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Dodai Stewart
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Editor in Chief, Splinter

Q: What are the non-asshole-misogynists among us to do?
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Children are shot so often. Not to mention the children left behind when parents are shot. The idea of showing the photos is interesting… but I have little faith in it working, sadly. Someone should try.

We need to approach gun control like the right approaches abortion. National campaigns, pictures of shot dead babies, highway signs, protests at gun shops, etc. Read more

Engagement rings are the biggest scam in the jewelry business. But of course, she NEEDS one, so there is no choice. But 2 months salary MY ASS. You’re already getting an expensive as hell wedding ring. I’m not spending $20k on a fucking placeholder! Read more

Ban ‘em. If someone wants to marry me they can take that money and spend it on my buying me my entire “To Read” booklist. Read more

Chronic migraines are terrible. I can’t see when I have a migraine or do anything if it progressed too much before I get medication for at least a day. It’s so much better with my daily nortriptaline (sp?) and went from almost daily to maybe once a week or every two weeks. I wish I went to a neurologist sooner since Read more

I was fortunate: my migraines started at age eleven, and faded away after I reached puberty at 15. Often, the visual “aura” preceding the headaches covered my field of vision, making me temporarily blind. Nearly all my classmates—and some teachers—assumed I was malingering. Read more

Fuuuck. I hope you can find something that’s reasonably effective at stopping your symptoms, migraines are hell on earth.

My girlfriend of 15 or so years is a frequent sufferer of migraines (maybe one every 3 weeks or so lasting up to a week.) We are always trying new things, praying that maybe this one will be the one Read more

A couple things I learned recently after being diagnosed with migraine (vestibular migraine without headaches or nausea so I managed to confuse a bunch of specialists by just getting light headed and falling over). . . Read more

Libby, I am 59 years old—I got my first migraine when I was 12, which, coincidentally, was when I got my period for the first time. In the 70s and 80s, the only drug that I remember getting was Fioricet, which was a barbituate mixed with acetaminophen and caffeine. Once you took it, you couldn’t drive. Read more

Depending on the severity of the condition, migraine sufferers may be protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), meaning employers have to provide reasonable accommodations like a dark room.
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Maybe it’s just me but I find it odd to use slang terms like cocks and dicks in an article about a serious issue. Read more

A reporter asked Roem if she had anything to say about Bob Marshall. She said she doesn’t speak ill against her constituents. And he is now her constituent. Priceless. Read more

That speech girl, rock it!!!! I haven’t felt this excited about politics like like, ever? ♥ Heck, I’d drive to both MN and VA to congratulate both of our awesome winners! ♥ Read more

This is so fucking awesome. Everyone who runs in my social circle is talking about how well the elections went last night, even though none of us live in the affected states. Read more