Is it not “point of view”?

I’ve said it before, but I’m buying a flag pole and a flag for just the occasion. After a couple weeks I’ll take it down and probably never use it again. I might even put some of those cheap pinwheels around the base to add some flair.

The way California handled it at women’s state track this past season I think is a fair balance. There was a MTF gal that took second in some race, and she and another each got credit for second place. At least until a better solution comes up, I don’t see why that would be an issue.

I can see an argument why that’s not fair to a trans individual for singling them out, but in that same vein there’s an argument about how a MTF may have biological advantages over the competition.

If the above can’t be achieved, I think allowing trans in sports is the right call. As someone that was a competitive athlete, I have to admit that I didn’t just jump to this opinion and did have to reason with myself. I was never against it, but still had instinctive doubts.

That’s not to defend Newsome at all, he’s a snake. Even if these are is true beliefs, that he doesn’t want to be on that side and perhaps it’s a moral dilemma he knows is wrong, he can absolutely do better than this.

Ooof. You know that if you’re a Republican and Kavanaugh blocks your request, you got nothing.

Racists have been big on rallies for a long time. Do they provide the hoods at the door or is it BYOH?

If this tool was my kid, I’d leave too.

I don’t have faith in the SCOTUS to not fuck this up, but the law looks to be written pretty explicitly in favor of the veto referenda. Being that there’s no accountability for SC justices, they wouldn’t have to justify why they voted in favour of Hoskins, but if they did, I can’t see any valid argument, or really even any false arguments.

They’re just really interested in children’s genitals.

Unfortunately, there’s no mechanism to make that happen over night. What we’re seeing with the DSA is the first step in replacing them all. You’ll have a tough time convincing people stuck in there ways to vote more progressive, but the successes that Mamdani is having in NY and potentially other locations will hopefully spread and start to help turn that tide.

If people start actually feeling the benefits of progressive policies, some will start changing their views. The primaries have shown that tide is starting to shift. Hopefully we can ride that wave, get through a corrupt midterm, and maybe start to steer the ship in the right direction.

I don’t like that an 80 year old won, but the alternative is a younger but shittier option. Change just for the sake of change isn’t good. It’s not controlled opposition when the older candidate actively represents their constituents progressive views and the other is a bigot. His history is very public so we don’t just think he’s on our side, his body of work proves it. What a joke of a take you have there.

Perhaps you could read the article instead of inferring what was said from a clickbait title.

I don’t know where it’s operated out of, but I use libro.fm instead of audible. You can download the audiobooks you purchase so you get a drm free copy, but they do also have a subscription model. An added bonus is that some of the profits are donated to libraries. I believe you maybe can specify which library your money goes to.

Even if it’s US based, at least there’s that benefit.

I hate that on a few issues I have to agree with this twat. Better than him being in the wrong side is those issues too, but it still tastes bad.

Fascists gonna fascist.

I would go back for a couple of days, make them do all of the paperwork, setup my access, all of the things, and then resign. She may have also lost out of some financial benefits by being fired that she would be entitled to. If that’s the case, I would think that whether or not she returned shouldn’t matter, but it could make it clearer.

Gotcha. I think the OP was specifically about being dressed formally, so that’s why I was asking.

Other than smelling bad, why does it matter if I’m well groomed to passerbys or that I care about my appearance?

Again, I’m talking about potentially flight attendants, the people at the gate check, etc. we are ships passing in the night, they are there to make sure I’m me, and I’m just passing by. I agree that if you wear something that is offensive, like swear words or images that maybe considered obscene, that’s not ok almost anywhere imo. But if I wear unbranded sweatpants and a hoodie, how would that make me being disrespectful? I’m not there for any person. I’m not there to win favor. They are there to do there job which is to check me in or provide a service, or as far as random passerbys, we are just sharing a space.

So do you believe that it’s disrespectful to dress down or is dressing up just more respectful in your opinion?

How? If I were meeting with someone in a formal setting, sure. If I’m flying somewhere after work just to go straight to my hotel, I’m not formally interacting with anyone where being dressed up makes a difference.

I’m don’t see how it’s any more respectful for anyone else I’m walking by in an airport terminal if I’m wearing a suit and tie vs sweatpants and a hoodie.

Does your statement imply that it’s disrespectful to not dress up, or is putting on informal clothes kind of the baseline and dressing up is extra?

For me, comfort, but also I’m usually flying for some kind of vacation where formal apparel doesn’t make sense, like snowboarding or hiking.

I think the moment you live in a place or have citizen ship in a place, you can identify as being one of them. As far as where you’re from, I think that can be gray. If I was born on a military base in Germany, but moved to Florida as a baby, I’d probably tell people I was born an Germany, but I grew up in Florida, or just say in from Florida depending who was asking.

It feels like there could be a case built against this asshole for election interference. Maybe not a strong one, but it could really fuck up his life, which he deserves.