Dammit, this is why you always secure your lifeline before entering the Rabbit Hole

I do agree that the lack of a headphone jack absolutely kills me. It’s a reason I haven’t pulled the trigger either way on a new phone yet. On the one hand, I want a secure degoogled phone that maintains a lot of functionality with GOS. On the other, I want a modern phone with a headphone jack a la Sony. I go back and forth constantly.

Have people forgotten about the used market? Buying things second hand is the way.

Penis, innit?

Second human woman here, I concur. I always just thought that term implied the…goopiness of the act itself in a humorous way

AI had a hard time with this one

“The scale worms have been believed to be descendants of a different species that INVADED the deep-sea millions of years ago.”

Is there some worm-based geopolitical lore I’m missing??

You had me until the last sentence. There are a lot of deeply misguided—and plain fucking stupid—reasons that circumcision has become seen as the ‘norm’ in the US, but I don’t think it’s how the American people takes its aggression out on men?? That’s a pretty unhinged thing to think. I understand the anger and frustration at genital mutilation of babies (bc that’s what it is, in my opinion), but let’s come back to earth a bit.

EDIT: since this comment is getting attention, I just wanted to add that it really does seem like people are waking up to how fucked circumcision is. We just had a baby, and as part of our stack of information brochures given to us by the hospital (in Oklahoma, a deeply red state), there was a whole page dedicated to circumcision pros and cons. You could tell it heavily favored not circumcising, and preserving bodily autonomy was it’s own full bullet point on the cons side, as well as busting myths that people perpetuate trying to justify it still.

Also, in our infant care courses, they showed some really awful pictures of freshly-circumcised baby penises. We had already decided not to circumcise for obvious moral reasons, but that made us feel even more secure in our decision. I feel like more parents need to see that stuff to make them realize what’s actually going to be done to their baby with the procedure.

All that to say, I think there’s hope for decreasing the occurrences of this deeply awful cultural practice!

I would definitely urge you to consider what @Dark_Arc is saying. I was one of the kids they’re talking about, whose parents micromanaged all internet access and didn’t end up doing well. Obviously you know what’s best for your family, but as a product of that environment, it hindered me more than helped. I would hate for you to be doing all the work you’re doing trying to keep them off of what you deem inappropriate, too, when it doesn’t really help in the long run.

Just something to consider.

Christ, my heart goes out to these parents. I cannot imagine the hell they’re living right now, makes me sick thinking about my own 6 week old. I’ll definitely be rethinking leaving him alone with our border collies from now on. It was so big of them to decide on organ donation; they’re basically using their loss to save other families.

I don’t wanna look too much, but boy does seeing actual gameplay footage make it feel so real! I’m pretty hyped

Good tip! I’ll keep an eye out for that detail next time I see one

Sometimes you can see the grate/cage divider inside too, if you’re sharp eyed

Not just “I eat ass,” but “I eat ass <3”

Not when you’re interviewing for your Eagle they haven’t. Describing how you serve your higher power is still a question at the final interview before receiving it. Either you lie as an atheist, or you tell the truth and don’t get your Eagle. So either violate what it’s supposed to mean to be a scout (integrity and honesty) or you throw away what you’ve worked so hard for for years.

And that’s ignoring the fact that many troops are hosted via churches, especially in southern areas.

https://www.the-scientist.com/study-suggests-dolphins-use-coral-mucus-as-medicine-70036

Don’t we already have lots of evidence of animals using medicine? Sorry, I’m confused as to how this is a first? Is it just that it was a wound specifically?

Idk… That might even out. During a 30 hr drive, I’d probably add on at least 8-9 hours for every 8-9 driven, because that’s as long as I can stand to drive at a stretch without needing to find a hotel to stop for the night. Driving for that long is goddamned miserable, and at least in a train you can book an overnight car to sleep in so that even when you sleep travel keeps happening.

Idk, maybe I’m totally off base and this is totally personal preference, but if I’m already driving that far, I’d rather just take the train to not have to worry about driving myself.

He has some sexual assault/harassment allegations coming out against him and she wants to distance herself from him, it would seem. They’ve been separated for a while now, but she’s only just now making the divorce official/public.

:(

Cries in Oklahoma. I’m hearing from other locals that, since we’re losing so many teachers, some classes are being combined into gymnasiums with 120 kids to 1 teacher. Fuck Governor Stitt and his goon Ryan Walters.