Most substances that have any kind of enjoyable aspect tend to be very bitter and have an alkaline taste. Think of like coffee, we cut it with stuff or sweeten it with sugar. Pure alcohol would taste terrible, thats why we have beer, wine, and spirits. Its all alcohol but nowhere near entirely alcohol.

Also, not all substances are able to be used by your body in same way or with nearly the same level of efficacy. Some things have high bioavailability when snorted, like cocaine, but many things have no bioavailability when snorted (even if they do when consumed orally). Likewise you cant smoke just anything, as not everything can be absorbed through your lungs

That said, sugar and salt are probably the most commonly eaten substances that also jack up our dopamine levels. We just dont think of that as drug use. Spicy food can also be just as addictive, as eating really spicy food releases a lot of endorphins and makes some people feel great. Is that substance use? I think most people would say no, because were also doing it for the flavor. But my nervous system would say yes

Greenland is part of Denmark, even if a territory

They dont have to do anything, they arent looting. The cops are visibly watching the people who are looting the gas station. The cops can still go after those people later. No one really cares to make a fucking scene out of a bunch of chips and pop getting stolen. The protesters have no reason to stop protesting

“America was founded as a christian country”

You mean back when Christian people were so rabid that they thought of Catholics, the OG jesus folks, the way this lady sees any non-christian religion?

Maryland was created as the birthplace of religious freedom in this country specifically because catholics had nowhere else to go in the colonies without getting harassed. Ultimately, the concept of religious freedom would be elevated to a higher place of importance than christian snobbery by the time America was forming a country. Religious freedom was part of escaping the thumb of the King of England and other monarchs.

So, on the one hand, Miller is truly going old school by being a bigoted fuckhead. But on the other, she seems to have no idea that “America” would not exist if people hadnt been willing to tell the bigoted majority of protestants to shut the fuck up, and force them to live and let live

Are children the target audience of the article?

Are children likely to be detained independently of a guardian?

My birth certificate doesnt have a photo of me on it either.

DLs and other photo documentation are easily faked in comparison to a SSN.

My comment was meant in the assumption that you have a normal form of ID as well. While your ID could easily be faked to show your picture, only you should know your social security number. Thereby identifying the validity of your photo ID.

Regardless, many government databases should have your photo ID from drivers licenses, passports, etc, tied to your social

I have literally used only my SSN to prove my identity to a game warden before. I didnt have my ID because I was out fishing in a boat. We got checked for licenses. I gave him my social and all was good. ICE should be no different than that

Its not a “boomer” issue. Its a rich vs poor issue. The most common age group of people buying up tons of property in order to make it short term rentals are 30-40. Maybe 50. But certainly not over 50.

The short term rentals are especially evil because they take good starter housing stock off the market, reduce long term rental availability, and basically strangle every local economy that they exist in.

Apartments and normal long term rentals are largely owned by corporations at this point also. Not by boomers. Few people rent from an actual person anymore, unless its an airbnb

Literally all you really need, fundamentally, is to have memorized your SSN. Your SSN’s validity cant be faked. It proves you are who you say you are at the drop of a hat. If its valid enough for a bank to loan you money through a phone, just because you know your name and your SSN and those match, then it should be good enough for ICE. Its good enough for normal law enforcement already.

And yes, many undocumented people have fake SSNs, but they are not real numbers that tie properly to persons name. They wouldnt pass an EVerify system

As a time saving measure, it never hurts to make sure the trigger is working properly while you check the barrel

By what nonexistent levers of power do you expect them to hold the total-majority government to account? All they have is the ability to do is complain about the situation in the same way you are complaining about them.

Rarely are politicians true community organizers like Obama. Most of them are funded and elected because of their electability and nothing else. They dont possess the skills you think they do. Were lucky if they can be arsed to put their drink down and read the shit they vote on

This feels distinctly like one of those turning point moments in society becoming full blown idiocracy.

Anyone with half a brain can tell that social media is wrecking an entire generation of kids. The violence and vandalism it has incited in schools. Kids committing literal crimes and filming themselves doing it for clout. Social media is bad enough for people with a developed brain.

“Freedom of speech” is such a stupid argument here. I have freedom of speech, but that doesnt mean my rights are being violated if I dont get to voice my freedom of speech in a women’s bathroom. Banning kids wholesale from social media sites is not a violation of free speech unless you want to argue that they should also be allowed in bars, dispensaries, strip clubs, or on casino floors.

Go back like 100 years ago and it was normal for children to smoke, or drink beer, which is unthinkable now. Cigars were prizes at fairs for children, just like adults. Thats where “close, but no cigar” comes from.

Im sure that when people wanted to begin putting age limits on alcohol or tobacco there were plenty of people up in arms about “freedom” because they didnt want their most susceptible market taken away from them. This is literally no different to me. The government has a plenty compelling interest in protecting children by forcing them to wait until a reasonable age to engage with social media. Just like a beer or a smoke

If the multitude of creepy and incestuous behavior towards his own daughter isnt putting them off, I dont know how assaulting underage girls would possibly do it

The agency that so far, with all the prodding they have already done, found literally 2 cases of social security fraud. Literally two people.

What fruitful work theyre doing out there. At least by eliminating the security of our social security numbers, more people will be able to commit social security fraud, thereby increasing the amount of fraud they can find! Its genius really

The double-barreled goatalope

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Youd have to be pretty stupid to be a pentagon staffer and not have a good grasp of what is and is not an illegal action.

But then again, if Hegseth is your boss how smart can you be?

Youre skipping the first two words where it says “DA says”. Obviously its the opinion of the DA prosecuting him for murder that he is in fact the killer.

Yet another case of “bad headline” is just people not reading the headline

I suppose both a valid point, but also worth considering that 22 years ago was a hot minute ago, especially in a generational conflict

Im not Maori so I couldnt say. But I would assume, like singing a song, that it could be either sarcastic or directly disrespectful. I would assume in this case it was not sarcasm, but directly disrespectful, considering she ripped up the bill while performing the haka. Also the severity of the situation in terms of the issue she was protesting.

If I had to take a guess based on what I know about other Pacific Island cultures, a sarcastic haka is probably not a common thing. But could exist I guess

Perhaps a better way of seeing it is that it is generally something done with regards to respect. In this specific case to show disrespect. But it is not intended as a display of hostility in any case, and is equally as “aggressive” when conveying a positive emotion as it is when conveying a negative one.

You could think of a sort of comparison in something like singing a song. You could sing a song to pay respect someone. You could also sing a song to mock someone. But either way it would be weird to label singing as a hostile act intended to intimidate someone