IntenseDebate - Colleen

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - Midweek Open Thread · 0 replies · +6 points

She is a stunner! Green with envy over her beautiful bone structure! You could cut a tomato with those cheekbones!

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - New Week Open Thread · 0 replies · +1 points

IMHO, I'm not really against voter ID --- provided that it is free to everyone and easy to obtain. That means that supporting documents (birth certificate for example) should also be free and easy to obtain.

But I'm from Chicago so I'm naturally think there is always some degree of voter fraud. I do know that some of my cousin's kids who were in college voted two different states - state where college is and Illinois. (yes, they are from Chicago and were proud of the grift)

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - New Week Open Thread · 0 replies · +2 points

My hubby just got back from Oaxaca last week. 6th time going there on a guys' trip. Glad it was last week. I rarely put my foot down, but I would have stomped down if this week.

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - New Week Open Thread · 5 replies · +4 points

Madani is getting some grief about requiring ID for shoveling snow but not to vote by lots of people in Fl --- and some of my democrat NYC pals too.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/21/us-news/mamdani-bla...

But c'mon - ID/SSN is necessary to get Uncle Sam/NY State/NYC to take their cut.

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - Weekly Politics Open T... · 0 replies · +4 points

Isn't that the Venezuelan cash?

I'm curious what the remedy of this sitch is going to be.

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - New Week Open Thread · 2 replies · +3 points

He is a hot fucking mess. An abusive shit bag.

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - New Week Open Thread · 1 reply · +11 points

Giving up something for Lent?

I gave it up earlier than tomorrow, but was going to do it for Lent anyhow before Galloway made his pitch. I am giving up Amazon. Not only will I likely save $$, but I need to quell this Veruca Salt attitude of "I want it now." And I hate how they have decimated local businesses.

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - New Week Open Thread · 1 reply · +5 points

Shared diagnoses makes for strange bedfellows.

My uncle was big in Illinois state politics - a staunch Republican that held high level state and local office. Neither Jesse Jackson nor my uncle liked each other at all. Hate might not even be too strong of a word, at least from my uncle's side. Both thought the other person was a crook/fraudster.

Fast forward to about 5+ years ago, give or take. Both he and Jackson were diagnosed with PSP. My uncle has responded amazingly to ketamine therapy. But before that, they bonded over a shared diagnosis and fate. I wouldn't have called them bffs, but they both gained a healthy dose of respect and empathy for the other person. Likely because they actually talked to one another and saw similar values beyond the dx. Shame it took that disease for them to do that.

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - New Week Open Thread · 0 replies · +8 points

I can't see a realistic scenario where Nancy Gutherie is still alive and well. I would love to be wrong.

1 month ago @ Crasstalk - Over The Hump Open Thread · 0 replies · +4 points

There is a good shot at seeing these in the jungle - rainwater shouldn't be tainted.

The plant is invasive and might be everywhere there. Here is a better shot of the fruit and the leaves. They always reminded me of cherry-sized pumpkins

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