Well the earliest I can think of christians getting in to politics is ancient Rome, but I'm sure it's been happening since before then too. As for the US, something tells me they've been involved from the start, regardless of what the constitution says.

I think the particular issue with the dog meat industry is that it has high amounts of cruelty, even by meat industry standards. Iirc there's the belief involved that if the dog suffers it makes the meat taste better. So at many farms they are often tortured before death and killed in painful ways. They are also kept in horrendous conditions. Farm animals are often kept in horrendous conditions as well, but generally that's because of a lack of regulation and most people who oppose dog meat farms also oppose the mistreatment of farm animals as well.

So many suggestions here are so needlessly complicated. Just put some tape on the end of a thin stick 🤦

If she feels anxious or on the alert while outside then petting could cause her to feel overstimulated. For cats just being around you is a way for them to show affection, so if she doesn't like being overstimulated that may be why she's avoiding physical affection. Try just letting her sniff your fingers and maybe rub herself against you, and if she let's you, keep the petting to just her head if she's alright with that much. Then let her leave if she wants to. If even that much is unwanted then that's okay, just avoid petting her. Being near you seems to be enough for her. But it is definitely a sign that she cares about you, if she follows you the whole way.

It's my emotional support mood indicator!

Rdr2 deserves a mention

I think it's worth being called a snitch to help stop a young girl from being abused.

There are no laws stating that we have to watch or see ads, so forcing us to watch them feels like a huge overstep. Companies shouldn't be able to have this much control over a public service.

Bro the "blacks benefitted from slavery" thing is literally being made into the new standard for teaching in Florida by the board of education, something that was made possible by Desantis's stupid "stop woke act", you know, actual policy and legislation. This clearly isn't just a meme to conservatives, and it's not a strawman if it's based on real things people are saying and teaching and putting into law. Idk about the holocaust thing since I haven't heard about whatever that's referencing yet, but the "black people benefiting from slavery thing" is very much a real issue born from actual policies, and not just a meme.

Yeah I wouldn't have an issue with them if they weren't so incompatible with most of the programs and sites I like to use. It makes them super inconvenient to work with. I know some apps are catching up and supporting them, but it feels like the adaptation is slow and patchy which makes it difficult to know which programs will support webp at some point and when.

This dude is basically just writing historical fanfiction at this point. Add vampires or zombies and maybe he could sell a book.

Anyone still trying to claim "both sides" at this point are just willfully ignorant.