This is an incredibly important statement. You’ve perfectly summarized exactly how non-Harris voters felt. The opinions you share in here may or may not be true and the Lemmy population certainly doesn’t like hearing it, but this was the thought process that brought trump to office.

Frankly, the way to save America is to attack corporations. Regulate, regulate, regulate, put money back in the hands of the voters. Whoever does this has the vote.

By like 20 orders of magnitude or something

I’ve been saying this exact same thing. Trump is a raging moron and I fear the intelligent demagogue that follows him more than I fear a second trump presidency (although a second trump term might guarantee the former)

If you ask native Americans, it is. Source: listened to stories from one

I’ve got to check these recs out

I’ve never actually seen, just the references. Guess it’s worth a go

Where have you seen this? I’ve been looking for some stories like it

China is escalating in their own way, what with the recent article about censoring satellite communication traffic

I just miss my corny dogs

Let’s tear them down anyway

I would trade every American gas station and convenience store for a single authentic Japanese 7-eleven corndog.

In my opinion, the probable burnout isn’t worth it. Burnout is like a heat injury, once you get it you become more susceptible to it for a time. I recommend maintaining a healthy work-freetime balance now so you know how to do it in the future.

https://youtu.be/ukq-Zc7nGw8?feature=shared

Perfect. Grab one for yourself too

God I miss Don Quixote’s

Pretty sure I saw this on JoJo

Two years ago I became a first time homeowner. I’m moving in 6 months and am going to keep this property and rent it out. I cannot afford to buy another house almost anywhere in the US. I will be renting. However, I closed on this place with 3% interest and pay $1500/mo for the mortgage, plus about $250 for utilities. Round up to $1800/mo. Anyone buying at today’s interest and value with 20% down is looking at a mortgage of about $2300/mo, before utilities.

I absolutely resent this market, but I refuse to let this place go into the hands of anyone like Blackrock. And since I don’t care about maximizing profit, I can keep the rate on the lower end and help someone live here for a few hundred a month less than they could with a new sale. I can rent it for $1700-1800/mo to cover incidentals and repair and still let a renter live here for less than a new mortgage.

I’ve been toying with the idea of counting every dollar the renter pays against the mortgage and selling to them at the difference when (if) rates come back down.

Certainly not ideal, and a little bit apologetic, but in this situation it’s about as close as I can get to a win-win. Or least lost-least lost.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes by Crosby, Stills, and Nash (and sometimes Young). Also, Wooden Ships, same band. Four Way Street is an outstanding album full of heavy hitters

Le Pétomane

Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Pétomane Dunno why I only shared the name.

I read those stories like 20 years ago. Good to see them coming up again! Is he still writing?