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I am just hoping to God that it IS a political hoax.

Let's assume you are right. Did the doctor do so? Aren't you just a bit curious about that? My hope is that the doctor did so if the crime happened, and that the rapist is killed. Yet again, there is NO follow up. What does this tell you...

But you are forgetting that the two doctors involved, in two states, BOTH have a legal obligation to report both the rape and the abortion. Yet neither one did. You are right that child abuse is an under reported crime, but in most cases the victim isn't taken to a doctor, nor are they taken across state lines to another doctor, nor do they have abortions. These are elements that must be documented legally by many people. Yet none were. Note that all parties have gone silent as well. The publicity loving doctor, one would imagine, would be making the rounds of all the national media, telling her tale and that of her victim. Yet she is not.

Published in one local media outlet. Repeated by many others. That outlet is not answering questions or any requests for follow up information. There is no due diligence happening. The only person in the story, Dr. Bernard, is not answering questions. There is no corroboration by law enforcement or anyone on the Ohio side of things. Doesn't that make you just a tad sceptical? I really do hope it is all a lie, spun as part of a political agenda by an activist doctor. The alternative is much worse.

Other points to consider re the Ohio case; the Ohio Attorney General says that his office hasn't heard a word about any case like the one in question. Also, the doctor who broke the story is a well known person in media circles and is often quoted by various outlets and used as a source. At least 5 times in the month before this story gained attention. As in so many situations, consider the source of the story when determining its veracity.

What does Mayor Pete bring to the table, other than he could check the box of "first openly gay President?". Let's be honest, if he were straight he would still be trying to get potholes filled in South Bend.

I am wondering the same thing- who do the Democrats have on their bench to run in 2024? Of course Kamala will run, but remember how intensely UNpopular she was in the 2020 democratic primaries. She is also obviously not up to the VP job, something happened on her way from the Senate to the White House and she really lost her skills. Revenge of Hillary? 32 years after her husband was elected? Is Gavin Newsom trying to position himself with his laughable attack ads on Governor DeSantis? Corey Booker making a comeback?

My opinion is "yes, they should have access to abortion". Now your turn. Would you be in favor of restricting abortions to the first 15 weeks of pregnancy (given the usual exceptions for rape/incest/life of mother)?

My info was from Wikipedia, searching for cases of 10 year olds who gave birth. In any case, it is a rather rare occurence. Thank God. Any actual evidence that this crime happened in Ohio yet?

Two doctors? I didn't know that- who is the second doctor?

There is also nothing to indicate that it IS true either. If it is true it is horrific. However the doctor, Caitlin Bernard, did not report the abortion to law enforcement, as is required by state law in Indiana. All cases of abortion on girls under 16 MUST be reported as cases of possible abuse within 3 days, and this did not happen. Without corroboration, this story cannot be believed. Given the statistics, the chances are that the story is, to put it charitably, grossly exaggerated and being used as a political football.

I love the way lefties view this kind of thing. Even when a story is not true, it is still valid because it illustrates a GREATER truth... considering that in the entire WORLD, there have only been two documented cases of a 10 year old getting pregnant in the past 7 years. Yet one just pops up suddenly in the US, by amazing coincidence in a state with restrictive abortion laws, the same week the Supreme Court overturned Roe. It really stretches credulity to the breaking point.

I wonder at the motivation of the Thai government with the new visas. The cynical part of me says that the requirements were deliberately made impossible for the vast majority of either retirees or digital nomads to meet. But it gives the Thai immigration people the chance to say, "look, we are trying, but some people just don't measure up..." I mean, the whole point of being a nomad is that you ARENT tied to a company. Yet one of the criteria is to work for a major firm! They want the covid refugees who left Silicon Valley and retreated to Montana, not the man-bun hipster crowd who freelance. Plus the $80,000 income/pension requirement. How many people sport a pension like that- perhaps 2% of retirees? I suspect it is similar to what happened in Malaysia. The Malaysia My Second Home visa scheme just got retooled and the requirements were quadrupled. Monthly income requirement is now roughly USD $9,500, plus a fixed deposit of a cool quarter million bucks. Oh, and liquid assets of about $400,000. The rumor I heard is that, under the previous scheme, waaaaaaaaaaay too many Chinese were applying. So the system changed to prevent it. Malaysia, like Thailand, wanted to get "quality" retirees- meaning white folks with a few random Asians sprinked in. Didn't work out that way, so now we have the current mess.

True to an extent, but shipping by rail is far more dangerous than by pipeline. Also more costly in the long run. The new Keystone pipeline alone would have shipped at least 800k barrels per day. But it was held up for a decade by political <deleted>wittery, culminating in John Kerry's idiotic comments that the pipeline might make the US look bad in front of the environmentalists. A missed opportunity. And now with a President that is openly hostile to the fossil fuel industry, there is very little appetite and incentive for investors to put money into the industry.

Gee, if only there was a country next to the US that could provide oil. A fellow liberal democracy, with respect for human rights, with no compromising needed. A country with 170 BILLION barrels of proven oil reserves. Wouldnt it be a good idea to try and tap those reserves, perhaps with a.... pipeline perhaps? Nah...rather go hat in hand to the head hackers in the Middle East and beg them. Great national strategy.

Yeah, the reaction here in Japan is pretty much stunned silence. This kind of thing just doesn't happen here, and with an election 2 days away it is even more unbelievable. Abe was a good PM in my opinion, he was one of the few Japanese PMs who could hold his own at international meetings and didn't look like a junior accountant like so many of his predecessors.

Nah. Assange is more valuable. Hold out for the Marine as well. Two for one.

I have no problem with him being found guilty. But he WAS far overmatched. Floyd was a big strong dude- 6 foot 6, something like 240 pounds, built like an NFL linebacker. Chauvin was 5'9", maybe 170 pounds. Not even close, even without the chemical enhancements Floyd was enjoying. To me one of the bigger problems was the other 3 cops standing around and not doing anything when it was obvious Floyd was in distress. The Thin Blue Line in action.

I DID watch it. What part did I get wrong?

Of course not. But put it in perspective. According to the Washington Post’s database, polics killed 14 unarmed Black victims and 25 unarmed white victims in 2019. The number of unarmed Black shooting victims is down 63% from 2015, when the database began. There are about 7,300 Black homicide victims a year. The 14 unarmed victims in fatal police shootings would comprise only 0.2% of that total. That is what I mean by perspective.

Further, their very mission statement is premised on a lie, that Trayvon Martin's killer was a murderer who was set free. Not true. Hi did kill Trayvon, but it wasn't murder, as his trial proved. Their next big case, Michael Brown, was the same. All hype and no basis in reality. Instead of worrying about State violence against black people, they should worry about the biggest perpetrator of violence on African Americans- OTHER black people.

One of the founders spent $3 million to purchase 4 luxury homes. Plus $6 million to purchase a VERY nice home of 6500 square feet with donations to the BLMGNF.c But hey, at least you admit the organization exists. That is a step in the right direction...

Of course. That is why https://blacklivesmatter.com is not actually a website about an organization, complete with merchandise and social media profiles. And of course they don't really mean it when they say; "Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes."

According to NHK, he has passed away. The hospital was apparently waiting for his wife to arrive before making an official announcement. This is a shockingly rare occurence here. There are very few violent crimes- even in this one, the assassin used a hand-made firearm. Real guns are almost impossible to get. I wonder if it will change how politicians and even members of the Imperial Family go about their everyday business.

Oh, I see. "Whataboutary" is a synonym for "truth". Gotcha.