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Cake day: January 16th, 2024

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  • I’m not saying it’s not necessary. It is.

    Modern Dems don’t shoot first. Something extreme has to happen but executing sitting justices is probably plan C or D. They are no doubt going to try to win and be right (as far as playing by the old rules will allow) first, and if they even try to toe the line of the dark side, it will be a Hail Mary at the last minute. Likely in the buyers remorse/lame duck period.

    Edit: Dems see it as the nuclear option that it is. Republicans see it as a bubble-hearth with no cooldown.




  • Get chickens!

    Like guinea pigs, they are dopey, social, and delicious. Quite fun to watch, actually.

    Unlike ferrets, they also provide food for you and your family nearly every day. And they’ll offer amazing free fertilizer for your lawn or garden.

    They are cheap to purchase and care for. And they are pretty self-sufficient and hardy. Cleaning their coop and run is the biggest task (and makes for good compost), as long as they’ve got food, water, and a space safe from predators, they’ll pretty much fend for themselves. And they’ll live a life of luxury compared to their factory-farmed brethren.

    I was against it until my wife (a vegan, of all people) came home with 6 baby chicks one day. And they’ve really been growing on me.

    Edit: Chicken taxChicken tax!


  • Because we know he won’t. He knows he’s unwelcome by the majority of the people. That just makes his worshippers praise him even more.

    What do you expect…Democrats ask him to step down because he’s a convicted felon? He’s gonna listen?

    Republicans to have him step down…why? Because he said lies(that they believe) and sounded good saying them?

    Biden we at least know is receptive. And he’s got an amazing career behind him. Losing the presidency, as an incumbent, to Trump (the incumbent he just barely defeated four years ago when he exuded much more confidence when he spoke against him) would be a terrible way to end it.

    There’s nothing in the world more powerful than a good story.







  • I bought this like, prepared meal thing. It was like curry or something. Packaged, shelf stable. It harked on eco-friendly packaging. I figured, I’ve gotten curry before that was in a foil bag which I assume is easily recyclable. Probably something like that, right?

    Every component was individually plastic wrapped. Even the bowl. Except for the bamboo “spoon”. That was wrapped in paper. I put “spoon” in quotes because it was vaguely spoon shaped and functioned more like an oat from a rowboat.

    Like, was this just a piss poor attempt at green washing?


  • I’m not sure if you’re agreeing with me or not. I’m not even really sure what I’m agreeing with.

    I said that because the impeachments were fully along party lines. If a major party won’t hold its own members accountable, then the whole charade falls apart.

    That was the only option, and I’m sure Pelosi et al knew the outcome long before they started it, but it still had to be done. Unfortunately it was far, far too late.

    Edit oh I understand now. I totally misinterpreted what you were saying and I don’t know how. Yes. Well…I wouldn’t say fox just reporteds lies and propaganda. Their “news” is, however, is consistently incomplete and heavily opinionated.




  • Honestly, the only problem I really have with Biden is superficial, and it’s mostly because most other people are superficial.

    This election can only be won by breaking apathy. That takes a confident and strong speaker. Apathetic voters don’t watch the news every day. They don’t know what Biden is up to. But debates are like the Superbowl of politics, and even is they don’t watch the whole game, they won’t be able to avoid the highlights.

    That performance did not inspire confidence. He was meek and paled next to Trump’s booming confident voice. Doesn’t matter that he was spewing shit, he sounded good doing it.

    Could you imagine Obama doing that? Or Bill Clinton? Hell no. Those guys were popular because they had confidence. They oozed it, but not at the point where they appear arrogant.

    Bidens strategy should have been to turn off his speaker whenever Trump talked and just guessing what he said and rebutting that. You can’t counter his every point, it takes far more work to dismantle a lie than it is to make one.

    I know Biden is smart, I know he’s a skilled politician and I know that he’s got a hell of a staff and cabinet. And ultimately that’s really the biggest criteria for an administration.

    I wouldn’t mind him tapping out and calling in a pitch hitter though. A stronger and more confident candidate, with Bidens endorsement, could take it. Bernie, but younger. Obama, but white (anything else is sadly a non-starter for too many purple states). Bill, but less pervy. That’s what will win the election.