I like to get stoned. When I lived in San Francisco I could easily get around the city using public transit no matter my state if inebriation. Now, I’m confined to what’s within walking distance, which is a couple coffee shops and a bar. I’ll hit them up occasionally but there’s only so many times I can go by a coffee shop in a day.

They exist but as long as roads are available to cars then people will keep on doing what they’re used to doing, which is driving their car.

We need to start blocking off streets and if the government won’t do it then the people should.

That’s why there also need to be laws that ban cars from densely populated places where alternative transit is accessible. It should be inconvenient to drive anywhere in the city.

If he gets the nomination in 2028 then we’re beyond royally fucked.

Encryption should be no more a crime than locking your house or storing your valuables in a safe.

Lol yeah, she’s touring the country throwing rallies while Schumer is trying to lead, “We stand with Israel. We will win.” chants with the least amount of charisma possible and Jefferies is doing interviews and insisting the Democrats’ biggest issue is messaging while dodging questions about taking money from corporate lobby.

Empty words to garner sympathy and cover their own asses.

If you were confident that you’ve done right by the people you represent then surely you wouldn’t be threatened by challenges to your incumbency.

It’s good to remember that Trump’s entire MO is to never concede. MAGA politicians have adopted this strategy because it works so well against politicians who adhere to decorum and good faith politics.

It’s essentially a game of chicken, the first one to give in losses.

Do I hold resentment against my parents for subjecting me into this bullshit of a world? Not really… They couldn’t have known it was going to get this bad three decades ago.

Do I intend on subjecting another human to this bullshit of a world? Hell no! I decided long ago that if I ever wanted kids than I was going to adopt. There’s people out there who’ve got it worse than I do and I would rather help improve the life of somebody who’s already here than bring in a whole new consciousness all for the sake of continuing my genetic legacy.

Cries in Star Wars: Battlefront 3

the status quo where everyone was still relatively comfortable

This statement is so out of touch. People voted for Trump over the Democrats because they were struggling to make ends meet in an economy where a huge amount of the populace is a missed paycheck away from having to choose between being evicted from their homes or feeding their family. The cost of living continues to rise on a monthly basis and the Democrats’ response was to tell us we had the best economy in the world. They believed Trump when he said he’d fix it over Harris when she said she wouldn’t distance herself from Biden’s agenda.

In hindsight, things can always get worse and we can see now that they have. But six months ago people were not comfortable but rather desperate and the Dems were unwilling to take radical action when Trump promised he would.

No shit, Joe! Your insistence on holding into power when it was clear that’s not what the people wanted enabled this. Your legacy will forever be tarnished by your inability to accept reality before it was too late.

Oh look, an illegitimate court making up illegitimate rules.

Dave the Diver!

Thanks for fact-checking me, it’s good to know that there are pockets of the world that are trying to do the right thing. And sorry for my pessimism, I live in America.

We’re hardly even three months in… We’ve got a loooong way to go before even the midterms.

Unlike Amazon and all the other giant tech corporations?

The governments you’re referring to are socially funded institutions that exist to protect the populace against the exploitations of capitalism. Sadly, they are the exception to many other governments which have let the corruption that capitalism breeds take hold.

I just go directly to the company’s website and go from there. Usually it’s the same price, on rare occasions it’s a few dollars more but to me it’s worth it not to do business with Amazon. I’ve passed up on buying things entirely because they were only available on Amazon.

In fact, over the last couple years I’ve been transitioning from buying online to buying from small-business brick and mortar stores. Sure it’s less convenient but it’s also less wasteful, it keeps resources within my local economy and I’m buying a lot less junk that I don’t really need.