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I guess we will find out. Hopefully sooner rather than any later than it’s already been.

~We certainly live in interesting times.~

We’ve been coddled all our lives. We as a country need to have to affect us personally to wake us up to it. And when we wake up, all hell will break loose; for that I’m sure.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, which operates thousands of U.S.-based stores, faulted consumer weakness for disappointing sales…

There ya go. Blame the very people for something that’s not their fault that you depend on for your overpriced luxury foods, clothing, houses, and yachts.

~That sounds like a good strategy to win them back.~

It also outlined how one instance in which Ms Zwerner allegedly told Ms Parker that the child was in a “violent mood” and had made threats against another child.

Ms Parker allegedly “had no response” and refused to “even look up” when concerns about the child were brought to her.

Ms Parker’s lawyer argued that she could not have known what would happen, and that Ms Zwerner has exaggerated the extent of her injuries.

Could not have known? Despite being told the child was making threats to other students?

And exaggerated the extent of her injuries? She was fucking shot by a 6 yo. What’s to exaggerate?

Wasn’t this an episode of Dexter?

To be humiliated, one has to have a sense of being wrong. These people have a severely underdeveloped sense of right and wrong, and thus cannot be humiliated. If anything, you will just anger them and they will dig their heels in deeper. It is better for them to gently be reminded of the truth and let them naturally figure it out themselves (if they ever figure it out; which, admittedly, is a long shot).

At issue is SNAP’s “Equal Treatment Rule,” which bars stores from either discriminating against people in the program or offering them favorable treatment.

It’s in the article. I’ll leave the googling of the equal Treatment Rule up to you.

Just keep reminding anybody that blames the Democrats that it’s the Republicans who are in charge right now. No need to argue or go down any rabbit holes with them; just a gentle friendly reminder and move on.

They aren’t testing the law to see if the law still works. They are testing the law to ensure they can get away with it. They are like toddlers who keep pushing the boundaries of their parents to see how much they can get away with. And until they get spanked, they will keep doing it.

And pepper too. If you’re feeling especially spicy, throw in some oregano.

apparently there is no fitting translation in English (yet)

I posit it will be referred to as Project 2025, because at first glance that’s what this reminds me of.

They are opposite sides of the same coin, and that coin is trash.

The quality of search engines has dramatically declined (or my skills using said search engines 🤷‍♂️). Everything is coming up German. Would you provide more details about what this is so that I can find resources?

No more than you putting words in ops mouth to fit your hateful agenda. 🤷‍♂️

Given the one company that has made the most headway with that is SpaceX, I’ll take my chances right here on earth.

You do realize the “/s” denotes they are being sarcastic.

Also:

sar•cas•tic | sär’kastik | adjective

marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt

I literally just spit some drink out my nose when I opened this thread and saw this.

~Thank you.~

It does when it’s the government who is making calls to cancel shows.

My favorite was AFTER unsubscribing from Hulu and Disney+, I got an email about an upcoming price hike:

Upcoming Hulu Price Change Dear Member, Thank you for being part of the Hulu community. We’re so glad you’ve enjoyed everything we have to offer, from blockbuster movies, to brand-new series and exclusive Originals.

As part of our continued investment in delivering world-class entertainment, the price of your Disney+, Hulu Bundle will increase to $12.99/month on your first billing cycle on or after October 21, 2025. Your plan will automatically renew at the new price unless you switch plans or cancel via Account before then.

You do not need to take any action to continue enjoying Hulu and Disney+.

Talk about tone deaf.

Edit: the email was dated the 23rd.

This is tragic, but not for the obvious reasons. Despite him being a hateful man who added nothing of value to this world, his death will do the same. ITT there are a lot of people who Kirk has negatively impacted. While I don’t blame anybody for how they feel, no one should be cheering or dancing about somebody’s death. But here we are.

What concerns me most is that his death will not make things better for anybody. If anything, I worry that it’ll make things much worse. Those people who followed Kirk will now feel more emboldened in their ideology, and view Kirk as a martyr. Trump and his ilk will probably lash out with more bullshit EOs or enforcement of their illegal policing of innocent people.

Celebrate while you can, as we certainly live in interesting times.