One other thing I thought about, and this is purely out of ignorance and not me trying to say you’re straight up wrong here… Wasn’t the pledge not to issue new permits?

the US is now producing more oil than any country in history, despite promises to stop drilling on federal land

Those two things (as you state them) are not necessarily mutually exclusive if oil production happens in places other than federal lands.

There’s a recent movie about it! Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game. It was on Hulu a few months ago. A little cheesy, but honestly it’s delightful.

Maybe you were thinking of Amy Coney Barrett?

It’s a true story, too! One friend was out of town during the sale. I left them in her garage, texted her to let her know I brought them back, and interrupted my own text to take advantage of the opportunity 😀

Aileen* Cannon

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S1-8-3/ALDE_00013559/

In 1869, under a new presidential administration, Congress expanded the Court to include nine Justices.11 The 1869 legislation was the last time Congress changed the size of the Supreme Court.

That was how we went up to nine justices. I assume “Congress” to mean both houses, otherwise they presumably would’ve said which house. But admittedly I haven’t dug into the logistics of that particular action

Like Merrick Garland? Basically the only guy who could have maybe made it through a confirmation hearing with a Republican-controlled Congress when Obama was in office? Someone who couldn’t really be attacked on the merits, making it pretty obvious that McConnell’s shenanigans were 100% political? Or are Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson moderates?

“we” includes the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. I’d love to see it, but…

The idea is that if you attempt the riskier patients, you’re more likely to fail. That’s not the reason for our infant mortality rates being what they are, though. I remember seeing stories about the hospital in Gaza City shutting down, and there were similarly-sized babies in the NICU there too. I believe they were thankfully able to be evacuated into Egypt, but the point is we are not the only country birthing and subsequently caring for babies this size.

1$ and 34¢

Writing it this way instead of $1.34 gives me the heebie-jeebies for some reason

Father to a baby born at 1 pound, 4 ounces (580 grams for those who don’t know freedom units). Wife had preeclampsia and baby had to come out at 26 weeks (a little over 3 months early).

Obviously this is not common, but it’s far from the first time my hospital has dealt with that kind of thing. Our daughter has had her share of complications and specialists we’ve had to see. There are still some developmental delays, but nothing we’re expecting long-term. It’s been a HELL of a ride, no doubt, but she’s coming close to her second birthday and overall doing great!

Feel free to ask me anything you’d like about the experience. Although one NICU doctor said it best that every parent in this situation has the same 3 questions:

1. Will they survive? (in our case, yes)

2. Will they be normal? (As normal as an offspring raised in our house can be… Eventually)

3. When can they come home? (Ours did about a month after due date, 4 months and 4 days after birth)

Honestly, this shit should have been class action lawsuits under “Constructive Dismissal.”

Constructive dismissal is not illegal or anything. All it means is that “yeah, you didn’t officially get dismissed but with the other things they did you may as well have been. Here’s your $200 unemployment check for the month”

They already did that about 30 years ago…

That just means it’s shitty and common (due to its ease) though. Please don’t let enshitification lose its meaning like the word “literally” did - we’ve got a good thing going there.

Those cookies really help the dad bod 😏

I’m not sure this is an enshitification thing. That should have a degree of hostility with users. This is plain ol’ low-quality product (made easy)

I am honored to have inspired content like this!

Unfortunately, so many local burger joints have a “flagship” burger featuring a Sysco patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion for $17, sides extra.

There’s something about the fruity spice that complements the chewy texture from the oatmeal so well. If I’m having chocolate chip in a cookie, I want it to be a buttery, gooey one.