To confirm what you mean by "I'm a conservative", which of these commonly held "conservative" beliefs (each which implies a lack of empathy) do you not subscribe to (i.e. "I don't think like that...")

• Black people only get harassed by police more often because they commit more crime.
• Gay people shouldn't be allowed to marry.
• Women should not have the choice of abortion.
• The state is allowed to infringe upon free speech to prevent you from telling children about gay people.
• Foreigners are ruining this county.
• Climate change is a lie.
• COVID was a lie.
• Contemporary statues honoring Confederate traitors and slave owners are "honored cultural heritage".
• All corporate media lies about Donald Trump, except that corporate media which supports him.
• Rich people earned all that money, and we have no right to take it back, or to limit how they use it.

Is this lasagna?

If you think growing up in a conservative household guarantees a kid becomes conservative, you didn't grow up in a conservative household.

As disappointing as it is to see it end, 5 seasons is a decent run, and I'd rather it end before they "jump the shark" or just fizzle out.

Prediction: Starbucks resolves the issue by raising all "milk" product prices to match the most expensive option.

I used the lottery for the same reason for a long time. Then they raised the price and lowered your chances to win even further.

Also, seeing people win a "$1Billion jackpot" and take home less than $400M after taxes, meanwhile multiple billionaires can be shown to pay $0 on taxes... It's pretty disillusioning.

But second girl only ever sees how first girl acts when she is around (regardless of who else is there). That's how perception works. She can't see how first girl acts when she's not there, because she wouldn't be there to see it.

It should have an option to add an event to your calendar.

Bump all punishments up by a tier for elected officials.

Capital offense is still a capital offense.

Life in prison becomes a capital offense.

Long prison becomes life in prison.

Short prison becomes long prison.

Large fine becomes short prison.

Small fine becomes large fine.

I also think we should make a law that says any elected official making a public statement is assumed to be under oath to tell the truth, and provably false statements made by public officials in an official capacity should be punished as harshly as perjury in court.

To save others a click:

5 appointed by George W Bush (including the chief), 4 by Donald Trump, 1 by George H W Bush, and 1 by Barack Obama.

GOP has been losing popular opinion for years, but they've been stacking the courts every chance they get, and now they are reaping their rewards. Fascism by judicial capture.

I love that, despite not recognizing this as a Simpsons reference until seeing the comments, I still read the last panel to the Meow Mix jingle, because you used the correct number of Meows.

Wow, I legitimately never knew this. I thought all these civilizations were in the Alpha Quadrant. I only remembered the Beta Quadrant being mentioned once in TOS.