What you have heard about AA is true, I just want to make a couple clarifications. The first, or one of the first, steps of the alcoholics anonymous famous 12 step program is to submit yourself to a higher power. , but nowadays when it comes up they are quick to emphasize that this does not have to be God. It can be a rock or a pet or object, but their system is built off of that. That you must make yourself accountable to something and let it take over some of the decision making responsibilities. I’ve never been able to see this as anything other than religious thinking and feel it is a distinction without meaning, but if you end up discussing this with proponents of the system be ready for that curve ball. Secondly, to call it the USA system is not correct. It is just one addiction treatment option, though given US religiousity it is the biggest and most will known. Many others are also essentially the same process but a different organization. Where things get tricky is that people that are charged with crimes involving drugs or alcohol are offered leniency in sentencing on condition that they go through an approved addiction program, especially in remote areas AA is sometimes the only option. This has been challenged by atheists and I believe that the courts always end up allowing for them to use a non religious program, but that will only be the people that can afford to make another legal case based on their principals and are able to find an alternative addiction program to enroll in in their area.

Pack the court. In the past the mere threat of that has brought the justices to heel.

When do you think the genocide in Palestine started?

Money laundering is falsifying financial info to disguise the source of the money. People are allowed to give you money and you are allowed to take it, as long as you report accurately and pay taxes it’s fine. Where you might run into trouble is the school or people/orgs attached to the school giving you money on the condition of you going out staying there. Basically the money has to be donated without any agreements being made and it would be fine. As I understand things, I am not an expert or even particularly knowledgeable, but you ask strangers on the Internet and you get what you get 🤣

I think he means it more to emphasize that he didn’t switch due to concern for animal welfare or environmental reasons, but rather that making the change was a good business decision and has been beneficial to them as a family. Rather than it being a sacrifice for ideology, so other farmers unhappy with the business model they felt trapped in can also get out. He finishes the quote saying something like ‘if we did it you can too.’

A grand jury will not create double jeopardy because it happens before charges are brought. It’s a way for a prosecutor to see if the evidence they have is strong enough. If a grand jury does not indict they can try again with new evidence or a different approach. They aren’t necessarily required for every criminal case. But making a weak case to a grand jury is a way prosecutors avoid charging cops while claiming to have tried their best to the public. Especially with the secrecy around them.

Not usually. Prosecutions for police shootings in the US are rare. Typically just an internal investigation done by another department that clears the shooter. It must be extra egregious or have serious public pressure for an AD to even attempt to bring charges.

My maga family members actually believe that. They think there were/are tens of thousands of government workers doing literally nothing and collecting pay checks. I don’t understand it at all, they are not stupid people but they always fall for and buy in on the dumbest aspects of the right.

Correct. That’s why he tried to talk so much about the auto pen. The claim being that Biden did not even know what was being signed, so that they were ‘never actually pardoned.’ Which is bull shit, just for the record.

Jeffries has neglected to take a position on Trump’s proposal to preempt state regulations. Last Monday, he told reporters, “That conversation hasn’t been brought to the leadership level yet.”

Conversations should start at the leadership level. Wtf does he think a leader is supposed to do?

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I hope she sues civilly, they could get them through discovery that way.

I am so confused. Why did he eat them? Magnets are banned in New Zealand since 2013? Are they marketed as special eating magnets?

That is mentioned in this article as well, though not by name. One of the rancher’s recommendations for bringing down the cost is to break up the meat packing monopolies. We desperately need to enforce and expand anti-trust laws

I’m confused by this statement, the answer is 3. Why do all these extra steps for a wrong answer?

If it was a different cop’s wife what do you think he would have done? He would have prevented that cop from going to save her. They only care when it happens to them. He should not have let his buddies drag him away and maybe his wife and some of those kids would still be here