She picked Tim

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:I am standing by my post earlier saying to ignore the topic of period products in bathrooms. But, to put a final period on that discussion, here is the actual law:

Section 1. [121A.212] ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.

A school district or charter school must provide students with access to menstrual products
at no charge. The products must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms
regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school
district. For purposes of this section, "menstrual products" means pads, tampons, or other
similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2497&session_year=2023&session_number=0&version=latest#:~:text=ACCESS%20TO%20MENSTRUAL%20PRODUCTS.

Note that the products are to be provided "in restrooms". Not "in all restrooms" and not "in boys restrooms". Of course all of us are shocked that the MAGA cultists have misrepresented this.

Are teachers and staff allowed to use the menstrual products? Is there an info on the pilferage rate? If I see a bin of tampons, what is to keep me from grabbing all that I need? Is the school giving unequal treatment to students by providing a product to menstruating people but not providing a hygiene product to non-menstruating people.

They do provide hygiene products to non menstruating people. What is toilet paper?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:I am standing by my post earlier saying to ignore the topic of period products in bathrooms. But, to put a final period on that discussion, here is the actual law:

Section 1. [121A.212] ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.

A school district or charter school must provide students with access to menstrual products
at no charge. The products must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms
regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school
district. For purposes of this section, "menstrual products" means pads, tampons, or other
similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2497&session_year=2023&session_number=0&version=latest#:~:text=ACCESS%20TO%20MENSTRUAL%20PRODUCTS.

Note that the products are to be provided "in restrooms". Not "in all restrooms" and not "in boys restrooms". Of course all of us are shocked that the MAGA cultists have misrepresented this.

Are teachers and staff allowed to use the menstrual products? Is there an info on the pilferage rate? If I see a bin of tampons, what is to keep me from grabbing all that I need? Is the school giving unequal treatment to students by providing a product to menstruating people but not providing a hygiene product to non-menstruating people.

I will refer you to the officials at individual schools who were responsible for developing the plans. The governor of the state is not paying attention to that level of detail. Also, because your instinct is to steal everything in sight, it doesn't mean that everyone else feels the same way. Do you steal all the rolls of toilet paper and paper towels now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

Walz became a Command Sergeant Major, but it was contingent on him completing certain training. He retired before he completed it, so for retirement (pension) purposes, he is a Master Sergeant. The Minnesota National Guard has said that it's okay for him to say that he was a Command Sergeant Major, because that's the highest rank he attained, but this is clarifying that his rank upon retirement was not CSM.

[Anonymous]

I love this article about Gov Walz in the Atlantic ("More People Should be Talking About IVF the way Tim Walz Is"). It is a reminder that IVF and fertility access affects men as well as women, and reproductive freedom isn't just a women's issue.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/08/tim-walz-ivf-reproductive-rights/679404/

Walz is plainspoken when he describes the seven years he and his wife, Gwen, spent going through fertility treatments. “I remember praying every night for a call for good news, the pit in my stomach when the phone rang, and the agony when we heard that the treatments hadn’t worked,” he said at the Tuesday rally. On July 25, World IVF Day, he posted on X: “When Gwen and I were having trouble getting pregnant, the anxiety and frustration blotted out the sun.” Every time I read that metaphor, I get teary-eyed at the immensity of their pain, how it overwhelmed everything else.

I’m also struck by how central Walz is to these anecdotes. Men can be seen as peripheral to the IVF process, like their job is just to give sperm. And it is much more physically taxing to have to take medication to stimulate egg growth, undergo surgery to have those eggs collected, and then have another procedure to get an embryo implanted in you. But you’d hope that men are taking an active emotional role, and that they’re supporting whomever the embryo is placed in—whether that’s a partner or a surrogate. And of course, the end result will shape both partners’ future for a lifetime. Walz makes clear that he wasn’t just standing by his wife through all of this. When they got bad news, he was grieving; when she finally got pregnant, he also felt the wave of joy and relief. It’s his story too.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:I am standing by my post earlier saying to ignore the topic of period products in bathrooms. But, to put a final period on that discussion, here is the actual law:

Section 1. [121A.212] ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.

A school district or charter school must provide students with access to menstrual products
at no charge. The products must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms
regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school
district. For purposes of this section, "menstrual products" means pads, tampons, or other
similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF2497&session_year=2023&session_number=0&version=latest#:~:text=ACCESS%20TO%20MENSTRUAL%20PRODUCTS.

Note that the products are to be provided "in restrooms". Not "in all restrooms" and not "in boys restrooms". Of course all of us are shocked that the MAGA cultists have misrepresented this.

Are teachers and staff allowed to use the menstrual products? Is there an info on the pilferage rate? If I see a bin of tampons, what is to keep me from grabbing all that I need? Is the school giving unequal treatment to students by providing a product to menstruating people but not providing a hygiene product to non-menstruating people.

I will refer you to the officials at individual schools who were responsible for developing the plans. The governor of the state is not paying attention to that level of detail. Also, because your instinct is to steal everything in sight, it doesn't mean that everyone else feels the same way. Do you steal all the rolls of toilet paper and paper towels now?

Thank you for this - captured my reactions exactly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love this article about Gov Walz in the Atlantic ("More People Should be Talking About IVF the way Tim Walz Is"). It is a reminder that IVF and fertility access affects men as well as women, and reproductive freedom isn't just a women's issue.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/08/tim-walz-ivf-reproductive-rights/679404/

Walz is plainspoken when he describes the seven years he and his wife, Gwen, spent going through fertility treatments. “I remember praying every night for a call for good news, the pit in my stomach when the phone rang, and the agony when we heard that the treatments hadn’t worked,” he said at the Tuesday rally. On July 25, World IVF Day, he posted on X: “When Gwen and I were having trouble getting pregnant, the anxiety and frustration blotted out the sun.” Every time I read that metaphor, I get teary-eyed at the immensity of their pain, how it overwhelmed everything else.

I’m also struck by how central Walz is to these anecdotes. Men can be seen as peripheral to the IVF process, like their job is just to give sperm. And it is much more physically taxing to have to take medication to stimulate egg growth, undergo surgery to have those eggs collected, and then have another procedure to get an embryo implanted in you. But you’d hope that men are taking an active emotional role, and that they’re supporting whomever the embryo is placed in—whether that’s a partner or a surrogate. And of course, the end result will shape both partners’ future for a lifetime. Walz makes clear that he wasn’t just standing by his wife through all of this. When they got bad news, he was grieving; when she finally got pregnant, he also felt the wave of joy and relief. It’s his story too.

Well said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love this article about Gov Walz in the Atlantic ("More People Should be Talking About IVF the way Tim Walz Is"). It is a reminder that IVF and fertility access affects men as well as women, and reproductive freedom isn't just a women's issue.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/08/tim-walz-ivf-reproductive-rights/679404/

Walz is plainspoken when he describes the seven years he and his wife, Gwen, spent going through fertility treatments. “I remember praying every night for a call for good news, the pit in my stomach when the phone rang, and the agony when we heard that the treatments hadn’t worked,” he said at the Tuesday rally. On July 25, World IVF Day, he posted on X: “When Gwen and I were having trouble getting pregnant, the anxiety and frustration blotted out the sun.” Every time I read that metaphor, I get teary-eyed at the immensity of their pain, how it overwhelmed everything else.

I’m also struck by how central Walz is to these anecdotes. Men can be seen as peripheral to the IVF process, like their job is just to give sperm. And it is much more physically taxing to have to take medication to stimulate egg growth, undergo surgery to have those eggs collected, and then have another procedure to get an embryo implanted in you. But you’d hope that men are taking an active emotional role, and that they’re supporting whomever the embryo is placed in—whether that’s a partner or a surrogate. And of course, the end result will shape both partners’ future for a lifetime. Walz makes clear that he wasn’t just standing by his wife through all of this. When they got bad news, he was grieving; when she finally got pregnant, he also felt the wave of joy and relief. It’s his story too.

+100

[Anonymous]

I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

Walz was provisionally promoted to Command Sergeant Major but was required to complete some coursework. He ended up retiring without completing the coursework. Therefore, he reverted to his previous rank. So, Walz served as a Command Sergeant Major and was still a Command Sergeant Major the day before he retired, but he retired as a Master Sergeant (if I recall correctly).

The coursework is called the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso TX. Walz either refused to attend or dropped out. I have seen a source that stated Walz dropped out of the Academy.

Once Walz either refused to attend the academy or dropped out, his promotion was terminated and he no longer had the right to be referred to as SGM or CSM.

Where are you sourcing the information in your post from? Link?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

Walz was provisionally promoted to Command Sergeant Major but was required to complete some coursework. He ended up retiring without completing the coursework. Therefore, he reverted to his previous rank. So, Walz served as a Command Sergeant Major and was still a Command Sergeant Major the day before he retired, but he retired as a Master Sergeant (if I recall correctly).

The coursework is called the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso TX. Walz either refused to attend or dropped out. I have seen a source that stated Walz dropped out of the Academy.

Once Walz either refused to attend the academy or dropped out, his promotion was terminated and he no longer had the right to be referred to as SGM or CSM.

Where are you sourcing the information in your post from? Link?

I have been reading a number of sources for two days. That was mostly off the top of my head. The Washington Post today reported that he did not revert to his previous rank until the day before he retired.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The campaign just changed Walz’s biography on their site from “retired Command Sergeant Major” to “served as a command sergeant major”.

I still don't understand what the difference is.

Walz was provisionally promoted to Command Sergeant Major but was required to complete some coursework. He ended up retiring without completing the coursework. Therefore, he reverted to his previous rank. So, Walz served as a Command Sergeant Major and was still a Command Sergeant Major the day before he retired, but he retired as a Master Sergeant (if I recall correctly).

The coursework is called the Sergeant Major Academy in El Paso TX. Walz either refused to attend or dropped out. I have seen a source that stated Walz dropped out of the Academy.

Once Walz either refused to attend the academy or dropped out, his promotion was terminated and he no longer had the right to be referred to as SGM or CSM.

Where are you sourcing the information in your post from? Link?

This is directly from Army Lt. Col. Kristen Augé, the Minnesota National Guard’s state public affairs officer, when they were asked (I will link the full article below):

Walz did serve as command sergeant major, but Walz did not complete the requirements to retire with the rank of command sergeant, Augé told us in an email.

“He held multiple positions within field artillery such as firing battery chief, operations sergeant, first sergeant, and culminated his career serving as the command sergeant major for the battalion,” Augé said. “He retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy.”

https://www.factcheck.org/2024/08/attacks-on-walzs-military-record/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

Those are his natural eyebrows. They are white just like his hair, which he doesn't color (like Trump still does).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

Drinking heavily, are we?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I genuinely love this man. I think Walz can use his former teacher/coach skills to bring unity, empathy and common sense to our country and our political conversations with our neighbors.

I genuinely want to love him too, but his white bleached eyebrows just screams “white supremacy “. I don’t know what is worse: him bleaching his eyebrows or Vance’s eyeliner. It will be a hard choice in November.

Those are his natural eyebrows. They are white just like his hair, which he doesn't color (like Trump still does).

And how do we know that? We certainly know that Vance using the eyeliner even though it is the same colour as his hair.