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Pam Miller — Totally Killer (2023)
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Anonymous asked:
why did joe biden do that to the sun
trump did it too. once again, both parties are to blame, the system is at fault, and nothing changes
I gotta say this for Arizona Republicans: They can still out-extreme their party with the best of them. Like, these fuckers really go for it every time.
I got home from work and asked my mom, “Did you see-” and she said, “YUP.”
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You know that thing about how there aren't any doctors that specialize in penises and the closest you can get is urologists?
Another area where men need special support that they aren't getting from the health care professions is for their damn throats, because why do so many men spend so much damn time clearing their throats and hocking up various substances? What is up with that?
More men should be waterboarded so we can forcefully hydrate them and they stop making gross noises at the office.
"Join us next week for a special culture-building event! We're going to waterboard Justin because everyone is pissed off at how often he clears his throat. We can all hear you, Justin! And we're sick of it!"
"We will have bagels and cream cheese available for everyone who attends Justin's waterboarding. Justin can't have any because we suspect excessive dairy consumption is part of the problem. Let Linda know BY TUESDAY if you need a gluten-free bagel."
You know that thing about how there aren't any doctors that specialize in penises and the closest you can get is urologists?
Another area where men need special support that they aren't getting from the health care professions is for their damn throats, because why do so many men spend so much damn time clearing their throats and hocking up various substances? What is up with that?
More men should be waterboarded so we can forcefully hydrate them and they stop making gross noises at the office.
Leigh Bardugo has a new book out?!?
I'm having an endoscopy done on Friday and I'm nervous about it, not because of the short and painless procedure, which I've gone through before, but because of the anesthesia, which I have a bad reaction to (essentially I wake up feeling as sad as it is possible for a human to feel, like there is no hope and never will be again and I'm alone in the entire universe. Also, fyi for women who have never had anesthesia, this is apparently a common reaction for women, so have fun!).
I'm mostly trying not to think about it and every time I get another reminder to review pre-procedure guidance I think it's funny that they're very concerned about me having a single sip of water or drop of lotion on my skin, but feeling like everything I know and love is dead is not coming up as a concern at all.
(Here's something that a lot of parents are shocked by: when your 18+ child goes to college, a lot of their information is private. We don't send grades and share health information with the parents of legal adults.)
Also, here's what my mom did back in my day: I started college and came home the first day and cried over how difficult and confusing it all was. I was going to a university as a commuter student down the road from my childhood home, but through a series of coincidences, I was attending without a single person I knew on that campus. My mom watched me cry, said, "I'm not going to tell you you can quit," and walked away. And it pissed me off so much (I didn't want her to tell me I could quit!) that I instantly started working on figuring everything out on my own.
Is that a parent's best option? I dunno, but it worked!
This is a gift link.
Not a single time in here do they reference payment (except on the doctor's side). If you get up and leave after 30 minutes, are they going to make you pay again for the next appointment, even though you weren't seen? I can tell you what all of my various medical providers would do: they'd charge me again.
I honestly am surprised no one brought this up! That's the thing that has kept me there when I'm still waiting, 45 minutes after my appointment time.
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[Breaking news update, published at 1:19 p.m. ET]
In a historic decision Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the state must adhere to a 123-year-old penal code barring all abortions except in cases when “it is necessary to save” a pregnant person’s life.
The law, which can be traced to as early as 1864, also carried a prison sentence of two to five years for abortion providers.
[Original story, published at 1:11 p.m. ET] CNN —
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled on whether the state’s current ban on nearly all abortions after 15 weeks will stay in place, or if it will revert to a far narrower 123-year-old law with roots in the Civil War era. CNN is currently reviewing the decision.
The older law barred the procedure in all cases regardless of gestation, except when “it is necessary to save” a pregnant person’s life. It carried a prison sentence of two to five years for abortion providers.
The case is the latest high-profile example of the battle over abortion access that has played out across several states since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the US Supreme Court in 2022. Since that decision, nearly two dozen states have banned or limited access to the procedure. Providers have warned that restrictive policies on abortion access place patients at risk of poor health outcomes and doctors at risk of legal liability.
In a notice Monday, the Arizona court indicated it will file an opinion in Planned Parenthood of Arizona vs. Mayes/Hazelrigg at approximately 10 a.m. PT Tuesday.
Justices heard opening arguments in the case last December, when abortion rights opponents claimed the state should revert to the 1901 ban, and advocates asked the court to affirm the 2022 law allowing abortions up to 15 weeks, CNN previously reported.
When he signed the law in March 2022, then-Gov. Doug Ducey stated the 2022 law would not override the older law.
In late 2022, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled both abortion laws in the state must be reconciled, or “harmonized,” and that abortion is legal through 15 weeks when provided by licensed physicians in compliance with the state’s other laws and regulations, CNN previously reported.
The state Supreme Court was asked for clarity following months of uncertainty and legal wrangling over which law should apply in the state.
Last week, Arizona for Abortion Access, a group of abortion rights organizations, announced it had gathered enough signatures for a November 2024 ballot measure that would ask voters to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution.
The push is part of a massive effort to get abortion on the 2024 ballot in several states, a move abortion rights advocates are hopeful will restore some power to voters rather than state courts.
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no swimming sign at 虎跳峡hutiaoxia by 如果我叫桥子
Here's a tip I learned from Death in Yosemite: Whitewater like this has lots of air mixed in with the water. This reduces buoyancy. So one of the problems with trying to survive in this type of water is not just the raging current and the rocks. It's also that your body sinks, even if you're swimming and trying to stay on the surface. So you can't access air and breathe.
Just a heads up for the "I'm a great swimmer/I would just float" type of thinkers out there.
The New York Times is all “oh, but they put the ruling on hold” like it doesn’t matter! It matters! Why would they bring the law back from the dead if that isn’t their stance!
We have an abortion measure on the ballot in November in Arizona, so I’d like to thank the state Supreme Court for lending a hand with Democratic voter turnout by bringing an antiquated anti-abortion law back from the dead.
I am so pissed. Katie Hobbs is, like, okay but she’s the sleepiest version of okay that you can have in a Democratic governor. I imagine she will stir herself enough to reinforce our (Democratic) attorney general’s previous mandate on abortion law enforcement (basically: don’t enforce these laws), but I hope we actually see some real energy from state Democrats in get-out-the-vote efforts.
I’m so pissed. I have so many young female relatives here who are disconnected from politics and/or feminism and are constantly arguing against their own interests! I don’t like their politics but I still want them to have rights and live full lives with access to all reproductive health care!!!
I’m reading Simone St. James’s new book, Murder Road, and can I just say that the title might be my favorite ever? Every time I pick it up, I am like, please leave me to my very important book, Murder Road.
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Yo Floop 2024 🇺🇸
Just prepaid for the most expensive brunch ever for Mother’s Day. Holy shit.
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the songs Beyoncé writes about that man are crazy it's like watching someone build the sistine chapel for a possum they found in a gas station parking lot
Two of my coworkers were complaining heavily about Caitlyn Clark getting too much attention. I was just like... can one woman be popular for a couple months without it being the most awful thing? What is it with this impulse to bring women down?