AquaTofana

Literally every Enlisted member ever.

I fucking wish every state could. Texas law makes it pretty much impossible to get abortion access on the ballot. Abbott and crew knew exactly what they were kicking off when they signed their "heartbeat bill" pre RvW reversal. They knew they were laying thw groundwork to turn women into brood mares.

Our ballot initiatives need to come from our legislature itself, and then the voters get to say "Yeah I like that", or "Nah not about it".

"For Texans to gain a direct say in changing these policies, the GOP-run Texas Legislature would need to pass a proposed constitutional amendment, which voters would then need to approve. (This yay-or-nay procedure is the only statewide policy-making power that regular Texans currently enjoy; voters weighed in on 14 such proposals from the Legislature Tuesday). One reason the Lege doesn’t want to give voters the initiative is fairly obvious: It would mean relinquishing some power—and giving interest groups a way to pass laws without lining elected officials’ pockets."

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/the-reason-texans-cant-vote-on-abortion-and-weed/

🎵Tchuss🎵

As someone currently serving, it fucking boggles my mind that anyone who has ever served could be in favor of the Republican party. Even without Project 2025 threatening veteran benefits.

So many of us have been to actual locations where the Church has a stranglehold on the government/is the government. My husband has stories from Afghanistan. I went to Qatar, which, is a "progressive" middle eastern country. I could wear tshirts and knee length shorts, but I was also not allowed to ride in an elevator with the opposite sex, and I was heavily questioned when I tried to buy cigarettes until a male coworker intervened and assured that I could. Not to mention the FUCKING INSANE wealth disparity. Palaces gilded in gold for the government/rich/churches and literal shacks made out of whatever material could be cobbled together in the rural areas outside of Doha.

Why the fuck would anyone who has seen that first hand want to support anything that could even remotely resemble a world like that?

Until this thread, I didnt realize so many Lemmy users had an issue with Flying Squid. Perhaps its because I tend to agree with a lot of his takes, but I just find him abrasive at worst. Like...unafraid to not sugarcoat an uncomfortable truth.

Dudes definitely everywhere though.

Omg I would fucking LOVE IT if he became known as Coach over that Alabama Fuck who held up key military promotions in Congress because the DoD put out guidance saying women seeking abortions in restricted states could take convalescent leave to do so. He wants so badly for everyone to think of him as "Coach". Fuck yeah Walz, dont let him have that!

Idk where you are in Texas, but it's been pretty mild here in South-Central. Humid af though due to all the unusual rain, but it's been keeping the actual temp below 100 for most of it.

It's not Harris' campaign doing this, these are independent organizations. A bunch of groups saw the success of the "Win with Black Women" call and wanted in on it.

It really shows the diversity in support behind future President Kamala Harris, and I think it's actually kinda cool!

When I was a teen my answer was always 69/Ya Mom/Everywhere.

Man, back then I always thought I was so witty with that bs.

A/S/L?

Glad to know it's not just me! Kilo and Quebec makes sense, given that both start with that hard K sound and theyre both words associated with the NATO alphabet. I could easily see struggling with that one too if not for the Bloodhound Gang teaching me "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" early on in my youth.

I have no idea what it is with the letter "I" that throws me off. I've been using this alphabet since I joined the military ~15 years ago, and for some reason "I" still turns into "Igloo", "Indigo" or "Israel" most of the time. It's just that one singular letter that I can never remember!