I've in the middle of reading books about the OxyContin and heroin addiction problems in the U.S.. I have a morbid fascination with these subjects, don't know anyone personally who has abused those drugs. I never have.

Anyway, the book "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opioid Epidemic" which describes entire areas decimated by these addictions and aided in part, unfortunately, by abuse of Medicaid and SSI, gave me a new way of looking at things.

Really eye-opening. If the problem this book talks about is truly THIS widespread in red states, it shines a new light on why some red staters vote the way they do. And it also makes me really afraid for the future of our nation.

Worth the time to read the book, if you are looking for a book to read.

The world a better place, everywhere he goes.

And it was my brother and when my mother found out she whipped me and called me a whore and asked me if I "liked it."

It went on for years. I knew I was on my own.

And then all the other crap, over all the years. Same shit different day. Just kept my head down and survived.

But if anyone knew what was inside of me...the anger is like the molten core at Chernobyl....if I ever lost control of it it might destroy the world.

Edifying for the soldiers, leads them in the right direction, etc. and it's not like rape is a problem in the military or anything.....

Making rape legal and normal.

How low can these creeps go?

The right wingers will "ditto" this for sure. "Yeah, why is consent such a big deal? It shouldn't matter....I'm a man, I should be able to rape when I want to...."

God I feel like I need to burn a huge sage smudge stick to rid our nation of all the bad spirits or something.