Replies: 8
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| https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articlei United States Constitution Article I, section 5: “ . . . Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member. “Each House shall keep a journal of i... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 8 Republicans succeed in removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker |
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Posted: 04 Oct 2023, 10:24 am
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Kraichgauer wrote: I think the Democrats could have thrown support behind McCarthy, so they could make him their b*tch and had some semblance of bipartisanship. . .
I think the D’s should have also, but like you say, it’s a big ask.
And we need more than just a semblance of bipartisanship. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 8 Republicans succeed in removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 11:14 pm
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Replies: 8
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| as unrelated good news— https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sign-us-job-market-remains-hot-after-us-103686653 “ . . the unemployment rate (at 3.8% in August) remains near a half-century low. And inflation, which hit a four-decade high in mid-2022, has decelerated markedly over the past year, raising... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: 8 Republicans succeed in removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker |
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Posted: 03 Oct 2023, 10:48 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 386
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