This could be the connection between Ehlers-Danlos and neurodivergence. (People with EDS, like me, are 7 times as likely to be autistic and 5 times as likely to have ADHD -- also like me.)
@RickiTarr Intelligence, compassion, and competence really top the list, I think. Not in any specific order, but all three have to be there. Oh, and integrity...
“I do have a lot of surrogates and they are speaking very beautifully”
-Trump
Imagine being a sitting United States Senator of the speaker of the house and choosing to help Trump break his gag order over representing your constituents
A majority of British voters now believe Brexit was a mistake.
A mistake our children will be paying for, for years to come. A selfish, short-sighted decision, rooted in racism and xenophobia. The world is in a dangerous place, what a time to be isolated. https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/04/11/why-most-people-regret-brexit
Seriously heard someone saying they don't listen to many black artists, because they aren't really into rap. Bitch please, feel free to share songs from Black artists from any genre. Here is one of my favorites, if you like this song please check out her other work:
Dude. You had $3,000 in student loans. Some of "these kids" graduated from college $70,000 in debt for the same degree you got, now they're earning half as much as you did for a comparable job and they have no expectation of any retirement benefits, and they've been paying on that loan for fifteen years and owe more on it now than they did when they started paying it. They are being ruthlessly exploited by student loan management companies whose entire business model is based upon gouging people who are struggling to pay off their student loans.
Would it fucking KILL YOU to show a little compassion and understanding?
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.
Pros ...
— It's a beautiful area. Even though the Old Man of the Mountain's face fell off.
— When you enter the state on I-95, there's a huge billboard that says, "Seatbelts required until age 18, common sense for all." Wow. COMMON SENSE. What a freaking concept!
— You'll see safety reminder signs all over the highways that say "Motorcycles are everywhere."
Cons:
— Infrastructure is chronically underfunded. All of it.
— The NH ACA healthcare exchange is confusing, opaque, and hard to navigate.
— NH Employment Security is a rolling clusterfuck that is effectively useless if you're senior level in a professional career. (You're required to have two direct employer contact per week. I've seen ONE job listing that actually fits my skill set and experience ina month, and the contact is a recruiter. "Direct employer contact"? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
— Damn, it's hard to find a good foreign-cuisine restaurant. Or grocery store. The nearest good Asian grocery store is an hour's drive.
— We have a standby generator with an automatic transfer switch, because we expect as a matter of course that we will lose power at least 3-4 times each winter, sometimes for days at a time.
— DANG, we have a lot of libertarian whackos. Just don't even ask about Grafton. (I shit you not, the town of Grafton tried to legalize consensual human cannibalism.)
@RickiTarr The thing is, I remember when the Libertarian party sounded like the sane alternative.
Now, and especially since the von Mises caucus staged their coup, they've gone utterly and completely raving batshit, out-MAGAing the MAGAts. The VERY FIRST thing the von Mises people did when they took over was to remove the anti-racism plank from the platform.
I guess the problem is that when all of the actual middle-of-the-roaders who are looking tor a sane, reasonable balance give up and move on, all that's left is the frothing, raving lunatics.
12 GOP senators threaten the International Criminal Court: "Target Israel & We Will Target You. You have been warned".
The senators told the ICC's prosecutor not to pursue charges against Israeli officials over war crimes committed in Gaza.
Specifically, they threatened to sanction ICC employees & associates & bar them & their families from entering the US (which is not a party to the ICC).
@MerritMD@flexghost Chipotle cheddar can be really good. Habanero verges on overdoing it IMO. Someone gave me ghost pepper cheddar once. It wasn't a pleasant experience.
@InorganicFella@flexghost@MerritMD It's hard to find good American-made sharp cheddar that actually is properly aged. US companies tend to push it out the door as soon as they can. Some of the Vermont Cabot isn't bad, or Tillamook out of Oregon.
You want a good Irish cheddar, try some of the Kerrygolds. Dubliner or Skellig for example. Old Croc, from Australia, is pretty good too.
(I do have to observe that just because a cheddar has annatto in it does not mean it is bad cheddar. One of our standbys for years has been a Vermont Cabot sharp orange cheddar. To our taste it's more a medium cheddar than a sharp cheddar, but it's a GOOD medium cheddar.)