I was on the fence about attending a world cup (it would be my first) when the sleaze has been trying to say it’s “his” for the last year. Since FIFA has been corrupt forever it probably means I won’t be able to enjoy it as much because I’ll be considering what I’d be endorsing. It’s disappointing, I’ve wanted to go to one since I was a kid but considering there will probably be ICE raids in the concourse or psychopaths trying to drive trucks into the crowd to kill the [insert group] I’ll have to forgo it.

I’m surprised I have heard anything about boycott here–therr was a ton of push for that during Qatar build up around human rights, and nothing for this? I’d hope the US gets boycotted by whole nations ala East German/Russian Olympics.

Right. Off.

Haha, I bought 200 shares at $10.12 and sold at $12 along with a bit of other stocks I had because I needed a down payment for my house. After splits since, last time I decided to depress myself looking at one of those calculators it would be like 800k.

I’ve learned playing (free) poker though, you’ll eat yourself alive if you focus on the woulda/could/shoulda and end up making more mistakes. In poker (and investing) you do the best you can with incomplete information and sometimes it sucks. Move on.

Woody Harrelson’s character in Zombieland was perfect.

At this point, any bumps in the road to unfettered misogynist, bigoted, surveillance christofacist power would be helpful while the left gets a real party together.

Article yesterday said Chicago had just confirmed a lead pipe project expected to finish in 2077.

TF is wrong with administration around the lakes? How can they be allowed to have so little progress and so slowly as a normal course of business? Insulated career politicians? Bribes?

Change your luggage combo too.

serendipitously

I generally think of it as the combination of poor project management dependent on 3rd party consultants, mix in the larger infrastructure of state being aligned with corps on not wanting it to work “too” well, and large governments being unfortunately comprised of people and structures inexperienced in change–which exacerbates #1 on my list.

And by infuriated trump, they mean infuriated his election box funder attendees Bezos, Cool, Pichai. Of course I could be way off and it may be an innocent coincidence…🤑

I don’t know what’s so hard to grasp;

• immigrants are bad because they steal American jobs
• immigrants are good because exploitative industries can’t run without desperate, no-option workers
• immigrants are bad because they’re free loaders
• immigrants are good because they pay far more tax than they collect in benefits, illegal or legal
• immigrants are bad because they keep American wages down
• immigrants are good because they keep tech wages down so we should expand the visa programs tech companies lobbied for

As long as you know to which audience he’s speaking, corporate funders or everyone else, he’s been completely consistent.

What about states? Ever had to call unemployment? Lucky enough to be in a US state with paid leave? They are websites that make 1998 1.0 look decent. Their phone trees just dump you when you call them and say they are overloaded. No email, no ticket support online. So no web, phone or email support for those you are beholden to.

States aren’t trying to turn a profit, what is the incentive to have unemployment and paid leave broken in states that have passed them as law?odt of the states with paid leave tout them and promote how great they are but make the process a gauntlet of cirizen-hating obstacles.

Looking at you CA, OR and WA.

The efficiency must flow. The poison must flow. The money must flow. The power must flow.

Install the latest update and hope for the best.

The addiction is also the cure.

• Big Fish
• Up!
• Toy Story 3
• Onward
• Last of the Mohicans
• When Marnie was There (Ghibli)
• About Time

So underrated, always loved that movie. Lots of dark but honest.

Duct tape? Toilet paper? Which industry will strike it richest this time? Oh just watch more of the fear box and find out!

the banks are going to have to get involved soon…figure out a way to load up working-age people with long-term debt

Why the hell do the banks need to step in? System for an indentured workforce is already in full effect:

• no safety net, unemployment difficult to get and punishing poverty if it’s all you have
• require a car (e.g. initial capital and ongoing cost) to participate in many jobs
• have oligopolies rent out housing that is so expensive even those with full-time work can’t save any money
• have oligopolies own groceries, they maximize profits (consumer cost)
• have oligopolies own medical facilities, they maximize profits (consumer cost)
• stuff people full of consumer desires and give them easy access to credit

Cage match after full time is the only appropriate answer. Lower it right in the middle of the pitch. Indoor soccer with it smaller fields, walls has always been more fast-paced than outdoor, add in ceilings and a first-to-score or first to 3 would be a good sport on its own let alone as a final.

https://youtu.be/XG0aCa9-bLI