there was probably an apocalyptic prophet called Yeshua with a wealthy patron and followers
the details are probably an amalgamation from a game of telephone and natural embellishment from people storytelling and mixing in ideas they learned elsewhere
things tend to grow in the retelling
hey how about Siddhartha Gautama or Laozi or Confucius or Muhammad
like dude, people build followings all the time. sometimes they strike a chord for whatever reason and take off
I'm not a fan of Christianity as an institution controlling society, but there nothing special about its founding
and apocalyptic cult leaders getting a wealthy patron to fund a commune (or gaining wealth and funding their own) is A Thing humans do regardless of era
sometimes stuff pops off
There's nothing too outlandish about a charismatic guy assembling a cult following for the time period, and Yeshua was a common enough name.
Doesn't strain plausiblity even without the documentation.
Of course. If they buy shoes that fit, it opens an opportunity for backstabbing by telling the boss that they questioned his impeccable judgement. They know how that ends.
So they all wear the stupid clown shoes.
That, and they're actually okay with not getting their paltry asks. It's all theater.
how my fellow USians haven't figured out that if you never want to get a gun pointed at you, don't go shooting at people
they tend to shoot back eventually
hey now, come on. Canada burned down the original White House, that's got to count for something
(it doesn't)
Makes sense for kids who are growing fast when you can't afford to buy them new shoes very often.
Speaking from experience, loose shoes hurt way less and are easier to walk in than shoes that immediately get way too tight.
People who are basically done growing? No excuse.
the meeting wouldn't continue
the egomaniacal asshole would stop everything to shit on them from orbit for daring to second-guess his faultless judgement
these are not normal people
they're not even normal narcissists
Yeah. That. They totally would, too.
My conspiracy brain says the reason is they're all backstabbing ghouls and if they bought shoes that fit someone would snitch and they'd become the target of Trump's ire.
Want to bet they don't because they know someone would snitch on them and it would make Trump mad?
lol does that mean the US did it
They keep half-assing the building part with slush funds for their corporate donors and hyper-specific requirements for project funding that ensures their donors are the ones who get the cash
No no no. You have to be "reasonable" and pre-negotiate with yourself such that your initial offer is the least you will accept.
This is how the professionals in Congress always do it. Who are we to argue with their genius negotiation tactics?
Even for a few months. Planned repairs aren't just going to be deferred, they're going to be canceled entirely. In the middle of prime construction season.
You can't wish back lost time.
Eliminating the gas tax is a tiny short term gain for long-term damaging of infrastructure maintenance.
That's part of why people are so mad about this. Democrats keep shortchanging our futures in more subtle ways than Republicans while pretending they're helping.
their economic and foreign policy goals are identical to Republicans'
all the spices and peppers ever yes please
Have to wonder how many have been fired or forced out in the past year as a result of agency budget gutting and political loyalty tests.
there is something right with you
don't you dare ever let go of that playful whimsy
yeah, they fucking love making piles of brown corpses
knowing the intent of the work is an important part of critiquing anything
IMO if a movie that sets out to be heaps of dumb fun succeeds in that goal, that's great!
life fucking sucks, it's okay to relax and embrace goofball stuff sometimes
I just spent hours making a bulk batch of dark caramelized onions in ghee to save time making Ethiopian stews later. Going to the same thing with oil for veg dishes next.
Pretty sure most of the nutrition in the onions is gone after that. Why isn't that considered ultra-processed?
Total BS.
Don't think Vivian wants his apologies at this point. Just for him to leave her and *all* of her siblings alone.
Some people don't get the luxury of giving apologies.
He tried to walk away, but like the impulsive idiot he is, he signed an extremely well-written contract for a meme price that didn't let him renege because Twitter saw his shenanigans coming.
Now he's trying to rewrite history.
also sometime over a month and also 22 days ago
odds of repeatedly finding and selectively responding to the same tiny account you don't follow buried in the bottom of multiple posts is nil
playing unironically with obvious sockpuppet accounts isn't considered extremely gauche at best or anything
Lannabel Hector
There, problem solved
