We were in SF a few months ago, and wandered around the Union Square area. I snapped pictures around the city because I actually adored it and sent them to my MAGA parents, telling them they promised me human shit on the sidewalks and hoardes of homeless people harrassing me, so I wanted my money back. I told them I was also promised looters and cars being smashed into right in front of my face.

They were not amused and said something along the lines of: “Yes well Trump has been president so cities are cleaning up their acts!”

They both live on the fucking east coast and have never even set foot in CA for a second.

Oh good, we’re another step closer to 1984 becoming reality.

Thankfully this shit hasn’t made it to my installation. I’m guessing these eight bases “world-wide” have to be targeting the USMC.

The Marines get the absolute bottom of the barrel treatment even as far military members go.

My husband and I, who are both Enlisted, have been saying for years that the military is proof that a form of socialism CAN work in the US. It’s not “true” socialism because we still have an owning class, but ffs, it’s a goddamned start. And its not just Active Duty who gets taken care of. Its also dependents, veterans (to an extent), and retirees. So there is the proof that the model is scalable.

At this point, I honestly believe that the biggest reason reason the government won’t let the US have free or even affordable Healthcare isn’t solely because of profits. It’s because they won’t be able to dangle free healthcare over the heads of poor teens to get them to Enlist. Same thing with the pension for re-enlistments.

I feel like those two items are purposefully withheld from the public to keep the military stacked.

As someone who only recently got the opportunity to flee Texas to Cali: Fuck yes.

People who have never lived in a place like TX, FL, MS, MO, AL, etcetcetc have no idea what its like, and the purists who were against this move have zero idea whats at stake. The fact that this is time capped speaks volumes, and was intentional. Again, I urge people to look at how Texas did it. There is no limit, and the people didn’t vote on it. You don’t want that kind of government.

This was already legally happening in Texas. Cali did this in response to Texas being allowed to heavily gerrymander their state in Republican favor.

Editing to add: And it’s a time-constrained deal. This new map will only exist until 2030 when the maps would be redrawn anyhow. Cali put this up to a vote. Texas just…did it without a vote. Its near impossible for on-the-ground voters to get anything on a ballot in Texas due to the way the state Constitution is written.

Honestly I think there is a non-zero chance of this happening as well. We live in an apartment and neither of us have ever been “prepper” types so we don’t have a huge hoard or anything, but I have dedicated a cabinet in our kitchen to this situation.

I told my husband that I don’t think it’s unlikely that at some point we’re going to have to go without utilities for a couple weeks, so we needed to have stuff on-hand. After a few weeks, I feel like all bets would be off anyway and society would basically become feral so it doesn’t make sense to have a huge hoard that you can’t haul around easily. Unless you live in a house with Purge-Night style defenses, then I guess it makes sense.

I say this all the time as some who has bought/sold two houses and is currently a renter.

It IS really nice having the “forced savings” of buying a house, and knowing that if you pay off enough and SHTF you can always sell for a chunk of change, but holy shit, people VASTLY underestimate the maintenance costs.

Most people think: “Haha, I would rather have a $10K roof replacement every 20 years” or “I could handle a $1K water heater NBD”, but its not that. At all.

We had a pipe bust underneath our house that home insurance wouldn’t cover because it didn’t directly affect the house itself, and that was an unexpected $30K hit and digging under our home in multiple locations. People like to tout the foundation/roof being good, but I’m telling everyone, dont sleep on the hydrostatic leak tests. And if I ever buy a house again, that is something I’ll get done like every other year, because our pipe burst after we had owned the home for over 10 years.

Right now though, I am HAPPY knowing that the only “emergency” I’d have to cover would be vehicle issues, and my savings are going to largely stay my savings.

Do your clothes not get mildewy/musty in the closet? We have a big enough one to do this in, but the few times I’ve tried to dry my clothes indoor they got that mildewy scent to them.

Now we live in an apartment where I’m not allowed to have a clothesline outside, but It’s really like to not use my dryer at all because it’s so hard on clothes.

Just FYI (and I’m sure you’re careful/keeping watch) if your little orange gremlin accidentally swallows one & you live in the US, it is a COSTLY surgery to fix.

My Shiba Inu ate one a few years ago, it wrapped around her intestines, and it cost us $10K (and then another $5K when she ripped her stitches out a week later. Thank fuck for Care credit T.T)

Just a warning because I don’t want anyone else to experience that kinda stress!

Omfg they can (and should) fucking retire at a reasonable place in life, don’t you think?

I just asked my husband what this was, and he launched into a whole lesson about how this title is the end-goal of the bennyjezerit (idk I’m not googling how to spell that lmao, I just know how its pronounced), and its the male version of the bennies.

He also told me that Jessica fucked everything up because she was supposed to have a daughter, and instead chose to have Paul, so she essentially ended a 3000 year old breeding program in its tracks. Icon behavior!

I was wondering if maybe he’d finally knocked some goddamned sense into himself.

Hey, I’m not going to deny that trans and LGB+ rights haven’t garnered more attention lately.

But you said “for the past 3 years”.

I’m sorry…when did the first bathroom bills gain popularity? Was it 2016ish? I feel like it was 2016ish.

Republicans have ALWAYS been obsessed with the genitalia of strangers.

Omg everything my husband does is adorable and cute and makes me happy.

…but I’d be fucking lying if I didn’t have minor annoyance with as much knowledge of GoT, Dune, & Yu Yu Hakusho as I do because of his drunken presentations.

He cute, and even more so when he’s passionate, but goddamn I do not gaf about Paul Atreides.

Goddamnit we’re so fucking stupid.

Stop, really? That’s my home instance but I haven’t seen that on my feed! I hate that if its true and I’ll never stop bitching about ICE!

Chinga La Migra!

Hey bruh, I’m a Millenial in America and thought the same thing about Conservatives/Republicans. “They’re all a stupid minority, no one sensible feels this way.”

Please, for the love of god, don’t discount the right-winged weirdos around you. Ignoring those “edgelord cases” who were “never going to amount to anything” are exactly how we got a second Trump term. Use us as a warning.

They’re fucking dumb, yet terrifyingly effective. Keep up the boycotts & public criticisms, we support you!

Saw these in Paris while visiting. Always thought that every major city should have them. Was hella convenient!

Another W for Mamdani.

Ugh, Tequila. When I was in my early 20s, my bar drink of choice was a shot of Cuervo Silver with a salted rim and a lime slice. I puked it up so many times that even the scent of straight Tequila makes me gag and I’m nearly 40 now.

Even the “good stuff” like the Don Julio my husband occasionally enjoys sipping.

I can still enjoy a good margarita on the rocks though, so it didn’t completely destroy Tequila for me.

I’m an IPA, Chianti or Malbec, Prosecco, and Gin girly though for the most part.