rustoleumlove

rustoleumlove, 11 days ago

@arroz @TheWarOnCars also defintely check out There are No Accidents by Jessie Singer if you have not.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/There-Are-No-Accidents/Jessie-Singer/9781982129682

rustoleumlove, 10 days ago

@ai6yr i love hard cider! i've never tried making it myself tho, we have a few great local cider houses and some liquor stores that sell a few faves from the pac NW (Schilling!)

rustoleumlove, 15 days ago

@bouriquet @seachanger yup. corruption throughout both parties, at every level.

i keep saying it. no matter who wins in Nov., IMO, this country is done. we let the organizers of an insurrection, & sellouts of NatSec go unpunished. corruption of SCOTUS & the pres wont even discuss court expansion. (racist) gerrymandering in many states, also proected by SCOTUS.

2 parties beholden to donors & corporate interests, one is openly fascist, w no viable alternative

there's no US democracy anymore.

rustoleumlove, 14 days ago

@travisfw @grishka @uriel a person has to be born on US territory and be older than 34.

insurrectionists also cannot run, but SCOTUS has saved him from that problem bc they are corrupt

rustoleumlove, 15 days ago

@StillIRise1963 anything valuable? 😂 🥴

seriously tho i'm sorry you're being inconvenienced like that. those crews of workmen can be so annoying.

rustoleumlove, 15 days ago

@StillIRise1963 i hope it's over soon.

i cant stand waiting. but waiting without know how long it'll be for really sucks.

rustoleumlove, 19 days ago

@heidilifeldman thanks for explaining the CoD aspect so clearly.
im not a believer in the idea that a violent video game makes people commit violence.

however, marketing is another thing entirely. a& wow. theyre going pretty far to encourage kids to buy an AR15.

i will add, for ppl that think that CoD is age restricted, when i went to their website it says it's for everyone. if there are age verications, i'd guess a person just enters their age into the website. which, LOL

rustoleumlove, 19 days ago

@heidilifeldman yes, that is what my comment says - that videogames do not makes kids biolent, but as i said "marketing is another thing entirely"

anyway, sorry you misread it.

rustoleumlove, 18 days ago

@kims i took one look at these smug white people and decided i didn't want to read anything about them or their self-satisfied grins. i feel bad for their kids, who dont seem to be smiling so much.

rustoleumlove, 22 days ago

@flexghost @lin11c and ofc they chose Robert Hur for that Biden sht then let him make a politcally motivated speech.

the whole system is so effin corrupt and broken.

i remember how many institutions were purged when trump came into office. he put a lot of loyalists in place. and no one cared to clean house.

rustoleumlove, 22 days ago

@lin11c @flexghost yup.a russian op that people fell for at the highest levels of government, without consequence. things are very, very bad.

rustoleumlove, 21 days ago

@ai6yr tell you what,

i highly recommend switching to loose leaf.

my favorite basic black is Nilgiri Orange Pekoe and it's only $4.75 for 100 grams (3.5oz)

upton has some really amazing teas. it's really all i drink, and i spend about $80 on tea every six months.

https://www.uptontea.com/nilgiri/nilgiri-loose-leaf-black-tea/p/V00420/

rustoleumlove, 21 days ago

@StillIRise1963 not a single hearing about jaren and ivanka. crickets on them from the DOJ. The whole system fell for a russian op over hunter biden.

and the live Nation/Ticketmaster monopoly is what they are spending their time on.

i mean, this is full on collapsing empire, right?

rustoleumlove, 21 days ago

@acwhite @StillIRise1963 when the votes of Black voters no longer count in many states because SCOTUS has become totally corrupt,

the ONLY thing i want to hear from our DOJ is about the investigations they are doing into those who have corrupted our government at the highest levels.

while corporate monopolies must be broken up, this is a whistle they are blowing to get ppl like you to think they are doing Very Important Work while our country is actually collapsing in on itself

rustoleumlove, 21 days ago

@acwhite @StillIRise1963 ok, you make a fair point. it is all connected, indeed.

i just feel like {the DOJ] priorities are utterly backwards, and it's showing their intentions, which is to do nothing about most of it.

rustoleumlove, 22 days ago

@StillIRise1963 do you use the Waze driving app? you can warn other drivers and get warnings about speed traps on your route with that app

rustoleumlove, 22 days ago

@StillIRise1963 totally get that. i love the flashing the lights thing too BTW.

this reminds me of something i experienced when i was road-tripping in south africa -- there are lots of single lane highways there, and people really respect other drivers, so if someone is coming up from behind and fast, they will pull over to the shoulder to let that faster person pass.
when the person does the passing, they flash their hazards to say 'thanks'

rustoleumlove, 23 days ago

@dougfir @ai6yr there could also be a world where youre prepared to drive cross country with people & dogs bc you have a car, but you also have a bike for short trips.

i dont expect everyone who has been accustomed their entire lives to driving; whose whole world is car-centric, to suddenly stop.

but hopefully people know we have to start finding other solutions besides just 'let's find another type of car to have as a personal vehicle for literally any trip'

rustoleumlove, 23 days ago

@ai6yr @dougfir absolutely.
but in fairness, i live in chicago & still routinely ride 10+miles one way, in bad traffic
there'll be challenges, & ppl will have to commit to dealing w them if things are ever going to change ( i know you are, Ben!)

i dont expect such lifestyle chnages to be easy for anyone, & it'll be impossible for many bc of their locale, habits, health (i'm chronically ill), the size of their family & their kids ages, etc.

but were hurtling towards a REAL bad outcome

rustoleumlove, 23 days ago

@ai6yr @dougfir and if you're me, you are increasingly distressed about the action we have taken on climate.

for example, i just read a study by U Mich that says sure, the inflation reduction act wants to electrify all cars and soon.. but there is nowhere near enough copper to supply all that demand.

"shifting to electric cars is not the answer," i scream into the wind, as americans rush to buy massive trucks.
.. here we are, stuck in an abysmal reality.

https://news.umich.edu/copper-cant-be-mined-fast-enough-to-electrify-the-us/

rustoleumlove, 23 days ago

@TexasObserver whenever anyone is exonerated, the prosecution that did it digs their heels in & wont admit there was any wrongdoing.
kinda feels like these prosecutors should be penalized for ensuring these folks got wrongfully convicted in the first place (by doing stuff like withholding evidence).

..yet, i never hear of disciplinary action from a state bar or anywhere else. the DA just goes on TV & says 'it was a good conviction' then runs for office.

how can anyone think we have 'justice'

rustoleumlove, 24 days ago

@ai6yr

"No matter the season or location, ice, fire, wind and water are proving to be near-constant threats to life, land and Texans’ homes" -- and in THIS economy?!

(how can they fail to mention climate change - even once... to be this willfully dense is really stunning. even tho i should know better at this point)