We would, but most of us are too unhealthy from lack of access to affordable healthcare and can lose our jobs if we try to take time off work.

Tinfoil hat time. Our government fucking hates our asses. Lower class? Get shot, die from preventable diseases, whatever, just do it quietly so it doesn’t bother the wealthy while they grease each other’s palms.

Holy shit!

I havent been on fb for a long time, I mean years, so I didn’t realize it had basically turned into the dumping grounds for the rest of the internet.

It reminds me of an article i read a long time ago about the police branches that have to deal with reviewing csam and the toll it takes on them.

I don’t typically have much sympathy for the police, but anyone who has to look at that stuff and basically get psychological damage in order to convict the people who create it have my respect.

Those moderators don’t deserve that shit. I hope they win their lawsuit.

Cassandra might be kinda pitiful to ascribe to ones self, but I feel parts of her story are relatedable regardless of gender. Many people have been in a situation where they are not being believed. At work, with family, whatever it is.

I think it’s hard because the characters are designed to represent an attribute, or symbolize a specific problem. They aren’t really good for representing a person’s whole existence.

They also don’t charge people who blow up abortion clinics with terrorism either. They haven’t since the 60s - 70s.

If you look it up the courts have been petitioned several times to associate abortion clinic bombings with Christian terrorism but they keep refusing to call it what it is.

After reading about that fiasco I have very little faith our government actually has a working definition of terrorism that doesn’t shift at their convenience.

His buttcheeks look like yoshi eyes and I can’t unsee it.

You seem pleasant. Hope whatever it is you’re are taking out on me resolves itself.

If you wish to be careless around aggressive birds go ahead.

I’m advising caution for reasonable folks who actually wish to minimize injury to themselves and don’t get a hit of dopamine from being deliberately contrarian online.

Enjoy your day my friend! Hope you got your fix.

I think you’re misunderstanding me here.

The way birds attack is basically the embodiment of chaos. Grabbing a flapping, sqwaking, incredibly fast and pissed off bird isn’t easy, near impossible. I wanted to snap that roosters neck, and tried to grab his fucking legs as they coming at me. Needed help that day lol

I used to have to catch these bastards and put them in the coop every night. It was my least favorite part of the job. The hens were a delight, loved them. Roosters and geese can fuck off though.

Sure, one might not kill you, but add in a body of water, slick mud, obstacles(things geese and swans are around frequently) ect and someone can definitely get very injured or die because they got knocked over and hit their head or whatever. Plus they’re really goddamn aggressive and that can surprise people.

Exercise caution, and don’t underestimate them my friend.

That’s why I specifically said ‘while kayaking’ but also I’ve cared for geese, roosters, and swans.

Ever been attacked by any of those animals? I have. Roosters are the worst. They have these sharp spikes on their legs that draw blood. I’ve kicked a rooster with everything i had because it was spurring me and going for my face. Itd didnt just die, thing kept coming at me. I kicked it several times without holding back and it just kept attacking. Took two people to catch it so i could get in my car. The rooster was fine. I was scratched to hell.

That rooster was small. Now imagine a goose or swan with the same attitude.

I’ve worked many farms and those birds don’t fuck around. If youre so confident by all means fuck around with those birds and find out. I won’t stop you.

Except for swans… which are giant geese. Those two are very durable.

At least one person has died from being attacked by a swan while kayaking.

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2012-apr-16-la-na-nn-killer-swan-attacks-chicago-man-until-he-drowns-20120416-story.html

If he was Roman Polanski and a member of The Rich Rapist Club it wouldn’t be a problem.

Does anyone remember how that guy raped a 13 year old and is still *marked as active in the film industry on wikipedia? Oh and how Hollywood elites defend him constantly?

Yeah, I don’t feel bad at all about supporting Luigi.

*edit - not necessarily making movies, but is active in the industry at 91.

I mean, to be completely honest, it was a relief that it wasn’t children or random innocent adults getting gunned down this time.

Ffs the police rarely get the right house when busting someone’s door down and shoot the “wrong suspect” all the time. This guy shot his intended target and hurt no one else. He’s not only less evil than health care CEOs, he’s less evil and more competent than the police.

If private schools are going to exist they should have a minimum curriculum actually enforced so that students attending them aren’t put at a disadvantage.

For example, sex education should be required as part of health and human biology. Not it’s own separate, needlessly controversial thing.

Many private schools are religious and refuse to teach certain topics, or replace them with nonsense and it hurts their students.

But also don’t give them tax money. They rake it with their excessive tuition already.

That has to be one of the most depraved and appalling things I’ve ever read. I just got a piece of mail from cigna telling me to sign up for their supplemental insurance before something terrible happens to me.

I think I’ll use it to curse their CEO and lackeys instead. I don’t know if that shit works, but it might offer some catharsis after finding out they deny epileptic children with cancer treatment and are baffled when parents “freak out.” Seriously, those inhuman husks can eat shit and choke.

Compost them away from crops and use on ornamentals and pollinator plants only. Don’t want lead contamination!

Dyes come in different permanence, but some colors like to stick around for longer. For example pthalo based dyes(or paints even) likes to stain everything and have a tendency to leech into places you don’t want them. Yellow dyes tend to fade from UV exposure very easily. I have no idea what’s in that green dye, but holy shit I hope it’s not carcinogenic.

Honestly, I’m glad that guy is dead, and if that makes me a bad person I guess I’ll just have to live with that.

Hard to feel bad when a Machiavellian asshole like that actually suffers consequences. Sucks that he was immune to consequences from the legal system with all that money. If that wasn’t the case he might still be alive to go to jail.

I was a pack a day smoker, and a 2000 hit vape cart will last me almost a week.

I smoke a lot less. If I just wanted one drag of a cig I’d end up smoking all of it. Now I take one hit off my vape put it back and I’m good for a few hours.

It’s interesting how vaping changes people’s smoking habits. I’ve been experimenting with substituting nicotine gum for the vape here and there. Hoping my body will accept that after awhile and I can stop vaping, then quit the gum with regular gum. It seems like a bunch of extra steps, but it’s working so far

I think healthy skepticism when it comes to the government is good. Especially if people want transparency. Holding them accountable for abuses is even better, but has been less than ideal in practice over the years.

Unfortunately, people tend to skip healthy skepticism and dive right into conspiracy driven paranoid delusions, and lack of government accountability does feed into that mindset. Combine that with Maga propaganda, fox News, and other extremist media and we’ve got a shit show.

Eh, its a very easy way to avoid smart appliances and a surprising amount of people don’t know they exist.

If it’s not for you, that’s okay, but someone else might find it useful and maybe wants that aesthetic.