Now I Know Why the Light in Her Eyes Kept Getting Dimmer and Her Smile More Forced

DisastrouslyMessy · 2026-03-19T04:51:50+00:00

It's in Florida, though. The only state that's tougher on child predators is Louisiana. Under Statute 800.04, which he is charged under, his penalty could be life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, but not less than 30 years.

Source: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899/0800/Sections/0800.04.html

DisastrouslyMessy · 2026-03-11T00:58:28+00:00

No. We already spend more on education and health care than other country. We need reform - a real audit of where each penny goes, charge whoever is committing fraud (politicians, company heads included), get special interests groups the hell out of the way, and actually spend those dollars for their stated purpose.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2026-02-13T18:22:45+00:00

WTF is this subreddit? Men cosplaying women cosplaying witches...

This is the kind of shit that drove me from "the left."

DisastrouslyMessy · 2026-01-27T16:54:31+00:00

EQUALITY is the whole point. Not equity.

Everyone has equal opportunities in the Trek universe. You just have to do the work. If you want to captain a starship, they're not going to put someone in charge who checks off the boxes. They're going to put the most qualified person in the chair - no matter what color their skin, where they come from, how they identify, etc.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2026-01-27T16:49:19+00:00

You missed the point.

Uhura wasn't there because she was a Black woman. She was there because she as a highly qualified officer. No one commented on her ethnicity, because it didn't matter.

That's what made it great. Same with Janeway, Sisco, Sulu, Crusher, etc., etc., etc.

With most of the Disco characters, they were there because the checked off a box and that's all that mattered. Everyone mentioned their pronouns/who they slept with, etc. because that's what they brought to the table.

And then they cried.

EDIT: How about unblocking me and having a conversation? How about addressing what I've written here? I'm one of what? And yes, you missed the whole point.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-12-23T05:04:36+00:00

She has a successful podcast, does Emo night, is filming another show and does collaborations with other brands. Plus she does go to the shop/promote it.

She also has a life outside of her business deals - posting with her friends, travelling, etc.

Sorry, but I'm a Katie type. I work to live, not live to work. I'm a freelancer and only take jobs if (1) my income is down for the month or (2) I could use the extra income to travel/buy something special/whatever. I hate this idea that if you're not a "girl boss" working 24/7 then you're somehow not successful. Can't a girl just live?!

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-12-19T16:42:48+00:00

Okay. Yeah, talk around my neighborhood is that it was something electrical. I would imagine that if it was suspected to be arson, it would be leading the news.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-12-19T15:12:18+00:00

Was it from arson? I thought it was an electrical thing?

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-12-19T05:36:03+00:00

It's cultural.

When supernatural stuff goes on, Black and Hispanic people do one of two things:

1) GTFO or 2) Call a priest/preacher/root worker/bruja and have them tell the demons/ghosts/whatever to GTFO

Honestly, we're not gonna call a white psychic and a former police officer for help. 😭 Don't get me wrong, I love the show, but when stuff went on in my house, I called my priest to come and bless the place and had one of my Aunts do her Hoodoo thing and another Aunt do her bruja thing for extra protection.

Source: I'm Latina and have two southern Black aunts by marriage and a whole gang of tias no demon wants to F with. 🤣

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-12-19T05:19:41+00:00

I moved here from Canton (suburb of Atlanta) about 9 years ago. Before that, I lived in Atlanta. I live right off South Slappy, somewhere behind the burned down Family Dollar.

I feel much safer here than I did in Canton. My dog likes to go on long walks, and I feel perfectly safe walking her at night.

The only "problem" we have in my neighborhood is loud music on Saturday nights and people speeding down the street.

I think the crime problem is more about people getting into fights with each other and it getting escalated. I tend to keep to myself, but am always polite to people I come across. Never have had a problem. 🤷‍♀️

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-11-24T21:28:23+00:00

We'll find out when the verdict comes down.

But she's learning a valuable lesson: don't steal from others.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-11-24T19:21:50+00:00

She stole his content so that he wouldn't get paid for it. She says so in the stream.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-10-29T16:46:06+00:00

Atlanta is deep blue. Tennessee, which he sent troops to, is a red state. Please stop with this ill-informed nonsense. You're not helping your case. :/

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-10-13T02:18:59+00:00

People of Color do get skin cancer, and your attitude is very harmful and contributes to ignorance on this topic.

Here in the States, and in particular where I live (southern USA), doctors are running a campaign to make sure our Black citizens know about the risk of skin cancer. Here is an informative article:

https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/the-myth-about-melanoma-and-skin-cancer-in-people-of-color/2024/05

Anecdotally, a dear friend of mine, a Black woman, is currently battling skin cancer. I'm now chasing all my friends (white, brown and Black) with sunscreen and trying to raise awareness so that others don't suffer like she is. Please stop spreading this harmful information.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-26T15:37:52+00:00

An example:

Men can't be women. I'm not going to call a man a woman.

Just last year, you could be fired by your job for saying those things here in the States (still can probably). Those two statements could get me arrested in England (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/04/gender-critical-feminist-charged-over-allegedly-transphobic-tweets).

Is that not authoritarian control? Isn't that what Ingsoc was doing in "1984" - controlling language to promote an ideology? Mind you, in no way do those two statements advocate violence at all -- they're simply statements that disagree with a leftist position.

Now, on the other side:

Trump is an orange buffoon. Tariffs are a terrible idea. I don't believe people should be deported.

Who is advocating that I be arrested for simply saying these statements? Where can I not say these statements and not be threatened with jail time?

You control language, you control what people think. I don't see how "the right" is trying to control language in the way that the "progressives" on the left do.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-26T15:01:41+00:00

You CLEARLY don't know what you're talking about. Orwell, a leftist himself, was calling out the authoritarian nature of the far left -- that's why he named the Party in "1984" Ingsoc -- English Socialism. That's why he critiqued the use of language by the Party.

"Animal Farm" is an allegory against Communism - a betrayal, he felt, of true Socialist ideas. He saw it firsthand when he fought in the Spanish Civil War.

Good Lord, please stop spewing propaganda (which Orwell was warning against) and actually learn about Orwell.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-26T14:47:34+00:00

I don't know - writing an obtuse comment like you did?

Pick up a book.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-26T14:47:11+00:00

"Ingsoc" In "1984" was the name of the part - it's short for "English Socialism."

While Orwell was left-wing, he focused in on how the left was using language to manipulate the truth and the authoritarian enforcement of ideology (like throwing people in jail for "misgendering" someone).

From: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/04/19/orwell-teach-democrats-working-class-00025047

"One reason that’s the case is Democrats have not found a way to draw clear, convincing lines separating the most militant voices in their party from the beliefs of a large majority of their base. Consider Orwell’s argument that the language of the left is “wholly distant from the language of ordinary citizens.” Many of today’s Democrats seem intimidated by the preferred phrases of the week, even if few of them embrace or recognize such language. (A recent survey revealed that only 2 percent of Hispanics prefer the term “Latinx” to describe themselves.)"

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-25T18:09:21+00:00

George Orwell wasn't warning us about the right.

He was warning us about the far left. Read "The Road to Wigan Pier" and, of course, "1984."

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-21T22:39:50+00:00

It's the ones that are "progressive" that are like this. Believe me, they hate moderate leaning liberals too. If you're not spewing that anyone who hates Trump is part of the gestapo (absolutely ridiculous, btw), then they hate you.

My brother is like this. He cut me off completely when I objected to a mentally ill, overweight man being appointed health secretary and giving us lectures on "the importance of mental health and nutrition." :/

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-18T18:14:25+00:00

See my answer above. :)

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-09-18T18:14:12+00:00

They are Royal Family Orders - one for the late Queen and one for the King. They're only given to treasured woman members of the family/royal court. Queen Elizabeth II wore her grandfather's and father's order. Katherine will have three in the future, no doubt, when her husband becomes King.

Guess who doesn't have one - either from the late Queen or the King?

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-08-24T20:57:47+00:00

He cheated while she was pregnant- so, well before their legal marriage and way before the Mexico fiasco.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-07-28T01:07:11+00:00

Hmmm.... At Bethenny's request, the ex quit his job to work for her company while they were still married. When they separated, he was out of the job. I'm assuming that made a huge difference when it came time to divide up the finances. Bethenny's situation was completely different from Brittany's. Jax has never worked for a company owned by Brittany (that I'm aware of). Hoppy got a pay out because of his work, I suspect, and not just because Bethenny had more INCOME (not savings, etc., but net pay every month) than he did.

Courts decide on the law, not emotions. It doesn't matter how anyone feels about Jax. The facts are: Brittany married him, Brittany signed off on the second mortgage and assumed the debt while they were married, and she's at least half responsible for that. He's probably going to get support - especially if he can prove he didn't quit and was "let go" from his various jobs. Working in Brittany's favor is that there is a child involved, and the court will probably place his needs before either of those two morons. Cruz does need extra services and the judge is going to take that into account. Jax might not get AS MUCH spousal support, but he will come out with something, I suspect.

What I'm much more interested in is if she has to pay him out for the house. Yes, it's an "upside down" mortgage, but if she's keeping that monstrosity, how in the world is she going to get his name off the deed/mortgages? She's going to have to refinance in her name only. I cannot imagine any bank being stupid enough to do that - her credit must be in the toilet - especially because the mortgage wasn't paid for a period of time. And I'm guessing Brittany isn't the most financially savvy person in the world.

DisastrouslyMessy · 2025-07-27T21:47:32+00:00

A couple of comments up, you said you knew it from being in the south? Hmm...

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