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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Georgia US Senator Saxby “OBL Ad” Chambliss to Retire by Teddy Partridge.
No. It doesn’t work that way. Whoever is designated by the MOTU will occupy that Senate seat. Our black box voting doesn’t matter, is irrelevant, is a circle jerk.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Georgia US Senator Saxby “OBL Ad” Chambliss to Retire by Teddy Partridge.
Thank you. I cringe every time someone calls Georgia “a Red State,” for which no uncompromised statistical validity exists.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Obama EPA Shut Down Texas Shale Gas Water Contamination Study by Steve Horn.
Rec’d, Steve.
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billthechowchow commented on the blog post Bullies and a pile-up of victims — can we finally address our culture of aggression and violence?
I read the NYT article and your May 2012 post about it just now. My sentiments are directly aligned with Gina9223 in her comment on your May 2012 diary. I survived my own Frankensister. I fared better physically because we were closer in age and size, but what damage she couldn’t do to me physically, she spent our entire youth together inflicting as much psychological and emotional damage as she could. And she didn’t “grow out of it.” I left home at 17, and the few times I’ve allowed contact with her in the past 30 years, she’s been as twisted and sadistic as she was at 5 or 13 or 25. Yes, some human monsters are just born that way. You can’t fix them. They’re probably indefatigably fascinating to psychiatrists/psychologists, but to the rest of us, they are simply life-threateningly dangerous, whether they resort to direct physical violence or terrorize us in whatever manner satisfies their cunning, manipulative egos. In that NYT article, although at least the mother acknowledged that Michael might actually kill one of his siblings, nobody seemed that concerned with the other children’s safety and welfare. Ask either one of Michael’s siblings what life is like to be so terrified of his older brother. Rather than “saving Michael” and the other monsters out there like him, which actually just allows them to hone their skills and enjoy being the center of attention, stop sacrificing entire families for them. I don’t care what diagnosis you give them, get them away and keep them away from other people.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Your Father’s Murderer: A Letter to Zachary by Crane-Station.
Jesus fucking christ. Suicide, I understand. But it’s just goddamned meanness to be compelled to take anyone with you – even more evil, if that’s possible, if it’s your own child.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post How My Friend From Kabul Escaped an Honor Killing and Saved Her Life – So Far by On The Issues Magazine.
Recommended.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post My Mom passed away this morning by cmaukonen.
Condolences to you and all your Mom’s loved ones. (((cmaukonen)))
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Pull Up Your Cat by Margaret.
Yes, volunteers with a local humane society may be able to help to identify local feral cat caretakers and provide traps. I hooked up w/my feral rescuer friend while cleaning cat cages at PetSmart for its local adoption group. Ask the hands-on people, not the administrators. And definitely talk to the staff at low-cost veterinary [...]
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Pull Up Your Cat by Margaret.
Look for feral sn/t/r (spayneuter/trap/release) groups in your area. You may find a group online, but more often you’ll find one human soul dedicated to caring for a particular feral cat colony if you ask around local humane societies and low-cost veterinary clinics. Once you hook up with them, it doesn’t matter if you Hav-a-Heart [...]
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Pull Up Your Cat by Margaret.
She did. OmAli said after the initial care and relocation of all the kitties, the funds went to Georgeann’s shelter. Of course any shelter would always welcome more.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Pull Up Your Cat by Margaret.
Donations could be made to the sanctuary that took the ferals.
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billthechowchow commented on the blog post Animal Liberation Activist Jonathan Paul on the Grand Jury Process as a Tool of State Repression
Agreed. And thanks again to LW. The words Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act make me want to throw feces at its authors and supporters.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Pull Up Your Cat by tejanarusa.
RIP Southern Dragon.
Sharing joy when everybody needs some, our foster dog of 2 years got adopted yesterday. His new mom is intent on spoiling him rotten the way he deserves.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post And Now from the Department of Y’all Should Really Just STFU by dakine01.
Thank you. Concisely and precisely put. Period.
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billthechowchow commented on the blog post Who Bombed Judi Bari? $50,000 Reward for Answers
LW, you’re tapping a vein, hitting a mother lode of such little-known stories that need to be repeated and passed on – “widely disseminated” is too clean and efficient a term. Much appreciated. Be safe.
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billthechowchow commented on the blog post How The Pursuit Of Animal Liberation Activists Became Among The FBI’s ‘Highest Domestic Terrorism Priorities’
Thank you for publishing this. Where’s the f*#king Recommend thingy? I’d click it a thousand times.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Whither The United States by cmaukonen.
I think US regionalism and nationalism are archaic notions now. Our young diverse and disparate populations will come up with something entirely new, and it will be fascinating. Wish I could be here long enough to witness it.
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billthechowchow commented on the blog post In the Throes of Election Madness
Would “recommend” but no recommend option available on my screen now.
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billthechowchow commented on the diary post Followup: Contempt Motion Withdrawn Against Sexual Assault Victim by Teddy Partridge.
FWIW third-hand regarding the sweet plea deal from the Comments section of the article “Who Are the Rapists?” on thefreerepublic.com
Thanks, this is interesting info from a comments section: 35.Is something dirty going on behind closed doors?? How is this for a coincidence? If you go to the webpage for the Bluegrass Bats, the lacrosse team [...]
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billthechowchow commented on the blog post FDL Book Salon Welcomes Bill Press, The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions, and Personal Attacks on the President—and Who Is Behind Them
You unfortunately limit your response to for-profit health insurance. Why do you consider health care only for those who can afford it?
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