I doubt we’ll ever see better conditions for a 3rd party victory than the 2016 election, and even then they did terribly.

I definitely wouldn’t mind seeing the groundwork laid for it, mostly in the form of ranked choice voting becoming more popular.

Probably, but then that would have enabled me to give my wife that or vice versa. We don’t have kids, but a lot of food stamp recipients do - same spiel.

And even outside of special events, maybe that can of soda with dinner is the carrot-on-a-stick that gets a person through an otherwise miserable day cuz, shocker: poverty fucking sucks.

That’s the cool thing about not having arbitrary restrictions on shit like this: people are free to handle their own unique situation at their own discretion, including whether or not junk food is worth including in that week’s budget.

There was time in my life when most of my food came from a public pantry. I know it’s not the same as stamps, bit same principle.

Anyway, birthday rolls around; didn’t think anything of it cuz I was in the “it’s just another day…” phase of life, and even if I wanted to do something for it, I wouldn’t have been able to afford it. Roll up to the pantry for that week’s pickup, and they break out a fucking cake and a hand-written birthday card! Nothing crazy - maybe 6-inch diameter, enough for the wife and I to split. But that shit pulled my ass right out of a depression spell like nothing else came close to before or since.

When I finally got a reliable income coming in and paid off the critical stuff and got a little bit of savings, my first ‘splurge’ was a $1k donation to that pantry with a note saying that their assistance pretty much single-handedly saved me from homelessness and probably from suicide; and enabled me to take the steps I needed to get the job I have now and ultimately become self sufficient.

Food is more than just nutrients; and junk food is more than just food that’s junk.

And pantries are bad ass. If anyone reading this is struggling and not yet using one, GO SEE IF YOU’RE ELIGIBLE! Many people are resistant to ask for help prior to hitting absolute rock bottom, but a little help now (even if you only-kind-of need it) could save you from needing a LOT of help later. They’re also an awesome source of info on local resources - whatever your unique situation is, they can probably point you in the right direction to start getting shit under control.

…I should make another donation - shit’s extra fucked nowadays.

Fellow veteran on the fuck-Trump bandwagon here.

I’ll even do one better:

Anyone on active duty who’s had the opportunity to take a shot a Trump and chosen not to has violated their oath. He isn’t just a shitty politician, he’s a domestic enemy to the US, and should be engaged by the US military the same way they engage any other enemy.

Points gun? He’s been spamming the trigger like he’s playing CoD.

“Some of you may starve… but that’s a risk I’m willing to take!”

…alright, sticky this one and lock the community. There will never be a more ‘not the onion’ article. We have peaked.

If you don’t have a gun, it’s time to get one and learn how to use it.

…also how to carry safely. Don’t be that guy.

Which is about the extent AI could benefit a service like Duolingo. Gutting their workforce isn’t going to make it any better.

Amazon folded.

Amazon says displaying tariff cost ‘not going to happen’ after White House blowback

I was gonna say language learning is actually one of the few AI might be useful for, but they’re not talking about making their users learn with a little AI translator having a random conversation with them; they’re replacing their workforce with AI.

Fuck. I was considering using Duo once I finish school to give myself some more options to flee the US as we dive deeper into nazism. Any good alternatives?

Onion, I know it’s hard, but you can’t just report on current events as-is and call it parody.

Captain America 2: Fighting the Nazis that have infiltrated the US government.

…my memory must be shit; I don’t remember Captain America ever fighting DOGE…

I’m torn between something familiar - english speaking, mostly western culture, just for the sake of an easy transition; or somewhere like Thailand where it’s just a completely different world. Like, if I’m going to pack up and move halfway across the globe, might be a good time to dive into something that’ll give me a ton of brand new experiences.

Idk if I’m adventurous enough to actually commit, but the temptation is definitely there.

tru

Damnit. I thought you meant the orange Mussolini and got all excited.

language

That is definitely an intimidating step. I speak a little Spanish, but was never particularly good at it, and that’s hailed as one of the ‘easy’ languages. …'course, the stakes are a tad higher now than when I was studying that stuff in highschool…

No - that strikes me as an end game move. It’ll enable me to cross the border, and if shit hits the fan that’ll be good enough to then figure out the next steps.

I would need to do WAY more research on prospective point-B’s before diving into dual citizenship.

That said, I don’t really know shit about expatriating, so if anything I just said stands out as glaringly wrong, please do school me!

Yeah, click bait.

They’re fluorescent, which is still cool, but they don’t hold a charge or emit their own light as “glow in the dark” implies.

At least I got chicken!