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No. Or at the least that's an intensely misleading way to put it. Texas is not required to participate in Medicaid. Texas can shut the whole thing down and stop taking federal money. But what they can not do is take the federal money and then ignore the federal laws that describe how that money will...

Seriously, though, what are the current rules and procedures for the average traveler to avoid getting your ass probed?

Definitionly he's correct in that it's not pedophilia if the grass is growing. There's a separate term for that: hebephilia (approx 11 to 14). Then a bit later there's ephebophilia (approx 15 to 19). Still (mostly) illegal, and still a huge red flag for anyone even just a few years older to be activ...

I will attempt to fly for the first time in about a decade on Friday. Anything I need to know? Still need to take off my shoes and pants and take all devices out of bags?

Trump doesn't backpedal. That's not what that is.

He's struggling not to sound too socialist, but he's correct. In a post-scarcity economy there's no demand for the work-time of most people because those jobs just do not exist. But the economy still needs those people to spend money on food, clothing, and shelter if we are to continue using capital...

Like this?

For the sake of argument, if we presume that a full 327,166 of the pregnancy tests they did was because they were required before an abortion, that would change abortions from 3% of all services to 3.1% of all services. I don't see how even the worst case scenario there is anywhere near as damning a...

Oh, didn't notice it was a poll. Answered now.

According to what I can find they require either a positive pregnancy test or a certain amount of time from the last period. Nowhere can I find that they require their own pregnancy testing; it sounds like you may be able to just bring in the stick you peed on yourself. Can you link to your referenc...

If the talking raccoon was wearing an ugly suit and drinking a martini like Howard does I don't think it would have worked. Too cartoony no matter how real the cgi looks.

Although if they completely redefine the character then maybe.

I only use it on my left elbow, which is always dark-grey and scaly for some reason.

Where from?

Continent is mostly a nebulous concept, like planet was before they refined the definition and kicked Pluto out of the club. There are as few as 7 (or maybe now 8 ) or many as 74 tectonic plates depending on how fine you slice the definition. Where the big-enough line is drawn for one to be consider...

Not really. They are just shameless hucksters of advertising; highly unpleasant but not evil. If anyone in that equation is bad enough to be considered detrimental to America it's the people that consume the media uncritically.

142903 I'm not blaming social media ... Social Media cannot go without blame I'm getting some mixed signals. :P No, I get your point, but I disagree. Social media is no more able to be an asshole than a gun is able to kill someone; it is the user (or, misuser) that is entirely to blame. EDIT: Altho...

It's hard to imagine a universe in which a live action Howard the Duck is not a flop.

Animated maybe, but not live action.

If those are the only options I will always choose anarchy.

But they are never the only options outside of theoretical imaginings.

I will concede that if they require these other things before the abortion rather than being optional extras, then I do agree with you. Is that something they do, though? I haven't seen any indication of such.

No, but buying eggs and whiskey doesn't mean that only 7% of your grocery items was liquor because you had 12 eggs, an egg carton, a whiskey bottle and whiskey. That's what they're doing. That doesn't track at all. You were saying that all the other things they did on that list for someone getting ...