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This thread will see you in court.Again. Trump watch

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amispartacus · 12/02/2017 09:00

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I wonder when this thread will fill up.

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AcrossthePond55 · 13/02/2017 21:19

Re the OKLA abortion 'consent' bill, IF it passes I hope and pray that every woman (married or single) who thinks their partner would not consent knows at least one 'stand up guy' who would be willing to sign any consent form for her stating they were the putative father and had no objection. I'm pretty sure my sons would do so if it were a friend of theirs.

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:21

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Flynn has apologized to Pence, we are told and a WH official says they have "smoothed things over."

WHAT?!?!?!

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:24

Across built into it is the right for the partner (presumably the person they're dating or married to) to demand paternity test. Women well and truly fucked. Host FFS!!

Marcipex · 13/02/2017 21:24

I look on this thread as the real news. Thank you for keeping us informed.

Lweji · 13/02/2017 21:30

A cross between an emo teenager and Darth Vader

More like Kylo Ren. Darth Vader was cool headed.
If Kylo Ren had Twitter, he'd be ranting on it about the Rebellion and upstart wannabe snowflake Jedis. And FAKE reports about a death planet and even more bigly lies about said fake death planet having been destroyed by bad loosers in the Resistance. Who clearly lost in the Senate, never mind any popular votes.

Lweji · 13/02/2017 21:33

Re the OKLA abortion 'consent' bill, IF it passes I hope and pray that every woman (married or single) who thinks their partner would not consent knows at least one 'stand up guy' who would be willing to sign any consent form for her stating they were the putative father and had no objection.

Surely this is one instance where women could conveniently identify as males.
"I feel like a man and I want an abortion. I'll sign for myself thank you."

cozietoesie · 13/02/2017 21:37

Re the Flynn 'apology', Ginger. They'll be doing an old-style deal. Smile

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:37

They're going to fucking bury it. I'm absolutely livid.

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:38

He's not even losing his job. NOTHING changing.

cozietoesie · 13/02/2017 21:38

Don't be. He'll go - just not today. Wink

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:40

cozie How can people see all those laws repealed, doing damage to the rivers and land.. all those laws protecting people repealed.... How can they think he's doing great?? FFS. I'm just disgusted with my own bloody country. I know it's not all of them, obviously, but you don't know how much I want to go on FB and scream You stupid fuckers!!!

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:41

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TSA and airport employees allegedly smuggled 20 tons of cocaine through security bit.ly/2l8JUqo

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:41

Hey! Let's put the TSA on the ban, too. Grin

cozietoesie · 13/02/2017 21:42

Tamp it down to a slower burn. It's going to be a long haul. But you know that?

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:42

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John Oliver details the anatomy of Donald Trump's falsehoods bit.ly/2koiIj6

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:43

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Feds try to forcefully search Wall Street Journal reporter's phone

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GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:45

cozie "tamp it down?" Hmm I'm allowed to be rather livid at the moment. It's not like I'm stomping around throwing things FFS.

cozietoesie · 13/02/2017 21:49

I'm reminding myself as much as you, Ginger. I've had some fairly wild moments myself. Wink

AcrossthePond55 · 13/02/2017 21:49

Ginger I'm assuming the paternity testing is voluntary IF the partner even knows about the pregnancy. I think most of us probably know of our partner's feelings about abortions or if they would be the type to refuse consent to keep us in an abusive relationship in which case who would be foolish enough to tell them we were pregnant in the first place.

It would really be about being able to get 24-48 hours for procedure and recovery. I had a cousin I played 'alibi' for when she was a teen so her parents wouldn't know she'd had a abortion. As far as her parents ever knew she and I spent a day together 'shopping' and then she spent that night at my house. She went home the next day in the early afternoon and they were none the wiser. Her parents certainly would have bullied her into marrying a boy she wasn't really in love with in order to 'save face' in the community.

OKLA also isn't that big of a state. Hopefully a woman would be able to travel to another state or a woman's group would start some kind of 'underground railroad' to help them.

merrymouse · 13/02/2017 21:52

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Not sure that hurting Pence's feelings was the core offense here...

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A WH official tells @Acosta that Flynn has apologized to Pence and that they have "smoothed things over"

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:54

Across my concern is this - if a woman did that, and somehow the "father" found out, would she then face criminal charges? It's a slippery slope.

GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 21:56

Across there's also the question of patient confidentiality. Are they going to hold the medical professional liable for reporting it, thus violating confidentiality?? It crosses so many boundaries.

Destinysdaughter · 13/02/2017 22:00
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GingerIvy · 13/02/2017 22:06

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Congress could get Trump's tax returns if it wanted them, but Republicans will let Trump keep them secret.

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saffronwblue · 13/02/2017 22:09

There are only about 5 million Finns and they have a long border with Russia and a long history of (rightful) wariness interspersed with various wars and occupations. They had a ringside view of the Soviet occupation of the Baltics. Now they have Russian planes buzzing their borders.