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Comment · 4 years ago
Yeah, fair point. Time will tell I guess.
Comment · 4 years ago
True in the UK too. Cigarette adverts were banned forever ago. Then they stopped displaying them in the store. Now, if I'm not mistaken (I don't smoke), they don't even display branding on the packets - the packets have a very plain, uniform design with no flashy colours or logos.
Comment · 4 years ago
If she had stepped down before 2016, Obama would have been able to appoint another liberal judge to replace her, and the political balance of the court would have remained unchanged. Instead, she died in 2020 and Trump replaced her with a far more conservative judge, which is indirectly one of the reasons why Roe v Wade was just overturned.

Of course, it must be remembered that almost no-one actually expected Trump to win 2016. So perhaps she didn't feel like there was actually much risk of her being replaced by a conservative, so it was safe to stay on.

Comment · 4 years ago
I don't think all 40 million women have lost "all" legal access. Eg Florida and Virginia are banning abortion after 15 weeks - which is actually less restrictive than in most of western Europe.

Eg France bans abortion after 14 weeks; Norway bans it after 12 weeks.

Comment · 4 years ago
Why do the other popular VPNs not have any integrity left?
Comment · 4 years ago
El Salvador isn't in South America.
Comment · 4 years ago
Um... how is this news? We left the EU in January 2020. I'm not sure what it would mean for Britain to leave the EU without Brits losing EU citizenship, and I've never heard anyone suggest that this might be the case.

It's nearly six years since the referendum - who exactly is surprised by this "development"?

Comment · 4 years ago
I too would like to read a citation and further details to support the claim.
Comment · 4 years ago
What? You meant to write "electric cars" in your first sentence, right?
Comment · 4 years ago
Where in the UK do you think is a good place to do this kind of thing? My wife and I have been toying with the idea of doing something like this - it won't be for at least another few years, but it's still really just an idea at this point; neither of us have much experience in this sphere and we're not sure where to start.

What do we need to know? Any resources you recommend we check out?

Comment · 4 years ago
Some people experience so much of their reality through a screen that I wonder if maybe their online version is effectively their "real" self.
Comment · 4 years ago
This is "Crossrail", aka the Elizabeth Line, the Tube's major new extension that opened this week (after years of delays.) So it hasn't had much chance to get dirty yet.

Beggars and homeless people are common in London, but less common on the Tube since you can't get very far inside most stations without a ticket.

Comment · 4 years ago
Considering that this section of the London Underground opened to the public just three days ago, it would be quite the feat for it to be already covered in filth.

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