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  1. While the ethics of prostitution is debatable, prostitution is, de jure, illegal almost everywhere in the US.
  2. Here she is playing with an unrecognizable Sir Lawrence Olivier: She received an Oscar nomination for her role in this movie.
  3. https://www.newsweek.com/russian-pilot-found-dead-after-alleged-hammer-attack-1972098 "A senior Russian pilot complicit in a deadly attack on a Ukrainian mall has been found dead with hammer wounds to the head, according to the Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR). The pilot, named as Dmitry Golenkov, was said to be involved in the missile strike on civilians at Amstor mall in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, on June 27, 2022. A total of 22 people died in the attack and at least 59 were injured. The body of Golenkov, who was chief of staff of the Russian 52nd heavy bomber aviation squadron, was found in an orchard on Sunday morning, in the Russian village of Suponevo, per a report released by HUR... At the time, President Zelensky called the attack, "one of the most brazen terrorist acts in European history," as at least 1000 people were inside the Amstor mall when it was hit... G7 leaders labeled the strike as "abominable," and listed aid for Ukraine as top of their agenda, according to Newsweek reporting at the time...". I feel a song coming on...
  4. It's kind of difficult to miss one's own head when holding a gun to one's head. Murder makes more sense to me. 🤔
  5. Maybe the simpler explanation is that one of those "names" forced him to write a "suicide note," and wanted to make sure he was dead. Then, of course, there are the Russian defenestrating "suicides," which rarely left behind notes.
  6. My husband knows me well, and said "This is you at the dentist":
  7. And I don't think that calling attention to objectionable behavior of airline staff is in any way analogous to telling a neighbor's she's ugly (even if she is). Bad behavior, particularly in an organized setting, needs to be addressed so that corrective measures can be taken (so that, hopefully, this doesn't happen to others). Airline staff and police are given wide berths of authority, and this authority and trust can unfortunately be greatly abused. Biases and stereotypes are common, and keeping them in check requires active effort for those in authority. I may personally think Hassidic Jews' beliefs and behaviors are ridiculous, but I have to make the effort to recognize my biases and show them the respect we are all due as human beings.
  8. I must give you credit for being man enough to backtrack on your previous post, @vinapu. 👏 Some people will stick to their guns after having written some pretty ridiculous stuff, perhaps after a few drinks (?). Admitting an error is not a sign of weakness, but rather of wisdom and open-mindedness. Respect. My neighbors on both sides are beautiful, albeit a septuagenerian on one side and an octogenarian on the other. I suspect (but don't know) the reason the investigation took so long was that Lufthansa was stonewalling on providing the information, which was obviously shameful and showed the airline in a terrible light. I suspect the DOT needed to threaten further legal action. Hopefully some lessons were learned. For what it's worth, I also don't think my post was inflammatory either. Even if a problem does not necessarily represent a systematic bias in an entire airline or system, it needs to be addressed nonetheless. I marched for George Floyd even though I don't think that the actions of the few police officers who murdered him represent the entire police force. I don't think I was being inflammatory then, either. You're big enough to admit to your mistakes. Most corporations are not, and it took an external investigation to identify the problem at Lufthansa. (Had Lufthansa quickly admitted the problem, and immediately taken steps to rectify the situation, I suspected they wouldn't have faced such a hefty fine)
  9. Obviously, saying that anti-Jewish sentiment still has its place among SOME Germans at Lufthansa is neither "sweeping" nor "inflammatory," but simply factually correct. And yes, there are anti-black sentiments among SOME police and anti-Israeli sentiment among SOME students. Only an abject fool would deny that. Obviously, the US Department of Transportation, after investigating the matter for over 2 years, agrees with me (and not with you). One cannot address a problem without identifying it first. Sticking one's head in the sand would be a rather bird-brained reaction. Thankfully, Lufthansa has given its staff additional training in this matter.
  10. What's a woman? 😄 I guess there are some bearded ladies. I've also seen at least one drag king (in Anchorage AK).But the map did say "Androgenic male hair map". https://www.facebook.com/empoweringhairywomenofficial/
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