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    Ladywriter reacted to DeathscytheX in Falling Skies - Unanswered Questions   
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ccjju0kocdM
    A small sneak preview of Falling Skies season 3 due out this summer on TNT!
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    Ladywriter reacted to Kite in North Korea conducted its third nuclear test on Tuesday in defiance of existing U.N. resolutions   
    Im pretty sure USA has anti missile defence systems years ahead of north Korea
     
    Also im pretty sure every country in the world has about a dozen nukes now pointed at north korea
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    Ladywriter reacted to DeathscytheX in Scientists Find Lost Continent   
    http://gizmodo.com/5986765/scientists-find-lost-continent-in-the-indian-ocean
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Sledgstone in Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome   
    that looked goooood on my tv
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Myk JL in I *heart* Kai   
    Stephen Colbert's piece was fucking hilarious
    http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/423566/february-05-2013/california-s-heroic-hitchhiker
     
     
     
    the interview. He grabbed the guys keys to keep him from moving his car. Classic. Dude don't hesitate to help someone getting their ass kicked. Whoever disowned this guy, fuck you.
    http://youtu.be/ckfBGdZoR_0
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Sledgstone in I *heart* Kai   
    Stephen Colbert's piece was fucking hilarious
    http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/423566/february-05-2013/california-s-heroic-hitchhiker
     
     
     
    the interview. He grabbed the guys keys to keep him from moving his car. Classic. Dude don't hesitate to help someone getting their ass kicked. Whoever disowned this guy, fuck you.
    http://youtu.be/ckfBGdZoR_0
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    Ladywriter reacted to Sledgstone in Congress moves to make Big Hemp a reality.   
    They should legalize it already. That tax on it seems a bit excessive and would probably cause people to keep going to their dealers to avoid the tax. But with it being legalized people would still pay for it just for the convenience of being able to go to a store and pick it up when they want.
     
     
    I think there are a lot of people in congress that are completely ignorant about marijuana. Alcohol, tobacco and prescription narcotics are perfectly legal but marijuana isn't. I remember a co-worker that was so sick, she had an antibiotic that was so powerful one of the side effects listed was "Death". That is a legal medicinal drug, but marijuana isn't. wtf.
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    Ladywriter reacted to DeathscytheX in Congress moves to make Big Hemp a reality.   
    http://www.salon.com/2013/02/04/dems_move_to_change_federal_pot_laws/
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    Ladywriter reacted to Dubird in BSA considers change to national policy   
    Source: http://www.scouting.org/MembershipPolicy.aspx

    A step in the right direction. This would put the decision to ban gays at the local level only, so at least the troops that aren't backed by ultra-conservitive idiots can stop more discrimination.
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    Ladywriter reacted to Myk JL in NC lawmaker: Ban lottery sales for people on welfare   
    I've been born thanks to 2 people who should have never had kids. Both are also defined by NY State as mentally ill.... By extension I may or may not be mentally ill....
     
    Its not like I haven't tried to get off of SSI & the various assistance I get. When I originally moved to Oneonta I was told that I would get help getting a job. When I first started working a part time Job I refused food stamps & checks. While someone else handled my rent, the money I was making from the part time learning job was going to food.
     
    Ultimately things started to fall apart from there as my manager kept harassing me about my hair & pants. Usually he state that my pants made me look poor. Which now looking back implies poor people don't deserve jobs. I called him sexist for complaining about my long hair. He couldn't or wouldn't comprehend it but I explained that he was enforcing a double standard based on gender.
     
    I ended up being suspended without pay & had to start taking my checks directly. I did eventually get new pants but never cut my hair. By the time I was ready to them to get an actual job they went back on their word in helping me get a job. Stating if they wouldn't help me a second time they wouldn't help me the first time either.
     
    But the whole point of me even moving to Oneonta was that. I really needed the help getting the job because I was scared of another incident like I had when getting my GED. That being I ended up with people spreading rumors about me wanting to rape a girl I had a crush on. And if I ever talked to her again I'd get arrested for harassment. They just pushed that aside stating that "That's just High School".
     
    So since I wasn't going to get the help I thought I would I started to turn to most "get rich quick" schemes. Most of which turned out to be scams. The last one being one I couldn't use due to the fact it would interfere with my housing assistance.
     
    Finally after 6 years of being afraid to interact with society I found out that girl I had a crush on got arrest for harassment. So I finally snapped out of that. I thought I'd be able to get a job before the end of 2011. However I ended up stressed out because my Assistance & Land Lords wouldn't leave me alone long enough to focus. So once 2012 came I was mentally crapped out from even trying.
     
    So now its been 8 years since moving to Oneonta. I'm going to have to start paying for NYSEG now that my Land Lords decided not to pay for my gas like it was in the original agreement. Hopefully thats the only problem with this year. If & When the idea of me making games for Ouya fails then I can at least try to focus on temp jobs before trying to apply for Walmart again.
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    Ladywriter reacted to Sledgstone in NC lawmaker: Ban lottery sales for people on welfare   
    What we need to have done is completely re-write the Earned Income Credit. Many people on assistance will often work a small part time job during the year, earn about $10,000. Lets say a person made $10,000 last year, has 3 qualifying children for the EIC, according to the IRS website, that individual is currently eligible to receive $4,510 back in taxes. Obviously the person making $10,000 is not paying almost 50% of their pay in taxes, which means these individuals are being paid by the government to have children. This big payday does not even include the child tax credit that they would also be eligible for which is $1000 per kid. $7,510 back in taxes for only working a part time job. Thats a 70% bonus from the government, not counting the amount of money welfare and food stamps costs.
     
    http://apps.irs.gov/app/eitc2012/CalculateAgiExpense.do
     
    While I am sure these programs were put into place to help individuals through tough times, there are too many people that take advantage of the system and live off of government assistance programs. I myself could not live like that, nor would I want others to. Some people don't want to work jobs tho. The other argument is because of the cost of day care and babysitters that its more financially sound to stay at home with the kids and live off the system than hand 80%+ of their paycheck over to a daycare. Instead of how the current earned income program is set up, it could be more useful to have a daycare credit instead. Of course some people will complain that the result is someone else raising their kids, which is understandable.
     
    Considering that so many ppl want new jobs in the US, the government should provide incentives for companies to create new telecommuter jobs so many more individuals can get online jobs. If more online jobs are available, many more stay at home mothers and fathers will have an opportunity for employment and there will be less people that need public assistance.
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from DeathscytheX in NC lawmaker: Ban lottery sales for people on welfare   
    If we want to change the system we need to stop rewarding people with cash, food and free medical care for breeding. We need to stress the benefits of contraception, not hand the dumb assholes more when they have more children they can't afford while on assistance to begin with. I know the type you're taking about; shit out a new kid every other year and stay on the system as long as ya can. My neighbor is one of them. 5 kids in 12 years while on assistance since the first time she heard  "congratulations you're pregnant". We need to hold deadbeat absentee parents financially responsible at the very least since they are ditching out on all other parental responsibilities. We need to implement rules to get rid of the leeches and be able to help people who really need temporary assistance. It's supposed to be a hand up not a hand out and not a lifestyle choice my precious...........  
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Myk JL in NC lawmaker: Ban lottery sales for people on welfare   
    hmmmm...... seeing as welfare doesn't exist anymore it is called TANF Temporary assistance for Needy Families
    Lets go a step further and look at who is on TANF..... oh to what do my wondering eyes appear.... ppl with children!!!!!!!!!!!  (a lot of single mothers trying to do their job and the deadbeat dads job too)
    telling ppl down on their luck that they can't even dream of escaping poverty is sick, malicious, repressive, disgusting bullshit. No, assistance recipients should not waste cash assistance on frivolous things, but when you rob people of hope they might as well be cattle because that's what you are treating them like.
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Sledgstone in A Flood of Suits Fights Coverage of Birth Control   
    A Flood of Suits Fights Coverage of Birth Control 
     
    Health insurance via employer IS NOT FREE. You pay into the pool every pay check. Some people use all of their insurance benefits, some people use it sparingly ie annual exams and sinus infections. Either way its none of their employers fucking business what they do with the benefits they are working and paying for.
     
    Your religious freedom ends where it begins to infringe on the rights and well being of another. Denying someone family planning options because you're a religious asshole should not only be illegal, but it should be looked down upon with such disgust by society at large that these asinine denials will not happen anymore.
     
    The cold hard facts are that a woman needs to be able to control her fertility to obtain a decent education and get somewhere in their field of employment. Unplanned, unexpected pregnancies lead to dropping out of school and/or the work force.They lead to financial problems due to the cost of pre/postnatal care of the mother and the addition of another to feed, clothe, house etc. Pregnancy is physically dangerous to the health/life of the mother in some cases and every woman goes through psychological changes during and after pregnancy. Post partum depression kills women and their infants sometimes too. Having a baby is not the easy peezy rosy happy bullshit they show you on tv and movies.It physically, psychologically, financially and socially changes the life of the woman becoming mom. Its a big fucking deal and things work out for the better for everyone when women can choose when the time is right for her to enter motherhood.
     
    This "I'm not paying for your birth control, contraception is a sin, if you don't want to get knocked up don't fuck so says my gawd!"  crap is pretty sick at its root, just look at it, especially after what you just read above. I'm not paying for your birth control or even though you are contributing and your health plan is for you I remain in charge of what you can have. Contraception gives women control over their fertility and removes them from the ranks of chattel. Abstinence doesn't work for everybody nor should it have to.We should not be ashamed of our biology or the want to control our own bodies. Your gawd is yours, not mine and none of my business. Forcing someone else to live by your religious doctrine is religious persecution d bag. This isn't about contraception, this is about contraception giving women more if not total control of their own fertility and thus their lives. Dogma and patriarchy have been married since the get go. This bullshit needs to stop for the sake of all humanity.  
     
     
     
             
     
     
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Sledgstone in NC lawmaker: Ban lottery sales for people on welfare   
    hmmmm...... seeing as welfare doesn't exist anymore it is called TANF Temporary assistance for Needy Families
    Lets go a step further and look at who is on TANF..... oh to what do my wondering eyes appear.... ppl with children!!!!!!!!!!!  (a lot of single mothers trying to do their job and the deadbeat dads job too)
    telling ppl down on their luck that they can't even dream of escaping poverty is sick, malicious, repressive, disgusting bullshit. No, assistance recipients should not waste cash assistance on frivolous things, but when you rob people of hope they might as well be cattle because that's what you are treating them like.
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    Ladywriter reacted to Sledgstone in PBO and Hillary on 60 Minutes   
    Nooooooo!!! I don't want Cuomo to run for president. Hes doing damn good for NY. Way better than Pataki, Spitzer and Paterson.
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from DeathscytheX in PBO and Hillary on 60 Minutes   
    I love this is a big fuckin deal Biden, but I also understand his senior status and a want to be with family. Hill doesn't have grandkiddies yet so hopefully she's still willing to serve when the time comes. It should have been her, PBO can organize, but Hillary can lead. I'm sure other qualified dems will step up whether she does or not, but my concern is that this will be our last chance at electing her president. If she were to throw her hat in the ring and be savaged by her own party AGAIN the dems would lose boatloads of women voters to the independents/green. There is an all out war on women's liberties and the smartest way to combat it is to elect educated female officials. Women know this and they vote....
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    Ladywriter reacted to DeathscytheX in PBO and Hillary on 60 Minutes   
    I was for sure that Hillary would be the next POTUS, but now I am not so sure. I have a feeling that Obama is going to screw the Clinton's after all the support they have provided him.
    The continuous hinting at Joe Biden's 2016 possibilities has me wondering if Obama will push an endorsement for him on his way out. Hillary could face another rough primary race where this time they will attack her health, Benghazi, and even her age... Joe wouldn't have any room to talk, but If Cuomo runs it would be an opening.
    With how rapidly she has aged just as a cabinet member, I wonder how much she had actually had to step in and perform duties outside of her title. It will be a shame if someone as highly experianced as she is and how much time she's devoted as a public servant gets the shaft at the end due to some political agenda.
    Obama is a clown. He knows how to campaign, that's the extent of his ability. The "gene pool" of potential candidates gets more bland and uninspiring with every race on each side. You need $$$ to run for big offices, and that is the major issue that has fallen on our political system.
    (I'm on my phone on lunch, spelling and grammar are out the window )
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    Ladywriter reacted to Myk JL in PBO and Hillary on 60 Minutes   
    Probably not, but if or when Hillary does try to run for President again I hope who ever the Republicans pick pulls a Lazio.
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Sledgstone in Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome   
    Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (a prequel to the critically acclaimed hit series, Battlestar Galactica) takes place in the midst of the First Cylon war. As the battle between humans and their creation, the sentient robotic Cylons, rages across the 12 colonial worlds, a young, talented fighter pilot, William Adama (Luke Pasqualino), finds himself assigned to one of the most powerful battlestars in the Colonial fleet: the Galactica. Full of ambition and in pursuit of the intense action that the Cylon war promises, Adama quickly finds himself at odds with his co-pilot, the battle-weary officer Coker (Ben Cotton). With only 47 days left in his tour of duty, Coker desires an end to battle just as much as Adama craves the start of it. Though they clash at first, the two men forge an unlikely bond when a routine escort mission with an enigmatic passenger (Lili Bordan) turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal one for the desperate fleet.
     
    Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome is available as ten, 7-12 minute episode chapters viewable exclusively on Machinima's premium channel, Machinima Prime (YouTube.com/MachinimaPrime). It will then air as a two-hour movie on Syfy on February 10 at 9/8c, and later see an unrated release on Blu-ray, DVD, digital download, PPV and VOD.
     
    It was pretty good. Too bad the fuckers wont give us a first cylon war. Young Bill Adama kicks ass
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    Ladywriter got a reaction from Sledgstone in Childhood Heroes   
    A kid with no parents, never has to grow up, leads a gang of other kids fighting pirates and he can fly. Hell yeah Peter
    http://youtu.be/1R7VCHlzPMo
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    Ladywriter reacted to DeathscytheX in music that might encourage you to drive faster   
    This:



    Always makes me want to go to Kansas and do this:
     

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    Ladywriter reacted to DeathscytheX in World's most dangerous place?   
    Interesting...
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    Ladywriter reacted to Strider Hiryu in Continuum   
    I only found out about it being a Canadian show when I went to download it the other day on eztv. Saw the whole first season and was like "WTH it just started airing". So I went on over to wikipedia and found out the info. I just hope this doesn't end up like Sanctuary and getting cancelled after 4 seasons.
     
    I was beyond pissed when I heard Sanctuary was cancelled. The show had so much more potential to just up and end it like that (but that's a topic for another time).
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    Ladywriter reacted to DeathscytheX in music that might encourage you to drive faster   
    When I need to slow myself down I normally put on some cruising music..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u0GJdNu1Ds
     

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