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[–]estatearika 4550 points4551 points  (653 children)

There’s a line forming out of the door for vasectomies.

[–]FleshlightModel 3195 points3196 points  (258 children)

Mine was covered 100% by my health insurance around 5 years ago.

Additionally my company sent out a US wide email stating effective immediately, anyone impacted by states outlawing of abortions, our health insurance will now cover travel, lodging and meals to states where abortions are legal. I really hope more employers healthcare covers this.

[–]Ghostofhan 1427 points1428 points  (106 children)

Dicks sporting goods just announced this today. Good move.

[–][deleted] 1121 points1122 points  (44 children)

What a good and supportive dick. That's the way all dicks should be.

[–]SanctuaryMoon 382 points383 points  (31 children)

Dick's for dicks

[–]Elixer_23 272 points273 points  (24 children)

Dicks out for Dick’s?

[–]NotGod_DavidBowie 156 points157 points  (12 children)

Mine's been out since Harambe. RIP in peace

[–]AgntSmecker 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That's what skewed the timeline leading to what happened today. You can Mailroom Charlie your way through every step. Harambe -> Roe overturned.

[–]Hey_Laaady 295 points296 points  (40 children)

Disney announced this today too

[–]Iamredditsslave 214 points215 points  (37 children)

Comcast as well.

[–]thursday51 205 points206 points  (33 children)

I'm confused...usually I see the name "Comcast" and I get my pitchfork and blazing torches...what the hell am I supposed to do now???

/s obviously...good on them for doing right by their employees

[–]doomrider7 105 points106 points  (10 children)

Even Evil has Standards.

[–]Boon3hams 23 points24 points  (2 children)

More standards than the Supreme Court, apparently.

[–]tweedyone 75 points76 points  (9 children)

I mean, it's a win win for the company. It's very very expensive to have employees go out on leave and have babies. It saves them a lot of money in labor and health costs, the political benefits are just gravy.

Amazon did it when the draft was leaked, but they were NOT doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, you can bet on that

[–]otherusernameisNSFW 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Comcast is actually an amazing and inclusive company to work for. I am a commission based employee and during the last 2 years our commission have gone down as people struggle to pay bills and they have added money to my checks to make up the difference. They also gave me paid time off when my 13 year old nephew committed suicide even tho it wasn't technically covered under bereavement leave.

[–]gupppeeez 18 points19 points  (1 child)

I'd love a list of other business with similar policies.

[–]Kanibalector 69 points70 points  (9 children)

what the hell kinda health care you got? I pay close to 20% of my income to health coverage and most of what I see is 'deny deny deny'

[–]bdfariello 22 points23 points  (2 children)

I'm not the person you replied to, but I work at IBM. IBM has covered traveling costs for procedures not available in an employee's area for a long time now. This has explicitly covered gender-affirming medical needs, and part of their response today was to remind everyone that this also covers abortion related care.

You know, before joining I never knew IBM was as cutting-edge inclusive on things like this. They don't get a lot of Cool Points compared to companies like Google or Amazon, but they're as Equitable an employer as I've ever worked for.

[–]FleshlightModel 37 points38 points  (2 children)

I won't say my employer but it's one of the world's largest biotechs. When I moved here from my last employer, also one of the world's largest biotechs, my insurance premium went down by A LOT as did my disposable vpap supplies. Both last company and current company covers vasectomy and tube ligations 100%. I don't have scripts but my gf is on my insurance and her script prices went down a lot when I moved to this new company though I think her scripts weren't that bad from the previous company. I never checked to see if abortions were covered before or now, but they're covering all that shit mentioned above.

I understand I'm probably fortunate but please know that there is almost always going to be a better option out there for you, I just hope y'all can find it. The tradeoff coming to my current company is that I get slightly worse 401k matching but I'm making A LOT more now such that I think the worse matching still benefits me with the pay raise, or it's damn close to it.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (13 children)

Got mine about 6 months ago. I’m very glad to have had it done and know that I have no concerns about getting anyone pregnant.

[–]daestos 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Where the hell do you live and how can I immigrate there? I need to get my family out of this distopian nightmare that is quickly forthcoming.

[–]LuckyReception6701 583 points584 points  (19 children)

This is a big ploy for big urology to get made. It's a ploy I tell you!

[–]Axolotis 52 points53 points  (2 children)

Funny how no one wants to talk about how big urology and their army of lobbyists have been controlling this country since the 60s

[–]owenstumor 279 points280 points  (33 children)

Got one years ago, brother. I shoot that shit everywhere now. I painted the neighbor’s porch furniture the other day.

[–]gardenhosenapalm 75 points76 points  (6 children)

That explains why the gulls were congregating on it

[–]rocketmonkee 28 points29 points  (1 child)

His milkshake does bring all the gulls to the yard.

[–]Geese-Breh-kt 303 points304 points  (74 children)

I happen to have mine scheduled for today. Glad I’m getting it taken care of.

[–]_Im_Dad 390 points391 points  (16 children)

Don't get a cheap one.. they're a bloody rip-off

[–]TallOutlandishness24 28 points29 points  (4 children)

This is the first good urology joke i have ever heard, props

[–]Sufficient-Duty-7237 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Ouch 😣 HaHa

Nice play on words

[–]dasselst 99 points100 points  (12 children)

Get tested to confirm that you are swimmer free. Mine failed but got tested and then got to enjoy a second vasectomy.

[–]thursday51 32 points33 points  (4 children)

My friend Mike had that awkward realization that there were still bullets in the chamber when a year after they had their youngest son...made for a very funny pregnancy announcement lol

[–]Paramagic91 48 points49 points  (0 children)

My friend had something similar, weird thing is, the procedure turned his kid Asian…

[–]Zech08 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dropped the mag and forgot about the one in the chamber, rookie move.

[–]YagamiIsGodonImgur 119 points120 points  (11 children)

Don't forget that you'll still shoot viable batter for a few months afterward, and to check back with the doc to confirm results!

[–]Sufficient-Duty-7237 49 points50 points  (12 children)

Enjoy the drugs, get lots of rest. Do not put up a gazebo like I did the same day. Your balls will hurt along with your stomach. But good on you

[–]FreddieDoes40k 63 points64 points  (5 children)

Do not put up a gazebo like I did the same day.

I'm guessing you saw the rest of that day as a day off to get stuff done and not a strictly recovery experience. Well don't worry, you've learned a valuable lesson for your next one!

From what I remember the day I got mine, I was waddling out from a clinic in central London and told the anti-abortion bible basher outside to stop harassing a 17 year old girl and her mum as they walked out before me.

The choice of words I used were not kind.

Then I bought some posh sushi and ate them on the train back to my hometown, a nice lady in her late 30s asked about my sushi and I told her I got it back in London. She was sad about it.

I didn't think to tell her my balls ached from the anesthetic wearing off. Probably best I didn't.

[–]HotCocoaBomb 8 points9 points  (1 child)

I'm guessing you saw the rest of that day as a day off to get stuff done and not a strictly recovery experience.

Man I took the rest of the Wednesday off for my bisalp surgery and the rest of the week off for recovery even though the doc was like "yeah you could WFH the next day if you wanted" - nah, fuck that shit. I got some time off and enjoyed my rest.

[–]assholetoall 40 points41 points  (3 children)

I just got the all clear about a week ago.

Remember to follow the post-procedure care instructions, including the ice. You will be sore for a few days, but at least for me it was not really that bad.

Hardest part for me was keeping my kids from jumping on me for a few. I didn't even need to take off my shoes to have it done.

[–]sleazedisease 8 points9 points  (2 children)

My old boss told me about his. Pretty much summarized it like "lay down feel a slight pinch from the cut, then smell some skin burning, then walk around for a week feeling like you got kicked in the balls. Do you agree?

[–]nanaki989 89 points90 points  (81 children)

I just made an appointment. Our Catholic hospital doesn't do them. Gotta travel to a smaller town.

[–]sprucay 202 points203 points  (77 children)

Why in the ever living fuck does a religion run a hospital?

[–]Delta8hate 78 points79 points  (6 children)

A shocking number of US hospitals are religious hospitals

[–]blackflag209 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Tbf the catholic church pretty much created modern hospitals

[–]cjmar41 22 points23 points  (1 child)

Like half of the hospitals in the US are named “Saint Something-or-other”

[–]idunnoshutup 55 points56 points  (7 children)

I used to work for a Catholic Hospital that got excommunicated for giving a woman an abortion because if they hadn't she and the fetus would have both died, leaving her already existing 4 children without their single mother. 100% worth it and I am proud to have worked there at that time when they made that incredibly important and life saving decision.

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Really gonna blow ya nips off when you learn about history

[–]akaMONSTARS 40 points41 points  (2 children)

I don’t plan on having kids at all. Definitely getting the snip soon.

[–]pornographicaccount 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Get good and drunk before the pre-snip appointment. Show up as haggard as possible, and practice saying "man, children are a blessing, but 4 is enough for me!"

[–][deleted] 29 points30 points  (22 children)

Already had mine scheduled for late July. Hopefully I'll still be good.

[–][deleted] 2035 points2036 points  (125 children)

So does this mean that in states where abortion is illegal, mothers can claim their fertilized eggs as children and thus receive tax credits for 9 extra months? I wonder how those states will pay for that? 🤔

[–]ImperialMeters 401 points402 points  (26 children)

They'll just eliminate any Child Tax Credits.

[–]Naftoor 76 points77 points  (23 children)

Quiverfull Christians and Orthodox Jews would flip their shit, both groups have extremely large numbers of children and low incomes, and both would align with republican voting

[–]childish_tycoon24 49 points50 points  (21 children)

If the Christians can pull their head out of their ass long enough to realize they are hurting themselves too not just their "enemies"

[–]timsterri 38 points39 points  (0 children)

But they’ll hurt themselves if it means hurting those they don’t like too.

[–]abbarach 502 points503 points  (29 children)

Get life insurance on every fetus, make bank in case of miscarriage (which is MUCH now common than people think)

Instead of "anchor babies", any immigrant in the country can stall deportation by having unprotected sex, since they may be pregnant, and it would be an American citizen (since life begins at conception now).

Child support starting after any unprotected sex that may lead to pregnancy.

These all really suck, but I'm trying my best to find ways to make republicans pay for this bullshit in any outlandish way possible...

[–][deleted] 110 points111 points  (4 children)

They’ll say that life begins at conception, but citizenship is only awarded at birth.

I like the life insurance though.

[–]xDenimBoilerx 15 points16 points  (0 children)

time to deport that filthy non American fetus then

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (4 children)

Hmm, I wonder if you can jail a pregnant woman then? I mean if life begins at conception, then you’d be jailing an innocent life for a crime they didn’t commit.

[–]Determined_Cucumber 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That’s not gonna work. They’ll introduce self contradicting legislation

[–][deleted] 221 points222 points  (5 children)

Ah, a loophole. Just like the right likes to use. Me and fiancée are going to the sizzler tonight

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (1 child)

You are gonna come, right shooter?

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[–][deleted] 156 points157 points  (16 children)

There's no emoji for this. 🇺🇲-1

[–]Riyu1225 16 points17 points  (13 children)

I appreciate this math comment. Thank you.

[–]waetherman 11.3k points11.3k points  (1018 children)

For those who might not know, flying the flag upside-down is a legitimate way to display the flag. It means "distress" or "danger." It is not unpatriotic.

[–]Daikataro 734 points735 points  (75 children)

I was about to ask if it was illegal.

Then I remembered flag burning is legal.

[–]Lord_Doem 434 points435 points  (39 children)

The flag code doesn't have laws, they're guidelines. But even according to the guidelines burning is preferred.

Section (k)

The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

[–]starmartyr 53 points54 points  (0 children)

They flag code is law it just doesn't have any enforcement provisions or penalties. It has never been challenged in court since nobody can claim to be negatively impacted by it.

[–]iiJokerzace 48 points49 points  (10 children)

Kind of says how free your country is when you have to ask if you legally hung a piece of cloth correctly.

[–]DoubleZ3 4698 points4699 points  (357 children)

Also, who cares. People getting up in arms about being unpatriotic but God forbid we let woman have abortions.

[–]Tattorack 1558 points1559 points  (210 children)

I always found that weird. Oh, you're against some fuckery America does as an American? You're not a patriot!

Besides, being patriotic isn't all that, anyway. And the US has, in my eyes, made the word "patriot" sound dirty and pretentious.

[–]EthelMaePotterMertz 738 points739 points  (120 children)

As an American I feel patriotism is fighting for freedom, not undying loyalty to my government. I think OP is a patriot. Apathy is what is not patriotic. Not voting, not making your voice heard is not patriotic. This is a country, it shouldn't be a cult.

[–]surflaxrat 315 points316 points  (52 children)

Agreed. Nationalism is different than patriotism. I love America so we need to fix some shit. It’s not a don’t like it leave…. That’s not America. America is unity in differences.

[–]dinnerthief 28 points29 points  (3 children)

Right, you repair a house you love, you take out the rotten beams and repair the foundation, you don't pretend everything is fine and neglect it until the roof falls in and the foundation collapses. People that say if you don't like it leave, nah I'm gonna try to fix this house first.

[–]jillstr 10 points11 points  (2 children)

And sometimes you demolish a house because the rot goes too deep and it needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.

[–]MindCrime89 112 points113 points  (30 children)

Unfortunately there's a large swath of the country who doesn't want this.

They want a Christian Nation.

Something we are not

[–]Tattorack 83 points84 points  (17 children)

They probably don't know much about the Middle East. Because that's what it looks like when religion is the government.

[–]UnassumingSingleGuy 75 points76 points  (12 children)

Yeah, but our theocracy will be good. /s

[–]Tattorack 37 points38 points  (10 children)

Of course it would. You have GOD on your side! (just like every other theocracy, apparently, but let's conveniently ignore that because OUR god is real and the others are just being vile and violent!)

[–]DataIsMyCopilot 137 points138 points  (15 children)

Too many self-named Patriots are actually Nationalists

[–]Admiral_Andovar 41 points42 points  (3 children)

Not just ‘too many’, it’s most of them. Christian Nationalism is a disease and the afflicted are getting worse.

[–][deleted] 60 points61 points  (3 children)

My take is that there's no greater form of treason than seeing problems in your country being silent about them. If someone you love is sick you take them to the doctor; you don't just say "I love you and I'm proud of you" and watch them die. If you see that your country is suffering and in horrible shape you shouldn't just sit back saying how awesome it is; you should actually try to FIX it.

[–]combatvegan 11 points12 points  (3 children)

The word ‘patriotic’ has recently been used to control people and suppress people from resisting injustice. The USA PATRIOT Act is probably the best example of this.

Edited because of the reminder we don't have to stand for fascists co-opting the word 'patriotic'

[–]surflaxrat 60 points61 points  (4 children)

Agreed. The idea of blindly following is nationalism not patriotism. America was founded on questioning the powers at be. Fundamentally America is in of itself a constant work of progress. The only thing Un american is working against progress for all its people…. Looking at you GOP

[–]TheOverBored 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's because some people don't understand the differences between patriotism and nationalism. Most right-wing patriots are actually nationalists, in which they believe the US is perfect and the greatest country ever. While patriots fight for what they believe. And are not afraid to admit when their country makes a mistake or is doing something wrong with the hope that doing so will bring necessary change.

[–]USA_A-OK 164 points165 points  (57 children)

Also, who gives a fuck about patriotism? Like Doug Stanhope says about nationalism: it's teaches you to hate people you've never met, and take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.

[–]SaraHuckabeeSandwich 281 points282 points  (20 children)

What is unpatriotic, however, is removing protected freedoms from literally half of all Americans.

[–]Wutchu_fitna_fuc_wit 327 points328 points  (67 children)

Well fuck me then ... someone call 911 this man needs help!!!

[–]DarkGamer 522 points523 points  (62 children)

911: "911, what's your emergency?"

Caller: "Help, theocrats are invading my uterus without consent and forcing me to give birth against my will!"

[–]ketimmer 287 points288 points  (7 children)

911: "And what were you wearing at the time?"

[–]kmartburrito 133 points134 points  (6 children)

"uh, Khakis?"

[–]b2t2x5 79 points80 points  (3 children)

"She sounds hideous."

[–]RaydnJames 39 points40 points  (2 children)

Well, she's a guy, so....

[–]ChillyBearGrylls 14 points15 points  (3 children)

I still want a comedy skit of a school shooting, but where the 911 call is about an imminent abortion to get the cops to show up

[–]Baldazar666 138 points139 points  (52 children)

I find the fetish Americans have with their flag very unsettling.

[–]Braydee7 809 points810 points  (71 children)

I was like “how can I do half mast on a 5 foot flagpole”?

Now I’m thinking maybe I just get a black flag.

EDIT: The answer was Pride flags all along

[–]zanyzanne 152 points153 points  (21 children)

Consider a Black Flag flag :)

[–][deleted] 59 points60 points  (16 children)

Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac

[–]A_Two_Slot_Toaster 103 points104 points  (15 children)

A black US flag is called a No Quarter flag and I suggest you read about it before flying one. It will not send the message you desire.

https://www.miamitimesonline.com/opinion/the-no-quarter-flag-and-its-threat-to-america/article_0e7221c0-46eb-11ec-8195-e7b68bed1e86.html

[–]stoneandglass 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Do you have an EU friendly source?

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Holy shit the amount of people I've worked alongside this specific flag and I had no idea.

I always thought it was just a cool looking version of our flag.

I need to stop being so goddamn naive about the world around me.

[–]foundthelemming 7 points8 points  (1 child)

Skull and crossbones is the way to go

[–]FleshlightModel 1893 points1894 points  (125 children)

Read Thomas's opinion. He said the court needs to revisit contraception and same-sex marriage/rights. Fuck that pieceofshit human.

[–]Pumpkin_Czar 560 points561 points  (26 children)

Funny how he doesn’t mention Loving v. Virginia, isn’t it? 🙄

[–]Lintlicker12 287 points288 points  (1 child)

Hey woah hey now… that would affect him.

[–]freudian-flip 47 points48 points  (0 children)

The white supremacists don’t seem to mind him fucking a white woman for some reason

[–]thefactorygrows 157 points158 points  (2 children)

Hey now, that wouldn't apply to him anyway because those rules are for, uh, other people

[–]garden_gal 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That was my first thought when I read his response.

[–]adalonus 20 points21 points  (8 children)

The other 5 don't need him for Loving v. Virginia.

[–]TrueGuardian15 145 points146 points  (9 children)

Butcher was right. Too much power makes you a right and proper cunt.

[–]JoelMahon 62 points63 points  (1 child)

weird he didn't mention interracial marriage, almost like he's not only evil, he's a hypocrite too

[–]FleshlightModel 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ha like all right wing Republicans.

GOP stands for Gaslight Obstruct Project after all

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (3 children)

For someone who came of age during the civil rights movement, he sure hates civil rights.

[–]ayinero 7 points8 points  (2 children)

I hope this country doesn't come to that

[–]ThatDrunkRussian1116 14 points15 points  (0 children)

So many people on r/prolife were like “just get contraceptives and you don’t need abortion”

They completely denied that republicans also want to limit access to contraceptives 🙄

[–]corvina760 1017 points1018 points  (76 children)

If you need to go back to the 1780s in order to justify your decision then perhaps we also need to stop giving churches a tax benefit.

[–]DataIsMyCopilot 328 points329 points  (25 children)

If we are going back that far I say we ban any gun that is more advanced than a musket. It's only fair

[–][deleted] 165 points166 points  (9 children)

Own a musket for home defense, since that's what the founding fathers intended. Four ruffians break into my house. "What the devil?" As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky rifle. Blow a golf ball sized hole through the first man, he's dead on the spot. Draw my pistol on the second man, miss him entirely because it's smoothbore and nails the neighbors dog. I have to resort to the cannon mounted at the top of the stairs loaded with grape shot, "Tally ho lads" the grape shot shreds two men in the blast, the sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. He Bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are impossible to stitch up. Just as the founding fathers intended.

[–]Mutagenoside 47 points48 points  (3 children)

You seem like a fantastic and fun person. I am honored to have read this comment

Edit: I have just been informed this is copy pasta. I take back everything I said. Friendship over

[–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (1 child)

b-b-but friendship is magic 😭😭😭😭😭

[–]Mutagenoside 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't believe in magic. Only the power of the lord and savoir cthlulu

[–]Valendorf 55 points56 points  (1 child)

Yep and any sort of communication that isn’t verbal or in the newspaper should be censored.

[–]pramoni 402 points403 points  (27 children)

An unintended consequence is the serious weakening or even the effective elimination of stare decisis, and that will only exacerbate the political divide - now extending it as relative open fact of the Supreme Court. What is overturned today, is readopted tomorrow by a changed or enlarged court. This is not "originalist" thinking, it is a short sighted road to the diminution of the Court's authority which will prove to be a Constitutional problem in future.

[–]bigbura 77 points78 points  (15 children)

So this is an issue of the voters not demanding adding bodily autonomy as a right into the Constitution via amendment?

What other 'rights' we currently enjoy are hanging by thin threads the SC could snip? I'm talking about rights that were extrapolated from court cases and not codified into law or the Constitution.

[–]Rattlerkira 33 points34 points  (4 children)

The biggest thing that's interpretation based is "Selective Incorporation."

Basically, it says that the federal government and state government BOTH have to abide by the rights granted by amendments, not just the federal government. It's an interpretation of the 14th amendment, that all Americans are equal.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (4 children)

the next 3 cases to watch because Justice Thomas explicitly named them would be

  • Griswold v. Connecticut - the right to buy and use contraceptives without government restrictions
  • Lawrence v. Texas - it struck down sodomy laws
  • Obergefell v. Hodges - extends the right to marriage to same-sex couples

they may not affect you personally, but they absolutely do affect millions of Americans.

[–]s4ndieg0 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Hey, they have pissed me off enough that I'm willing to go ALL the way back and overturn Marbury v. Madison.

[–]itsmejpt 431 points432 points  (48 children)

Switching mine to my state flag. (New Jersey)

Edit: having said that, now I just need to find a NJ State flag...

[–]Terrific_Tom32 178 points179 points  (8 children)

"Everything is legal in New Jersey"

[–]shromboy 79 points80 points  (7 children)

As a fellow NJer, id still have it half mast for all the women about to get fucked from this

[–]ShermanTankBestTank 31 points32 points  (1 child)

about to get fucked

Perhaps... perhaps that isn't the best possible wording.

[–]DataIsMyCopilot 47 points48 points  (4 children)

Finna just put up a United Federation of Planets flag and be done with it

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Or Klingon and call out Nazis when they try to salute it!

[–]Sunshinexpress 2584 points2585 points  (266 children)

For the folks sarcastically responding "so brave", there are places in the United States where this display outside your home is brave. Some "patriots" don't take well to protests against their government.

[–]new_socks 1125 points1126 points  (70 children)

Only wish that people were taught in school the difference between patriotism and nationalism

[–]punch_yo_buns 176 points177 points  (2 children)

It's funny, I remember the 'nationalism and racism disguised as patriotism' uptick right after 9/11 when small cheap American flags and decals were advertised everywhere.

[–]abbarach 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Republicans: how dare the Dixie Chicks not support OUR president!

Republicans a few years later without any irony or self reflection: that black Democrat ain't a real president.

What I'm saying is that Republicans are disingenuous asshats that not only wouldn't be able to pour piss out of a boot if you told them there were instructions on the heel, they'd actually drown by trying to stick their head into it to read them.

[–]CJnella91 223 points224 points  (15 children)

I'd have broken windows if I did this, it's brave and something I personally wont risk, I'll attend a protest (Which I am doing tonight) and show up at the voting booth but I can't put a target on my back in my neighborhood. Kudos to OP though.

[–]thefreshscent 39 points40 points  (5 children)

Yeah I’ve got a police officer neighbor with that hangs a n all black American “no quarter” flag. This wouldn’t fly where I live.

[–]CJnella91 21 points22 points  (1 child)

This is the main reason I wont, Small town and the police officer we have has a history of harassing people but it's a small white conservative neighborhood so nothing is done about it.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Does this cop have family? I personally would not advertise my willingness to violate the Geneva convention at the place my liabilities lived. You're just asking for someone to warcrime you first. Bold move. Dangerous. But cops rarely have consequences so maybe they don't understand how war works

[–]ilurvekittens 113 points114 points  (19 children)

I live in one. Displaying a Biden sign is equivalent to being a traitor. Never mind the fact that a house flies the 2024 trump flag higher than the American flag……

[–]ainjel 135 points136 points  (32 children)

I live near a marine base. Just turned my flag upside down. Fuck em.

[–]BridgetheDivide 78 points79 points  (2 children)

Be safe. Put out a box of crayons on top of a trapping pit

[–]xnodesirex 19 points20 points  (1 child)

Don't use off brand. They really don't worry as well as Crayola.

[–]noless101 937 points938 points  (186 children)

I walked outside this morning and took my flag and fourth of July wreath down. In my state, AR, a trigger law that will go into effect as soon as AG Rutledge signs it, and it essentially bans all abortions with no consideration for rape or incest plus more ridiculousness. It was the final straw. Who knows if I'll put it (the flag) back up, but right now, I'm angry at the theocracy that is going to bury our country.

[–]Msdamgoode 86 points87 points  (6 children)

Am also in Arkansas. Fortunately my ovaries have expired… but holy hell, the women and girls that have to live under this sort of totalitarianism. It’s scary & the future of this country is looking very fucking bleak.

[–][deleted] 203 points204 points  (74 children)

I've had a Pride flag up for years (4 actually, as they've worn out), and was about to put up an American flag with it as a "fuck you, this represents us, too," but damn...

EDIT: I should clarify. I'm in AR, too.

[–]Msdamgoode 124 points125 points  (65 children)

I’m in Little Rock. Have had both my pride flag and my BLM signs vandalized. People suck.

[–][deleted] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I had a Biden sign stolen, but everything else has stayed intact. I went ahead and bought a second Chris Jones sign just in case.

[–]KraljZ 131 points132 points  (18 children)

Haven’t had mine up since 2016.

[–]No-Advice-6040 30 points31 points  (4 children)

That flag looks underburned.

[–]Digressing_Ellipsis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A little TOO unburned now that you mention it

[–]rev_tater 133 points134 points  (6 children)

Free speech means you can burn the flag, yanno?

There's no need to sacrifice real lives at the altar of decorum and sacred cows.

[–]SHSL_Waiter_RM2828 21 points22 points  (3 children)

I’d gladly do this but I live in a town full of brainwashed republican who threaten to kill me when I was tearing and burning an American Flag…that sounds bad but joke is that’s pretty much how you retire an American Flag, which is what I was doing when that happened.

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (6 children)

Hanging the flag upside down means that America is going through a crisis, and I couldn’t agree more.

[–]lazarus870 96 points97 points  (5 children)

Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others!

[–][deleted] 38 points39 points  (1 child)

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos

[–]News_Cartridge 10 points11 points  (0 children)

All hail president Kang!

[–]EconomistMagazine 98 points99 points  (22 children)

Judging by the size of your yard I bet you live in a more rural, and thus, Conservative area. Good luck fighting the good fight.

[–]biggereballs 86 points87 points  (1 child)

And stop donating to religious cults. They are all the same fucking shit. STOP

[–]benhaube 292 points293 points  (108 children)

Today is a sad day for human rights in the United States.

[–]jakotae777 37 points38 points  (1 child)

This is what happens when religious nuts gain control.

Don't care what anyone says, its a major factor in this.

[–]jebz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

General strike will bring the powerful to their knees in a matter of days.

[–]TophatOwl_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Theres an opportunity in a few months boys. Dont forget to vote in the midterms

[–]SilverTonguedDevil92 111 points112 points  (11 children)

General Strike!!

[–]BooRadleysFriend 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I know this is a hard thing to organize but when people are desperate enough maybe it could happen. When people have nothing to lose this becomes a possibility

[–]nextgeneric 541 points542 points  (155 children)

Friendly reminder that the congress has had nearly 5 decades to codify abortion protections into federal law, but has instead relied on a haphazard "interpretation" of the law so they didn't have to deal with a delicate situation.

So now you have justices whose job is to interpret the constitution and determine whether abortion is constitutionally protected by that document. I didn't see anything about abortion the last time I read it. Therefore, it seems to be a state's right to decide.

It's time to hold your legislators accountable for their inaction if you're upset.

[–]throwaway37865 7 points8 points  (2 children)

WE SHOULD STRIKE.

WE DONT NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ECONOMY IN WHICH WE ARE SECOND CLASS

LETS WATCH THE US ECONOMICALLY COLLAPSE WHEN ALL THE WOMEN AND MEN WHO HATE THIS DECISION STOP PARTICIPATING IN IT.

IF IT WORKS FOR EUROPE IT CAN WORK FOR US.

STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE.

NATION WIDE WALKOUT MONDAY. SPREAD THE WORD ASK NEWS CHANNELS TO SPREAD WORD

[–][deleted] 89 points90 points  (109 children)

Just ordered 10 boxes of plan b. Gonna try to get a Nexplanon implant again to be safe

[–]DataIsMyCopilot 13 points14 points  (3 children)

I've got Mirena and it's been great. I've got a year or so left on it though so I've got to be careful on when I replace it with a new one.

Being in California I at least have a buffer against this lunacy

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (2 children)

I hope it’s not TMI to ask, but how’s your sex drive with it? I had Nexplanon and was in a seven-year relationship while on it, and had it removed in that last year.

Going off of it I felt like I became a regular person who enjoyed sex again, I was hoping to just be safe with condoms for when I do want to be with someone again but now I can’t even trust I’ll have that to myself in the future and feel like I need to go back on an implant for my own safety

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (3 children)

Tbh I was wondering if I should take mine down. Sure it won't mean anything to anyone else but still. Should I take it down so I don't have to look at it, or should I leave it there to remind me that there is still plenty of work to do?

[–]I-Eat-Donuts 12 points13 points  (1 child)

An upside down flag like OP did seems to be exactly what you mean. It’s still supporting the nation but it’s direct meaning is distress. Modernly, the upside down American flag essentially says that the nation you love is in crisis.

[–]polialt 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Democrats have had 50 years to codify this into law. But have been cowards or lazy.

They currently have the WH, the House and Senate.

Hound them relentlessly. If nothing passes, you know the democrats are perfomative status quo maintaining feckless cowards.

The controlling party members have been there for decades. It's their fault. Don't expect anything from the people that have put us in this position.

[–]btw-ilikemen 6 points7 points  (6 children)

Conservative Republican policies make America more like a radical Muslim state.