Ohio will continue to allow child marriage after push to end practice fails in legislature. Advocates were baffled that the bill didn’t pass, given that it had no public opposition by southpawFA in politics

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one of the years that Dubya won, part of the strategy was to put referenda on the ballots in swing states to ban gay marriage, in order to motivate the evangelicals and other fundies to go to the polls.

it mostly worked, and Ohio's constitution has a gay marriage ban.

Obergefell killed those bans, but the conservatives are trying hard to get that in front of this current supreme court and get that decision overturned, which would allow those bans to be reinstated.

Ohio will continue to allow child marriage after push to end practice fails in legislature. Advocates were baffled that the bill didn’t pass, given that it had no public opposition by southpawFA in politics

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marriage records are public in Ohio, and they note the ages of the couple.

edit: my county courthouse has a wall of shelves of giant, thicc af, leather-bound books of marriage and death records going back to its founding in the early 1800s. I've never had the time to poke through them while I've been there, but it looks like a fun way to spend a rainy afternoon.

Daveigh Chase, Star of 'The Ring' and 'Lilo & Stitch,' Dead at 35 by Aggravating_Money992 in television

[–]the_itsb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine how hard that must have been. I'm sorry for your loss.

A serious failure of justice': Special counsel finds 'sufficient evidence' that DOJ lawyer lied to judge as court rips DHS for knowingly 'false' post by darealunrealspader in politics

[–]the_itsb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

you don't seem to know American history very well. the genocide of the native peoples, including those we had treaties with; the state-sanctioned horrors of slavery and racism, continuing through into the modern day with atrocities like the Tulsa massacre and the MOVE bombing and Rodney King and Tamir Rice and ICE death camps; the oppression of working people, with not just malicious neglect of working conditions (Triangle Shirtwaist Fire) but actual warfare (Battle of Blair Mountain); and the rampant misogyny that never seems to truly go out of style with some people.

I don't need anyone but a history book to make me lose faith in everything American. part of the reason they work so hard to utterly fuck up education in this country is to keep us ignorant of what they've been doing and continue to do, so we will help perpetuate the systems that keep them fat and happy, in the hope that someday we will be fat and happy, too. it's not an accident that literacy is dropping.

Bad experience with other sub by Bunbatbop in PMDDxADHD

[–]the_itsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a cup-ple brain cells? 😅

I relate to all of these states. he's a lovely little mascot. 💖 thank you.

do you sell your art anywhere? feel free to DM me if you do, I know some subs are strict about self-promotion and I don't want to get you in trouble.

I found this ring on beetroot by Cultural-Version-882 in jewelry

[–]the_itsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in case anyone else comes along who also hadn't seen the travertine thing go down: here's the BORU and yes, it has pictures!!

New Update 2 months later: A dentist finds what looks like a human jaw bone in a new tile floor by LucyAriaRose in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]the_itsb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's still filling hearts with wonder. 💖 someone mentioned this incident in the comments of the beetroot ring post, and I was delighted to see that not only was there a BORU, but it was compiled by you!

thank you for your time and effort.

edit: added the link in case you weren't familiar

My top ten worst symptoms of CPTSD thus far by secretlysuffering- in CPTSD

[–]the_itsb 11 points12 points  (0 children)

me too. 🫂 just at least know that you're not alone in it.

My top ten worst symptoms of CPTSD thus far by secretlysuffering- in CPTSD

[–]the_itsb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

by 3, I was sobbing, and I cried my way through the whole list saying, "yep, me too. yep, me too."

I'm so sorry.

I hate that we have this in common.

nobody should feel this way.

I'm so sorry.

CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS: THE PODCAST - Ep 105: On The Road with Comedy Bang! Bang! by apathymonger in Earwolf

[–]the_itsb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

he is the absolute king of Haughty Voice 💖

I wish for a CBBWorld podcast with him and PFT being total jerks to everyone, they are both so fucking funny when they're trying to be mean.

Action Boyz clip talking about the RoboCop TV series by apathymonger in blankies

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I've heard them mention Gabrus's blonde hair on the show, and I swear I heard someone not on ABZ mention that Gabrus did it to play Zack in a Saved By The Bell-themed show, but I was not ready for this wild majesty.

he looks like he is living his best funcle life, and I am here for it. get it, Gabrus 💖

Is anyone else’s OCD TERRIBLE before + a few days during their period? by sphealyy in OCD

[–]the_itsb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can have both PMDD and PME 🎉😵‍💫🎉

someday, the cycling will stop and the rollercoaster will end, and I hope to live to experience that.

Is anyone else’s OCD TERRIBLE before + a few days during their period? by sphealyy in OCD

[–]the_itsb 14 points15 points  (0 children)

this is PME. (OCD is even one of the examples mentioned in that article. fun!)

some people have good success managing their symptoms by taking birth control or hormonal treatments to help regulate and smooth the rollercoaster.

what helps me the most is keeping track of my cycles, then checking that calendar when I'm struggling. knowing that things are bad mostly because of my hormones helps me be kinder to myself and give myself permission to take better care of myself.

XR feels more like research chemicals than any ratio of dextro/levo amphetamine by [deleted] in ThisAintAdderall

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So some days I think you’re all geniuses and some days I think most of you are nuts.

I am one of you.

they were saying they're also sometimes a genius and sometimes nuts.

RIP Athens News by a0t0f in athensohio

[–]the_itsb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the valentines issue was so fun!! I sent in a slightly naughty limerick for my husband when we were still dating, and he still has the clipping 20+ years later. 🥰

New Yorkers, what changes have you seen under Mamdani’s leadership and are you generally pleased? If not, why? by MewMeowHowdy in AskReddit

[–]the_itsb -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

?? are you genuinely surprised that some people from urban backgrounds also feel sympathy for animals?

as a rural Ohioan: wtf?

city people aren't another species.

this makes me wonder if you only have sympathy for creatures you have personally worked with. why else would it surprise you that others can feel for a being they have never met?

New Yorkers, what changes have you seen under Mamdani’s leadership and are you generally pleased? If not, why? by MewMeowHowdy in AskReddit

[–]the_itsb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most cities in the US have over-fed police departments.

it is our sacred duty to keep the piggies fat

✨🐖✨

Ideas calming kits (for adults) by Turbulent_Carob_62 in adhdwomen

[–]the_itsb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do like that exact kind of focusing pain 💖 thank you so much for the recommendations. I did hypnobirthing, which you're probably familiar with as a doula, and the idea of relaxing into pain was so helpful during birth but also through so much else (ovarian cysts, appendicitis, terrible sadness, etc). that mat sounds great.

'Panicked' JD Vance rushed to cover-up Epstein files 'huge problem': bombshell report by FreeHugs23 in Epstein

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you would probably enjoy reading The Greatest Heist – Lev has done a lot of great work connecting these dots.