Senate leadership restricts reporter access in Capitol, as GOP writes health care bill in secret

Besides totally abusing the rights of the free press, this also abridges the rights of senators to conduct a press conference without approval. What about the right for dissenting senators to be interviewed without congressional leadership oversight? Their right to free speech? This is bullshit, a First Amendment breach in every way.

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America Is Flooded With Cage-Free Eggs, But People Aren’t Buying Them

So, that should make them cheap, right?
You know, in our minds ALL eggs are cage free. I mean, what American eats their breakfast while thinking, “These eggs came from abused chickens that were kept in tiny cages barely bigger than they are, while being pumped full of steroids and “enhancement” vitamins for their entire life, and THAT makes me HAPPY”? Nobody. We all assume the chickens were happy, free range, and stress-free.
In a just world, NO ONE would try to sell chickens that were anything else.
But there is very little justice in our world.

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It’s totally normal—and maybe even useful—to cut off all your hair to deal with loss

Cutting off your hair. Been there, done that a few times.
There’s great potential value in the symbolic renewal…healing just happens as it grows back. Cutting your hair… especially after you’ve spent years growing it, feels like a new start. New starts are really a good thing…as long as you remember how you fucked up before, and why you need a new start. Reinventing one’s self is healthy and helpful, and when dealing with grief, it’s the key to moving on.

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