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Same for the L in Chicago. The delays can be infuriating, but I never feel afraid commuting. Meanwhile every time I drive to the suburbs to see my parents, I’m worried one of the (many) testosterone-addled 19-year-olds going 100+ weaving through highway traffic is going to take us all out.

My HVAC is somehow making it sound like there is techno-pop playing in another room at a barely-audible level, and between that and my pounding headache I’m starting to feel truly like I’m losing it.

There’s a lot of exhausting “it’s only bad bc Trump is doing it” toddler-logic on this site. If Dems broke all the rules, we’d still be fucked. Collapsing the system takes us all down, no matter who does it. Maybe we need revolution, but after that, we’d still need rules and systems.

following a 2024 voter referendum, abortion clinics in Missouri have officially resumed services as of this week Missouri was the first state to ban abortion after Roe's overturn

Unrelatedly, people who are unaware should know that Teslas are absolutely COVERED in cameras that are constantly capturing footage, even when the car is parked. Just sharing trivia here.

Union power!

“And you know what? At least he is doing something. It may kill a lot of people. It may leave others without homes or jobs. But I respect a man of action, regardless of what that action is and whether or not it’s going to make things better or worse.” Whew.

Aside from all the other damage this will do, imagine claiming you’re saving the American people money by doing this when you are just walking into an absolute fortune in legal fees/settlements.

“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw” Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start

another day being a beautiful transsexual

Hey guys meta announced a new policy where they send a killer to get you so be sure to go to settings>my account > killer> disable killer to turn that off

They’re clearly doing this bc they want the Republicans to own whatever happens next. If dems obstruct, fight, etc, Republicans will blame any failure on Dem obstructionism. And honestly, most of our country is stupid and unplugged enough that it would work.

don’t want to see trans people? simply scoop out ur eyes

How do we continue on in this climate? Everything I do today to try to relax feels gauche and pointless in the face of the impending doom staring us all down. It’s impossible to relax, impossible to engage with others, impossible to even think. I feel like an exposed nerve.

Well, if nothing else brings me joy today, at least the crypto market is back in freefall.

I don’t watch the Super Bowl, but it’s the middle of winter right now, so losing the power grid seems pretty dangerous?

I will be thinking about this tweet for the next four years

I can see our way back from a lot of things politically, but the corporate/oligarchical capture of our institutions and politicians by psychotic billionaires may be fatal to any plans to save ourselves.

Fuck yeah.

Looking forward to renaming it the Department of Mansportation

Though it may be cold comfort now, the administration is front-loading all this crazy shit bc they know that with every day they lose a little power. (Thats true of every administration) They don’t have 4 years of this in them. Hold on.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Why would wealthy people not think they are extremely special and wonderful, and that their wealth is evidence of that? We treat them that way throughout their lives.

God these people are all just so unbelievably fucking dumb.

Shit. I went tonight (unknowingly), because they’re one of the few big boxes that haven’t rolled back their DEI policies. Sad to hear that they’re fucking around to the point that the employees need to strike.

Prediction: After Trump does generational damage to the federal government, a pissed off America elects a Democrat. Then, when Democrats can’t fix a generation’s worth of damage in 4 years, a pissed off America elects Trump’s corpse.

The thing that makes me so tired about religion in the law is that free exercise arguments are always made in favor of their right to discriminate. Like, why should that be legally protected at the expense of my right to exist in society?

My father in law waited hours in the cold in D.C. to try to be inside at the Trump inauguration, only to be turned away. It’s the small things that will bring me joy in the next 4 years.

Weird last day of parental leave, I’ll say that much.

This is just going to be the longest 4 years.

Thank you for appearing today, Mr. Hegseth, I just have one question. Who was the bad guy in A Few Good Men?