I can show up to a protest, but I cannot afford to participate in a general strike. 🤷 I think you would see dramatically different numbers with a general strike.

Because he even sucks at being shitty.

France helped us during the revolution. The world has, generally speaking, been pretty good to us when we ask for help.

And creativity!

I didn’t know I wanted to slap a Lamborghini-style chassis onto a lawnmower, but now I do.

This was a good speech. There are lots of rallys on Saturday. Consider attending one: https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=50501

Is this real?

These guys deserve each other.

My experience is that all upset people love to be told to calm down. 😉

I love this quote about the breakdown of obligations in America. It’s not a direction I want to go, but it does seem to be the direction we are headed:

In America, everyone does whatever they want, society did break down, it’s terrible, and it’s great! You only look out for number one, scream at whoever disagrees with you, there are no bees because they all died, and if you need surgery you just beg for money on the internet. It’s the perfect system!

I mean, they tried to enshrine what they believed to be inherent into law. It is literally the opening of the declaration of independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

It is a philosophical debate that continues to this day. But most philophies think there are some obligations somewhere. There’s even a whole Tav show dedicated to the discussion (the Good Place).

It is a fascinating philosophical debate! We don’t talk about duties a ton right now, but they are weaved the nto the fabric of US law. https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/samuel-moyn-rights-duties/

I have neuropathic pain and acupuncture has helped manage it so I can stay away from these kinds of medicine. Might be worth giving a shot (if nothing else you get a nap, which I always welcome).

I think about historical dental care a shocking amount.

The state is paying the hospital bill, right?

I think of it as sweat equity.😉

Totally. But it is like gifting someone a lightly used Cadillac. Which is weird.

Didn’t Boeing stop making these a few years ago? Like, are Qatar gifting trump a used plane?

It’s never to late to do the right thing.