The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee moved to intensify its investigation of Republican President Donald Trump on Thursday, as lawmakers edged closer to deciding whether to recommend his impeachment.
The 41-member panel met to debate a resolution allowing it to designate hearings as impeachment proceedings, subject witnesses to more aggressive questioning and quicken the pace of an investigation that is expanding into areas that could prove politically explosive for both Trump and Congress.
Committee members also hope that approving the resolution will dispel lingering confusion within the House Democratic caucus about how to describe the investigation.
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Iโm 24, female. Have been dating my boyfriend for two years. We moved into our first apartment together at the beginning of October, we arenโt engaged and I donโt think heโs planning on it. Iโve owned one car my whole life and it was a 2005 Honda Accord, driven from Ontario to Alberta... that thing had a lot of KMS and was falling apart at the end of its life. I couldnโt see out of my back window in the insane cold we have here, the whole inside windows froze. The power steering needed to be replaced, etc etc. So I bought myself a car. A new AWD car that ran me around 32k. Which I can afford, with a grand each month to put toward my savings. And my boyfriend is MAD. My boyfriend has been in debt since I met him. I loan him money like I am a bank. I paid full first and last rent which he owed back on his own time, loaned him his car payments, every time he needs weed or beer or groceries Iโm there for him and honestly itโs a one way loan system as I have never asked him for money. I worked hard for this car and continue to do so.
Yesterday he told me I changed our whole relationship, and was dumb to think buying a car wouldnโt affect him. He told me he โdidnโt care about my stupid carโ and wanted โnothing to do with itโ because he thought we were working toward a better future. Yes, now I can actually get to work. Have a car I LOVE. And am proud of. And I feel like one of the biggest purchases of my life was one of the biggest mistakes. Itโs making me feel terrible.
Update: holy shit, I wasnโt expecting 2 comments on this post let alone 200. I wish I could thank everyone personally for the advice and how open my eyes are now. I appreciate everyoneโs words and taking the time to reply to me. Honestly, thank you.
Update Update: I broke up with him! Me and my car are driving into the sunset. Itโs a little hard to swallow the pill of โIโve been used my whole relationshipโ and sad but I feel like Iโll be saving a lot more money now and future heartbreak. Thanks again for everyoneโs input ๐ฅฐ was the little shove I needed.
My friend and her new husband came to visit my wife and I last week, so we could finally meet him. We couldnโt attend the wedding because of work, it was too far for us and it was just not doable. Anyway, they arrive, guy shows zero interest and enthusiasm of being here, but whatever, everybody has those days. We wanted to go to a new restaurant close to our place, and he is complaining that it โs too hot to walk outside, that we should order instead. Cool, letโs stay home and order. We are eating, having a few beers, talking to my friend mostly, cause the dude is not having it. I tried to engage so many times, but I just got short answers for everything. Now Iโm starting to get annoyed, cause this guy is making things really unpleasant for everyone. He got super upset that his ice cream order was screwed up and he got something different, it was like watching a 5 year old kid. Still, weโre trying to deal with this fucking idiot. Then he started looking at the pictures in our fridge, and then he turned to my wife and saidโ wow I almost didnโt recognize you in this picture, you look so goodโ. Backstory, my wife gained some pounds over the years, maybe 15,20 pounds, itโs not much ,but she hates it, makes her super sad and self conscious. So when this fucker said that, I just lost it and said โ alright man, youโre done, get the fuck outโ. My wife was paralyzed and so was our friend, and then I continued โ Iโm sorry but heโs been an asshole since he got here, this is my house, and you dont come in here and talk shit about my wife, so yeah, get the fuck outโ. The idiot couldnโt believe what was happening, then my friend started crying, grabbed her purse and they left. He didnโt say a word. My wife also started crying as soon as they left and said that she couldnโt believe what I just did, that I ruined her friendship, to which I replied saying that I was just defending her against that asshole. She said that I overreacted and just because he was an asshole I didnt have to be one also. So then we argued the rest of the night and eventually decide to stop talking about it cause we would never agree on the matter. My wife tried calling our friend and sending messages but so far no reply. Am I the asshole here?
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LaLaurie's crimes were absolutely horrific, but with my 21st century mindset, I have trouble figuring out how her violent acts were really that different from the day to day physical violence of the American slave economy, with "slave-breakers" like Edward Covey, the process of "seasoning" new arrivals and the Atlantic passage that preceded it, and the routine economic and physical exploitation of enslaved people and their bodies, not to mention the psycho-social aspects. Given that all these things were fundamentally part of the slave economy of the South, what was it about LaLaurie's acts that could have inspired a mob to attack her household? Also, legally, what did "mistreatment" consist of in New Orleans/Louisiana law?
Last night, I was heading with my mother to dinner. I was driving, and I had my phone plugged into the car charger as my phone had directions on it. When my mother comes into the car, she grabs my phone away to her lap (not in an aggressive way). I then take it back, confused as to why she just took it (again, not aggressive, very casual interaction here). Ends up what she wanted was the phone charger as her phone was at 2%, something she had told me twenty minutes earlier that I totally forgot about. Completely innocent misunderstanding, right? I calmly take my phone back as I thought she was putting it on her lap, but in reality she just needed the charger. This should've been a small, very minor misunderstanding.
After this, my mom goes into an angry, screaming tirade calling me a selfish asshole, narcissist, terrible person, everything you can think of. Now, I've had to deal with this woman for 22 years (and these bizarre/insane episodes happen every 3 weeks, give or take). I'm aware, at this point, how to respond. I calmly say, "mom, I misunderstood, I didn't realize you needed the charger. I have not the slightest issue in the world giving it up to you, I'm sorry, but is all this really necessary?" ("this" meaning the insane angry tirade that I'm being subjected to). She continues to berate me, calling me a selfish asshole, etc, etc, then starts asking "when are you moving to New York, I can't wait for you to be gone". For context, I had tentatively planned on moving to the New York office of my company, but was cautioning against it because I could save lots of money by living at home, with my mom, in the Bay Area. I calmly say "I'll be leaving soon". My mom, who is so desperate for control in all situations that she will implode if she doesn't get the last word, keeps with the passive aggressive comments. "Can't wait for you to be gone, it's going to be so nice when you're not here. August can't come soon enough (August was the month she knew I lightly flirted with leaving for NY)." Again, I'm completely calm, and I say "Yep, I agree." Now, this is the sort of comment that'll drive her crazy. She wants me to scream back in her face. But by showing that her rude, unnecessary comments have no impact on me, it drivers her absolutely up a wall. I've learned that that's the strategy: do not give in-- show that you don't care. As a result of this, my mom screams. "Pull over! I'm getting out of the car." I, calmly, respond, "okay mom", as she storm
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