Sam-Gunn

Sam-Gunn t1_jdmwt3p wrote

Reply to comment by JohnWickThickStick in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh

>You cant "abort" something that doesnt even have a chance to start.

Tell that to the legislators in certain states. They are uninformed about things like this and often do not distinguish between valid pregnancies and ones that are life threatening to the mother and would never result in a valid pregnancy. Or things like empty sac which often used medicine to expel it (which uses the combination of medications that are being challenged legally, including one case in Texas that is attempting to remove the FDA's ruling on one of them).

For instance:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/29/ohio-extreme-abortion-bill-reimplant-ectopic-pregnancy

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Sam-Gunn t1_jc745xi wrote

Reply to In the northern California snow, stranded cows are getting emergency hay drops by ImJoeontheradio

"Base to Heifer Actual, Confirm ETA to target."

"Base, we are 3 min out from target. Visibility is less than 2 miles, we are mainly flying on instruments. Contact ground elements to advise them we're coming in on heading three-one-zero, and to start popping flares. We're prepped and ready for drop."

"Confirmed, Heifer Actual. Good luck."

[switches channel]

"All units in the AO, be advised. Heifer Actual on approach to target, three minutes out, on heading three-one-zero. Bravo unit, your elements are danger-close to the target. Repeat, Bravo unit, your elements are danger-close to the target. Drop flares and take cover."

"Bravo Actual here base, be advised we have civilians in the drop-zone. Repeat, civilians are in the drop zone. They refuse to move."

[cow bellowing in background, soldiers heard yelling]

"Understood, Bravo Actual. Heifer Actual, Heifer Actual, you are instructed to wave off and come around for another pass. Confirm transmission."

"Heifer ac... to... b... do you rea.... *ksssshhhh* do... read... repeat instruc..."

"Heifer Actual, wave off! Wave off!

[Two days later]

"Commander, normally after action reports are simply a formality for these types of operations. However upon reading yours I noticed a reference to 'hay-bale related civilian casualties'. Explain the meaning of this!"

"Sir, yes, sir. Due to the weather, we could not contact Heifer One to tell them to wave off. The drop zone was not clear as several civilians had wandered into the area and refused to move."

"Cows, Commander. COWS. Not civilians! You don't put the term 'civilian casualties' into a report when there weren't any! That sends up all sorts of red flags! Dear god, first you take out a Humvee with a hay bale, now this... We're the only unit that's had to provide a damage report for a humanitarian operation!"

"I understand, Sir... I'm also picking up that now may be a bad time to tell you about our new mascot..."

[mooing is heard down the hall]

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Sam-Gunn t1_iyb283z wrote

Reply to comment by ShortysTRM in Questions For Labor Historians: Resistance In Company Towns? by Ahruzimel

I can't find the story, but years ago I read an article where they relayed a story from a miner encampment around that same time period. During that time they went on strike and the miners expected the company would run another armored train through their encampment. So a bunch of them walked about a mile up the tracks, pulled up the rails and rolled them down an embankment so when the train came through, it couldn't continue to the encampment for the attack, and the rails were too heavy for the mercenaries to bring back up the hill. I'll keep trying to find it though. It was an interesting read.

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