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I just really need everybody to understand that everything thatβs happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesnβt understand how the global economy works.
Jadzia Dax and Kor hugging: "Curzon, my beloved old friend." "I'm Jadzia now." "Jadzia, my beloved old friend!"
It's also the day for my favorite meme!
If this aging Klingon warrior can get it right, so can anyone.
Politics hasn't been this simple in a long time: do you think it's good for one man to exercise unchecked, arbitrary power or not. Those are the two available ideologies right now
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. βWhat can we do to make the least number of people mad?β is just a bankrupt way to operate.
Never heard of Juneteenth in public school.
History teaches us to worry when people start getting disappeared.
[if Chuck Schumer replaced Liam Neeson in Taken]
CHUCK SCHUMER: [on phone] I donβt know who you are or what you want, but I will find you and I will help you kill my daughter
Yeah so apparently the one day "economic blackout" was being promoted by a single random dude. Not an organization, just a random guy named Jay (I think) who set up a "donation" page..but who is not a 501 charity. Whole thing was a scam.
The website shows a seeker the closest clinics to them, offers information on parental consent laws for minors seeking abortion, and points toward abortion funds that can help pay for care.
Y'all go ahead and renew those passports. It's not cheap, but you know, things are only gonna get more hostile.
I dunno man, whatever I'm doing right now isn't working.
TTRPG?
Do you hate Boston, or... (Kidding)
And then, promptly, fall apart.
I restarted donating to the Democratic Socialists. That's a platform I can get on board with.
Hey, did you know that there are protests going on right now, against the literal Nazis who have control of our government, all over the world? I've seen literally nothing about this on news outside of TikTok.
I'll take the bees, pleeaaassee
Look, I haven't told a single lie today, and I think that's a win for me.
No one:
The NYT: "Germans seem to think Nazi salutes are bad"
Joy is resistance!
Doing is always helpful. I think I'll look into making regular donations to abortion funds. And volunteering. Not sure where yet.
So what are y'all doing to avoid surrendering to despair? Asking for a friend. Who is also me.
Massachusetts, let's get this done! Read the bill and contact your representatives! Let's be a light in the darkness. www.reddit.com/r/boston/s/4...
Gonna relay this quote to my theory students. Thank you!