-People You May Know (explains microtargeting) -The Brainwashing of My Dad (effect of right wing extremist messaging) -Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (why TX doesn't fix the grid -The Way Down (about Gwen Shamblin) -Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (US christianity is an abusive cult and a criminal grift) -I Was a Child Bride: the untold story (why we need to enforce age limits for marriage) -Totally Under Control (the early days of covid)
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Last Notes npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam my great grand parents came here through Ellis Island how far are they going to go back to boot people? npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam so has anyone called those 7 asshole democrats who voted for this to continue because someone should npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam if this is gofundme it needs to be launched into the sun npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam brilliant npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam he wasn't hit by a car he smashed the window, stuck his arm in while the car was moving the window smashing is the problem and his own actions are the problem npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam no healthcare no education no housing low wages but lots of money for illegal invasions GOT IT npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam it is all just a fucking joke to donny and co. npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam 'i know you wouldn't do that, but you did' LMFAO npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam the way you reduce crime is to make sure: people have food, housing and medical care that's it, mystery solved npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam billionaires do not give anyone anything they are parasites npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam https://www.upworthy.com/bartender-explains-why-he-swiftly-kicks-nazis-out-of-his-punk-bar-even-if-theyre-not-bothering-anyone npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam boo hoo adapt just like women have to do every fucking minute of every fucking day make yourself useful and that includes loading the dishwasher, doing a load of laundry and taking the kids on a bike ride i'm sick and tired of listening to men lament, well, everything, when they have the power and privilege and could change everything overnight npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam my dogs would wander my haphazard garden to eat cherry tomatoes they would only pluck the ripe ones, their sense of smell must have been able to leave the green unripe ones and just pluck the ripe red ones so fun! npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i had a garden years ago in the midwest and i used to let my garden go to seed every winter and most everything would grow back albeit haphazardly lol i had a small pumpkin patch that came back every year too npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam five year later npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam it is not an 'emotional moment for the country' it is bullshit hypocrisy and inciting violence by nazis, maga and republicans quoting a bigot racists misogynist isn't a problem, it is the truth npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam so i guess WWI and WWII veterans are terrorists? right? npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam to be fair, donny is weak and incapable npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam republicans are hellbent on killing as many of us as possible npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam what the actual fuck is going on npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam "In Printz v. United States (1997), Justice Scalia wrote that the federal government “cannot require states and localities to carry out its immigration policy.”" npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam If you haven't read this yet, please do https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/its-time-for-americans-to-start-talking npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam techbros are insane and really stupid npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam maybe their god is sending them a message that their god doesn't like racist and bigots and misogynists and all the hate so NO RAIN FOR YOU they never think about it that way, but it seems more plausible than 'god hates LGBTQ+ people and POC' npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam men exhaust me and they shouldn't be in charge of anything anymore npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam yes, i understand it is just that the mormon church is sitting on a huge amount of money HUGE npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam maybe, and hear me out, people in Utah should ask how much money the mormon church is hording (likely BILLIONS) then have them pay for UBI and food for a few years plus, as i recall, mormon families are supposed to have 2 years of stored food maybe they could also empty their pantries and share that food with food banks npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam come on NYC, make us proud adams and cuomo can fuck all the way off npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam let them fail, and fail spectacularly npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam bibi will not and has made it perfectly clear he will destroy everything in his path npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam substack is the nazi bar npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam p.s. 'they are lucky that what Black people are looking for is equality and not revenge' - Kimberly Jones same for Women and LGBTQ+ people npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i have been cutting my own hair with clippers with combs for decades i got a 'real' haircut once for $125 and i just couldn't justify that cost every few weeks i can't stand how nail polish feels and when i found out how much acrylic nails cost omg plus long nails seems unhygienic to me i've never dyed my hair my mother relentlessly tried to get me to wear makeup when i was a teen and i hated it my sister succumbed and her makeup looks like a Kubuki actor yikes npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i haven't worn make up or used any 'beauty' products in decades the whole thing is expensive and who knows what the hell they put in that crap and it just underscores that the world thinks you are ugly unless you spend thousands per year to look not like yourself if people want to do that because they want to, fine, but it seems like massive social pressure to me and requires you to spend a huge amount of money npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam shocking oh, wait, not shocking at all npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam maxwell trafficked children to be raped by men that is the headline it won't be the headline, but it should be headline npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i've been saying since reagan anti-intellectualism is killing our country npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam men will burn everything to the ground before they hire a qualified therapist and become better humans women owe men NOTHING - not a smile, not a conversation, not attention, not a date, for sure not sex, not marriage, NOTHING dear men, grow up, adapt just like the rest of us, become self-sufficient and stop requiring all women to be your mommy, your cook and your housekeeper feel free to share that with your brother....yikes npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam yes npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam LOVE THIS npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam republicans are the death panels republicans warned us about npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam yes, they will get over it when they die republicans are the death panels republicans warned us about republicans are sadists npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam if there is a good chance that non-US people will be detained, turned back, jailed or renditioned to a torture gulag then no, do not travel to the US for any reason npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i went to a medical appointment the other day the doctor asked if he could use AI during the appointment i said 'no' he said i was the only one who had refused pro tip: if what you say to AI is shared with an insurance company, if what you said is not what you said because AI made stuff up, if what you said is revealed in a breach guess what, your insurance company will use that against you forever and ever just say no to AI npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam but they will just stop cars on the way out npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam it really is crazy because if they had logos and sponsors, those corporations have event planning DEPARTMENTS full of experienced people who can plan elaborate events in days but it show just how incompetent the fascists in the current admin are and the military can deploy in hours so they could have even had them plan this pathetic and a HUGE waste of money and the safety issues he wrote about are just frightening because as he said, it would have been a mass casualty event npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam YIKES npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam republicans = death cult npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam so is the birth rate up or down? reporting is that globally birth rates are down FTR it is good that there will be fewer humans on this stressed planet IMO but anyway...... i guess it always goes back to racism - they want more white babies and no non-white babies npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam ICE is snatching people off the streets - people of color - without finding out if they are citizens or on travel or work visas ICE are covering their faces, they won't show identification, they could be some randos kidnapping people once they are detained the people they snatch have no due process, some will be renditioned to torture gulags, some will be sent to countries they have no ties with this is illegal, unethical and immoral outrage is the rational response npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i read that a pastor read the beatitudes one sunday and some in the congregation asked him were he got that 'woke' stuff *head desk* npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam not one taxpayer penny to bail them out when it crashes not one npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i'm sensing a pattern lol npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam lawrence's busy schedule or assault allegations just askin' npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam I love both of them SOOOOOOO much!!!! npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam how about, and hear me out NO TAX BREAKS npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i read one person handled all flights for a period of time our country is being run by incompetent idiots aka mediocre unqualified white guys npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i have no idea why anyone would get involved with elon for anything or any reason in the first place but that is his child he kept Grimes kids from her for 5 months and is trying to bankrupt her because he is a psychopath npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam our country is being run by idiots, dangerous idiots npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam just a reminder the covid loans were forgiven and mostly wealthy people benefited npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam same he is completely unqualified and that isn't going to change the alcoholism just makes it so much worse npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam she's always around to try to keep him sober it won't work my whole family are abusive alcoholics and functional alcoholics and their enablers and nothing will fix that except long term therapy with a qualified therapists and anyone who tries to control people like this always are the brunt of abuse npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! he's such an ass and berniebros are stupid npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam every person with a degree or still attending the places that are allowing the current admin to destroy those colleges and universities need to sue to get ALL of their money back and their student loans dismissed not kidding npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam when you have $20 and you lose $10 and you gain that $10 back guess what, you are even regardless of the details i'm am sick and fucking tired of stupid people men exhaust me npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam FREE MARKET LAW AND ORDER lol npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam will no one protect the billionaires - mike lee he really is a fucking asshole npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam Paul Ryan benefited from social programs and then tried to destroy them republicans are assholes npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam the mental gymnastics needed to decide that your own child's death is A-OK and nothing to be sad about - or guilty about for not stopping it with proven medical intervention (vaccines) - is astonishing and disturbing to watch one guy, who's child died, said 'we all have to die some time' omfg npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam is it RICO yet? it is Treason yet? npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam during Vietnam, the Quakers were targeted because they advocate for peace many were put on government lists and have FBI files because they advocate for peace so, while very disturbing, not at all surprising npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i agree and i take a few supplements D, C, lutein, calcium when i see the cable commercials hawking their unregulated bullshit i cringe and yell at the screen npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam ok, i said this a few days ago any place that has a US base should evict us immediately like, tonight tell us to get the fuck out of your countries NOT KIDDING npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam the full weight of the government brought down on a tiny number of humans is the actual weaponization of government Equal Protection Privacy Life, Liberty Pursuit of Happiness Free Speech this is discrimination and has no place in our country someone being trans doesn't have any practical effect on any other person disallowing being trans is cruel and sadistic npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam hey EU it might be time to tell the US bases in your country to pack up and leave because they might one day be told to attack you on your own soil because our country is being run by lunatics just a suggestion npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam he does know that his wife is South Asian and a child of immigrants and that his children are bi-racial everything maga hates right? npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam dear world, all of you isolate the US immediately and show no mercy thank you, an embarrassed and angry US citizen npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i may not be fully clear on what exactly is going on with the cancelling of government contracts but as i understand it, and i'm not a lawyer, if i enter in to a contract and abide by the terms and the other party abides by the terms i can't just cancel said contract so how is the fucking federal government getting away with cancelling contracts by a drug addled psychopath willy-nilly *head desk* npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam everything is interconnected they can't pay rent/mortage they can't afford their car payment they will have to cut back on food and anything non-essential they will likely not be able to afford medication and they will lose their health insurance so they won't be able to get medical care and that is just one state npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam pro tip: sometimes the most qualified person actually is a Woman, LGBTQ+ person or Person of Color and sometimes the least qualified person is a mediocre white dude npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam what is he going for? i'm a better nazi for you than musk? what an idiot and yes, it is a nazi salute npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam additionally they trust that hospital with transplantation but they don't trust vaccines OMFG i just can't with this insanity npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam there are so many people who need transplants and so few organs to go around so if you are at risk of preventable diseases because you aren't vaccinated you shouldn't get an organ next person in line npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam they removed the T pretty sure the B will be next then the G and finally the L this is an effort to disappear anyone who is not white straight and male this is not a drill npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam republicans claim that government doesn't work when republicans get elected they break government and say 'see, we told you it doesn't work' when Democrats get elected they try to fix what republicans broke republicans block everything Democrats try to do to fix what republicans broke and blame Democrats for not fixing what republicans broke republicans claim government doesn't work wash, rinse, repeat - and still people vote for republicans npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i paid in to social security and medicare for 45+ years i want every fucking penny back with compound interest npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam we tried to warn them over and over and over npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam wait, isn't that weaponization of government? *head desk* DEI is the new n-word white men = always the victims npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam if you have not read about the Gilded Age now would be a good time to read about it npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam is it treason yet? npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam since proton has apparently turned nazi what email system is non-nazi any input on how to transfer from gmail would be appreciated also I use thunderbird to manage multiple email accounts so.... thanks npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam this has a chapter on Reconstruction that may open some eyes https://www.americanyawp.com/ npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i just finished reading about Reconstruction for a history class i read about the Guilded Age this morning holy crap our country is on dysfunctional repeat decade after decade progress/backlash progress/backlash and we keep winding up the the same place - we never learn npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam UGH i switched to Duck Duck Go from Google THERE IS NO PLACE TO GO ANYMORE THAT DOESN'T CONTAIN AI BULLSHIT npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i'm taking a history class we are studying Reconstruction through the 1990s the reading i've done on Reconstruction is eye-opening the more things change..... we americans just keep cycling through the same progress/backlash progress/backlash progress/backlash bullshit for decades and centuries npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam i'm an atheist, found a great therapist years ago who was a christian he never pushed any religion on me, never judged, was open, etc if he had i would have found another therapist in any case, he described a punitive god as a 'bad daddy' lol he said people with abusive fathers often overlay that onto their deity of choice he also didn't blame me, given my parents and upbringing, for being an atheist LOL and he laughed at all my dark humor - great guy npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam republicans and a not insignificant number of christians are sadists they think you deserve any bad thing that happens to you they believe in a psychopath god npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam pregnancy childbirth and child raising as punishment no wonder child abuse is rampant npub1af0qray6qtcgnfecpdt2lxefk3hd48st53wl248c2n83mh5e7chsegzysx samiamsam how about, and hear me out, we try to deal with dangerous things sooner rather than later just sayin'