Thomas Veil
Suspended
- Joined
- Aug 13, 2020
- Posts
- 3,450

I mean, if you’re in quarantine or something that’s different. But many, probably most, of their customers aren’t.
Why don’t people just go and pick it up from the restaurant? Everybody thinks if there’s an “app” for something, then it’s automatically good? I’ve never used Uber because I’m not in favor of getting into a run-down Toyota with a complete stranger and hoping they’ll take me where I want to go. There are laws when it comes to Taxis, buses, etc... but do any of them apply to Uber? Not interested in finding out first-hand. My only experience with one of those food delivery companies was when one of their drivers hit my car because he was in such a hurry to deliver some tacos or something. It was a royal pain to deal with the insurance because apparently nobody at postmates has a telephone - only email.On a completely different note:
https://www.Twitter or X not allowed/i/web/status/1358595110007697410/
https://www.Twitter or X not allowed/i/web/status/1358596010512060418/
I generally use Lyft, but either service is great for avoiding DUIs. Several times I’ve covered some serious mileage bar hopping. I don’t know where we are at now with pricing but I remember it being way more affordable than attempting the same in a taxi. As far as quality, and this may depend on where you live, but I’ve always gotten a quality car and driver.Uber has its uses. If you’re too drunk to drive home, by all means call. Taxis do the same thing however.
I WISH I could get away with this!
https://www.Twitter or X not allowed/i/web/status/1356273199990894594/
![]()
![]()
Utah School Walks Back Letting Parents Opt Their Kids Out of Black History Month Following Backlash
White people love to ask “Why is everything so political these days?” while proceeding to make everything political. Take, for instance, a group of parents in Utah who wanted to pull their kids from Black History Month lessons. After briefly offering parents an option to opt-out, the Utah school...www.theroot.com
According to the Associated Press, Micah Hirokawa, director of the Maria Montessori Academy in North Ogden, Utah, posted to the school’s Facebook page on Friday that parents would be able “to exercise their civil rights to not participate in Black History Month at the school.” Predictably, there was public backlash to this decision, because anyone who’s been paying at least a little bit of attention to, well, everything, would know this wouldn’t fly.
Betty Sawyer, head of the Ogden chapter of the NAACP, reached out to the school on Saturday to talk to them about why they decided to make the curriculum about Black history optional. The post was also met with backlash by other parents at the school, according to the Hill.
Rebecca Bennett, a parent at the school, reportedly wrote underneath the Facebook post that she was “appalled to see the form sent out that allows parents to opt their kids out of this and to hear that this is all because some parents have requested it.” By Saturday evening the post was eventually deleted from the school’s page.
“We regret that after receiving requests, an opt-out form was sent out concerning activities planned during this month of celebration,” a statement from Hirokawa and the school’s board of directors said.
Hirokawa, who is of Asian descent, noted in the statement that the request from parents “deeply saddens and disappoints me.”
“We should not shield our children from the history of our Nation, the mistreatment of its African American citizens, and the bravery of civil rights leaders, but should educate them about it,” Hirokawa said.
![]()
Tanden apologizes for tweets disparaging GOP
President Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Neera Tanden, on Tuesday apologized for her past tweets disparaging Republicans.”I regret that language and …thehill.com
A little too blunt for my taste. I guess she means that if it weren't for black pioneers, he would still be called a N', and there's a discrepancy between him embracing BHM and concurrently embracing actions and processes that keep Blacks second class citizens. Yet again, if something needs to be explained, maybe it isn't that witty.I WISH I could get away with this!
https://www.Twitter or X not allowed/i/web/status/1356273199990894594/
![]()
For me NOT blunt enough.A little too blunt for my taste. I guess she means that if it weren't for black pioneers, he would still be called a N', and there's a discrepancy between him embracing BHM and concurrently embracing actions and processes that keep Blacks second class citizens. Yet again, if something needs to be explained, maybe it isn't that witty.
Has he read the constitution?There really aren't enough TF Guys, for THIS FUCKING GUY
https://www.Twitter or X not allowed/i/web/status/1359332878384066565/
It's hard for me to quantify the harm this individual has done to the country, and it got handed cover by people electing a selfish idiot to the one job with greater power & responsibility.
It's not about that. It's about damage control. It's clear REPs will acquit Trump which will be indefensible, unless you claim your acquittal vote was given because of constitutional issues and not because of Trump being innocent. The result is some wiggle room over how they will spin it on the long run. McConnell is much more dangerous than Trump, because he is far from an idiot.Has he read the constitution?
The Senate has actually tried somebody who was no longer in office before. But NOW it’s unconstitutional? WTF? 1876 Belknap trial. So... they are full of baloney.It's not about that. It's about damage control. It's clear REPs will acquit Trump which will be indefensible, unless you claim your acquittal vote was given because of constitutional issues and not because of Trump being innocent. The result is some wiggle room over how they will spin it on the long run. McConnell is much more dangerous than Trump, because he is far from an idiot.
That was the important part of the dems opening argument, that impeachment has been usually used for individuals no longer in office. I believe the 'r's who are constitutionalist by self quoting, were hoping this was overlooked, as much as 45's legal team that was using the work of a legal scholar out of context.The Senate has actually tried somebody who was no longer in office before. But NOW it’s unconstitutional? WTF? 1876 Belknap trial. So... they are full of baloney.
![]()
Trump loyalist Josh Hawley ignores impeachment trial evidence by sitting in gallery to review paperwork
All other 99 senators were on the Senate floorwww.independent.co.uk
Seriously, F this guy with a piece of rusty rebar recently found at the bottom of water where the latest Chevron oil spill occurred in CA.Senator Josh Hawley, a bellwether of Donald Trump's "stop the steal" movement to overturn the 2020 election results, was watching the second day of impeachment proceedings against the former president from the gallery above the chamber.
The Trump loyalist, a first-term Missouri Republican, was seen at various points with his legs crossed, his feet propped up on the chair in front of him, and reviewing some sort of paperwork in a manila folder, according to several reporters with a view of the room from their seats in the press gallery.
All other 99 senators were seated at their desks on the Senate floor, except for Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the president pro tempore of the chamber who is presiding over the trial from the top perch atop the dais.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.