Probably US Defaultism didn’t help. heh. I watch panelshows so I know a little more news than the average, but it still whooshed me.

I think it wasn’t so much poorly done as just didn’t land quite well AND once anything gets a downvote or two, it snowballs. heh.

Thank you for explaining. I may not be falling down laughing, but I am quite amused. <3

Is Pepsi okay?

lol, I still don’t really get the joke, but sympathy upvote based on the edit because I hate when that happens to me <3

You sunk her just like an iceberg.

Why do you think Russia is waging Cold War II and supporting MAGA? Precisely for that reason. As you probably do know, I’m not trying to educate. Just venting frustration.

Ah, just still saying the quiet part out loud now.

FTFY heh

So, again. Support progressive candidates where you’re able, but for fucks sake vote Dem over Repub when that’s the election because fascism will kill us.

Well… I guess I kinda whooshed on that as a joke, but I see how it is one, and a good one at that — sorry to whoosh <3

And yep, I definitely “got” it, joke or serious. lol. My parents most definitely included in the checking, but I never minded too much. Mom especially usually took stuff I didn’t want anyway. lol

Thanks for your patience with my misunderstanding <3

skeptical side-eye “mmmm, keeping an eye on your just in case” lol

In August 1983, Thompson suffered a stroke and was diagnosed with cancer, leaving her family with staggering medical bills they could not afford. Her children leveraged her late-in-life fame and issued a public appeal.

Recognizing the woman who had humanized the Great Depression for generations, the American public sent in over $110,000 in donations to cover her medical care. Thompson passed away a month later in September 1983 at the age of 80.

Welp. That’s definitely America for you right there.

Also, standard “wrong community” comment - this is fascinating, thank you OP!

As a cis white male… with multiple disabilities… I approve of your message. :) <3

It’s a myth perpetuated by parents so they can continue to confiscate Halloween candy for themselves.

It is a myth propagated by those afraid of strangers.

Everyone winks about Santa Claus. People get angry and scared about the “threat” from adulterated (pun intended) Halloween candy.

Most urban is blue - or at least much bluer than the surrounding rural. But even there, no urban is all blue and no rural is all red.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_states_and_blue_states#Purple_states

There are many ways to visualize on a smaller scale that “red/blue majority states”.

This is also why the “red/blue states” thing irritates me. People write off “red” states as useless. And sure, in one sense, maybe. But states can change, and they are, at worst, “currently red majority states”. Not “red states”.

We’d still be better off than ALL the country being ignorant.

no its a boat u idiot

I’ve hosted websites since 1997, and for the last decade, I’ve given up fighting just that. I use - and this is not an ad, but is an endorsement - mxroute to handle that. They handle fighting blacklists so I don’t have to worry about it.

Glad to explain more if wanted, but it’s pretty simple to set up - as long as you control your DNS.

I appreciate this comment. Frankly, I bowed out of the conversation because the replies make it clear people just want to believe what they want, and that’s fine, I guess.

Yes, things change, hence the hindsight redefinition of what PHP stands for.

nono fucking magic involves getting a big bed, plenty of lube and toys, and is a lot more fun