I think H. would have appreciated the spirit. Lots of his songs were edgy--given the time and genre he was writing for. Officer krupke in West side story, for example.
Game would have respected game. H. Probably would have had more trouble understanding how mon-u-fucking-mentally stupid a world driven by greed could have become. He would have been much less concerned with animated movie song lyrics.
Just post the video instead of explaining it; we're apparently out of the "cultural reference that will generally land" after 25 years. Plus then these poor folk who haven't seen it can appreciate the wonder. It was nominated for an academy award for cripes sake!
The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 72nd Academy Awards (1999). This created controversy because all nominated songs are traditionally performed during the Oscar broadcast, but the song contained the word fuck, which the FCC prohibits using in prime time broadcasts. At the awards ceremony, comedian Robin Williams performed the song with a chorus that gasped when the word was to be sung (Williams turned around at the crucial moment and did not actually sing it...
The US has always had immigration to support it's industrialized nation rate that has dropped significantly after the baby boom ended, but it's a starkly different world were now entering where not only are immigrants from traditional countries now being aggressively excluded but also many immigrants able to clearly see the US is a failed state that will not offer stability or future prosperity for them or family and will opt for safer, alternatives.
Losing a base of immigration will upend the economy in ways not yet that visible but each month it will have a greater impact.
I think "natural" was determined in court to hold jo required quality, or be free from artificial, man-made or modified elements. So wholly opposite the standard meaning of the word.
They always come for language first.
"Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth."
The weight has changed much more in sizing than height is likely to since it's easy to gain/lose weight compared to gaining or losing height; it's why I mentioned my percentiles. The links seemed like decently recent data so you wouldn't expect someone in my percentiles to be so strangely missized unless sizing was just flat wrong or targeted to certain body shapes in the last 10-ish years.
My basic experience and data seems to point to height determining size much less than weight now does, which for those of us not rapidly changing weights puts us in a strange spot. There are also many more different global clothes manufacturers than there used to be I'd guess and maybe the newer ones still have no idea how to size for new geographies/cultures? Just guessing.
Many, many vested interests have tried to stop, deflect, delay, refund or shape the project and work into whatever will be least used and successful. The auto industry and oil industry, now also the ev companies including Tesla have a huge stake in not having Americans experience how dependable, useful, quick, clean and pleasant HSR is.
Once you try it you can't go back to short and mid-range car and plane trips.
The whole "end of free speech" issue comes not so much from the government sensor really (that's still firmly restricted by the first amendment) but from companies themselves banning any content or accounts that might get them sued.
Really? The early major moves (so stupidly transparent and to reinforce the concern and urgency) was to go after Facebook who agreed to appoint a government representative to their board. Which is unprecedented except in state-controlled entities. Threats have been made and lawsuits filed by Trump personally or his new attack dog the "DOJ" against most major media organizations including those who produce content and/or control distribution and algorithms. Many of the orgs have paid "fines" or tributes to the government in power to remain in favor and altered their content, presentation and/or coverage. This is naked violation of freedom of speech and press.
Back to the point: if enormous and otherwise powerful companies so easily fold--in a matter of months into an administration--there is no "independence" and government censor is hardly theoretical as you would present it, but already in place, and as such puts who defines "dangerous" in an unsustainably temptingly powerful position ripe for future abuse. This is existentially concerning no matter your political stripes as it's the end of the political experiment that was the US.
What you say sounds good, and this isn't rhetorical, but who gets to decide what constitutes "harmful" then? Isn't that still the same problem that could be weaponized against free speech?
Your co-workers are triangulating. It may be for a combination of various reasons:
They have tried and failed in the past
They are scared of rejection, retribution, etc. consciously or unconsciously and it's easy to volunteer someone else
You are really charismatic and/or great at your job and they think you have new ideas that will work
Triangulation is used to avoid conflict. Many people come to others in life, looking to have that person take on yhrir problems through triangulation. It's generally not effective: it disempowers the requestor/initiator by giving responsibility for resolution of the issue to someone else, who may not before likely to solve it, and can but actually make things much worse.
Encourage them to see how they can play a role in solving the problem. Do it together if you want to help but don't be their "superman".
The onion continues to delve deeper and lower to find the humor ahead of where these clowns are, but when you look at what it takes to now establish the normal basis agsinst which the punchline lands, it's so fucking depressing.
Slammed!