Nobody Cares: PRS

[Jolene Benoir]

Trump is about to make the pork industry responsible for inspecting itself.

This actually has the potential of turning me into a vegetarian.

Where engineering standards are measured in dead bodies, food standards are measured in diarrhea.

Spoiler: Inb4

HeRe CoMeS cApTaIn ObViOuS tO pOiNt OuT fOoD rElAtEd IlLnEsS kIlLs ToO!

I keep saying it's not the 1950's they want to take us back to, but the 1890's. In some of their cases, they would prefer the early 1800's.

Upton Sinclair' "The Jungle" was written in 1904 which, in part, led to the Meat Inspection Act.

ETA: Corrected Sinclair Lewis to Upton Sinclair. Brain fart.

 

[Tigger]

UKIP continues to field candidates of the highest quality.

Remainers death penalty post 'repugnant'

Ms Nissanga, who is originally from Sri Lanka, has suggested in other posts that remain voters should be hanged, or attacked by gangs with "huge machetes". She has said that "Conservative and Labour traitors" should be "wiped out".

 

[Porsupah Ree]

 

[Lady Darnk Juniorette]

no step snek!!!

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Aw. A dud. Like his settlement for Stormy.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Ellie]

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

I keep saying it's not the 1950's they want to take us back to, but the 1890's. In some of their cases, they would prefer the early 1800's.

1829, Andrew Jackson, slavery was still a thing and the President openly sold cabinet positions.

 

[Free]

 

[Jolene Benoir]

1829, Andrew Jackson, slavery was still a thing and the President openly sold cabinet positions.

Yes, slavery is the reason I said that some would prefer the early 1800's. I think that the majority of neocons would be fine with the 1890's in which we all live lives of wage slavery with no check upon corporate power but there is a definite group of people who would also prefer actual slavery. Thanks for the Andrew Jackson addition. I hadn't considered that facet.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Mormon church to reverse LGBT policy

In a surprise move, the Utah-based religious group said it would no longer ban the children of gay parents from being baptised.
Gay marriage will also no longer be treated as an offence worthy of expulsion.

Baby steps.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Mormon church to reverse LGBT policy


Baby steps.

Now I've some mormon friends [there are a -lot- of them in the Sci Fi/Fantasy author community], this doesn't surprise me as much as it once would have.

 

[Brenda Archer]

Mormon church to reverse LGBT policy


Baby steps.

This and the change to reduce sexism in the temple ceremony (which includes weddings) have some people hopeful. For those of us who have endured a metric fuckton of mistreatment and ostracism because of LDS bigotry, the reactions are more like anger and suspicion. I’m glad young people who are still trying to be active in the Church will be under a more tolerant system, but there’s a long, long way to go. In particular, there need to be campaigns against family ostracisms and “conversion therapy” before I’ll believe this goes beyond window dressing.

 

[Brenda Archer]

Now I've some mormon friends [there are a -lot- of them in the Sci Fi/Fantasy author community], this doesn't surprise me as much as it once would have.

When I was at BYU in the eighties I remember very good sci-fi conventions. They were a lifesaver for me, a welcome change from so much lockstep conformity. I credit fandom with keeping my imagination alive and even my dreams.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Porsupah Ree]

Corbyn, as you know, is an avid gardener, taking a lot of pride in his allotment. Here we see him offering advice to a newcomer. ^_^

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[danielravennest]

4x4 feet I assume? Freaking amateur. I'm tending a 300x400 patch of forest.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

4x4 feet I assume? Freaking amateur. I'm tending a 300x400 patch of forest.

She is splitting her time between DC and NYC. That size patch in either place would be a bit expensive.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Privileged - BY KYLE KORVER

Two concepts that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately are guilt and responsibility.

When it comes to racism in America, I think that guilt and responsibility tend to be seen as more or less the same thing. But I’m beginning to understand how there’s a real difference.

As white people, are we guilty of the sins of our forefathers? No, I don’t think so.

But are we responsible for them? Yes, I believe we are.

Kyle's a white guy playing in the NBA for those unfamiliar.