Too batshit crazy for the Freedom Caucus is batshit crazy indeed.

As a 65 year old, I am gratified that you think so

HK'ers were using an Open Garden app called Firechat which by some coincidence has been discontinued and not updated since 2018.

Yes, and Huntsville is very pleasant itself because of this. But they all assure me that you have only to drive a half hour out of Huntsville to know for certain that you are in Alabama. (The thank-god-for-Mississippi Alabama, that Alabama).

This is going to matter to some aerospace engineers and particularly the ones with spouses and children.

I like how the interviewee remarked on his concerns for the younger union members.

I imagine the Teamsters are too large and too savvy to go for a new contract that creates a two-tier system of new members with a crappier package than senior members. They should know that would be a death spiral for union membership.

If the evidence around changes in Twitter content might be harmful to the business model and alarming to advertisers?

If the shoe fits, then what?

Religion: the ultimate pyramid scheme tool of social control.

FTFY

That does sound sorta Presidential.

Aaaaaand, once again we see that the police "don't get to choose which laws they enforce" except that that is exactly what they do. And with a monopoly on the legitimate use of force and virtual impunity.

Wait 'til 340,000 UPS drivers/Teamsters Union members go on strike at the end of the month for cost of living wage increases and better pay for part-timers.

Headline: "Trump rawdogs own arraignment!"

I am going to operate under the following assumptions:
-the current global trend towards authoritarian governments will continue and become more prevalent
-balkanization will be the new norm: an atlas will show more numerous and smaller countries
-climate change (extreme heat, extreme humidity and sea level rise) will make large regions functionally unfit for human habitation by reasons of lethal heat and/or humidity, loss of coastal access, lack of potable water and/or loss of sustainable agriculture.
-we'll be well into the technological curve for AI and robotics. We'll have gone past the early stage where people over-estimate technological capabilities and far into the later stages where people will under-estimate technological capabilities
-if cash is still legal, it will be useless for all legitimate transactions because no institution wants it. If it still exists, it will only be useful for peer-to-peer illegitimate transactions: crime, drugs and sex.
-whatever is bad now will be worse

So: social taboos that exist today that will not be taboo in 100 years?
-slavery: we already see slavery in all but name in the form of privatized prisons and wage-slavery (work a soul-killing minimum wage job, or die/be homeless). What if the cost of being able to emigrate from a country or region that is uninhabitable is slavery, whether real or de facto? It's the cheapest form of labor.
-murder: being deemed outlaw will make a comeback. An outlaw is outside the protection of the law, so killing an outlaw is not a crime.
-extortion: governments and government proxies (militias, death squads, religious sects) will exercise sanctioned extortion
-hoarding: if you are living in an unstable balkan state or are an unpopular minority in one, hoarding will not be pathologic
-civilian ownership of firearms
-racism and nationalism; best way to keep out undesirable climate refugees is to de-humanize them
-corporations being into every piece of the pie: a logical extension of the trend to privatization or "wanting government to be run like a business" is the replacement of nation-states by corporations or zaibatsu-like alliances of multiple corporations

That’s worked well in Vienna and Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

Interesting that there was a significant increase during and following the pandemic due to irreconcilable differences over masking and vaccines. Probably wasn't helped to be locked down together at that point, either.

I remember when my daughter (elementary school age at the time) let all the kids into her dress-up clothes. There were some parents who were less than pleased to see their sons wearing tutus, tiaras, gowns, fairy wings and the like. Honestly, they all looked adorable!

It's actually parity of response. No orca was killed, no humans have been killed.

Fried rice with chopped kimchi and Spam with a fried egg. Serving suggestion: eaten over the sink after a long night of it. Pants optional.

For these folks, remember that every accusation is actually a confession.

IIRC there's some urban legend on the subject of weirdest job interview questions.

The Question: "Can you fight?"

The employer: Waffle House

Here's a great recipe if it interests you!
It's not too difficult to make, just takes time. The carrots add a nice vegetal flavor and aroma to it. Use a nice, well-marbled chuck roast for it. Avoid "stew cuts" as they tend to be a lot drier and lacking in flavor.