Exactly

Why do we have such elderly people in control of our country that them tripping is newsworthy?

Because it is easier to defend a sitting candidate than advance a new one, and the corporate oligarchs that manage our democracy prefer reliability to efficiency.

Besides, what is the House/Senate not doing that the ruling class might want them to do? They all vote exactly how they’re told.

Maybe our leadership shouldn’t be frail, brittle-boned octogenarians?

So long as the paymasters are getting what they demand, who cares?

The purpose of Congress is to gatekeep the legislative process, not to look young and pretty.

Slowly dismembering Azure Devops with my teeth

Dude’s into his mid-80s. He should be playing with his grandkids finishing up his second decade in the Hague, not wandering the halls of the US Senate.

Guys, I’m beginning to question the rationale behind outsourcing all our election infrastructure to for-profit industry.

Might have been a big mistake.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World#%3A~%3Atext=The+term+Third+World+arose%2Cgroups+based+on+political+divisions.

Ham and pineapple complement one another with saltiness and sweetness. One amplifies the flavor of the other.

If you put canadian bacon next to the pineapple, its delicious. Also, really important to have pineapple that’s not super fibrious in a mixed dish.

fourth world

I’m going to regret asking, but… what do you think the fourth world is? And, what did you think the first three were?

It’s a “heads-I-win / tails-you-lose” system when business can violently extract the value of labor coming and going.

Either the state protects owners of IP (inevitably a business entity looking to collect rents on its use) or it facilitates robbing the original artist (inevitably a talented individual/team that lacks the money for a lengthy legal fight). The legal system never seems to break in favor of the people themselves. It can only exist as a gradient to move wealth from the sweet of one’s brow to the pocket of one’s bosses.

The African invaders

I feel like I’m talking to a guy who was deeply offended by the movie Django Unchained.

I mean, look at India. The Modi government will crawl over broken glass to appease their colonial oppressors. Or, at least, they’ll find some of their lowest cast neighbors to do the crawling for them.

It’s the 1980s all over again. Americans conveniently rediscovering how much they hate Japan, the moment they see the country as a global rival rather than a source of cheap labor.

Lead by example.

None of them were kids

They all were at some point.

If, as kids with this mentality, were never punished or corrected it just carries over.

For a lot of these 4chan-tier chuds, the behavior was likely rewarded and encouraged. That’s how you get Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes tier freaks. We are quite literally paying these people to exist and reproduce.

Ad supporting Gavin Newsom

Supporting him to do what? He’s not running for reelection for governor. Dude hasn’t declared for Senator or President. What are you supporting, you hack?

I mean, good luck. I’ve seen some noise about demanding VPNs be registered by individual. Even that’s going to rub a lot of tech bros the wrong way, so don’t hold your breath.

Stocks Fall

-0.75% today

Giving up early gains

+22% since January

VPNs have never been more powerful

We need him to stay in, and fight the good fight, not quit. WTF?

If you’re waiting for an officer’s revolt, don’t hold your breath.

YMMV. It’s more you should be grateful you didn’t have racist parents.