I think you’re correct, if Trump orchestrates all of that (Sliwa and Adams both dropping out) without explicitly endorsing, that could be a threat. But Trump is toxic waste in NYC. Of course everywhere has their share of assholes, but NYers have a long memory for crises specifically. Trump deliberately targeted them during covid, bragged about his building height during 9/11, I could go on. They hate his guts way more than they hate Cuomo.
Not the joke bridge, ai yi yi
I can’t think of anything more campaign sinking than an endorsement from Trump in an NYC mayoral race (that Cuomo already lost within his own proported party).
I don’t know if you’re correct or not but regardless, this argument definitely sounds like that doctor who told John Green it’s not normal to sneeze
There’s not a panecea to fascism through minority democratic process. Gumming up the works is the most they can do within the system.
Fuck that guy- if you see someone collecting signatures for this, give them an earful!
I agree with the general trend of advice in this thread, but I’m going to go one step further: monetizing your hobbies is a very good way to get burnt out on those hobbies. Finding good work that you enjoy is important! But you should also have some things that are just for you.
Some people are asexual but not aromantic, and some people can’t have sex due to medical issues, so there are plenty of people out there who separate these! A lot of folks do experience them as entangled experiences, and that’s fine too. What’s important is finding what parts work for you, and a partner that is compatible with that if applicable.
I think it’s perfectly reasonable to argue that “real” name doesn’t mean “legal” name (unless stated elsewhere in the agreement). “Real” should refer to non-fraudulent, not a pseudonym, etc. A trans person’s “preferred” name is their real name for these purposes. I hope this youtuber gets this decision reversed asap.
Hello! USAmerican here, studying mainly French y un poco español, and I definitely hear your frustrations. English is several languages disguised as one, and I can’t imagine picking it up as a second language! It’s really unfortunate that it’s so ubiquitous online.
Coming from the other side of things, gendering in language does feel very strange. What does it matter to me if the dog is male or female? Unless I’m looking up close, I probably don’t even know for sure. And even less so for nouns that are genderless in English. In learning romance languages, I was always taught to default to male (which can also be true in English in many cases) but that also feels like priming the mind to make male experience the default and female the secondary, you know?
Also, for they/them, this is very commonly used as a singular in English outside of specifically nonbinary people, usually when you don’t know the gender of the person in question. An example might be, “someone left you a note, but they didn’t sign it.” I believe this has recorded usage back to Shakespeare’s writings!
Hey, cis (bi) wife to a trans woman here, I can comment a little bit. I always was out as bi (leaning towards women) in my relationship, so that was pretty chill for both of us. My wife didn’t know exactly where she was going to end up sexuality wise, but has settled into bi as well. It’s a little scary to shake things up in a long-standing relationship that way! My wife and I are doing great, but I definitely have had friends in a similar situation get divorced, even when the non-transitioning partner is bi or pan. Good communication is important, so I would encourage regular check ins, even about the sensitive stuff.
Not to defend the US on pretty much anything, but there’s basically tiers of chocolate. Low quality mass produced chocolate (hershey’s, kit kat, etc) is almost always waxy, overly sweet, and sometimes has that weird butyric acid additive. Mid tier is like your Ghirardelli: popular nationally but more expensive than your low tier chocolate, still often quite sweet but you can at least get dark chocolate. High tier is usually regional artisan chocolate. I like Theo in the PNW but I think that’s going national lately.
All of this is NOT a recommendation to buy these chocolates of course. Go get Tony’s Chocolonely if you can find it.
Not a valid excuse, at least
I’m obviously not talking about being a dick to billionaires, I’m talking about harassing a burnt out instance owner
Being an anarchist isn’t an excuse to be a dick y’know.
Notch also fuckin’ sucks, but a broken clock and all that
The niche coffee scene in the US uses them, they are excellent for pour overs, French press, etc. But they are not widely popular since dedicated coffee machines are most commonly used.
I did read your comment, that is why I responded the way I did. If you can’t link that minorities are the ones affected by racism, I don’t think that you should be commenting on racial politics in the US.
Have you considered that your perspective on the matter could be skewed by your own inability to take critique maturely? Most adults are able self-reflect and grow as people from interactions with others of differing perspectives. It’s only a small percentage who react violently, and frankly, they are bullies who should not be catered to.
Or, put another way, they can have free speech, but they can’t force you to listen to them