Freedom and democracy are only dead if you stop fighting for it. Keep voting. Keep protecting your privacy as best you can. Do everything you can to speak out against bullshit like this.

May or may not be related, but this reminded me of serial killer Ed Gein, so i thought I would share a list of his trophies. Happy Halloween!

Whole human bones and fragments

A wastebasket made of human skin

Human skin covering several chairs

Skulls on his bedposts

Female skulls, some with the tops sawn off

Bowls made from human skulls

A corset made from a female torso skinned from shoulders to waist

Leggings made from human leg skin

Masks made from the skin of female heads

Mary Hogan’s face mask in a paper bag

Mary Hogan’s skull in a box

Bernice Worden’s entire head in a burlap sack

Bernice Worden’s heart “in a plastic bag in front of Gein’s potbelly stove”

Nine vulvae in a shoe box

A young girl’s dress and “the vulvas of two females judged to have been about fifteen years old”

A belt made from female human nipples

Four noses

A pair of lips on a window shade drawstring

A lampshade made from the skin of a human face

Fingernails from female fingers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein

if the offices are empty, why not use that money for a government program to guarantee down payments of first time home buyers?

The Biden administration is doing that also, it just doesn’t make as good a headline.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/16/white-house-announces-new-actions-on-homeownership/

If utilized as it should be, this Is a really good idea. It creates desperately needed housing, indirectly supports work from home, rescues downtowns struggling from customer loss, helps prevent default on tons of property loans (and preventing something akin to the 2008 crash).

I sometimes wonder what Larson’s childhood was like.

For my partner and I, I’m gonna make black and green spaghetti (low carb noodles made of black beans and edamami) with pasta sauce, and meatballs that look kinda like eyeballs (meatballs coated with melted mozzarella, then topped with a sliced green olive olive and pimento middle). I’m hoping shredded parm will add a slightly maggoty touch. I might also throw some candy at kids from my third floor window… haven’t decided yet.

You are very welcome.

Whose watching?

They’re all missing their tail, so he must be doing something.

Despite Black families experiencing the largest growth in median net wealth — a 60% bump from 2019 — their 2022 levels remained the lowest among all other racial or ethnic groups, and they also saw incomes falter.

The 37% rise in net worth, which was more than double the next-largest upswing on record, was largely fueled by asset growth — specifically home values and stock market gains that far exceeded consumer price inflation, Fed researchers said.

Figured_ I would add a bit more context to your argument. You can’t gain in net wealth if you have nothing to gain with. Emphasis in above quote is mine.

I appreciate the masks.

Yrs ago this would have (foolishly) increased my trust in the companies, but I’ve long since learned that companies building a “coalition” doesn’t mean squat unless it’s actually utilized to create positive change.

Surely Vermont can do better than “Cozy Corner”. We do have “Middlesex”, and (while not a town) “Ticklenaked Pond”.

I don’t have adhd, but I’m not neurotypical. My partner does have adhd, and frankly this meme speaks volumes for me and my frustration… but after almost 7yrs, I still love him beyond all reasoning.

Your meme makes complete sense. The generalizations work great. I just wanted to give a little reassurances that you (really anyone with adhd) are still cared for. :-)

Even if I’m angry or frustrated at you, it doesn’t mean I care about you any less.

All seats are Bandit’s seats.

Headlines about chaos gets more looks. The left aren’t as good at marketing themselves and their actions, and it’s nearly impossible to overshadow the bad actors in politics right now. If the average Joe wants to see positive change happening, they have to dig, and most are too exhausted, too busy, too overwhelmed to take the time; bad actors count on this.

🤗

It’s kinda looking that way, but I’m not counting the chickens before they hatch. https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-lesson-maga-world-careful-what-you-wish-opinion-1833086

Because Windows 11’s primary new feature is SOC level DRM.

Can you please what this means in idiot proof terms?