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He/him, mid-30s, Iowan, nerd, leftist, cat lover

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You can't out tax cut Republicans. They will happily put taxes to zero, cut everything they don't like, debt finance whatever they do, and stick a Dem with the resultant mess when it shits the bed.

13.03.2026 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

We're gonna roll it

13.03.2026 21:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fuck.

13.03.2026 21:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is very easy to read statements like this as a joke.

This is not a joke.

We have proven with AI, completely by accident, what knowledgeable people have been saying for decades: the environment that rich people live in gives them a very specific personality disorder.

13.03.2026 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 3367 ๐Ÿ” 1381 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

It's one of the many apropos grotesques of our era that Trump et al explicitly sought to import these people who in every way but their skin color match the right wing bigot's fantasy of an immigrant (spongers who expected to be provided with housing, jobs, and welfare) as a political stunt.

13.03.2026 20:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think a lot these days about the massive wipeout of British aristocratic wealth in the interwar period because a huge cohort inherited after WWI and blew it all on chemin-de-fer in underground casinos.

13.03.2026 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I held on to car wash tokens from a place near where I lived in Maryland through about five subsequent moves that only took me further and further away. Always had the "well, but if I ever go on a trip to DC..." thought until the last move when I just chucked 'em.

13.03.2026 16:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But it is also, unfortunately, not a possibility that can be dismissed out of hand, god help us

13.03.2026 16:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Crusader sacking Constantinople going "smh, I should be back in the French countryside, why'd these Greek idiots bring me here"

13.03.2026 15:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Always been mystified by the legions of people who simply must have children but resent bitterly having to do any of that tedious parenting shit. 19th century European aristocrat shit.

13.03.2026 15:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even Putin bothered coming up with a consistent building story for why Ukraine needed to be invaded.

13.03.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love the "could this be a solution" post because it's a perfect example of Founder brain. You have to be a special kind of stupid to imagine that you are the first person to come up with the idea of driving around the Strait of Hormuz. It's being so dumb that you think everyone else is even dumber

13.03.2026 04:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3264 ๐Ÿ” 530 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70 ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

I get the thrilling transgressive frisson of saying the r-word at parties, so it's all worth it.

13.03.2026 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Their sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

13.03.2026 14:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only two movies in the last week due to watching Strip Law and embarking on a Resident Evil playthrough this week. But those two were real bangers.

13.03.2026 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If only there was a way to know that the man who purposefully ignored potential links to the broader white supremacist movement when he prosecuted the Oklahoma City bombing catr would do such a thing!

13.03.2026 05:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And the food sucks.

12.03.2026 21:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maid-Rite for the finest Iowa cuisine (some browned ground beef on a hamburger bun)

12.03.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Des Moines folks, recommend the best/worst local chains to the Doughboys.

12.03.2026 20:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You could go to Jethro's if you want barbeque brought to you by one of the metro's biggest creeps. Fong's for pizza with an American Chinese food twist. I do not know if their owner is a creep.

12.03.2026 20:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You can just block and ignore them. It's quite easy.

12.03.2026 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I learned those dumbshit slogans first hand from one of my childhood friend's Vietnam vet uncle. I thought he was really cool when I was 10, but by the time I was in high school I was able to see the wreck of his life clearly and understand that maybe he didn't know what he was talking about.

12.03.2026 18:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also instead of having super powers and cool backstories, the villains are just divorced losers who are insecure about their masculinity.

12.03.2026 18:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Extremely lame that we basically live in Metal Gear Solid world, but instead of giant nuclear robots and nanomachines we have RC planes with bombs strapped to them and Internet memes.

12.03.2026 18:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow, cool holy war

12.03.2026 17:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Porn & Goon: We Go Great Together!

12.03.2026 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They call him the Supreme Leader because he's really into hype beast fashion.

12.03.2026 16:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You could call it... womanomics?

12.03.2026 15:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Oooh, teehee, I'm such a naughty girl/boy" is not a respectable basis for a political identity.

12.03.2026 15:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tom Clancy's The Division

12.03.2026 15:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0