# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=190 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 191 --- ## [Abortion “requirements” struck down in Missouri](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-requirements-struck-down-in-missouri/1014349)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-requirements-struck-down-in-missouri/1014349 "2025-12-03T20:57:27Z")
So at least there’s a little good news and the MAGA crowd aren’t having it all their own way. These kinds of sneaky roadblocks are just so frustrating while letting the lawmakers appear “reasonable.” https://missouriind… --- ## [The Supreme Court isn't done: Watch and see a lot of individual rights fall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-isnt-done-watch-and-see-a-lot-of-individual-rights-fall/966843)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-isnt-done-watch-and-see-a-lot-of-individual-rights-fall/966843 "2025-12-03T19:43:16Z")
While we try to absorb the abortion decision and how things are going to change as a result of that, make sure you are paying attention to the other things that the Supreme Court is getting ready to burn are many federal… --- ## [Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted on bribery and foreign influence charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-rep-henry-cuellar-and-wife-indicted-on-bribery-and-foreign-influence-charges/1001113)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-rep-henry-cuellar-and-wife-indicted-on-bribery-and-foreign-influence-charges/1001113 "2025-12-03T19:25:39Z")
The Justice Department on Friday released an indictment against longtime Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife, Imelda, charging the pair with bribery and money laundering related to their ties with an oil and gas co… --- ## [Election results for TN-7 House race (December 2, 2025)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-results-for-tn-7-house-race-december-2-2025/1025347)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-results-for-tn-7-house-race-december-2-2025/1025347 "2025-12-03T17:54:18Z")
Today’s the day that voters in Tennessee’s 7th House district vote to replace Mark Green, who resigned. From Politico: The result — which is shaping up to be far closer than President Donald Trump’s 22-point victory t… --- ## [Do you re-use pet names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-re-use-pet-names/1025245)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-re-use-pet-names/1025245 "2025-12-03T15:34:37Z")
A year and a half or so I adopted a house panther from a rescue. They’d named him Freddie Mercury. Of course, I’d need a nickname for everyday use, right? So, Fred or Freddie, right? Well, no. Way back I had a cat named… --- ## [Why are people obsessed with flat earthers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-obsessed-with-flat-earthers/1022587)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-obsessed-with-flat-earthers/1022587 "2025-12-03T14:43:32Z")
Every time I see a post on social media that relates to the geography of the earth, some guy will ask “What do the flat earthers think about this?” For example, someone will show a map with the great circle airplane rou… --- ## [Do injured Guardsmen go to a base Hospital?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-injured-guardsmen-go-to-a-base-hospital/1025310)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-injured-guardsmen-go-to-a-base-hospital/1025310 "2025-12-03T13:54:20Z")
ABC reports the guardsmen shot in DC gave a thumbs up to questions. It was reported he is stable condition in a local hospital under heavy guard I thought all active military servicemen use a base hospital? Does that in… --- ## [Advice sought on updating my home wifi!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-updating-my-home-wifi/1025085)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-sought-on-updating-my-home-wifi/1025085 "2025-12-03T11:59:08Z")
Thanks in advance for advice and help. At present I have 3 Apple airports (one actually being a time capsule), all wired by Ethernet to my internet modem/router. They are “meshed” so all running the same wifi network na… --- ## [Birthright citizenship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthright-citizenship/1010575)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthright-citizenship/1010575 "2025-12-03T11:21:33Z")
Trump has said a number of times he wants to end birthright citizenship. I think in the past he thought that the “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause might give him the out. Now he has found a new approach. Ac… --- ## [Facebook — Where It's Impossible to Follow a Conversation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-where-its-impossible-to-follow-a-conversation/1025349)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-where-its-impossible-to-follow-a-conversation/1025349 "2025-12-03T05:25:35Z")
Get drawn into a FB thread that becomes one of the long ones, the equivalent of one of our 500+ post threads. Click to change “most relevant” to “show all”. It still doesn’t do anything of the sort, since under Sue Smi… --- ## [Help me find a quotation about a bad ruler sleeping till noon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-quotation-about-a-bad-ruler-sleeping-till-noon/1025333)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-quotation-about-a-bad-ruler-sleeping-till-noon/1025333 "2025-12-03T00:49:22Z")
This might or might not have been quoted in a Peanuts comic, and if so, the speaker would be Linus Van Pelt. It runs something like this: “A great ruler asked his chief advisor, ‘How might I best benefit my people?’ The… --- ## [Links for filtering for a user in a thread isn't available on cell phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-for-filtering-for-a-user-in-a-thread-isnt-available-on-cell-phone/1025337)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-for-filtering-for-a-user-in-a-thread-isnt-available-on-cell-phone/1025337 "2025-12-03T00:35:11Z")
At the end of the first and posts in a thread, there’s a link to see all the frequent posters in that thread. When you’re on a computer, if you click on one of them, it gives you the option of seeing only their posts in … --- ## [ESPN's 30 for 30 - Hillsborough Disaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espns-30-for-30-hillsborough-disaster/686222)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espns-30-for-30-hillsborough-disaster/686222 "2025-12-03T00:30:11Z")
Holy crap, is this a good one. It’s the story of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final where 96 people were crushed to death. It’s absolutely horrifying to watch, but you can’t take your eyes off the screen. --- ## [What time period are the fairy tales set in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-are-the-fairy-tales-set-in/618113)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-time-period-are-the-fairy-tales-set-in/618113 "2025-12-02T23:36:39Z")
It appears that some fairy tales set in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance in contemporary picture book illustrations. Princesses would commonly wear the tall pointy hat called a hennin, and men wear these short and long… --- ## [R.I.P. Tom Stoppard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-tom-stoppard/1025244)
**Author:** [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-tom-stoppard/1025244 "2025-12-02T23:07:35Z")
He will be missed. --- ## [How did folk "on the American frontier" view travelers/home security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-folk-on-the-american-frontier-view-travelers-home-security/1025148)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-folk-on-the-american-frontier-view-travelers-home-security/1025148 "2025-12-02T22:57:39Z")
My initial thought is the western frontier - from either the Little House books or westerns. But I suppose this could apply to folk crossing the Cumberland Gap in the late 1700s, or any other period of expansion. I’m t… --- ## [US Post Offices "RUR. STA."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-post-offices-rur-sta/1025287)
**Author:** [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-post-offices-rur-sta/1025287 "2025-12-02T22:37:51Z")
Am doing some research on small US towns and their post offices. In the process it’s not unusual to see post office names of the format: Marmarth Rur. Sta. (1974-Date) (in Slope County ND) Which follows chronologicall… --- ## [The Atoz Game (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2025-12-02T22:20:41Z")
Continuing the discussion from The Atoz Game (Part 1) - #10003 by kenobi\_65. Previous discussions: The Atoz Game (Part 1) --- ## [Assuming the health-insurance industry doesn't change at all, what are the best defensive measures customers can take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-the-health-insurance-industry-doesnt-change-at-all-what-are-the-best-defensive-measures-customers-can-take/1011622)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-the-health-insurance-industry-doesnt-change-at-all-what-are-the-best-defensive-measures-customers-can-take/1011622 "2025-12-02T21:03:02Z")
Let’s assume that the recent news events lead to little or no reform in healthcare and the companies like UnitedHealthCare, Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, Kaiser, etc. plug on with their usual practices as before. The best defense… --- ## [Trump administration response to National Guard attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-response-to-national-guard-attack/1025168)
**Author:** [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-response-to-national-guard-attack/1025168 "2025-12-02T20:46:12Z")
As a first move the SOD proposes sending in 500 more troops. To do what? --- ## [How does not being able to sue the post office square with the first amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-not-being-able-to-sue-the-post-office-square-with-the-first-amendment/1025154)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-not-being-able-to-sue-the-post-office-square-with-the-first-amendment/1025154 "2025-12-02T20:20:44Z")
This case of a person wanting to sue the post office Apparently a law has the Postal Service exempt from such lawsuits. However, the first amendment guarantees the right to petition the government for redress of grie… --- ## ["The Chair Company", new comedy series by Tim Robinson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chair-company-new-comedy-series-by-tim-robinson/1023928)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-chair-company-new-comedy-series-by-tim-robinson/1023928 "2025-12-02T19:56:15Z")
It’s on HBO Max; first episode came out last night. Robinson is the king of awkward comedy – if you like his other stuff I think you’ll love this one. I thought it was hilarious. Filmed almost like a prestige mystery/th… --- ## [Who adopts chickens - need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-adopts-chickens-need-answer-fast/1025299)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-adopts-chickens-need-answer-fast/1025299 "2025-12-02T18:39:45Z")
I’m in property management. I just did a move out today. The asshole tenants left a chicken in a small cage in the backyard with no food and very dirty water. The one next to it had already died. The animal shelter is cl… --- ## [Being Alone With Lotsa Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-alone-with-lotsa-shit/1025321)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-alone-with-lotsa-shit/1025321 "2025-12-02T18:20:29Z")
My significant partner has another significant partner, even though he basically ghosted her because she came out as poly. That may have been his attitude but it wasn’t hers. She kept on reaching out when she could. A… --- ## [Deadline for Real ID for air travel pushed back until May 3, 2023: upd to May 7, 2025](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-real-id-for-air-travel-pushed-back-until-may-3-2023-upd-to-may-7-2025/940875)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-real-id-for-air-travel-pushed-back-until-may-3-2023-upd-to-may-7-2025/940875 "2025-12-02T17:50:08Z")
The Department of Homeland Security will delay the requirement for air travelers to have a Real ID-compliant form of identification, pushing it back 19 months, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday. The deadlin… --- ## [I am finding it hard to be patriotic these days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-finding-it-hard-to-be-patriotic-these-days/1024319)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-finding-it-hard-to-be-patriotic-these-days/1024319 "2025-12-02T17:11:16Z")
It upset me when conservatives talked about how ‘No Kings’ protestors hated America. At the protest I attended there were American flags and a ton of veterans. I felt it was more propaganda when some said that liberals … --- ## [NFL Week 13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123)
**Author:** [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-13/1025123 "2025-12-02T16:47:15Z")
The Texans opened the week with a dominant defensive performance in a victory over the Bills, and the Pats solidified their divisional lead with their 9th straight victory. The Bears continued their hot streak with a nar… --- ## [How far can an OP be wrong before you can correct them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-an-op-be-wrong-before-you-can-correct-them/1025302)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-can-an-op-be-wrong-before-you-can-correct-them/1025302 "2025-12-02T16:14:03Z")
I get the OP needs to be able to define the question/thread they want to ask about. But ISTM there should be some limits. In a recent thread @puzzlegal chastised me and another poster for not abiding by weak definition… --- ## [Share your unorthodox (healthy-ish) snack or treat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-unorthodox-healthy-ish-snack-or-treat/1024936)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-unorthodox-healthy-ish-snack-or-treat/1024936 "2025-12-02T16:08:34Z")
(Define as you see fit) I’ve been eating these lately. Love them. Marinated Artichokes On The Go! --- ## [Songs that represent the current political environment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-represent-the-current-political-environment/1025181)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-represent-the-current-political-environment/1025181 "2025-12-02T16:06:13Z")
This could probably go in the Politics section, but had to pick one. I was driving and the song “Spirits in the Material World” by The Police came on. I never paid much attention to the song’s lyrics in the past, but n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=189) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=191)