It may helpful to think of this in terms of human rights; some rights apply to individuals so even though there may a group of them we'd refer to them as persons e.g. displaced persons. Some rights are held collectively and we would refer to them as a people e.g. Indigenous People of the Amazon.
eta: "Those people" and "you people" are both seen as racist dogwhistles. Your sister was probably laughing because you didn't intend or get the subtext of your phrasing.
I think the larger issue is that the blood supply is for profit in the US. Everyone is getting exploited, including the people that require the transfusion.
I donate regularly in Canada and give it away for free as does everyone else. I don't donate plasma because it's not especially useful with my blood type (AB+ is universal for plasma, O- for other products).
I'm pretty sure it was a quail/dove shoot. It stood out for me because there aren't many parts of the country where dove hunting is a thing. But Texas? You bet!
This was a unique point in time when people had cell phones but had to carry a phonebook because there was no mobile internet. Some time between 1992 and 2005?
Well they got paid out for them right? Right?
Those cats look nothing alike. Should have thrown his ass out for using a fake ID.
Scratch that. Dolly Parton. Her net worth shows as much less because she keeps giving it away.
That's generational wealth. He probably doesn't have to do anything but plays at being a businessman or something. People doing mortgage calculations don't understand how the wealthy live.
From Robert Reich:
Billie Eilish can't run for president. She is under 35.Arnold Schwarzenegger can't run for president. He was born in Austria.Donald Trump can't run for president. He engaged in and supported an insurrection.It's in the Constitution, folks.
Eta: there was already a post on the Reich quote. https://lemmy.world/post/9894249
The oldest millenials are in their 40s. Who is drawing these things?
I really despise this kind of both sidesism. Because the sides are demonstrably different.
Neither sex nor drugs were ever discussed...at least not by my parents.