With the outrage against the electoral vote in mind, if Billary had won the election would the college professors, their students, and MSM go along?

It would protect their view of how the Constitution/laws/science should go by popular demand.

"The changes make Erdogan head of government, head of state and head of the ruling party -- all at the same time. He now has the power to appoint cabinet ministers without requiring a confidence vote from parliament, propose budgets and appoint more than half the members of the nation's highest judicial body. In addition, he has the power to dissolve parliament, impose states of emergency and issue decrees."

http://www.meforum.org/6654/turks-vote-to-give-away-their-democracy

Whatever happened to "black" bands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0

Another gem from that era:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVegph1fi2A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVGf3ePIO04

Unless you've sat down and done an examination, isn't this unethical?

After a meeting of experts at Yale University yesterday, psychologist Dr John Gartner said of Mr Trump’s mental health: “We have an ethical responsibility to warn the public about Donald Trump’s dangerous mental illness.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-dangerous-mental-illness-say-psychiatric-experts-130707131.html

I adore Common Core and would marry standardized testing if it was legal — anything to provide some yardstick on taxpayer-funded schools — but one scathing line from last night's episode of Veep cracked me up:

“That sweaty pederast has ruined more kids than the Common Core.”

http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/veep-season-season-6-episode-2.html

While Salvatierra was hospitalized, the couple went to a psychiatrist who advised them to keep it secret. “I thought I was going to throw up. I thought Eric was going to just disintegrate,” Ackley remembers. “It was instant shame on both of us ... She was like, ‘You don’t want to show weakness; you don’t want to show that your brain is anything but 100%.’”

http://money.cnn.com/mostly-human/silicon-valleys-secret/

Darth, you could say that, yes. If I were a psychologist who'd never met Trump, I'd likely not talk to the media.

But one might also argue that it's unethical to stay COMPLETELY silent when politicians have so much influence over so many people's futures. It reminds me of a doctor who said something about how Chris Christie was likely to die sooner rather than later (that was before his surgery, IIRC).

I'd love to know the average age that people tend to die at when they're 100 lbs. overweight. (Not that I know Christie's previous weight.)

For when you have to rough it/ can't get a hotel room by an ice machine (how to make ice).

You probably heard of John Haygood, the 10-year-old autistic boy in Florida who kicked (and allegedly threatened to kill) a teacher's assistant and got arrested.

In the meantime:

"(Ten) Things Parents of Autistic Kids Want You to Know"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/things-parents-autistic-kids-want-180952544.html

Trouble is, most people wouldn't agree with SOME of these ideas - and they're starting to say so.

Namely:

2. "Please don't stop inviting us to things.

"Things like birthday parties, playdates, and outings to museums are often not an option for my kid. Too much sensory input, unfamiliar food, and impromptu social interactions can lead to high anxiety and meltdowns, so we'll often have to turn down your invites. But please don't stop inviting my kid! We would rather have to decline invitations than be forgotten altogether. The simple act of remembering can feel like a lifeline when we feel isolated."

8. "The problem isn’t that my child is autistic. The problem is that the rest of us aren’t."

9. "We don’t need awareness as much as we need acceptance."

51 comments.

Zombie says:
"As the father of a child with autism I rarely get along with others in the autism community. They all want, and are willing to give nothing. They want courtesy, yet fail to give it. They have their rights and dont care if they trample on the rights of others so that their child can have what they feel they deserve. More then likely many of you have met children with autism yet you didnt know it. They only way you might wonder is when they dont reply or perhaps look at you, yet their eyes are focused elsewhere. Like most situations, the 10% give the other 90% a bad name. What I tell other autistic parents is. Hey, it's great you're doing all you can for your child, but the fact is, they'll outlive you. Who's going to do it when you're gone if you dont teach them to fend for themselves."

Jennifer says:
"This post frustrates me. First of all, of course you love your son, with or without autism. I'm glad you've accepted him--as is--and you are ok with his diagnosis. However, saying that acceptance is more important than awareness seems a little off to me. Is your kid NOT accepted? Is he kicked out of places? Do people look at him and automatically know he is on the spectrum? What exactly are your criteria for "acceptance"?

"'The problem isn’t that my child is autistic. The problem is that the rest of us aren’t.' No. The problem IS your child has autism. When the majority of the population does not have autism, and your child is in the minority, then your child is the odd man out. It doesn't mean there's no room or love for him on this planet, but please do not normalize what's going on with him and make it sound like everybody else is at fault. My child has asthma. The problem is NOT that everybody else doesn't have it...

"...Get off that cross, lady. Somebody else needs the wood."

Unknown User says:
"Something people want the parents of autistic children to know:Just because your child has a disorder doesn't give him/her the right to be an #$%$ to others. It also doesn't give them the right to be the center of attention or given special treatment over others. Inclusion is just that, being included and treated exactly like every other child. If your not willing to treat your child like every other child and you don't want your child treated by others as they would treat every other child or you don't want your child being treated by other children the way they treat other children then don't scream discrimination.Your child is not special because they have mental differences and the world will never revolve around them."

karen says: "Please don't stop inviting us, but expect a meltdown and high anxiety? Well that sort of puts the host in a pickle. Do I risk having 20 other children not having fun because one child has their own special needs? Herding screaming children to the party games is stressful enough.

"No I think it extremely uncaring for the parents of a special needs child, to place their child in a situation where anxiety and a meltdown is highly possible. The party isn't for the autistic child it's for another child, and with other children playing about it's unfair to the disabled child and it's unfair that the other children aren't receiving the attention they need."

Darth, one more thing - in 2000, I knew someone who was considering running for mayor of his town. I suspected him of mental illness. Why? Because I'd never known him to follow the news. (I never saw him after that.)

Sadly, he must have a lot of gullible followers - he DID run for mayor, years later, and lost - but one could say one could do worse than losing 4 to 1. (One likely reason he lost: He didn't show up for a debate.)

This week, I found out (this is all pre-2011):

He became a bishop. (Or so it says on his Facebook page.)

He ran for Senate in two states despite not being a resident of either one.

He considered running for president in 2004.

He believes JFK Jr. was murdered and that China was responsible. Also believes in the Second Coming and the death penalty - in creative ways, shall we say.

AND, I found out...during the mayoral campaign, someone who knew where he went to high school claimed he had a long history of...mental illness. (Not that that person gave proof.)

So, given that he got as far politically as he did, one might say that it's a bad idea to keep quiet at all times.

> (how to make ice).

That looks totally scrumptious.

A serving like that, for guests, loved ones or even oneself, is an achievement.

And achievement, I tell you.

Raddy! Send me a self-portrait!

I need your picture for this thing we're working on. You'll certainly want to be a part of it.

Why not? What could go wrong?

Ooooh.. Pretty

http://70sscifiart.tumblr.com/

Hi Raddy!

> one might also argue that it's
> unethical to stay COMPLETELY
> silent

First, do no harm.

Yeah, I'd say doctors are supposed to stay "completely silent" with professional appraisals until they've made a professional assessment... Otherwise their opinions by definition mean no more than those of the guy on the street.

Phyllis Schlafly used to make quick work of arguments over the Equal Rights Amendment with her lawyerly concision: "Read the second half:"

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Similarly, the second half of your sentence defeats the first:

> when politicians have so much
> influence over so many
> people's futures

That's yer problem, right there. We don't need cutesy or even professional judgements about the interior lives of people we've never met.

We need to stop fucking with each other. Day in and day out, that's my best judgment of the way a man conducts his life.





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Michelle totally has a compelling article hidden in her signature-link of the comment at April 24, 2017 12:46 PM.

But I think the article might be wrong when it says "Prohibition pretty much killed the art of bartending"... I read somewhere that the American brilliance for exotic cocktail flavorings flourished when drinks were composed atop illegally-distilled beverages which needed to have their poisonous essence disguised for the tongue.

I'll find a cite if anyone wants to fight about it.

Many of the finest hours of my life.

Speaking of the art of bartending, I'm glad to report that the 1920s-era practice of distilling violets has returned.

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce the Aviation Cocktail.