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RickiTarr, 6 hours ago to random

Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

QasimRashid, 21 hours ago to random

Horrific. Police in Florida kill Roger Fortson, a U.S. Airman and 23-year-old Black man in his own home. The unidentified officer is on unpaid administrative leave and has not been charged with any crimes yet.

Subscribe for more commentary: https://substack.com/@qasimrashid

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chessert, 1 day ago to random

Seems legit?

RickiTarr, 2 days ago to random

Halp!!! I got deodorant in my mouth!

mastodonmigration, 2 days ago to random

For those losing their heads over today's actions by Judge Cannon, take a deep breath. This was always going to happen. The writing has been on the wall since Judge Cannon was drawn for the case. Getting all worked up about it is only going to make you crazy and desperate. The way we will rid ourselves of this menace is at the polls in November.

For a sober discussion on this topic this exchange today between @Teri_Kanefield and @JonChevreau is highly recommended:

https://mstdn.ca/@JonChevreau/112401937598899929

Nonilex, 2 days ago to Florida

Mother F⁕⚠︎er!!!!

Judge indefinitely #delays #Trump’s #ClassifiedDocuments trial in #Florida
U.S. Judge #AileenCannon said there are too many pre-trial issues to address to set a new trial date now.
#NationalSecurity #law #criminal #conspiracy #obstruction #espionage #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/05/07/trump-classified-documents-trial-delayed-cannon-florida/

paninid, 4 days ago to books

Nobody else read Johnny Got His Gun in middle school?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun

#bookstodon #reading @bookstodon

emarktaylor, 4 days ago to Hockey

🏒 #Hockey #NHL #StanleyCup :NHL: :StanleyCup: @hnom @hockey #HNOM :HNOM:

Via BlueCollarBlueShirts @NYCTheMiC
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Best meme I’ve seen yet lol #leafsforever and ever and ever and ever !

SuitedUpDev, 6 days ago to random

The phone is back! Now I'm back on my regular schedule of shit posting with my phone 😈

auschwitzmuseum, 6 days ago to random

4 May 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Zsuzsika Schiffer, was born in Hatvan.

In June 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in Auschwitz.

SuitedUpDev, 7 days ago to kpop

Nobody on this bus knows I am listening to Waggy 🐶 :3 #mamamoo #kpop

chessert, 8 days ago to MLB

@baseball
Wish I could have watched this game, but I did get to listen to the Cubs' radio broadcast.

I really like Shota Imanaga: that was a good pick-up, Cubbies! ⚾ 🐻 😀

#MLB #Chicago #Cubs

https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/shota-imanaga-throws-seven-scoreless-innings-vs-mets

chessert, 8 days ago to MLB

@baseball
Cubs v. Mets is blacked out here in NEPA. F'n Mets! 🙄

#MLB #Chicago #Cubs

timrichards, 9 days ago to Trains

Good morning from the Sprit of the Outback train! Somewhere west of Rockhampton, heading for Longreach. Here's the dining car just before breakfast this morning - note the rustic corrugated iron ceiling.

#Train #Trains #SleeperTrain cc @diningcar

RickiTarr, 12 days ago to random

That Novelty Cup you had to have on vacation, you'll never use it again.

emarktaylor, 13 days ago to NFL

🏈 @nfl #NFL

Via Shehan Jeyarajah @ShehanJeyarajah
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The Bears picked the best player in college football and also Caleb Williams, that’s crazy

xChaos, 13 days ago to diy Czech

Včera mistr cyklomechanik @cobic odvzdušnil moji zadní brzdu, která už vůbec nebrzdila. A pak jsme trochu popojeli trajektem napříč zátokou.

#thesuntrip2024 #recumbent #solarbike #diy

Injecting fresh hydraulic fluid into rear break of recumbent bike
Solar bikes on a ferry
Solar bike on a ferry

RickiTarr, 15 days ago to random

You should get a gap year in every decade of your life.

emarktaylor, 15 days ago to cfb

🏈 @cfb #CFB #CollegeFootball

Via Scott Dochterman 🤖 @ScottDochterman

Iowa and Kansas State will open the 2025 season in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, August 23, 2025, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.

Farmageddon!

chessert, 15 days ago to music

Opened this up for the first time in ~6 years. I stopped playing completely when I left the Army in 2009.

I bought this in 1983, I think (with a little help from Mom & Dad). My first — and only — professional Horn. The detachable bell is in the top half of the case, out of sight. It's a Yamaha YHR-862: a big bore, big throated Kruspe wrapped Horn. Perfect for Concert Band or a large Orchestra (Mahler), when you need to project.

#Horn #Music #YHR-862 #Yamaha

1/3

nixCraft, 18 days ago to random

everyone should learn C and Assembly. Do you agree? Full interview is here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3gNaAVjQ4

[everyone should learn C and Assembly. Do you agree? Full interview is here https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3gNaAVjQ4](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/314/202/782/672/022/original/9d1c2e3f60a3c0cd.mp4)

gimulnautti, 18 days ago to Ukraine

Aid bill for Ukraine finally passes, with the all-important 155mm cannon shells & long-range weapons & continuation plan. Because this will take a while.

Finally, we can expect Ukraine to be able to hit Russia on an equal footing, not outgunned 5-to-1 and banned from hitting the actual supplies far outside Ukrainian borders.

That’s going to change a lot of things.
Slava Ukraïni!

#ukraine #UkraineWar #USA #militaryaid #NAFO

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-vote-long-awaited-95-billion-ukraine-israel-aid-package-2024-04-20/

gutenberg_org, 18 days ago to books

German philosopher Immanuel Kant was born #OTD 300 years ago!

Kant’s most famous work, the "Critique of Pure Reason", is often considered one of the most significant works in the history of philosophy. In this book, he introduced the concept of a priori synthetic judgments, arguing that our ability to perceive & understand the world is shaped by the ways our mind structures experiences.

Books by Immanuel Kant at PG:
The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

#books #literature #philosophy

Cover of The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. "The Critique of Pure Reason" (Kritik der reinen Vernunft), published in 1781 and revised in 1787, is Immanuel Kant’s seminal work and one of the most influential texts in the history of philosophy. In this book, Kant endeavors to analyze the faculties of human reason and to establish the capabilities and limits of pure reason.