I read Hillbilly Elegy shortly after it came out due to the prompting of a conservative acquaintance. It is such an infuriating book because he comes SO close to getting it. Instead of acknowledging that he only got where he is through the help of others including government welfare, he decides he is a Special Boy and would have been great regardless.

They won’t even be built. He will just funnel a bunch of money to his defense contractor buddies.

To MAGAs, guns don’t cause crime, brown people cause crime.

Mmm…coconut oil.

Or the Holy Trinity of Cajun and creole cooking, celery, onions, and bell pepper.

Falling in love is not a choice. Staying in love is a choice.

Honestly, I gave up on dealing with bed adhesion issues on fine parts and just use a glue stick on the bed.

No legislation they propose will not move forward. All that the Republicans left them are symbolic gestures

Also the real bones are often too heavy to support in a display, so lighter replica pieces are used.

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The chemical most places use for drycleaning is perchloroethylene, or perc, which can contaminate groundwater if not stored or disposed of properly.

I used to operate a drill rig for taking soil and water samples. I learned to read all the utility markings and to spot the telltale markings of previous drill work. I can walk around an urban area and tell you where all the gas stations and drycleaners used to be just based on a look at the pavement. In that sense I can “see” things others can’t.

It would actually be pretty funny to send them the data they want but only from districts that voted Republican. (Of course they shouldn’t ACTUALLY do this but the idea is appealing).

We really need to stop electing people who think following the law is optional.

Plants only absorb CO² and release oxygen when photosynthesizing, which requires sunlight. At night plants undergo cellular respiration where they absorb oxygen and release CO². Some sealed terrariums haven’t had any water, air, or fertilizer for decades.

https://laidbackgardener.blog/2019/10/14/the-worlds-second-oldest-sealed-terrarium/

It would be more economical to pay for people to relocate and train them for new jobs. There’s plenty of room in cities and suburbs for the displaced. To be clear, I’m not talking about getting rid of towns of 5000; I’m talking about towns of a population of 500 or less.

Hey, if they want to stay when the water, electric, sewage, roads, fire department, police, and all other publicly subsidized services are removed they are welcome to it. We all shouldn’t have to pay because a handful of people can’t adjust to the century they live in.

I’ve said it before, but we need to start shutting down all these miniscule towns that have no reason for existing. They are nothing but an economic and social drain on the country.

Some do, but they happen less and there is legal recourse when it does happen.

Without civil rights there is no equity or social justice. It isn’t just about getting married. It’s about getting fired for being out. It’s about being denied housing for being out. It’s about being jailed for sodomy or dragged behind a truck until you are dead.