I hear folks say they’ll move and it makes me wonder what country would want citizens that allowed fascists to take control of their previous country?

Let them eat fentanyl!

Jokes aside - it would probably lower the amount of fentanyl added to drugs among other benefits.

They’re only worried about their own money, not everyone’s.

She has other allegations that aren’t pleasant. I don’t know details past that.

Most of Iowa smells like poop, anyways. They usually spread it on fields, then it goes to the waterways.

Accidental optimism?

Bravo!

I need to get tested. These posts always feel spot on, but they can be so vague and wide, I feel like I’m just picking the parts I want to believe.

I don’t know how to be completely proper without diminishing the meaning of my statement all the time, but I agree with this statement’s substance and structure. I hope people can take comments like this without feeling degraded.

Nobody should be forced to wear a uniform that diminishes their hard work and achievements that earned them the required uniform. Olympians are going to want high performance garb - generally tight-fitting and light weight. That doesn’t mean the team organizers should go hog wild on showing skin to boost ratings. It’s impressive, inspiring, and (for me) a bit depressing to see the peak human form without being creepy, but these folks have worked far too hard to be objectified.

But if they’re down, I’m down

*Edited afterthought: Do NCAA gymnasts have uniform issues? I don’t see their competitions often, but they tend to stay in place to my knowledge. I’m not trying to argue for the new uniforms - it just seems like those uniforms would be a relevant case study.

You could still turn that for a profit

I live in a tiny blue dot in a sea of red, so I don’t have a lot of negative interactions in my day to day. I feel like the U.S. as a nation lived that way for a bit prior to Trump or even tea partiers, but now they’ve gained enough traction that folks are willing to say and do dumb shit in public shamelessly. I don’t think that cat goes back in the bag easily and I would LOVE to be wrong about that.

That would be so interesting. They’d have to automate almost everything.

Can they not be allowed to leave as well? I’d enjoy watching that petri dish. A billion dollars doesn’t mean much without disparity.

I feel helpless to do much against it. Even the best effort seems to prolong the inevitable. I know I’m not helping, but I try not to exacerbate.

Appreciate you speaking up!

Good enough for me. Objective analysis in a comment section is rare and refreshing. Cheers!

Kudos for the mathematical perspective. It seems wild to me that these crabs aren’t instantly considered critically endangered. Perhaps more evidence is required to confirm the data.

Of course I didn’t read the article, but harvesting doesn’t help. I live about as far inland as you can get (not Russia, tho) and there are always “fresh” snow crab legs at the local grocery store.

I believe that is what they meant

Are we at the point that we can admit ElMo is doing this on purpose to shut down free speech that stands in opposition to wealthy authoritarian regimes?

https://gizmodo.com/twitter-saudi-arabia-x-jack-dorsey-areej-al-sadhan-abdu-1850805085

I’m not going to pretend I have absolute proof, nor that I am an expert on the subject matter. I do believe it stands to reason that he isn’t an idiot (nor as intelligent as he portrays himself for that matter) - not enough of an idiot to actively degrade a prominent social media platform to the tune of tens of billions of dollars without a goal in mind.

He’s still an idiot, in my opinion. Money isn’t worth a damn if there aren’t peasants. He might have to wipe his own ass at this rate.

I hope he becomes irrelevant. I’ll do my part moving forward.

I’m sure this has been discussed, but storing your solar energy as potential energy could avoid paying connection fees. Pump some ground water into a raised tank - or hoist heavy objects (large logs)?

Now that I type it out, it seems either dangerous or inefficient or not cost effective. Or all of the above.

Fun to think about, though

I’m giggling, but I’m also not certain if you were attempting to show us a screenshot of how something appears on your monitor.

Either way - it does look nice! I also dislike bright screens.

Sucks that it’s so effective (in my eyes, at least). Sometimes I just have to make assumptions against the parties that stand to gain money because there’s so much disinformation.

Haven’t given up by any means, and I’m not only supporting my own interests - but dang. Find a hobby, Lindsey Grahams of the world.