Uuugh, but petrochem supply lines are such a chore!

Ah, the Ukrainian Geopolitical Security gambit. How’d it work out for them?

Well, at least you aren’t tying to sell us on “I made it this far alone with no help from nobody.”

That would have been the day! A prosecutor releasing all the successful convictions!

Am I misreading this? He thinks there would be less “false” journalism coverage if reporters shot more senators?

I mean, I guess? By shooting senators you’d shut off a valve of significant disinformation…

It was subtle, but the stock ticker listing of currency/USD to get a bunch of green triangles in there, and then the price of eggs using the red triangle to really throw the green=good/red=bad paradigm off was inspired, in a malicious and slimy sorta way.

I mean, it’s in the name. It wasn’t a golden age, it was just made to look that way.

How does one filter crack? I need to know for my pulmonary health.

I’d say it looks like dogshit, but I don’t play much and avoid watching him in particular, so maybe it works?

I hope that is the initial prompt. If I have learned anything from schlocky mad scientist movies “I am your Creator! You must Obey me!” will never work, and your creation will kill you dramatically.

As in acrage? So if I was an independently wealthy birdwatcher that built a privately owned wilderness preserve I’d be taxed more than the local slumlord?

Bah, some folks just lurk for a bit first. Get a feel for the vibe of a place and proceed accordingly.

And some just jump right in. Neither is wrong or right, just different.

… Musk as a “dipshit” and a “South African nepo baby.”

I get the move of playing up the “otherness” of Musk to try and destabilize his support, and it may even be the right move for building support in xenophobic areas.

But it doesn’t sit well with me. It reinforces a “good immigrant/bad immigrant” view that harms us all, immigrants or native-born.

So if we give him an always-on TV with access to any given news-media, does he see the world and despair that he isn’t out there ruling over a happier people? Or does he read it that everyone out there are fools and only I can fix this?

Not that it matters outside his fluffy 12x12.

Only 10 dems. And a population now struggling with health an retirement concerns.

“Tax or trebuchet, I’m ok with either way”

It says the same thing but has good meter and rhymes. Great for chanting.

So, let’s get this straight.

Protestors make noise and cause a ruckus to draw attention to any number of social issues they feel need addressed. If they’re successful, laws/perceptions change to more closely reflect their ideal.

Professional protestors are those that get paid to do that.

Ergo, politicians are the “paid protestors”, and the people you are avoiding are just garden-variety protestors.

How do I find out these lawyers? 'Cause I’m sure as shit not hiring them.

That’s always been the goal, the point is more one of commitment. How much are you willing to lose to see your end through?

That’s not to say that only those who max out commitment are allowed, just that you should know where your limits lie. Have frank discussions about your limits such that your allies can make contingency plans should your limits be reached, as you would do for those that martyr themselves.

That would explain the absolute brain-dead takes he presents - beyond ~1 ft, the air exchange in snorkels doesn’t work right and you end up breathing less oxygen.