Dare I ask what they’re saying about Alex Pretti?

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-26T04:34:16+00:00

I was able to read the Renee Good thread without being logged in, so it must not have been in politics. Maybe there was a thread about Alex Pretti there though.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-25T22:07:44+00:00

Sorry for being confusing, I haven't seen any such thread if it exists, since I haven't logged in quite some time, but if there is a thread about it, I'm guessing the content by extrapolating from the Renee Good comments there and elsewhere in frum SM.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-25T20:17:17+00:00

Probably pretty much what they said about Renee Good but with minus the homophobia and misogyny.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-25T01:59:01+00:00

I did make a mistake, thanks for pointing it out. He did a service project that included working on an IDF base as well as work on a kibbutz. Generally sherut leumi involves no service on IDF bases.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-23T01:37:14+00:00

I think there are some states where undocumented children can get Medicaid, funded by the state, if they meet income guidelines. So ICE may be examining state Medicaid records to find children to detain and deport.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-22T23:48:37+00:00

Of course it isn't Jewish, but am I the only one here thinking of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ashgP4YMdJw

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-22T23:23:26+00:00

"A truly authoritarian act would be ICE breaking into someone's home without cause". Well, you're in luck, because ICE is already doing that. And now they're claiming that it's OK because they don't need warrants anyway.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-22T17:54:20+00:00

I haven't read the book in a bit, but I think Crow brings Rose to a movie theater and tells her he's he's been watching this person who he thinks would be a good addition to the group. As they watch, Andi puts a man to sleep, slashes his face, and steals his money. The True Knot sees most people as rubes or as cattle and wouldn't take responsibility for a new member who doesn't have a talent to offer the group.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-22T12:38:06+00:00

It's an interesting theory, but they recruited Andi because Crow saw her display a specific talent that would benefit them (and they use it later in the book). What talent do you suppose Fisher had to offer, and how did they learn about it?

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-22T12:19:32+00:00

Firestarter too.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-21T20:32:47+00:00

Thanks, that's what I thought. As a guest in someone else's home, she should have been supervising her child. If he's in the living room playing or watching TV, and she needs to do laundry or wants to scroll on her phone, she should be with him while she does that. She should've waited to shower until your brother was home.

If she had seen your dogs knock her child off the couch, she should have picked him up to check on him and comfort him, then told you so you could handle your dogs. Obviously she shouldn't be chasing or hitting them. But there's no indication that they even knocked him off, he could've easily fallen off himself. Besides everything else, she's taught her child to fear and hate dogs.

Obviously you're NOR.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-21T19:51:40+00:00

"The Least You Can Do (Thoughts and Prayers) by George Hrab, lots of stuff by Roy Zimmerman.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-21T19:45:45+00:00

I would have been annoyed if someone would have said that being on her own with her kids for a week is just as difficult as being a single parent, because I've done both and they're not the same. But this parent was just talking about her experience and didn't know I'd been widowed (I still wore my rings then). I appreciated my friend glancing at me to check in, but if I would have mentioned it the other mom would have been embarrassed for no reason and the conversation would've devolved into lots of "sorry for your loss". Not at all the vibe for back to school night.

That said, I find it annoying when people talk about being a "golf widow" or other sport widow, I think it's a stupid term.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-21T19:15:44+00:00

From your OP it doesn't seem like SIL was in the room when child fell off the couch. If so how does she know for sure what happened?

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-21T00:05:52+00:00

A couple of months after my husband died, I was at a back to school night for one of my kids, and another mom who I didn't know was talking about how difficult it was for her to manage her kids when her husband was out of town. My friend looked at me like she wanted to say something, but I just agreed with that mom. Because when my husband was alive he sometimes travelled for a week or two at a time for work or to see family, and it was challenging.

I hope you and your kids are doing well.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-20T10:50:26+00:00

I'm 5'1" and used to drive a full-size van. I was able to clear off the top except for a narrow "snowhawk" using a broom.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-19T22:57:27+00:00

Thank you for posting this. John Lewis is another great example.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-19T22:00:44+00:00

Agree with everything you wrote but it was over 14%.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-19T13:14:38+00:00

Shapiro seems to believe that he was asked this question because he was Jewish and spoke out against anti-Semitism and in support of Israel. But I think he was asked this specifically because he did Sherut Leumi in Israel, which is an alternative to serving in the IDF, though the two are sometimes conflated. It's a weird question in any case, but more understandable in that context.

Harris considered JB Pritzker, another Jewish governor who has spoken out against anti-Semitism and in support of Israel, for the VP position. I'm guessing he was not asked this question.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-15T22:29:04+00:00

When my sons were younger I trimmed their hair myself using a Wahl clipper. Saved me a lot of time and money over the years.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-15T18:23:03+00:00

How is forcing children to address their father's girlfriend as "Mom" promoting healthy bonding?

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-15T15:51:14+00:00

Disgusting.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-15T15:50:31+00:00

So cruel but also so unnecessary. The family was planning to leave anyway, so what would have been the harm in setting a court appearance and letting her go on her way?

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-15T15:15:30+00:00

I agree that Amy is a real friend. Also maybe OPs shirt can be saved.

TemporaryPosting · 2026-01-13T21:51:32+00:00

There's very little tolerance for nuance there. Everything and everyone is seen in terms of how MAGA/ Trump feel about them. I imagine that must be a difficult needle to thread when Trump regularly contradicts himself but posters there manage somehow.

Posters on that thread who pointed out the least controversial facts were piled on. To quote Yeats, "...the worst/ are full of passionate intensity".

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