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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Give Discuit a try; the mods there are usually reasonable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Life's too short; I usually cut my losses and bail.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Drag contacted the mods

Why bother?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"There is a push, I think just a societal norm that if somebody is your family that they are entitled to your time," said Calhoun, "and I think the answer is absolutely not."

This is a really good rule of thumb for dealing with toxic people in general.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago

with mods that allow their users to harass others

And the mods will even delete your comments if you push back at this.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Maybe on the surface, but it's blocked by this instance (and many others) for good reasons.

It's a snake pit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If it's too cold out maybe it can be postponed until Mother's Day.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

It's exactly what they've done, and it can work both ways.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

They should do another one of these as the opening salvo.

 

"When you elect a president of one party, often, states of the party that oppose that president have enormous ability to try to block or push back on directions that the president might want to go, especially if Congress can't function or pass legislation," said Barry Rabe, a public policy professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

 

The special session responds to the public statements and proposals put forward by President-elect Trump and his advisors, and actions taken during his first term in office — an agenda that could erode essential freedoms and individual rights, including women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights. A special session allows for expedited action that will best protect California and its values from attacks. The special session will begin December 2, when the Legislature convenes.

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