Noticed last night that _Idiocracy_ is available to stream on Disney+. Not really what I was expecting, but--classic movie, so...

@Evvie 🤣

@Spagesgallo1 no honor among thieves...

Arizonans--this bears watching:

Arizona GOP strategy document implores party to show 'Republicans have a plan' on abortion

(spoiler: the plan is to mislead voters)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/arizona-gop-strategy-document-implores-party-show-republicans-plan-abo-rcna147920

#azpol

@YouInMyEye goddammit. We have got to rebalance that court...

@BenA sweet zombie jesus

got a real-life glimpse of a cybertruck a couple weeks ago while walking the dogs. Trippy. I figured those were going to be so rare I'd have to go into the city to see one.

@amarand I believe so. They certainly credit me the $. And since I don't have a battery to soak up anything I don't use, the contractor had to set it up so it doesn't generate if there's a general grid failure. They explained it's a safety thing--if the power co sends out linepeople to fix e.g., a downed line, they need to be able to count on that line not being energized. If residential solar installs are feeding juice even when the grid is out, then they can't do that.

@redenigma yeah, and back then it wasn't financially ruinous to make those kinds of left turns. I hate how high the stakes are for kids these days. I cheer every time there's another wave of loan forgiveness...

@redenigma oh dang--that's a heck of a straightjacket...

@BenA oooh, baby... 🤤

@redenigma And relatedly, I am persuaded that if your HS offers both AP classes and running start, you're better off w/the latter. AP credits may or may not transfer to a 4-year school, but if you can manage to get an Associates degree, that's almost always going to be honored.

@redenigma (I'm not really upset about this BTW--she got an excellent education & is a smart cookie. She'll be fine no matter what.)

@redenigma oh man you got me crying in my beer over here. I made this exact argument to my youngest, who proceeded to get a BA at a spendy private school (aren't they all?).

She is right now as I write in her bio class at the local CC re-thinking the direction of her academic career... 🙄

noice--we actually fed some juice into the grid in the noon hour!

@MaverickCtzn 😂

@ceorl yikes. that's more excitement than you need...