We’ve been breaking treaties for as long as we’ve been a country, just ask the remnants of the native peoples. We’ve had brief, shining periods as a force for good or scientific achievement, but mostly it’s a big, racist shithole.

Every time we “do stuff” the mainstream media seizes the narrative and blocks popular support. The big thing from my region was CHAZ… a protest occupying ten city blocks for almost a month in response to police brutality. National media convinced the Right that we burned down Seattle, cops threw a fit and stopped doing their jobs, and if anything things are worse now for having tried.

We need enough general unrest that when things get violent, and they will, they can’t monopolize the narrative and send in the military. And even then I think the Right wins that war unless other countries are willing to help.

They can have Kentucky, but I’d fight for the PNW. We shouldn’t be one big country anyway.

Yep. I’m a cishet white dude but even just as an atheist I’ve never been a “real” American in the eyes of far too many. And now the Christofascists are seizing control.

What part of the country already felt hostile? The South or some flyover state?

Buddy of mine was intentionally hit with a car while cycling. He was lucky, only permanent damage is some missing teeth. There’s real fucking psychos out there in the way of better bike infrastructure.

A friend and I became unofficial TAs for a high school computers class when we defeated the remote-viewing software and any web blockers, we knew more than the poor teacher and it was easier to let us do what we wanted if we promised to help other kids do the actual lessons.

That network had terrible security. So many important files stored as unprotected text in the intranet.

Cut your losses and get a new intern, it’s gonna take ten times longer to teach this kid to read than if you just do the project solo.

I don’t think there’s a solution that both clears out the far-right and leaves this country intact. (And in my opinion, it should probably be like five distinct countries)

We don’t “bleach” the eggs, we wash the outer membrane off along with dirt and feces to reduce salmonella contamination (and because poopy eggs are harder to market) which is also why they’re refrigerated. We can’t skip the washing process without first addressing the filthy conditions cheap commercial eggs are produced in and Big Ag is just one of many powerful interest groups that has had our government by the balls for decades (at least).

It’s a big damn country, I’m three layers of Democrat-controlled government away from Federal influence. The problem is that the power to decide isn’t actually allocated fairly.

You think “the government is intentionally crashing planes” is more likely than “the slow but inevitable collapse of a system pushed past capacity since Reagan fired the workers pushing for better pay and reasonable hours?”

Born on third base, both of then. Let’s see them get any power without having been born wealthy white men. Their “cunning” is starting with enough money to not be ruined by their failures.

Aw yeah, 14mpg, two distinct oil leaks, and cabins full of mold because the vintage weather strips failed forty years ago. (I drive a late 90s pickup and am acutely aware of the tradeoffs that come with older cars, even ones that are maintained relatively well.)

You don’t move the Overton from the inside, you pull from the extremes so compromise still lands in your favor.

It’s pretty heavy-handed, but if the last five years have taught me anything it’s that media literacy is so shit in this country that shows like The Boys have to literally tell you that Fascists Are Bad before these dunces start to think they’re being mocked. (And I did enjoy the film, though it wasn’t as good as the first, and I hope they crank out a few more Detective Foghorn Leghorn stories)

Turning your back on a nefarious person is a great way to not see them coming.

They’re a legally mandated, inherited upper class with distinct privileges and guaranteed wealth. Doesn’t matter what else is going on, that’s indefensible in the modern world.

There’s over 400 distinct breweries in Washington State alone, you can’t possibly have enough personal experience to justify sweeping claims of trenda and quality. And we export most of the hops that we grow to countries like Germany, Belgium, and the UK so they’re using the same stuff. I don’t even like beer and it’s obvious you’re talking out of your ass to support preconceived anti-American notions.

Your reluctance to purge monarchy from your ranks made it obvious that the European Way is letting old rich people dictate social norms.