Month Eight: Crashing Out Over A Podcaster

[Tyche]

I'm 25 years from retirement and sitting with about 3x more than the average of my age. Set it on fire, it'll bounce back. And my parents are poor, so I ain't gonna lose inheritance from them taking the piss.

[kuronosan]

I'll unfortunately be fine. What a terrible time for a curse.

[Karbuncle]

I mean I work in the US Freight industry, I could see my job being at stake, but only if the company fucking implodes because I'm in a pretty "Very important to keep things going" position. But if that doesnt happen I'll probably get by just fine even though I'll be suffering at the constantly increasing prices of groceries, food, and utilities.

[Daydreamer]

I'm over here realizing that getting into gardening about 3-4 years ago for exactly this reason was a smart move. I've grown about 200 pounds of stuff this year so far, although to be fair 40 pounds of it was tomatoes for a looooooot of sauce.

[Roranora]

i don’t think i’m that well insulated. but i’m not in one of the most regressive states

do i have to buckle up or can i get off at this next stop

[Meresgi]

Not to be antagonistic to my fellow Americans, but too many of us can not be motivated to do anything unless they are literally suffering the worst of it. Well here comes the suffering. Buck up buckaroos
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What's the quote from Interstellar with Dr Mann? Something about how humans rarely give a shit for anyone or anything outside their immediate or near immediate family circle. It's true, people aren't gonna give a shit till something actually hits them at home...and even then who knows. We saw during COVID that people lost parents or kids and just stuck their head further in the sand.

[6souls]

https://x.com/USDOL/status/1973138345716060332

[6souls]

https://bsky.app/profile/kimkelly.bs.../3m23d6qjpa22f

Today, all federal employees received an email about the government shutdown stating that this was entirely the Democrat's fault.

[kisada]

imagine being an immigrant who voted for trump and seeing that

man, what slap, huh?

[Tyrath]

https://bsky.app/profile/kimkelly.bs.../3m23d6qjpa22f

Today, all federal employees received an email about the government shutdown stating that this was entirely the Democrat's fault.

Just more criminal acts that will see no repercussions lol

[6souls]

https://bsky.app/profile/kimkelly.bs.../3m23d6qjpa22f

Today, all federal employees received an email about the government shutdown stating that this was entirely the Democrat's fault.

https://www.hud.gov/

It's also on government websites. They included a pop-up so you'd be sure to see it

[6souls]

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m2365uzj2g2b

The secretary of agriculture is claiming that Trump has canceled ~$1B in grants for things like "transgender woke BIPOC food justice."

[Obsidian]

"We control every branch of the government, but we can't keep it open."

[Madeline]

Dems better not bend. Let it shutter. Trans people are fucked if they cave.

[Tyche]

They control the executive, the legislative, SCOTUS, the most popular news channel, Newspapers, social media platforms, the DOJ, police...

They won and still shrill like petulant children.

yeah, Dems fault.

[Tyche]

Harvard and the Trump admin have reached a $500 million deal.

If I'm understanding what I'm reading, Harvard is going to spend $500 million to create some trade schools that they'll own and operate.

Seems like both sides found an out without looking foolish.

[kuronosan]

Well it's all cognitive dissonance - people still super sensitive to shit like Charlie Kirk like people took everything he said out of context.

No, they didn't. They martyr him because he had religious beliefs and so people are like YEA I agree with some stuff he said.

Same shit with Trump. Dude literally telling generals be prepared to attack Americans and also anyone who talks back will be fired we're tired of woke military and freedoms for liberals and stuff.

This is so exactly scarily authoritarian that it's just hilarious to watch people say that only liberals do this and both sides it. I get nowhere the moment I say "okay show me which president told the military to attack conservatives and send emails to federal employees threatening to fire them if they are critical of the president, are woke, or don't condemn the conservatives" and people go yo they would do it.

No they fucking wouldn't. You're fucking delusional. Fuck you.

[Emphasis]

I'll take the MAGA meltdown over Bad Bunny being the Super Bowl halftime performer as my good news for the day.

[Tyrath]

MAGA is melting down? Is it a day ending in day?

[Obsidian]

I'm sure the NFL, known for doing what's right and standing by its morals, will definitely not capitulate to Trump should he demand they change the headliner to Kid Rock or Morgan Wallen or something.