Also notice how the long distance, chaotic distribution, and heavy aid boxes force families to self-select their strongest person, who would also be most able to put up a fight to defend their family. Then the IDF is gunning them down when they’re in the chute, leaving starving women and children that are easily disposed of.

I’m not saying it was any actual kid, that’s just the only reason I could imagine being possibly justified.

Maybe he’s shy

The only situation I could imagine in which this decision could possibly be justified is if a small child got hold of a gun (because Texas) and shot her in play, and they’re trying not to ruin the kid’s life.

In bed?

Jk, but maybe we shouldn’t be shaming someone’s punishment-seeking kink

Shame.

Those now in power, and Trump especially, have none. They don’t even understand the concept. And it’s been embraced by his hyenas.

Used to be, when the general population became aware of atrocities, and that they were committed against innocent people, they refused to continue to support those who had done wrong. Now Trump waves it in their face like a banner and they follow him

Used to be,

But they privatized the loot

Oui, d’accord, butalthough he’s not officially a Musketeer until he’s proved himself with gallantry, daring, and disregard for the evil Richelieu and his minions.

Why save it for later? Because it would impede Congress from accomplishing its business? But it’s a Republican controlled Congress that’s hell-bent on passing more aspects of Project 2025. So obstruction is really the only play available for the Dems.

If the shoe were on the other foot, McConnell or Gingrich would have held that brake pedal to the floor. Even though we all know there will be no personal consequences, it’s a method of Delay, Deny, Defend against the handover to fascism.

Nothing wrong with “suddenly.” I probably should have used it in my previous comment. It’s just that sometimes you want to say “all of a sudden.” Especially at storytime. The extra time helps build the suspense. “Suddenly” is more sudden in that it just jumps in there. With “all of a sudden,” the subject isn’t ready but the listeners are.

“of the sudden” (1570) actually predates “of a sudden” (Shakespeare) according to my OED as squinted at through the nifty magnifying glass. But it’s been considered obsolete for a long time despite having all of a sudden experienced a resurgence.

(Note, I modernized the spellings of “sudden” rather than try to switch focus back and forth)

Use your broccoli peeler going down the shaft from the pubes and don’t forget to slice off the tip!

I’m a shaft preferer myself, it’s sweeter and won’t be hiding any bugs.

Upvoted and agreed, not least because I just learned that “all of the sudden,” while at present a nonstandard variant of “all of a sudden,” has valid history.

And of course it doesn’t matter in this casual context!

But in formal writing, in this era, using “a” will avoid distracting the reader from your main point.

Good point. But the fact there were 29 trans-dubious quotes for those amicus briefs to pull does tell us about the NYT’s coverage bias.

Aha. But that sounds correctable… So not having any people assigned to checking on railroads and making sure the system recognizes them as railroads would be due to miserliness on the part of Tesla then… And might also say something about why some Teslas have been known to drive into bodies of water (or children, but that’s probably a different instance of miserliness)

Or KKKlanists

I’m pretty sure Tesla self-drive does a lot of stupid things you never would, too. That’s why they want you at the wheel, paying attention and ready to correct it in an instant! (Which defeats the whole benefit of self-drive mode imho, but whatever)

The fact that they can avoid all responsibilities and blame you for their errors is of course the other reason.

Since the story has 3 separate incidents where “the driver let their Tesla turn left onto some railroad tracks” I’m going to posit:

Teslas on self-drive mode will turn left onto railroad tracks unless forcibly restrained.

Prove me wrong, Tesla

That does seem like it’s a meme waiting to happen, what with orbs glowing like lamps.

And here I was thinking it was just a bullshit crappy landlord phrase, but you’re right, it signals his whole intent.