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    Thread: Swastika Ban Downunder
Post: RE: Swastika Ban Downunder
(05-11-2022, 10:10 PM)SYZ Wrote: My home state of Victoria is set to become the first Australian state or territory to ban the Nazi swastika.   Under the Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Symbol Pr...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 164 15,494 05-12-2022, 01:24 AM
    Thread: Practice of naming child after father only is "discriminatory and harmful"?
Post: RE: Practice of naming child after father only is ...
(05-01-2022, 02:53 PM)Dancefortwo Wrote: One problem giving a child any chosen surname is that geneologists and legal court record keepers would have a mess on their hands.  It's hard enough to trac...
 Tres Leches Off-topic 23 1,325 05-03-2022, 01:18 AM
    Thread: Practice of naming child after father only is "discriminatory and harmful"?
Post: RE: Practice of naming child after father only is ...
My own child has both my and her dad's surnames. Who are you to criticize this? Everyone in her dad's home country has their apellido paterno and apellido materno. And no, subsequent generations don't...
 Tres Leches Off-topic 23 1,325 04-28-2022, 08:02 PM
    Thread: Imagine if a big-name Democrat acted like this?
Post: RE: Imagine if a big-name Democrat acted like this...
(04-28-2022, 01:38 AM)Phaedrus Wrote: Yeah, but in the long run, considering this is still a D versus R country, voting independent means one less D vote against the R's who are a worse problem. Rea...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 42 1,957 04-28-2022, 02:08 AM
    Thread: This Is What Happens When Assholes Think They Are Above The Law
Post: RE: This Is What Happens When Assholes Think They ...
(04-27-2022, 05:33 PM)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: [emphasis added -- Thump] Who bit whose hand? Remember, political donations are "free speech" according to Citizens United. Yes, I remember.  So how did...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 15 1,116 04-28-2022, 01:57 AM
    Thread: Imagine if a big-name Democrat acted like this?
Post: RE: Imagine if a big-name Democrat acted like this...
(04-27-2022, 07:09 PM)Aegon Wrote: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status...8263212034 Imagine if Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, or any big-name Democrat came out in radical support of workers like thi...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 42 1,957 04-28-2022, 01:34 AM
    Thread: This Is What Happens When Assholes Think They Are Above The Law
Post: RE: This Is What Happens When Assholes Think They ...
Florida's legislation vis a vis Disney and Disney's special corporate privileges became an issue after Disney's corporate lobbyists suspended their donations to Florida lawmakers. When that happened, ...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 15 1,116 04-27-2022, 04:09 AM
    Thread: Surviving Nuclear Bomb; Worthwhile or Imprudent?
Post: RE: Surviving Nuclear Bomb; Worthwhile or Imprude...
It's panic-porn. I don't click on articles like this. It's not journalism. People with general, free-floating anxieties looking for something to focus on + news outlets desperate for clicks = panic-p...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 42 2,480 04-20-2022, 08:10 PM
    Thread: Rape or Consensual Sex... Who Decides?
Post: RE: Rape or Consensual Sex... Who Decides?
(04-20-2022, 01:48 AM)epronovost Wrote: Hence the poor emoji to clearly indicate the post was 100% sarcasm and bullshit. Yes. I feel like I need to take a shower after typing that one out. ETA: A l...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 355 20,511 04-20-2022, 01:51 AM
    Thread: Rape or Consensual Sex... Who Decides?
Post: RE: Rape or Consensual Sex... Who Decides?
I just looked up the story and emailed Dr. Nguyen a message of support.
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 355 20,511 04-20-2022, 01:50 AM
    Thread: Rape or Consensual Sex... Who Decides?
Post: RE: Rape or Consensual Sex... Who Decides?
To answer your thread title question, it should always be the man who decides whether he's raped a woman. Legal definitions of rape abound but those don't matter and should be abolished immediately. W...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 355 20,511 04-20-2022, 01:31 AM
    Thread: The Don't Say Gay Bill
Post: RE: The Don't Say Gay Bill
(04-10-2022, 11:20 PM)abaris Wrote: (04-10-2022, 11:11 PM)Tres Leches Wrote: This echos a few Democratic politicians' ill-advised statements recently. As a parent out here in the real world who ha...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 182 13,372 04-11-2022, 07:48 PM
    Thread: The Don't Say Gay Bill
Post: RE: The Don't Say Gay Bill
(04-10-2022, 10:25 PM)Minimalist Wrote: (04-10-2022, 09:56 PM)SaxonX Wrote: Parents have no business telling schools how to handle LGBT issues and schools most definitely should be handling LGBT c...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 182 13,372 04-10-2022, 11:11 PM
    Thread: The Don't Say Gay Bill
Post: RE: The Don't Say Gay Bill
(04-10-2022, 07:51 PM)Aliza Wrote: (04-10-2022, 07:40 PM)Dānu Wrote: I worry more about situations where the interests of the child and the interests of the parent differ.  This bill essentially s...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 182 13,372 04-10-2022, 10:53 PM
    Thread: The Don't Say Gay Bill
Post: RE: The Don't Say Gay Bill
(04-10-2022, 03:59 PM)Aliza Wrote: It was an entirely unnecessary bill because as I stated above, this curriculum hasn't ever been taught. It was needlessly obtuse of the conservatives to introduce ...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 182 13,372 04-10-2022, 10:35 PM
    Thread: Should women be paid for having children?
Post: RE: Should women be paid for having children?
(03-19-2022, 06:07 PM)Dom Wrote: (03-19-2022, 04:48 PM)Tres Leches Wrote: (03-19-2022, 01:51 PM)Dom Wrote: Theoretically, yes. Practically, I would be worried about some women popping out as man...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 27 2,030 03-19-2022, 06:29 PM
    Thread: Should women be paid for having children?
Post: RE: Should women be paid for having children?
(03-19-2022, 01:51 PM)Dom Wrote: Theoretically, yes. Practically, I would be worried about some women popping out as many kids as possible to help support the household. Maybe it should be limited t...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 27 2,030 03-19-2022, 04:48 PM
    Thread: Should women be paid for having children?
Post: RE: Should women be paid for having children?
No, women shouldn't be paid to have children. It's true that motherhood is a full time job. Mothers who work full time outside the home have 2 full time jobs. Now that I'm working from home, at the en...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 27 2,030 03-19-2022, 04:31 PM
    Thread: Woman’s ‘UTI’ was actually glass tumbler lodged in bladder for 4 years
Post: RE: Woman’s ‘UTI’ was actually glass tumbler lodge...
(03-19-2022, 02:55 AM)Fireball Wrote: (03-19-2022, 02:14 AM)Tres Leches Wrote: (03-19-2022, 02:06 AM)Fireball Wrote: That article is complete bullshit. Getting something 8 cm in diameter into a ...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 22 1,429 03-19-2022, 03:50 PM
    Thread: Woman’s ‘UTI’ was actually glass tumbler lodged in bladder for 4 years
Post: RE: Woman’s ‘UTI’ was actually glass tumbler lodge...
(03-19-2022, 02:06 AM)Fireball Wrote: That article is complete bullshit. Getting something 8 cm in diameter into a woman's urethra is orders of magnitude less likely than a man shoving an AA battery...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 22 1,429 03-19-2022, 02:14 AM
    Thread: Woman’s ‘UTI’ was actually glass tumbler lodged in bladder for 4 years
Post: RE: Woman’s ‘UTI’ was actually glass tumbler lodge...
Love the Weekly World News headlines.  :D  Did aliens accompanied by Elvis put it up there too?  :D :D
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 22 1,429 03-19-2022, 01:45 AM
    Thread: Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)
Post: RE: Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topica...
There we go. Almost there! :D
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 10,369 813,430 03-16-2022, 02:14 AM
    Thread: Senate votes to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
Post: RE: Senate votes to make Daylight Saving Time perm...
They've been talking about this for years, will it really happen? I hope so! But I won't be holding my breath until then. Changing the clocks is a pointless exercise. For us working stiffs, the spring...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 24 2,010 03-16-2022, 02:04 AM
    Thread: Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)
Post: RE: Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topica...
(03-15-2022, 07:49 PM)Dancefortwo Wrote: (03-15-2022, 06:50 PM)Percie Wrote: (03-15-2022, 05:44 PM)Dānu Wrote: You neglect to realize that in WWII, Percie would have been on the side of the Nazi...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 10,369 813,430 03-16-2022, 01:50 AM
    Thread: Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topical thread)
Post: RE: Coronavirus spreads. But don't panic! (topica...
(03-15-2022, 09:29 PM)abaris Wrote: (03-15-2022, 09:23 PM)Percie Wrote: Yes. Vaccine mandates would obviously reduce freedom. Are you against the Patriot Act and the ensuing USA Freedom Act (why d...
 Tres Leches World News, Politics and Current Events 10,369 813,430 03-16-2022, 01:19 AM