That’s exactly what you need to do! What others are saying is true, it needs to be a sustained movement and not just stop at 4pm. Thankfully there were organizing tents at the protests in Denver but I was in my hometown, in West Virginia, for the No Kings protest and there was a good turnout just not the organizing.

These protests are great places to meet like minded individuals and do your own organizing if not one else will. Change will not come with once a month protests, change will come from a large movement of organized individuals. You’re the one here who is closest with the people in your area, start talking to them and making strong connections.

I live in Colorado and there are gulls here, we are far from the sea.

And who would ever use a childish word like “movie”? It’s called a moving picture.

The stock market =/= the health of the economy.

I know, I said as much in my post just a sentence or two after the quote of mine that you used.

Exactly, Rawstory is basically the left wing version of Fox News, telling you what you want to hear instead of actual news. My basic takeaway from his statements is that the GDp is still growing just not quite as fast as it was last year.

I’m not an economist so I don’t know but the the S&P is also nearing in on a record highs again and it seems like most of the turmoil in the markets that we saw at the beginning of April is gone for now. I thought the Iran bombing would spook the market but not really. I know the markets aren’t the economy but it’s a bellwether for how the oligarchs and corporations are feeling about it.

While there might be an interesting philosophical and psychological debate to be had over the topic of being transracial, the problem with the debate is that most people who propose it are doing so in bad faith, as a gotcha, and that doesn’t lead to any meaningful discussion. I think that’s why it gets dismissed so quickly. I’m not sure if you’re one of those people.

The way I start to think about it is, we often conflate race with cultural identity, just as people conflate gender identity and sexual preference, so separating those might be a starting point. Racially, my family is Northern European white (Scottish and German with a smattering of French and Scandinavian) but culturally, my family was poor Scottish people who where kicked out and sent to Ireland before becoming immigrants who moved to America and settled in Appalachia 250+ years ago where they lived as farmers until my grandparents generation. So culturally I’d identify as Scots-Irish historically with modern Appalachian US heritage.

I’m not really sure where this thought experiment goes next and how that ties to gender, someone much smarter than me might be able to make sense of my ramblings. Either way, I don’t want to just dismiss what you have to say but since you have no history other than this post I can’t be sure you are not a bad actor looking for a gotcha.

I thought you were getting better at the insults and you went back to your tired old playbook. Must be my fault for thinking you might have had an original thought. Oh well, you’re boring now so I’m done for the evening. Good night and I hope you’re able to fix whatever is broken inside of you.

Good insult! It’s like you really tried this time. Maybe your dad would still love you if tried a little harder to not be so worthless.

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And I’m not sure how you’re able to use a computer with your head shoved so far up your own ass. Seems we both have questions this evening.

You came here to troll on an anonymous Internet forum and you’re not even brave enough to type your hate speech uncensored. Pathetic.

What if they are trying to have a baby through in vitro fertilization? Your mind is what’s immediately going to sex. If someone is being more graphic in their description and talking about raw dogging and how often, then I think you have a case.

I don’t want to hear about people trying for kids either but I personally don’t care and just don’t engage in the conversation.

Eh, my 78 year old aunt who uses two canes to get around because she refuses to use a walker has been to a few different protests this year in the deep red state of West Virginia. I get what you’re saying about limitations and maybe we’ll reach that point sooner or later but I don’t think we’re at the run away to save yourself part yet unless you’re an immigrant or trans.

I also understand wanting to get out before shit goes sideways but again, I don’t think we’re there yet. Maybe I’m wrong but I hope not.

I like to have a drink or two but wouldn’t say dates go smoother with a drink. It depends on the people and the location.

Dinner at a nice place, sure, one or two alcoholic drinks with dinner is common but absolutely not necessary. Going to a coffee shop or some other cafe type place for lunch, I wouldn’t drink alcohol in a situation like that. You could do a more active date, like hike or go to a local museum or zoo. Some people like to get a drink after a hike but again it’s not necessary to drink alcohol.

I always liked to do the more active date and then maybe a meal after and sometimes that meal will involve alcohol but I live in a bigger city so I can get a taxi or ride share if I need it.

Dem or not, I’m very hesitant with any politicians with ties to the military industrial complex.

I haven prescription sunglasses. Generally I don’t wear them inside, occasionally I’ll forget that I have them until after I’m in the store though. My eyesight without glasses is terrible so I leave them on. Sorry if I look like an asshole but I would have trouble navigating my way and finding what I need without them.

There was an article written about that very thing when the movie first came out.

https://www.thewrap.com/sinners-irish-vampire-meaning-history-explained/

Bearded person here. My basic advice, stop using your body wash as shampoo, even 3-in-1. Find a quality shampoo and figure out a conditioning regimen. It’s different for everyone, some people use a traditional conditioner that you rinse out, some use oils, others use balms/waxes/butters, and generally some combination. I’m lazy so I’ve found a two product system for myself.

Oils/balms/butters/waxes are typically put on when the beard is damp, and they have different levels of hold. Some things to know about those products: apply the oils to your skin under the beard and then comb or brush it through; also, use a product with quality oils like jojoba, argan, and coconut.

Lastly, find someone who can style it the way you want or get clippers and watch some videos and style it the way you want.

You’re not wrong and she should get her money while she can but this is what people like Trump and The Heritage Foundation want. Push the government workers out of the public sector and into the private one, those private sector corporations will then get nice fat government contracts to perform the work that the government was already doing. Since it’s a private company doing the work, the bottom line and shareholders will always be more important than the work. In the end, we will have worse services that will cost more money.

Someone in my life works for FEMA and has told me that they have seen the big defense contractors posting jobs similar to the one they do, for more money.

I feel bad for the men that get indoctrinated by this guy. Just like a lot of people that get taken in by religion, these people are looking for some understanding or change that really can only come from within but the church is promising that religion is the only way.

These men don’t understand that there is no black and white/ universal version of “manliness”. We all have to decide for ourselves what “being a man” means.

I go with a simple definition: as someone who was born a man and continues to identify as a man, my feeling is that, anything I do is “manly” because I am a man. Doesn’t matter if it’s sewing, hunting, or eating soup (which the preacher in the article seems to think is not manly)