Moved the last four paragraphs below the fold.

Removed a link to an AI-generated image in this comment (and the comments pointing that out). Please carry on. Edit: Also, let's avoid re-centering a thread around the US right at the beginning of the conversation.

A few comments not answering the question has been removed, please refer to the content policy.

One comment not answering the question has been removed, as per the content policy.

Corrected Kari Sperring's name in the post and the first comment as pointed out by OP.

Made link in this comment clickable.

Two comments removed as requested by the commenter. Left the comment replying to it for context.

One comment not answering the question removed.

Added USPolitics tag and added to the sidebar.

Added to the USPolitics sidebar.

Another comment removed. Please refer to the previous mod note and refrain from making light jokes in a serious discussion.

One comment removed as requested by OP.

Made a wording correction to the post as requested by OP

Corrected the candidate's username in the title.

One comment not answering the question being asked removed.

One comment removed. Please keep the discussion focused on the topic, rather than calling out individual users or getting into personal disputes. This thread is also not the place to rehash the 2024 U.S. elections.

One comment removed for not answering the question.

One comment reframing the headline around drivers running over children and killing pedestrians removed. I've left the replies in place for context. Concerns about phone use while driving are fair to raise, but this thread focuses on how immigrant families maintain connections across distance. Please be sensitive to that context and keep the discussion on topic.

Removed a stray period in the post as requested by OP.

I’ve removed two comments of the AIPAC exchange and left the replies pushing back for context because the discussion had shifted into personal accusations and speculation about other members’ motives. Criticism of AIPAC and its political influence, is welcome; please keep that criticism focused on the organizations, candidates, and evidence rather than on fellow commenters.

parisologist, please do not pivot the discussion into a separate argument about Abdul El-Sayed, the synagogue attack, or broader Israel/Palestine politics. If you have something to add, keep it directly responsive to the linked project and the experiences being discussed here.

Hi! We’re aware that there are two free threads, great to see so much participation today. We’ve decided to leave both up, since each is generating an active, meaningful conversation.

Hi! We’re aware that there are two free threads, great to see so much participation today. We’ve decided to leave both up, since each is generating an active, meaningful conversation.

FYI, I've closed the other free thread in favour of this one. Please carry on.

Made link in this comment clickable. Please go on.

Fixed post title.

No comments removed but, beesbees, this is a thread about a person’s suffering during a botched execution. Jokes about someone on death row “doing the job themselves,” even as political satire, are needless. Please keep the discussion humane and substantive.

Added USPolitics tag and added to the sidebar.

One comment deleted as requested.

One comment removed as requested by OP.

Also removed the second paragraph (answering to trig) from this comment, as requested.

Trig's initial comments and one comment replying to it have been removed as requested. Please carry on.

Added US Politics tag and fixed the typo in the hypocrisy tag. Also removed a comment for attacking OP personally. Folks, the title has been acknowledged as imprecise; please don’t continue the conversation by accusing the poster of lying or questioning their motives. If you want to discuss the poll’s wording, methodology, or what conclusions it can support, please do that specifically and without making it personal.

Made link in this comment clickable. Edit: also edited the last paragraph in this comment as agreed with the commenter.

Folks, let’s please leave aside the broader ethics-of-having-children discussion. It’s a subject with a lot of deeply personal lived experience behind it, and it rarely goes especially well here. Let’s keep the conversation focused on the article.

Corrected post to the right Dark Matter (2024)

A small language note about this comment: genitalia and gender are not the same thing. Please try to keep that distinction in mind in future comments. Gender identity and anatomy are not interchangeable, and that conflation can make the discussion less welcoming to trans and nonbinary people.

One comment removed for not answering the question, also please don't diet-shame people for their eating habits.

Folks, can we move away from dismissive characterizations of other commenters and their political motives, and go back to discussing the post’s subject. It is fine to disagree strongly about electoral strategy and party politics, but address specific claims without broad-brushing groups of users, assigning blame or complicity, or responding in kind. I’ve removed the relevant comments; please let this particular argument end here.

Corrected text in post as pointed out by OP. Please carry on.

A few comments deleted. The discussion has veered into familiar election relitigation arguments and is becoming increasingly personal. Please step back from assigning blame, calling other participants complicit, or characterizing groups of voters with broad insults. Also, Pseudonymous Cognomen, please take a step back in this thread and let other members participate. If you want to continue, engage the specific issues, electoral strategy, trans rights, coalition politics, or the thread’s larger subject, with care for the people affected and without treating fellow commenters as proxies for an opposing camp.

Added USPolitics tag.

Made link in this comment clickable.

Adjusted wording in OP's comment as requested.

One comment removed for not answering the question. Flagging and moving on rather than replying to another comment in disagreement would be appreciated.

Hey folks! Just a quick reminder that self-promotional posts or links are against our Content Policy. I have removed the link to OPs graphic memoirs in the original post due to this, please carry on.

Hey folks, no comments removed but can we stop asking "What does this link to, and why would I want to click on it?" right off the bat in a thread. It sound like a reasonable question but it tends to derail the conversation right away, As mentioned in a previous thread, if the issue is that the post doesn't summarize what the link contain well enough, that's fair feedback, but posting almost the same "What does this link to, and why would I want to click on it?" comment in every thread reads as combative rather than curious. Thanks.

Post title corrected, as pointed out by OP.

One comment removed for not answering the question.

Hey folks, no comments removed but two comments in we're already off the rails. If the issue is that the post doesn't summarize the article well enough, that's fair feedback, but "what does this link to" read as combative rather than curious, and it pulled three more comments into a meta-conversation about hovering over text instead of the actual subject. Let's use the rest of the thread to actually engage with the link. Flagging and moving on rather than litigating the link format would be appreciated. Thanks.

Removed the first comment and a few replies to it. Posting a single link with the headline as a comment at the beginning of a thread lacks context so please try to articulate your point so that members understand the relevance of the comment in the context of the thread. Also, in general be careful when posting the first comments within a thread, as it can easily derail the conversation right of the bat.

Added USPolitics tag. Please carry on.

Added USPolitics tag. Please carry on.

Made links in post clickable.

Two accidental comments removed.

Corrected book title as requested. Please carry on.

Fixed URL in bgrebs' answer.

Fixed typo in post.

One comment removed as requested.

Updated post with the Direct Guardian link.

One comment removed for not answering the question.

No comments removed, but let's please not have discussions of whether something is AI or not within the post itself.

Fixed typo in the title.

I have changed the post title and moved all the post below the fold, leaving a trigger warning above instead. In situations like this, please consider how your trauma might trigger other people's trauma.

Made link in this comment clickable.

Corrected post from 14th century to 16th century.

Duplicate comment deleted.

Fixed HTML in the comment above. Also, phunniemee, thank you for articulating what many of us think (speaking both as a member and as a mod); but, for the record, there's no need to name call people reading your comments, y'know. Hopefully they got the point.

One comment removed as requested.

Tagged USPolitics and added to the sidebar.

Added link to FLEEP in the post. Please carry on. Edit: also corrected a word in the post as requested by OP.

Made a small correction: Dement -> DeMent in the title and body of the post.

Leaving the comment above as it contains sound advice, but let's try to please keep making sure that comments are addressing the question being asked. ]

A few back-to-back comments removed. okayturnip, roughly 30% of the comments in this thread are yours and several of them are back to back, please take a step back by letting other members express themselves and carry on with the conversation.

One comment removed, let's try to please keep Ask MeFi comments on topic and helpful by addressing the question being asked, instead of replying with commentary related to the subject.

Another comment removed, please keep Ask MeFi comments helpful by following the content policy and addressing the question being asked, if you have feedback regarding a mod decision you may post about it in MetaTalk instead.

One comment removed. Let's avoid name calling other fellow Mefites.

One comment removed as requested.

One comment removed. Please avoid posting joke comments that do not address the question being asked.

Fixed the circumflex in the title.

Hey folks! No comments removed so far but just a quick nudge to bring things back on track. The thread is starting to drift into broad generalizations, “all women/all men” takes, extended arguments about Western culture in general, and a few back-and-forths that are not engaging with the article at all. That’s not super useful for anyone trying to discuss the actual topic here. Please refocus on the specifics of the post and let’s keep this thread grounded and in good faith. Further derails and back-and-forth comments picking a fight will need to be removed.

A few comments removed.Please remember that AskMeFi comments should address the question being asked, and please avoid starting and argument with other users.

Made the links in NotLost's comment above clickable. Please carry on.

Made a small correction in the post as requestedby OP.

Added USPolitics tag and added to the sidebar.

Ungated link updated. Please carry on.

One comment from Mr. Yuck has been removed. We have identified an ongoing pattern of posting graphic and disturbing personal anecdotes, despite prior moderator guidance on this issue. As a result, Mr. Yuck has been placed on an open-ended timeout and has been notified about it via email.

Fixed post title.

One comment deleted. Describing a situation involving sexual assault and unsafe supervision in a care setting in a casual, storytelling manner that is not appropriate for a free thread. Content that includes or trivializes harm needs to be handled with care and posted, if at all, in the proper context with clear intent (like seeking advice or support). Additionally, disclosing the name of the victim can do more harm than good, please refrain from doing that. If you need guidance on handling such a situation, consider posting in a dedicated Ask MeFi thread looking for advice or seeking appropriate professional resources