TriGirl

Democrats shouldn't be trying to negotiate exceptions, like 15 weeks; rape, incest or health of the pregnant person; etc. They should come at this from the other side: all medical procedures are allowable, with the decision resting between the person needing/wanting the procedure and the medical provider. If someone wants an exception, they have to show why any procedure should be prohibited or disallowed.

Which is why this is the perfect way to stay in the sport. :)~

Hey, Val! I agree both with you and Wendy. I prefer the forums, but people have to visit and post! Unfortunately, I spend most of my DZ.com time in Speakers Corner. Probably shouldn't do that, but since I haven't been jumping in years, I guess I don't feel like I can find friends in Bonfire anymore. Although, I do still judge, so it isn't like I'm not on DZs anymore! Just got my CF FAI judge rating, so looking forward to being back at it. :) Tanya (PS -- no, I don't believe we have ever met, but I'm sure we've chatted on this forum before!)

He just tried to go about it a different way. His acolytes are trying similar techniques.

I wonder how Jordan will take it when the subpoena recipients for his committee's "investigations" over the handling of Trump and Hunter Biden similarly ignore their summons. Somehow I doubt he will think his own subpoenas are optional.

This is my only concern on the issue. As for Kallend's question about how this relates to healthcare for children: if the trans kids would be allowed to use puberty blockers (like some elite athletes, like female gymnasts, already do) and hormone replacement, then they could choose to complete surgery as an adult without having gone through a puberty in the wrong body. Trans women who have not grown up with testosterone, steroids, or any other performance enhancing chemical that a cis woman athlete would be banned for taking, would be on an even level with their competition. Note: I studied physics, not biology and human development. If I am missing something, I more than welcome another perspective! This is just my reaction based on what I know. Happy to be convinced otherwise.

It's a 6-part series, I'm afraid (maybe 8-part?). But, I do believe you would enjoy listening to it if you find it. It incorporates archival recordings of public statements that almost perfectly mirror sound bites we have today. Go to the MSNBC web page and do a search for her name or the name of the series. I haven't checked, but I do suppose it's possible they have the transcript you -- I just think the historical recordings really make the reporting so much more poignant.

Would he go back before the magistrate if he violated that direction? I imagine he would be under separate charges; in which case he might get that one again for his arraignment. (just me trying to learn something about the process!). Funny how at the airport he said this wasn't the DC he left -- dirty, graffiti, empty buildings... The only empty buildings he would have seen on that route are the ones in Crystal City -- and they're only empty because they're still under construction. LOADS of new development in SE DC and Arlington.

Hey, Jerry, Have you listened to Rachel Maddow's podcast Deja News? It's scary how much we collectively have forgotten -- and yet it seems a lot of these grifters have been reading the playbook (right down to the tag lines). Tanya

Hey, Robert, I'm going to disagree as to why Colorado Springs is right-leaning. Most of the military personnel there don't vote in Colorado, they vote in their home resident states. However, there is a huge concentration of evangelical Christian organizations headquartered there, which is my understanding of the cause of the area's conservative bend. Though, I will admit that there are many AF Academy faculty who were first influenced by this ilk while in school, then come back to perpetuate the influence as faculty. Scary influence across the service.

Yeah, that would be nice, but we don't have similar options here -- especially since I'm currently living in a high-rise apartment and will be moving to a townhouse next year (no significant yard aside from some decorative landscape, which is maintained by the association). So, no yard waste. I wish we could do that, though; or that we had compost bins. I count myself lucky that my municipalities even do any kind of recycling.

Hey, Joe, Sorry, but that isn't true. All of these are just the cover sheets, and they are printed in both formats. You can also make copies of cover sheets to be sure you have one to, well, cover your classified document so it can't be seen by wandering eyes. Nothing wrong with that. Tanya

Several years ago my parents, who live on a rather large bit of land, had a compost barrel down by the barn. It became too much trouble, so they got rid of it. I have checked around and know that home compost pails kept in kitchens or even right outside become too, um, fragrant to be feasible for regular suburban or apartment home use. Now, along come at least two different options I have seen/heard of on ads on podcasts and Instagram. Both claim to be home friendly (no smell), quiet and efficient, and both advertise that they dry and mulch the food waste overnight to a soil-like consistency. The question is, which to get? Lomi -- Pros: one you buy it, it's yours. The result is a dry, soil-like mulch you can put directly into your plants or flower beds. One podcaster who promotes it puts the mulch on her fruit trees. Cons: I'm moving to a townhouse, so will have limited options for using the dried mulch except a few plants I plan to have on the terrace. It also takes up a lot of counter space, and requires regular filter changes (so, what if you run out of filters/the company stops making them?) Mill -- Pros: it's the size of a medium garbage can, so it sits on the floor instead of the countertop. The device comes with a monthly subscription, so if you decide you don't want it anymore, cancel your subscription and it goes away. The company picks up the dry "mulch" (it is not ready for direct use by this process) to create fertilizer mulch for farms. Cons: monthly subscription charge, plus you don't get the benefit of any of the mulch you create. I think I'm leaning toward Mill, but the benefits of Lomi still seem pretty good. I'm sure I could share the fertilizer mulch with friends. Does anyone have another composting machine for food/plant waste, and how do you like it? Any thoughts on the above two options?

Hey! DM me -- what are you doing in Ankara? I have other skydiving friends there. Would be funny if it turned out we have mutual Turkish friends.

Yep -- this. Trying to see all sides of the issue. That's why I love our sport. We know every BODY is different, and you just have to learn how to fly yours. :)

Okay, to be fair, Caitlyn was finished competing before she transitioned (and didn't try to compete in a category for her current gender). Break Thanks Bill for the background in the Olympic rules. I lean that way a bit as well -- kids should play all together. If a kid has an idea that they may be trans prior to puberty setting in, they should be allowed to block puberty until they can understand themselves better and be old enough to decide. That way, we won't have trans women who had high levels of testosterone in their system during their teen years, the effects of which can't be reversed, trying to compete with XX women in high school and college sports. If gymnasts can be given puberty blockers to stay in peak competition condition for longer, surely it isn't as harmful as is being described. No one seems to be advocating for that practice to stop, so why can't kids take them for other reasons is beyond my understanding. (always willing to consider other evidence, but this is what I have seen it at this point).

I stand by what I thought at the time: media agencies who hosted debates (Primaries, Pres and VP) should have enforced rules. Because Trump got out of hand during the primaries (throwing tantrums if he didn't get put center stage, taking up everyone else's speaking time), and the hosts let him get away with it, these behaviors carried over to the main election debates. I suggested on another thread then, and restate it now. The host needs to find a way to enforce the rules, either by turning off the mic of those who do not have the floor, or one of the suggestions above.

The surgery I had on my shoulder resolved my frayed labrum at that time. I now have impingement in both shoulders, with micro tears in both biceps due to compensation. This limits my range of motion in both arms. Reaching up to unstow brakes, for example, is painful.

I have actually decided to sell my rig as I'm not planning to get in the sky again at this point (if I do, I can always get new kit). This decision was for 2 reasons: though my general anxiety is now under control, I go from 0 to 100 just planning a jump weekend; and my old labrum injuries that were repaired with surgery before I even became a jumper have now exacerbated past the point of normal range of motion. I can't imagine having to do EPs when the motions just to flare cause pain. Perhaps if these physical issues resolve I can work on the mental ones and get back in the air. I hope you'll lets us all know what you end up doing, and how it worked for you! :)

So, being able to get pregnant is your standard. Okay. I can't get pregnant either. Does that make me a man? Then again, I did just retire from several decades in the Marine Corps, so maybe I have been mis-identifying all this time? I'm so confused.

If they were deserving of this waiver, the clergy would be insisting that part of the penance before the offender could get absolution would be to report their wrongs to authorities (even perhaps through legal counsel) and stand subject to the consequences. Saying a certain number of prayers should never be sufficient.

It may not have been a clear-cut business interest, but Crow invited several other power brokers to these events/trips who did have direct or secondary interest to the SC's calendar and/or opinions. (Source: news broadcast -- I can't recall at this point who those additional parties were, or what interest they had. Tough to take notes while driving)

Interesting how "life" is defined by these folks as a "heartbeat" at this point, but "not alive" is measured by brain activity. If you have to terminate a pregnancy at the 20th week, it's usually because there is no (or will be no) brain activity, but women have been forced to carry a non-viable fetus for several days/weeks because it is "alive." These morons should first agree on a definition of "life" that covers the whole span. If a heartbeat (don't even get me started on what that zygote really has at 4 weeks past fertilization) is the definition of alive, then we can stop learning CPR and dispose of all defibrillators. They're already dead, so you just have to call it when the heart stops. If you pound on someone's chest, or shock them, after their heart stops, then you should be charged with mutilating a corpse.

It encouraged me to purchase homes instead of rent, as it gave me a significant reduction in my tax burden even at my lower income level. Encouraging people to own their own homes instead of renting from a few very wealthy landlords (who then would be making even more money from that business) keeps the wealth balanced a bit more, and keeps the society invested (literally and figuratively) in communities. However, since the last administration doubled the personal exemption, I get no more financial benefit from home ownership (aside from possible appreciation, which can be a gamble). My itemized deductions, including charitable donations, no longer exceed the personal exemption. If more people are in my same situation, they no longer have an incentive to purchase instead of rent and may be less likely to donate to charity (although, I still donate to charity -- it was just nice to have it essentially be my little input directing where government support should go!)

Well, I think the lawyers are learning. Get paid up front. In advance. And when that money runs out, stop all work until the next advance payment is made. Not to mention the PAC was pretty much just a grift to gain funding for all of his legal bills.