Trebuchet my bloated corpse into Dick Cheney’s living room

Yeah but then you have to change your lung oil more frequently. Shit adds up in this economy

I think my point stands.

“Just calm down” is better articulated as, “stop saying things that make me feel uncomfortable feelings.”

The rhetoric of manipulation and abusers.

It’s breathtaking how badly you missed the point here.

Nice metaphor

Stock buy-backs used to be illegal, which at least forced some reinvestment. Now it’s just shareholder masturbation all the way down.

Probably just garden variety corruption and ineptitude

I would argue that neither the Harris campaign, nor her DNC masters actually wanted to win.

The Dems cherish their “underdog” persona and by losing, they know they’ll be getting even more donations from frantic, fearful Americans. And by losing, the Dems don’t actually have to produce any governance results. They can just sit back and wag their fingers at voters with a smug, “I told you this would happen,” face.

Yep. Lots of lessons in our historical precedents that Dems pretend don’t exist.

Nevertheless, I would 100% vote for Teddy Roosevelt’s corpse

Lies. But rubes love lies because they’re palatable and don’t create the challenge of critical thinking.

Disagree on only one point: the time for a cheerleader has passed.

The people now want a Teddy Roosevelt progressive. A person who physically kicks asses and legally enforces regulations on the Corporates who are undermining the country’s well-being to pad their pockets. A leader who is tough, speaks plainly, and has grit and vision for the conservation of natural resources.

None of these qualities describe any current members of the Democratic party.

100% agreed

FUCK ALL THE WAY OFF, SOUTH DAKOTA.

You’re a deadbeat state.

The federal share of South Dakota’s state budget has been above 40% since 2021, when it spiked to 56%.

The federal government provides aid to states and local governments in the form of grants for programs like education, transportation, and Medicaid.

“There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy”

Humanity is the only species capable of the arrogance required to believe we deserve to endure. Our survival instincts are ultimately self-defeating because we refuse to evolve socially. Instead we make wars and loot resources, rinse and repeat.

Re: resource intensive protein sources

Insect proteins need to move into mainstream. There are enormous amounts of complete protein available for farming and food, but we Westerners are incredibly squeamish and finicky about food. Mostly because of decades of marketing and commercial conditioning.

For example, dried mealworms are 53% protein by weight.

Tbf, the average billionaire negatively impacts the environment on a level that is hard for people to comprehend. Most people are really, really bad at understanding volume and scale. Like the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire.

Example: In 2023, 50 of the world’s richest billionaires took an average of 184 private jet flights per year, emitting as much carbon as the average person would in 300 years. Elon Musk’s two private jets alone emit 5,497 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, which is equivalent to 11 average people’s emissions in their entire lifetimes.

lol, ok

lol, 1992 was 32 years ago. Also the last time the Redskins Commanders won a Superbowl. 1996 was 28 years ago. Gen Z had not even been born.

Obama won 2008 and 2012 on a campaign of Hope for Change. A populist platform. That the Dems then squandered.

Biden didn’t win 2020, people voted against Trump. And then the Biden admin squandered the high ground. And then failed to provide for the processes to select a new Democratic leader, and instead anointed his successor, who failed spectacularly.

But, if you can look at the last 32+ years, and rationalize it to yourself, nothing I have to add will sway your decision.