Birdie

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[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 114 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (6 children)

I knew of a girl when I was in high school. She was a senior and I was a sophomore. Word began rushing through the school that she (head cheerleader) was pregnant by the quarterback on the football team. He came from a super wealthy family, and honestly we all expected an immediate marriage and a 'premature' baby.

What happened instead was an announcement that she had died during emergency surgery and let's all pray. She had had a (what we called) backstreet abortion and hemorrhaged.

We all knew how to access an illegal abortion, we knew the risks, and this girl just was the unlucky one.

She was super smart, in the Latin club, debate, 4.0, just destined for success. And instead she died.

This was in 1969, and I cannot believe we as a nation are willing to go back over 2 decades in women's healthcare.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh ffs. He's such a vainglorious idiot that he doesn't even know he should be completely, totally, and irredeemably embarrassed for doing such a stupid thing...but no. There is nothing in him that is not infused with empty, unearned pride.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oh I'm going to do this. I'll have 97% at my little cabin, and my husband is going to drive a little bit east to film the totality. We were planning to film anyway, so we might as well share it with NASA.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 147 points 7 months ago (2 children)

He already looks like a loser.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Omg, yes!! I'll go fix it.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (8 children)

Anyone who fails to vote FOR Biden is going to have a very sad awakening in November, as Trump has already said Israel needs to "finish the job."

Trump will do nothing to rein in Israel, and he would cheer to see the last Palestinian baby die.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My god, how far behind must the Utah schools have been for Mississippi schools to be ahead!

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 11 points 8 months ago

I spoke with someone last week who wants armed drones at the border, ready to shoot to kill.

Man's inhumanity to man...a term coined in the 1700s and we still have not learned to value life.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No problems with my Verizon service.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 4 points 8 months ago

Oh man, you just brought Royal Rangers and Missionettes to the forefront of my memory. Religion is crazy, isn't it?

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

We don't care 'bout no constitution. We gon discriminate when and where we want, and you'd best not come after OurPreciousSecondAmendment, neither.

But seriously, they can't refuse to issue marriage permits, right?

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Officer Scaredy Pants is luckily a very, very bad shot, as are his fellow officers.

Did I miss what's been done about this? Surely he has been fired and disqualified from ever working in LE again. And surely the handcuffed person in the back of the police car has been offered therapy for the PTSD he must suffer from? (sadly, /s)

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