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QuitProfessional5437 t1_j6d21o7 wrote

Reply to comment by gmcgath in Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis by jojenns

Black people are also responsible for 50% of violent crime in America. More white people are killed by cops than blacks.

What we need is a stronger justice system with more strict laws. So many people are out here committing crimes and all they get is a slap on the wrist. Enough is enough.

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DamonsBloodBank t1_j6d1h11 wrote

Reply to Does anyone know of a reasonably priced painter in Boston? We are looking for a painter for our nursery. The best quote we have had so far is $950 for ceiling, walls, baseboards and 2 doors. $950 seems like a lot for a 10x14 room. by lolotaylo

Welcome to hiring people for a job and they price correctly. If you aren’t willing to do the painting, don’t complain when someone asks you to pay a fair price to stay all day in your home painting one room. This is most likely a one day job. They need to pay bills too. They also pay for the paint… so you would also be covering that in the $950. Paint isn’t cheap. Tools aren’t cheap. Tarps aren’t cheap. Time isn’t cheap. Good painters aren’t cheap. You want a $100 paint job, buy the paint and hire some teens to do it.

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bubumamajuju t1_j6d17j3 wrote

Reply to comment by IDCFFSGTFO in Report: NWSL set to expand with three new teams in Boston, Utah, San Francisco Bay Area by MrAwes0m3

Women’s equivalent to MLS. The fact that we all collectively know a bunch of the players from the US women’s national team but don’t even know the name of their home teams/league tells you just how many people are interested in watching women’s soccer outside of the Women’s World Cup.

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bubumamajuju t1_j6d0owq wrote

Reply to comment by drtywater in Report: NWSL set to expand with three new teams in Boston, Utah, San Francisco Bay Area by MrAwes0m3

That will always have core fans because it’s an excuse for college students to drink and hang out. And it leverages the already large hockey fanbase here since you get to see a lot of good games / prospects. The fact that it’s actually exciting is just a bonus… which women’s softball definitely isn’t (baseball has had declining viewership relative to other sports because of its lethargic pace of play)

Edit: it’s soccer, not softball lmao

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mtmsm t1_j6d079k wrote

Reply to comment by dirtyoldmikegza in Where are the queer bars/places? by ravenclaw188

I just learned that ManRay nightclub in Central Square just reopened in a new location after closing in 2005. It’s more goth than queer specifically, but they say they’ll have LGBTQ-friendly themed nights. I’m glad it’s back - the articles about its closing lamented Central losing its “funk.”

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winter_bluebird t1_j6cyhcs wrote

Reply to 8-month-old baby injured in Duxbury family tragedy dies, DA says by Jezebels_lipstick

The conversation should not be about how we, as a society, punish her for killing her children. It should be how we, as a society, work to ensure this never happens again.

Post-partum psychosis is shockingly COMMON. It happens to 0.1-0.2% of birthing mothers. Post-partum psychosis is DEADLY, 5% of women who are diagnosed with it kill themselves and 4% kill their children. It’s a serious, serious disease. She was doing everything right: was in outpatient treatment, was not supposed to be left alone, etc.

Where is the societal support? Where are the beds so she could be inpatient? Why does someone in her position have to rely on insurance agreeing to pay for treatment? Why do we not cover aides to help with home care and supervision? Where is the state funding for mental health treatment? Where is the respite care for her husband?

It’s hard because the first instinct is to judge HER. The second instinct is to judge her husband. But it’s not a PRIVATE tragedy, we should all take a good hard look at the state of mental health care instead. We need to do fucking better: the kids’ deaths were preventable.

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