I don’t think the fascism would exist if it wasn’t profitable to give it a platform.

It’s like My 600lb Life.

Trump is the bedridden 800lb lump of a human. And the news cycle that brings him hamburgers by the pallet is the enabler spouse.

Trump is an outrage machine, and we have a media that deals in an economy of outrage.

Trump gets outrage. Outrage gets clicks. Clicks get money. It’s a pretty simple chain to follow.

We need to wake up and realize that a profit-driven instantaneous news system that leverages strong emotions is not good for anybody. Truth is subjective nowadays, (always has been, really, but it’s especially evident in the current media climate) and all that matters is getting information and narratives (not necessarily facts) out and people consuming it (and all the ads embedded with it) there, first, and right now.

If I won a gold medal, I’d probably kiss it. Not bite it tho.

Take note, America.

I think the problem is, if Dems do it first, they’re not better than the Republicans.

Unilateral dictatorships are unilateral dictatorships no matter who does it.

You can’t win in a game where one side insists on cheating and one side insists on following the rules. Our system of governance wasn’t designed for this level of factionhood. It should and could’ve been stopped the right way maybe 20 or 30 years ago. At the least, 8 years ago. And the very last chance was when Trump’s second impeachment made it to the Senate.

But now, there’s no chance.

It’s not even really “cheating” that the Republicans are doing. Most everything is getting a “legal” stamp of approval. Just in a shady way that clearly and defiantly goes against everything this country has ever been about.

Hey I know another politician who was pretty popular for his time that did the same thing. Bright young man with a funny mustache.

He doesn’t. Impeaching judges is the House’s job.

You know your house rep is up for election this year?

NGL I kinda want to look into OG Xbox emulation, been waxing nostalgia for Fable.

Consider the difference between “would do” and “could do” to be the same as “will do” and “can do”, respectively.

One implies action, the other implies capability.

There’s also “should”, which implies permission.

Consider, also, the progress of learning Python (programming language):

1. Could I do this in Python?
2. I would do this in Python.
3. I shouldn’t do this in Python.

Edit to add: Would, could, and should are usually considered future-tense. But add “have” and it’s past-tense…“I would have done that”

Could I just have the “scotch” part?

You okay honey?

Edit: smh it’s a number from Rent.

You can? Because I got lost somewhere in Rome.

Saw Alanis Morisette on Austin City Limits recently. She’s still got it. And the Jagged Little Pill musical was amazing. Definitely what some would consider very “woke”, but Broadway doesn’t usually attract the anti-woke crowd.

Remind me what Uncle Joey is doing now?

You wouldn’t download a serial killer.

But you could download countless murder-mystery audiobooks and ebooks from Libby, so that’s a close second.

Some are good boys that need a home. We adopted a dog of unknown breed, they had his mom (who looked like a black mouth cur), who came in from a kill shelter pregnant.

I still don’t know what breed he is, really don’t care to find out. But he has a lot of bully features. Big puffy chest. Blocky head. Strong jaw. Smart. Highly emotional.

And he’s a fucking marshmallow. An 80lb slobbery marshmallow.

I mean, you’re probably more likely to get bit by a Chihuahua than a pitbull.

But a pitbulls bite is a little bit worse.

Drawing realistic hands is incredibly difficult for most artists. This is a big part of the reason cartoon characters have gloved and/or non-human hands.

Even modern AI is all thumbs.

But this dude is fucking carving them with chainsaws.

Hi neighbor!

Native RIer living in Mass now.

You’ll find we are much more tolerant up here. We accept everybody. We hate them but we accept them. Like an asshole best-friend.

In the US, most retail pharmacists do little compounding. They mostly check for drug interactions (since most prescribers don’t talk to each other unless you’re a patient of a holistic care team) and make sure the techs and the software don’t screw up.

The joke is that most pills are dispensed in multiples of 30.

I used to work in tech support for a pharmacy chain.

One day I ask the pharmacist to unplug for 10 seconds. He tells me he doesn’t know how to count to 10, just 30. Sometimes he has to count to 60, or 90, or even 180…but he doesn’t. He just counts to 30 until it looks good.

I’m the last stop for my help desk and I legit feel like Dr House some days.

Yeah. Users lie. They also misremember or straight up don’t notice.

To be fair tho, some of L1 can’t write for shit, and some of L1 likes going well beyond the scope of the KB and breaks more stuff in the process. Those guys usually make good L2 since they are proactive and accept feedback, they just lack discretion.