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Marjorie Taylor Greene noted the head of the largest teacher's union was not a "biological mother," when she was questioning her in a house committe. The union leader has adopted children.

JDVance said "“It’s just a basic fact — you look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC [Alexandria Ocasio Cortez] — the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children,"

Buttigieg has adopted children, and Harris is a step-mom.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders took aim at Kamala Harris for not having biological children to keep her humble.

If pro-life people say "adption, not abortion," shouldn't they be more appreciative of adoptive mothers and step-mothers? Shouldn't they not think less of them? Why does the party of "family values" dismiss the role of step-parents and adoptive parents?

THIS IS NOT TO BE A DISCUSSION OF WHETHER THE USA IS OR IS NOT ENERGY INDEPENDENT OR WHETHER USA WILL OR WON'T REMAIN SO IN THE FUTURE!! I'M JUST INTERESTED IN YOUR OPINION ON FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND IF WE CAN AND SHOULD DO BETTER.

In 2022, the average fuel economy for new vehicles in the United States was 26 miles per gallon (mpg), which is an all time high. The legislated & planned standards require the fuel economy to rise to 51 mpg by 2031.

For comparison, the EU 2021 standards were equivalent to 57 U. S. miles per gallon (mpg), and the target for 2030 is 92 mpg.

In regard to tax rates on gasoline which are meant to encourage less use, better efficiency and transition to greener sources instead of fossil fuels. The federal US gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon (unchanged and not adjusted for inflation since 1993) while the average excise duty on gasoline in the EU is €0.548 per liter ($2.24 per gallon).

Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women's and men's social roles, experiences, interests, chores, and feminist politics in a variety of fields, such as anthropology and sociology, communication, media studies, psychoanalysis, [1] political theory, home economics, literature, education, and philosophy. [2]
Feminist theory often focuses on analyzing gender inequality. Themes often explored in feminist theory include discrimination, objectification (especially sexual objectification), oppression, patriarchy, [3][4] stereotyping, art history[5] and contemporary art, [6][7] and aesthetics. [8][9] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_theory

which food is better to bring to a party, sweet food or salty food?

Basically I’m in my mid 20’s and lost my hair to a condition. Rocked a shaved head but now I have a chronic form of eczema on my scalp so not only pasty white but now red blotches as well. I invested in a good quality wig and it’s totally unnoticeable. People are always very impressed by it. Of course the question relates to how women (of all ages although of course my dating target range is closer to my age) would react if they went on a few dates with a guy they liked and he revealed he wore a wig? It’s certainly not something I would try to hide long term. Please be honest, looks matter and I have my own fairly strict standards so I’m just looking for feedback. We have to be attracted to our partner.

Link to part 3: Most dangerous franchise to live in 3?

If you had to live in one of these franchises as a random character which do you think would be the most dangerous to live in and how long do you expect to be able to survive survive?

Do note that you will not find yourself in one of these franchises during a period of peace. If you want to add another franchise for the fun of it be most welcome to do so.

The movie apparently did really well and hit #3 at the box office and 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. No mainstream critics have reviewed it.

I would be pretty angry. I would’ve spent and given so much trying to give them the best education and raised them just to not grow the family any further. I know when I’m 60 I’m gonna want a ton of grandkids. My legacy!

You also don’t even hear of people regretting having a child.

My girlfriend smokes every days. We are both in our 40s, so we are both getting older. I am worried about the long-term health problems caused by smoking. I am not sure I want to marry someone who has long-term health risks. She says she is addicted.