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notcaffeinefree t1_jdey3ex wrote

There's a reason that show went from a cultural phenomena, something that was talked about weekly, and consistently got some extremely high ratings, to a show that is almost never mentioned without saying how bad the last two seasons were and routinely used as an example of how far ratings can fall from near perfect to...that.

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notcaffeinefree t1_jatta6a wrote

>Mifepristone is used for the medical treatment of high blood sugar caused by high cortisol levels in the blood (hypercortisolism) in adults with endogenous Cushing's syndrome who also have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance and have failed surgery or cannot have surgery...Mifepristone has also been used to treat symptomatic leiomyoma (uterine fibroids) and endometriosis.

And

>Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin medication used to prevent and treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, induce labor, cause an abortion, and treat postpartum bleeding due to poor contraction of the uterus.

Yes, both can be taken for abortions. But they have other medical uses as well.

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notcaffeinefree t1_iyio2s0 wrote

An illegal acting DOD IG.

>A June legal opinion from the Government Accountability Office found O’Donnell has been serving as acting Pentagon inspector general unlawfully per the Vacancies Act, which “limits the service of an acting official to 210 days beginning on the date the vacancy occurs.”

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notcaffeinefree t1_ix4p4c6 wrote

That's not entirely correct.

It bans "classroom instruction". The problem is that the bill doesn't define what "instruction" means.

Is the teacher "instructing" a student if they explain why a man might date another man? Without a clear answer, if you're a teacher, are you willing to risk your job to answer such a question? Is a school district going to risk lawsuits by allowing teachers to do so?

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notcaffeinefree t1_ix4n2ge wrote

This is really, at best, blunting the impact of the law and at worst, being misleading.

It's not just "sexual topics". If little Bobby asks why his friend has two moms, or why his brother's friend has a boyfriend instead of a girlfriend (or vice versa), the teacher cannot give an answer.

Kids are naturally curious. They ask a ton of questions. You are not helping them by ignoring reality or by trying to shield them from topics you don't like. They will ask questions about what they see and hear in the world. It's not harmful to answer them.

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notcaffeinefree t1_ivgk7kx wrote

That's a question that has been asked, and studied, for decades and so far there's no clear answer. There's a lot that suggests that stereotype threat might be a factor (simply being aware of a stereotype makes it more likely to conform to that stereotype).

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notcaffeinefree t1_iufejrc wrote

By far the easiest to implement would be to make the day a national holiday and to allow everyone to vote by mail, no questions asked.

There's a reason voting by mail has been targeted so heavily the past few years, even though a number of states have been doing it for over a decade.

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