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isotope239

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I'm an irritated academic who is increasingly dismayed by the general lack of critical thinking skills displayed by the general public in the United States.

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purplepadma, to random
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Not feeling great this evening. Low/anxious. Thinking of taking some sleep meds in an attempt to get to sleep earlier than 2am. Maybe improved sleep would lead to improved mood…?

isotope239,
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@purplepadma Do whatever you need to do to get a good night's rest. It's bound to make you feel better physically at least and that's at least something, you reckon?

StillIRise1963, to random
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When SCOTUS fucks us over during the month of June, you’ll see just how DANGEROUS it is to NOT VOTE.

isotope239,
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@StillIRise1963 ABSOLUTELY!!! Don't look at me, I vote for dog catcher, school boards, every election no matter how small. The viciously crazy types work their way into the system by going after those small elections that no one pays attention to. Sort of like getting termites only more destructive. The Women's League of Voters has a nifty one-stop-shop for figuring out what's going on in your area: https://www.vote411.org

isotope239,
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@StillIRise1963 Most welcome! It's a great tool since it does all the hunting around for what's happening locally for you. Makes it easy!

RickiTarr, to random
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How much alone time vs socializing do you need?

For me there are a few people who are usually equalizing, and I can just be around them, so I won't count that. But generally, I find about 3 times a week, I'm game for socializing. A day in between to rest is usually nice, but the larger the gathering or if we go somewhere particularly noisy or I'm meeting new people that involves more effort, and my social battery empties sooner. I'm very curious where everyone else falls on this!

isotope239,
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@RickiTarr I think I must have used up my social battery back when I was in college as I probably only get together with other people maybe 5 or 6 times a year and I'm quite comfortable with that. Even then, the other people are invariably close relatives rather than unrelated friends. I don't 'click' with unrelated people very often. For that matter I don't click with some of my relatives but at least they're familiar. Noisy spaces are right out, can't stand 'em!

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@RickiTarr Exactly! For me anyway, there's no point in going somewhere if you can't chat in a reasonable tone of voice. I could just as easily stay home and listen to AC/DC cranked up on the headphones!

isotope239,
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@OldAndCranky @RickiTarr Scoot over, I'm in that same boat. I was actually required to entertain for many years (business stuff) and now that I'm retired... well, no thanks. I'm all socialed out.

TonyStark, to random
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Millions of Americans live within one mile of an abandoned coal mine or an orphaned oil and gas well. These sites are environmental hazards that pollute backyards and community spaces.

Interior announced a nearly $55M investment in ND and WV to plug wells, address hazards, and create good-paying jobs.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $55 Million from the Investing in America Agenda to Clean Up Legacy Pollution in North Dakota and West Virginia |
https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-nearly-55-million-investing-america-agenda

isotope239,
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@TonyStark There was an article in the Albuquerque Journal just this morning about efforts in NM to clean up all the abandoned oil wells in the state: https://abqjournal-nm.newsmemory.com?selDate=20240527&goTo=A001&artid=1&editionStart=Albuquerque%20Journal

isotope239,
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@TonyStark If you've never been to the SE corner of NM you can have no idea how bleak the landscape is. Flat sparse prairie with pump jacks and drilling rigs as far as the eye can see. Plus when you start getting close to Artesia, the air becomes ripe with the smell of rotten eggs due to the methane. The tourist brochures never show that part of NM.

isotope239,
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@TonyStark That's kind of the 'blue corridor' in NM where the highest concentration of Dems are located. If you go to either the NW or SE corners though, you are in deepest darkest MAGAt country unfortunately, complete with oversized trucks flying obnoxious flags. The irony of Biden's help with oil well cleanup is that it's concentrated in those Red parts of the state!

isotope239,
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@TonyStark Exactly <sigh>.

StillIRise1963, to random
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Why would MSM not cover Trump’s agenda and the extreme policies he’s planned to enact? Because that’s the United States MSM's oligarch owners want. Don’t be fooled by the gaslighting about horse races and ratings. You could get higher ratings by telling the truth.

isotope239,
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@StillIRise1963 This is all of a piece with tearing down public education so that 53% of current high school grads are functionally illiterate and other attacks on critical thinking. The oligarchs want an ignorant electorate that they can manipulate.

spytfyre, to instagramreality
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From now until the , I'm playing the Benny Hill theme tune at full volume and adopting a Kenneth Williams "oooh matron" voice, because it's now the only way to keep a grip on

This video for the latest fishing hook () helps too

https://youtu.be/u7T-SHu5wi8?si=-bFVY-h1s3HlHbw1

isotope239,
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@NormanDunbar @PaulNickson @TCMuffin @Thebratdragon @BashStKid @spytfyre @Man Oh man, I was in Portgordon the other day and a Typhoon went over quite low, they're seriously loud!

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@NormanDunbar @PaulNickson @TCMuffin @Thebratdragon @BashStKid @spytfyre @Man It's very pretty walking along the seashore there, isn't it? It can get rather wild if the wind is blowing (big waves), but on a nice evening it's a lovely place to be!

isotope239,
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@NormanDunbar @PaulNickson @TCMuffin @Thebratdragon @BashStKid @spytfyre @Man I think so too! Our hoose is just up the hill from the PO so it's a quick stroll to get down to the seashore. On days when the waves are big I'm glad to be a little ways up the hill!

thepoliticalcat, to random
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Speaking of locking up disabled people, I just remembered people would LOCK THEIR DAUGHTERS UP if they didn't want to marry the man their fathers wanted them to. A friend's cousin was chained to a wall in a back bedroom, and nobody knew she was there. For 20 years.

isotope239,
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@thepoliticalcat @obeto I'd like just one thing from 'the good old days': Eisenhower's 91% tax on the top monied 10%. It was that tax on the wealthy that built a lot of our current infrastructure. However, I suspect that the majority of those who yearn for 'the good old days' don't mean they want a fairer tax structure back.

Adam_Cadmon1, to random
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Every cop that responded to Uvalde should be stripped of their POST certification and never allowed to re-certify. Never.

They should have to work at Baskin Robbins.

isotope239,
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@Adam_Cadmon1 I'll just bet you that every one of those cops is also a card-carrying member of the NRA. It's all fine when they're the ones carrying the guns, not so much when they're confronted with a nutjob carrying an automatic weapon. Every one of their own guns (and I guarantee they've all got several at home) should be confiscated and they should be barred from ever acquiring another firearm. So unarmed and working at Baskin Robbins.

Mrfunkedude, to random
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It's laundry day damn it. Fortunately I think I only have one load to do today.

Crap. That doesn't seem right? Why do I only have one load? There's gotta be a missing load somewhere, but where?

isotope239,
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@Mrfunkedude I suspect the socks. They're always losing just one of a pair into another dimension so maybe they've grabbed a whole laundry load this time...

thepoliticalcat, to random
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White people, WHY do you send your people into danger to fucking proselytize religion?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-state-rep-ben-bakers-daughter-son-in-law-killed-in-haiti

They're dead, along with who knows who-all else. If you go into danger, you assume the risk of what will happen. Nobody asked you to go make more Christians someplace else. Stay the fuck home, FFS. Knit. Go for walks. Foster some kittens and puppies.

isotope239,
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@thepoliticalcat I'd just add 'and mind your own damned business instead of trying foist off your superstitious nonsense on other people'.

RickiTarr, to random
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I used to babysit a lot, and I was kind of famous for getting kids to try foods they normally wouldn't. I was never pushy about it, just included them in the shopping/harvesting/cooking process, and asked them to try a little bite of everything, and to remember that your tastebuds change as you age, so keep on trying stuff.

This backfired on me occasionally though. Once as an adventure, we went to a Japanese restaurant, and I ordered the kiddos some Katsu (who doesn't love something fried with dippy sauce), and got myself a plate of sushi rolls and sashimi. Well, since I always asked them to try one bite of something new, they looked at me expectantly, so I let them try a bit of each. Turns out they were all in for sushi, and those little nerds ate most of my plate, and then they always wanted to go. Kids, I don't have sushi money every day!

isotope239,
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@RickiTarr Oh dear! What's the old saying? Be careful what you wish for or you will surely get it? 🙃

StillIRise1963, to random
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You’re not special. You’re not better. You’re not immune. Bad things can happen to YOU too.

isotope239,
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@StillIRise1963 Very very true. Speaking strictly for myself, somehow that doesn't bother me though. I know very well that each day could contain some event that will upend my life but I just... not exactly ignore it but try not to either expect it or assume I have any control over it. Now one thing I DO have control over is making sure I vote for political representatives who aren't viciously insane! 🙃

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@thepoliticalcat @StillIRise1963 Not a bad way to describe it. I don't think there's such a thing as karma (although I wish I did!) but I know that just striving to be kind and to pay it forward makes me feel good. Or at least a lot better than hating people and being nasty.

isotope239,
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@thepoliticalcat @StillIRise1963 Good theory! I sure hope you're right! 🙃

isotope239,
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@thepoliticalcat @StillIRise1963 Well now, you didn't mention the Beatles before! In that case, there just might something in that karma idea! 😁

RickiTarr, to random
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Sometimes the way people phrase things is so telling. For instance, telling women they should be "taking care of" their husband and children. Another adult doesn't need taken care of like a child, what you want is for women to be a Sex Mom.

isotope239,
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@RickiTarr I'm afraid it's not 'people', it's GOP politicians and voters. They know fine well that the type of antiquated culture they're trying to force down the majority's throat is extremely unpopular with the general public. It's the same lying playbook that has them rephrasing their anti-abortion rhetoric as 'protection' of women and children. Nasty bastards...

StillIRise1963, to random
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We’re going to find out if white women value contraception in November.

isotope239,
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@StillIRise1963 My SiL. She'd be living in her car if she didn't have Social Security and Medicare. But she will trot right down to her polling place and pull the lever for <gag> tRump. So it ain't just contraception they're blind about.

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