I went to a trade school to be an automotive tech, and they had a job fair near the end of the program where all of the local dealerships came out to give out information and set up interviews.

I came out of the program with an entry level hourly position as a technician at the BMW dealership and worked with a master tech until I was ready to start flagging hours.

Speaking as someone from the USA, so there’s probably a bit of a cultural difference, but I’d say it’s the most likely way to secure a decent job in the industry. Otherwise, you could likely get a job busting down tires and doing oil changes at a local shop. You’ll be getting experience that way, but what you learn will be very dependent on the individual shop. It’s a much cheaper alternative, though (at least in the US).

That would be the absolute funniest option.

I’ve got my money on his legs exploding like microwaved sausages during the State of the Union. If I win, I’m set for life.

How dare you. Those cognitive tests were preventative.

“Eligibility reforms” means “give overworked people a ton of extra paperwork to do in the hope that they either give up or make an error so that we can drop them.”

How you know they’re on the same side in one picture:

Yeah, idk how I borked that.

Remember in 2025 when GWB had so thoroughly fucked the country that even Republicans denied supporting him?

They never learn a damn thing; the party response is to always double down on reactionary policies that shore up their support among the absolute worst people in the US so that billionaires can consolidate their wealth and power.

Is there a worse group of miserable assholes than the Heritage Foundation?

The only issue I get with PipePipe is that when I switch from LTE to WiFi the stream cuts off and won’t restart due to an error. I can play other stuff through the app, just not what I was listening to after the network change.

The man charged with planting two pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol told the FBI he believed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter.

So… Not an anarchist like the cops initially reported, but rather a stupid and violent right-wing “lone wolf.” What prize do I win for correctly predicting this? I must be able to see the future to know that the cops were bullshitting, huh?

Who wants to bet that this is just another right-wing nutjob and not an “anarchist” at all?

I might believe the cops if they weren’t constantly caught lying to further their right-wing projects.

The fog of hangover?

I know I can’t tell if someone is a good or bad person just from looking at a photo.

But this is very good evidence of the contrary.

He’s going to look so shocked if he gets fired. I guarantee it.

Then do something, assholes.

Or keep acting like cowards who are afraid of what Grabby Grandpa’s gonna call you, that seems more likely.

Woody Guthrie wrote a song, Lindbergh, about America’s Nazi collaborators. Notably, he calls out America First as being a fascist movement in disguise.

And I’m gonna tell you workers, 'fore you cash in your checks
They say "America First, " but they mean “America Next!”
In Washington, Washington

This is the biggest takeaway: billionaires live in a society apart. They know their money will insulate them from consequences, and so do their sycophants.

The tastes of the duke were peculiar. He had a fine eye for colors and effects. He disregarded the decora of mere fashion. His plans were bold and fiery, and his conceptions glowed with barbaric lustre. There are some who would have thought him mad. His followers felt that he was not. It was necessary to hear and see and touch him to be sure that he was not.

-The Masque of the Red Death

This video is the first thing I remember her from. I don’t think she’s fundamentally different now.

FLARED USERS ONLY
FLARED USERS ONLY
FLARED USERS ONLY

Get out into nature. Take frequent walks.

Be social, even if you don’t want to in the moment.

Have a goal to work towards that doesn’t have anything to do with employment (learn to draw, or play piano, or cook).

Be patient with yourself and others. It’s rough out there.