One of the downsides to living on Social Security and a small pension is that when you file your taxes you get nothing back. That used to be the high point of March, nice tax return to immediate waste on some unnecessary trinket. No more. Me sad. 😢

“No matter how you care to define it, I do not identify with the local group. Planet, species, race, nation, state, religion, party, union, club, association, neighborhood improvement committee; I have no interest in any of it. I love and treasure individuals as I meet them, I loathe and despise the groups they identify with and belong to.” ― George Carlin, Brain Droppings

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I think I know part of the reason Trump loves the Bible so, and it has nothing to do with the contents.
The Bible is solid proof that if you can convince enough people that they need what you’re offering to live a good life, and if you can convince the authorities that what you’re offering is for the betterment of society, you can run a con for centuries. The Bible is Trump’s assurance that people are gullible and you can get rich off that.

“If you are told that such an one speaks ill of you, make no defence against what was said, but answer, He surely knew not my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these only!”
― Epictetus

If you have: 1) A free hour 2) A sense of humor 3) An Internet connection 4) A frustration with conspiracies...
https://youtu.be/qurV3YWqx78

There's a great demand for people who can write loopholes into laws and contracts.

“ We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.”
Seneca

There is no one decent and concerned about the average American on the right. Not one. No person, no corporation, no church, no one.
Try to find one decent thing the right stands for. You can't.

Coming again in 2024.

Soliciting suggestions.
I don’t drink much water. A lot of coffee but nowhere near enough water. I don’t like the taste, or lack of taste, of it. So I’m chronically dehydrated.
Are there things you can add to water to make it more palatable? Nothing sugary. I’m not sure if lemonade counts as water but I like that. Fruit juices?

It all started with school boards and libraries…

On a lighter note:
https://www.jecinter.net/2024/04/possible-side-effects-may-include.html

I see so many "I stand with..." almost always followed by a country. Well, and I say this as a veteran, I don't stand with any country. I will stand with the people, people everywhere. All humans belong to the same family. Beyond the influence of politics, nationalities, or religions, all humans are the same. We all want to live, to eat, to be healthy, to care for others. I stand with humanity. Fuck ideologies and political parties and the corporations.

@th3j35t3r
I want to change my Patron email to the same I use here. That means I need to momentarily stop my pro account then reactivate it on the new account. I plan on doing that tomorrow and wanted to make sure it won’t screw anything up here.

Did you ever imagine that one day you’d find yourself sitting and asking yourself if one day you’d find yourself sitting and asking yourself if one day you’d find yourself sitting and asking yourself if one day…

Only the very dumbest criminals think it’s smart to piss off the judge and threaten the jury before they hear your case. And only the very dumbest lawyers request a change of venue as if there’s anywhere in America that 12 people haven’t listened to the news in the last 3 years and don’t know who Trump is.

I want to share the CGI image of the totality created by ChatGPT. I know, it looks real, doesn’t it? For some reason it seems to have posted sideways.

Serious question: what happens to animals who look at an eclipse? Are our eyes structured differently enough that they don’t have the same problem we do?

@Cosmichomicide
Epilepsy.