@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

That swirling sound was the Qualcomm deal being postponed until we decide if we are going to kill foreign trade and emulate North Korea or if we are going to continue to be a global power. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I mean, how can you go wrong with Gelsinger? He's survived being CEO of EMC and VMware. I'm sure he'll be fine. 🙄

@ChelseaGirl429

Exactly! I canvassed for politicians and for causes (Yup, a whole summer canvassing for Greenpeace - still have the clipboard and t-shirt).

Canvassing is about pure retail connection politics. You gotta believe. And it takes time to organize believers.

Elon thinks it's like hiring warehouse workers - a money problem.

@singlemaltgirl

I adore the Cosmic men as well, but yup. Facts is facts.

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

In the words of Tim Walz, maybe it is time for people to "Mind their own damned business."

Or in Gen X speak - Nunya.

We have a couple that is successfully co-parenting their child and the courts are being asked to open those records because people are a bunch of little old ladies peeking through the curtains, looking for something to get their nethers moist.

That is a reality TV society - and yes, most people don't realize they live in it.

@singlemaltgirl

I stopped and thought about it and I could not come up with a single situation where I felt I needed protecting that the threat wasn't coming from a man.

Using the simple 80/20 rule, 81% of violent crimes are committed by men. If we eliminate the 80% the resources are freed up to focus on the 20%.

This is what is known as a MAJOR win in pure process improvement terms. 🤷

@InUnfunky @Bix

Rural suicides skyrocketed. Frankly, that's more of the gun death statistics in the rural red states than other causes commonly cited.

Farmers have a suicide rate 3.5 times that of the general population.

It's not BigAg CEOs offing themselves with regularity.

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

Maybe there should be.

Reality TV society is ridiculous and it is a shame that it's so permeated as to be expected.

Makes the WWN look like journalism.

Don't get me wrong (and please don't "Not ALL men" me here)...

I think it would pretty much be a case of problem mitigated to the point of just managing exceptions, right?

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

Or, perhaps she was the reason for the divorce. I don't know, I don't care. They seem to feel the matter is closed. I'm good with respecting that.

Here's hoping their son is his. Otherwise, the damage will go long after the fishing trip has moved on to the next "horror".

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN

Funny, I found it appalling on the part of the "Free Beacon". 🤷

Click to Cancel rule finalized.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/10/federal-trade-commission-announces-final-click-cancel-rule-making-it-easier-consumers-end-recurring

Um... a black conservative radio host referred to "house African American men" and "field African American men" and said it wasn't denigrating black men. On CNN.

It escalated FAST from that point.

Seriously? In this year of our Lord 2024? House and field?

Holy shit.

@corlin

And, the GOP response? Not kidding...

"If he dies before Election Day, what happens?"

Nothing, dipshits - a vote is cast on the day it is cast. You can drop dead outside the polling place and your vote is in.

Also, it doesn't matter unless the entire state of Georgia is decided by one vote.

People need to get a grip.

Generator is going in for maintenance, it might be the last year for it. Yes, it's a rock solid Honda, but it was purchase um.. in the 1990s. Which I hear is about the lifespan of even a solid piece of equipment.

In other news, generators are still stupidly expensive.

Sigh. Hope the old gal clears her test run. Even if fancy new generators don't require Popeye muscles to pull start. 😱

And, another thing - know how much enthusiasm and loyalty you get from a PAID canvasser?

None.

Literally there for the check. Don't give a shit about "the cause".

Elon is paying good money per hour to not care about electing Tang and just canvass through the motions.

@Liliki

It's a glorious article. I do love Rolling Stone's politics coverage.

Imagine outsourcing your ground game in key battleground states to a guy who thinks "Trust me, bro" is retail politics.

Him likely to get shot in parts of Pennsyltucky with that bouncing around shit. 😂

*giggle* 🤭

#Politics #CoSoPolitics

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-elon-musk-republicans-super-pac-election-2024-1235134877/

@XaoslordErie

Yeah, but Harlan was an asshole who should have likely taken his own advice on that in many cases. 😉

Mostly a typical Elon "You can't make me" to the EU. A bit of "I can do what I wanna with your stuff, 'cause I'm rich" and a smidgen of "If we lose your shit, it's because Elon don't like you and you can't do anything about it."