dickleyjones

exactly.

even if we can't explain it - shouldn't we be working our asses off to prevent it? miscarriage accounts for 1/4 to 1/3 of all deaths in the USA every year, if human zygotes = human being.

Not nearly enough when it comes to miscarriage, no great push for it either. I mean a MAJOR push for the likely 1 million human zygotes lost in the usa alone every year. And i meant support for women during pregnancy, to minimize miscarriages. Yes mental health support is helpful and needed and that's good, but preventing miscarriage would be better. And if god is real, and human zygotes are innocent children, he is the single most prolific abortionist in existence by far. what shall be done with this scourge of humanity?

At least 10% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage. That estimate is low, many women don't realize they were pregnant and miscarried. If human zygotes = a human child, miscarriage is the #1 killer of children bar none. If i believed in god, i'd probably be pretty pissed off at him about that, who else to blame for such a colossal amount of murder and atrocity? And we should probably pour massive amounts of $$ into miscarriage research and support for women, preventing miscarriage should be a top priority.

bman posted a cartoon. I posted the opposite cartoon. i thought that was funny because that's basically what it is like in here. I guess i was hoping i'd get a cartoon reply. i was disappointed.

this is not a cartoon reply. i mean...right back atcha?

these are fun

we saw what the Cinci defense did to KC. having 3 good pass blocking LBs could be interesting.

ah, well then, because you say so then i must be wrong. sorry about that.

so...because you don't agree with someone's fetish/lifestyle this means an entire generation is a disaster, and you can conclude it's going to get "more insane". interesting logic. can't we just like...let people do what they want and not judge? as long as he is not hurting another person, who cares what this dude does for pleasure. ffs.

This was in response to another post...there is no off track. chill.

i don't think you could ever erase "family" type projects from the curriculum. if it's not a "my family" project, it's a "what i did last summer" or what have you. most kids know their families better than anything else. they are a great basis for learning. these issues are going to come up in some way, and yes, as long as it is approached with kindness, empathy, understanding, it should be ok.

yep, looks like we are on the same page. i was thinking of another very common situation in grade school - kids doing projects and presentations about their families. we all did it. so, when Jimmy gets up in front of the class and shows some pictures (not sexually explicit pictures, obviously) of his two dads, sister, and dog as he presents and talks about his family, i would hope that is considered ok in the context of this law.

teachers are more than just that. kids get hurt, teased, bullied, whatever, i'm sure a kind word from the teacher helps at that time. i know it helped me when my parents were getting divorced when i was little. it's not like my teacher had any incredible insight that solved my problems. but even just kind words from someone you trust in a time like that is appreciated and is the right thing to do.

so, unless i missed something else, this seems to be the relevant bit: "3. Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards." so on the one hand it's pretty vague, but "classroom instruction" implies that there won't be specific curriculum or class times dedicated to sexual orientation or gender identity. it does seem discriminatory to be so specific, but at the same time there are many things that are not taught as a class. if, however, it means that a teacher is to *never* reference gender or sexual orientation, i have to disagree with that. kids need to be able to ask questions and teachers need to provide answers. sure, you are not going to want teachers to explain details of sexual intercourse and the like. but explaining to a child that yes, some kids have two moms and the two moms love each other just like a mom and dad love each other, should be allowed imo.

Canadian parent of a lesbian child here. i am curious about what's going on in florida. but as usual it's difficult to get proper info. is this about not allowing sexuality to be taught as a class for young kids? or is it more strict than that? for example, if a kid asks teacher "how can Timmy have two moms?" is a teacher allowed to give any answer at all? as someone with relevant experience, i'd like to jump in on the conversation but it's become pretty cloudy as to what this is actually about.

Ffs the land acknowledgement makes me cringe every time. What an insulting thing to say.

i'm not denying, although you and i don't know the details yet, so it is hard to confirm what it really means. the gov already has the ability to freeze accounts, without need for emergency act in some cases, and with the act in others. i think the "tools" they are talking about have to do with crypto and crowd funding, as we don't really have anything in place besides the emerg act for either, but we shall see. i'm not sure we were ever a "free" democracy as you put it. neither is the usa as far as i can tell. i'm not sure any country is. depends on who you ask.

"peaceful" lol. "tyranny" lol. it's almost as if you have no idea what you are talking about...could it be? but if the senate can stop it...what happened to our tyranny?

near queen's park. seemed reasonable to me. people were getting through they were just making sure we don't do ottawa again. and don't worry about Canada, we discuss how screwed the usa is too.

"Trudeau has" lol. I was in toronto this weekend and there were checkpoints there too...have been there the past few weekends in several cities in canada. makes sense to not allow what happened in Ottawa.

Aaawww man! What happened to my dictatorship? Sad.

There are many reasons to deny bail, and she failed in three ways: the bail judge determined she is a flight risk, her surety was unreliable, and she is highly likely to reoffend. And counselling mischief is plenty serious when it leads to what happened in Ottawa. Mischief alone can lead to 10 years in prison in canada (although that would be extreme). counselling many people to do crime is likely more problematic than that. We dont have to agree, I cant say I have enough info into what she actually did to make a determination.

Counselling to commit the offense of mischief, which is much more serious for her.

She was not only charged with mischief, but please do keep the ignorance rolling.