Honestly, I don't have an issue with Cheetolini not touching the Bible at his swearing in because I wouldn't be surprised if it burst into flames in protest. I have an issue with his use of the Bible as a prop at any other time. His not touching it was more like a message that he's not gonna be beholden to any oath he takes and--like Htiler--any agreement he makes & signs has no real power for the person he's hoping to swindle.
I'm an atheist myself, which is why I'd rather they swear to the Constitution. That's what I would ask for if I ever had to take an oath of office, because those are the laws that matter most and need protecting.
I honestly think DT doesn't believe in God or just doesn't even think about or have any real beliefs outside of his wants and needs. It would be better if he just came out and said "I'm not a believer" and stopped with these religious farces he perpetuates for his die-hard Christian Nationalist supporters. He attends to give a show; that's it.
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Was below 20F when I went out this morning & sometime between 5 am and 8am my pipes froze. Couldn't wash hands or flush the toilet (found a spot that wasn't covered well by insulation & fixed it).
Got water now, but I was like "what can I do?" I noticed my car had 4" of snow on it & was pristine, no animal footprints or anything. So, I got my 5-gallon water jug & an ice scoop to shave the top 3 inches off my car. Used up 1/2 the filled jug of that light powdery snow to melt enough to make a pot of coffee. Worked okay after melting it in my tea kettle just enough to pour it in the machine.
Now it's 2:45 in the afternoon, 44F, & snow's rapidly melting... but that bloody wind's picking up again. Low 20s tonight, so I'm filling that jug from the tap just in case the pipes freeze again. I've got bad headaches from a lack of sleep & lethargy from the cold, so soup & hot tea are the orders of the week.
And definitely not passing up hot cocoa w/ Fireball whisky before bed.
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My poor cat's about to get very dramatic... I have to put her back outside in the cold and let the dogs back in. She's going to meow in disappointment and look pitiful as hell, but the sun is bright and it's warming rapidly, so perhaps she'll love it.
[#]caturday #sleepycat #catsofmastodon #dramatic
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Okay, for those trying to learn a new language, I have to ask... is Babbel worth it? I'm considering it but $199 for the lifetime price is just too bloody much for my pocketbook right now (and I'm cringing at the lower prices, too, when I'm rolling coins to throw in my bank account before work just to pay for my light bill tonight).
Just sucky timing. Perhaps I'll just have to wait for another sale to come along, because I can't afford squat til I get another job. At the same time, I can't afford NOT to do it, either.
Tricky situation. I am close to saying "Frick it" and just paying for it anyway so I can get started ASAP. I need to know Spanish because I live in Texas and damn near every job that pays anything close to a living wage wants bilingual folks.
So, I gotta go to work in a while and will revisit this... should I go with Babbel or do you have something you'd recommend better? Please boost to help me get responses... I'm desperately seeking solutions.
Q: Should I get it?
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https://decipher.wtf
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Just browsing and found a Jimmy Carter quote that sums up my giving up on a relationship with my mother years ago. I was talking to someone recently about my mom's inflexibility when it came to most topics and how frustrating it was. I think the great former pres nailed it:
"A fundamentalist can't bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality."
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I always heard "Happy Festivus!" as a joke... but anybody planning on saying/doing something with it this year?
Other than watching the Seinfeld episode, that is? I don't have TV anymore, so doubt I'd be watching anything. I'd probably get a striped pole I can put on my desk. Too bad I couldn't find a mini-Santa hat anywhere... would've been perfect to have my plushy Cthulhu sitting with the pole with a santa hat on it.
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Oh heavens... his mental decline's been on full display on the campaign trail. How much more of this crap will we be forced to watch like a slow approaching train wreck with two nuclear-waste carrying locomotives on the same track.
Video: "Trump Admits He Can't Tell The Difference Between Reality & His Own Lies Anymore", from Farron Balanced:
https://youtu.be/tBQeSj9YfUw
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Now that my Internet is back, I really need to get on my computer and do some work here at home.
But my left hand is being held hostage by my cat. Tough choice because she's so comfortable on this cold day... but my need for more coffee will win out soon.
[#]catsofmastodon #sleepycat #workissues #goodmorning #Petlove
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Good gravy... this is disheartening as hell but enlightening all at the same time (and the WWF/WWE analogy is spot on on reflection).
It also explains why I just can't understand the mindset of these folks, and how rough a road is coming along for us in the states. It was bad enough when MAGA folks ignored Trump saying he didn't care about them and just wanted their vote. Now the "documentary filmmaker" admits it's all fake and they're STILL not gonna believe? Damn, what a mixed up world we live in:
Video: "Trump’s Favorite Documentary ADMITS It FAKED Everything" by Tennessee Brando
[#]fake #MAGA #WWE #lies
https://youtu.be/irn3LH41VFU
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Hey howdy: question for the cooks or soup-lovers here.
I'm trying to incorporate some decent seasonal veggies in my diet (especially the cheaper the better with my budget). I usually get kale for my birds that I chop up and add (they like the texture and curly nature of 'em), but want to keep some for me.
I know kale is a good winter veggie, but have seen few soup or other recipes that have it. Anybody here have a fave recipe they like to make that isn't too complicated or expensive to make? I'm looking around in my cookbooks but coming up empty.
[#]cooking #soup #kale #budget
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Oh, this is nuts.
Just happened to see it a minute ago.
A parody PSA with Trump's voice talking about all those "brown jobs" that the MAGA folks supported and wanted back from the immigrants...hmm...
I love the one with the woman like "I used to stay home and watch Real Housewives, now I work 3 jobs!"
Oh dear, but yeah... who is gonna take all those positions out there (especially in states where they got rid of worker protections for simple things like "taking breaks in the heat" like my imbecilic one)?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NHSGR8xGTz0?feature=share
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After I put my soup away (pretty good stuff for a first try on the recipe), I figured I'd better get my loom out and finish a scarf I'd started a year ago & it got buried in my craft stash somehow.
I was sick of YouTube and what's been on my recommended feed for weeks now (mostly the "Trump's breaking down!" or "MAGA regrets" or Reddit relationship crapfest stories).
I remembered I had bought Babylon 5 and had never seen it. So I put in the DVD and figured I'd watch an episode.
I'm 4 in and can definitely agree with the folks who told me I just HAD to watch it a decade ago. I'll probably binge it over the next few weeks when I take a break from job searching to crochet Christmas presents.
So far, I'm surprised I like Garibaldi so much. I guess it had to happen when I found in the first episode that his hinted at "2nd favorite thing in the universe" turned out to be hanging out watching Looney Tunes cartoons.... I feel so seen.
[#]hobbies #babylon5 #TV #crochet
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Texas has done it again.
Women just need to stop getting pregnant in this state til this abortion ban is overturned once and for all. They've scared doctors away from doing their duties because they'll be punished by the law... but the neglect is killing women AND the unborn the regressivists claim they love so much.
Headline (ProPublica): "A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments."
https://www.propublica.org/article/porsha-ngumezi-miscarriage-death-texas-abortion-ban
[#]Texas #abortionban #healthcare #AbortionIsHealthcare #rights
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We have 63 days until the inauguration.
Let's hope some non-MAGA Republicans in Congress with a conscience find their balls, surgically re-implant their spines (they can be extra nice and donate whatever they were using to the jellyfish), & reach across the aisle to the Democrats to find every loophole and possibility to block block block this from happening.
Am I hoping for too much by hoping that basic humanity still exists somewhere in the Congress?
63 days... what can we do on the ground here? Ideas needed.
Floor is yours...
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Aw hell, here we go.
Jumping the gun a bit here? Well... he DID say he was gonna do it.
Be prepared, America, the shitshow is just beginning:
Headline (Alternet): Trump prepared to declare 'national emergency' — use military for 'mass deportations'
https://www.alternet.org/trump/trump-border/
[#]immigration #military #abuseofpower #promises #election2024
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How soon after the inauguration do you think the J6 rioters will be pardoned by the Angry Orange? And how soon after will the Proud Boys & his "khaki pants" marchers act out in violence again?
I wonder, and I hope he's clueless enough not to bother pardoning any of them. It's possible; after all, he admitted to his voters that he didn't care about them and just wanted their vote... maybe he'll think of the J6 folks awaiting punishment or imprisoned as "useful idiots" who lost their use.
Either way, this is what I dread more than those already awful cabinet appointments... much like Farron here:
Video: "Convicted Capitol Rioters Promise Retribution As They Await Pardons From Trump"
https://youtu.be/Zo6FA7kixyQ
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Tennessee Brando comes through (he works with the Meidas Touch network sometimes). What he brought up in this video made me listen again because it's the same thoughts and questions I had growing up as the world changed and crazy things happened (or more likely, learning from history and wondering why things turned out).
If you ever wondered what happened to the racists and the people protesting against civil rights and other prejudicial aspects of the "status quo"... well, he has a good answer for that. One I knew deep down, but couldn't put my finger on, either.
We can't keep passing the buck to the next generation to make a better world, we have to do it. It didn't work when our parents did it to us, either, after all.
Be well, folks, and this is worth 10 minutes of your time:
video: "It's Not Up To The Kids To Save Us, WE Have To ACT NOW"
https://youtu.be/NJ9LJzT5Bz0
[#]history #protest #betterangels #responsibility
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Well... The Dump voters are feeling the sting of family members who didn't appreciate their vote for The Dump and are shocked and upset. Some are feeling the racism they didn't see sooner in the movement. And there's a bloody good song in the middle of the vid that says it all... I'm gonna listen to it a few times.
video: "YIKES!! Trump Supporters INSTANTLY RUIN Their Lives with Vote" by MeidasTouch
https://youtu.be/pOg-PSE08HU
[#]FAFO #separation #politics
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Damn. I'd hoped to get my coffee & cheer the results. I went to bed with hope, & am now awake with a numb despair. I'll have to journal & reflect on what's happened.
I don't understand my country today.
I don't understand those who keep pushing hate like it's a fucking virtue, & voted for it AGAIN. Or how the bully could say the most nonsensical things & folks just nodded & shrugged. Did they hear ANY of it?
Yes, I'm in shock that this could happen. I had hope that civility would return, that being able to work together could happen again. Now we're going to have to deal with the biggest tribalist in the driver's seat pushing us further apart.
I'm a recovering recluse & an empath, & I'll have to try like hell not to let this push me back into my cave. Hatred gives me tangible pain. I'd hoped to not feel like I did in 2016, but this is worse. People didn't know what he would do then, but we've had years hearing what he wants. And they voted for it.
That's why I don't understand.
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