"A man who brags about having ties to the Nationalists and celebrates the persecution of Mexicans in America might be fit to be the President of the United States, but he shouldn't be walking free," said Vučić."
Look, we don't exactly have enough room in our prisons to lock up everyone who wants to brag about being a bigot. ☕
An acquaintance recently shared a little story from her family life with me.
She kept venting to her teenage son about this one colleague at work. Apparently, the woman is arrogant, condescending, incredibly sarcastic, and lives for office gossip and drama. "I honestly wish I could just give her a taste of her own medicine," she told him. Her son just looked at her and asked: "But what do you actually like about her?" "Like I said, nothing! She’s an absolute nightmare!" she snapped. "Then why would you even want to act like her?" he replied.
🙂 So, was she being hypocritical, or was she just venting?
"Ukrainians have dealt with countless Russian deceptions in the past, and Zelenskyy was clearly worried about an economic meltdown if his nation spiraled into a panic, Blinken stated." * “Guys, start digging trenches!” the official began. “When we tried to play it off with a smile,” Kuleba recalled, "the official just said: 'I'm serious. Start digging trenches. ... You’re going to be attacked. A massive offensive is being prepared and you need to get ready for it.' We asked for specifics; he didn't have any."
How much differently would everything have played out if they had actually started "digging trenches"? 🤷
Robert Cooper9 said:This should be crystal clear to anyone who’s actually been there—you take cover behind a structure or use it for protection if one is available. But it’s a different story entirely when they start shelling buildings that aren't even on the front lines and are likely filled with civilians. The Russians shell a city, hit a five-story building with a massive caliber round, and then claim it was a "military target"—honestly, they must be on something strange over at the Kremlin. On the actual line of combat, the reality is different: civilians will die if they stay, yet because they are often patriots staying behind to support the troops, you almost have to grant them military status just to make sense of it.
What do you mean, drugs? That was the plan all along. Fine, he got a little salty about it, but the principle remains the same.
"Moscow has started laying out concrete plans to hold referendums in several cities within the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine... "
I honestly want to know how they actually intend to pull this off. The whole thing feels like a total farce—nothing more than a pathetic little Hamlet.
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again urged European Union nations to ban visas for Russian citizens, arguing that the bloc shouldn't turn into a 'supermarket' where anyone with enough cash can just walk right in."
Good luck getting that through. It’s going to be an uphill battle.
The dust hasn't even settled in Berlin since Americans started scooping up everything useful they could find for the German military and civilian sectors. They managed to pull together a pretty effective crew, though.
And let's be honest—the world hasn't actually changed much in the blink of an eye.
Samuel Morgan3 said:Hey everyone! I was just wondering if I could pick your brains for a second. I’m planning on taking my little one to the San Diego Zoo soon to see all the animals, but since we aren't actually living right nearby, I wanted to check in first—is there actually a lot to see right now, or is half the place still shut down for renovations? Has anyone been there in the last few days who could tell me if it's actually worth the trip? Thanks so much!🙂
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Since nobody seems to be answering you, here's a suggestion. Just call the zoo directly and ask them what's open and what's off-limits to the public:
You'll find their phone number and email on that green bar at the top of the page. Even if they have sections closed, it's still worth going. You guys will have a good time.👍
"The City of Chicago has decided to bump the thermostat up from 22 to 25 degrees Celsius in four of its administrative buildings..."
I don't know. Maybe it’s just me, but I fail to see why anyone needs an indoor temperature of 22 degrees during the summer—whether it's an office, an apartment, or a workspace. At 22, I’m already reaching for more than just light summer clothes. Honestly, what's the point of running the AC if I have to pull on long sleeves just to stay comfortable? I run cold naturally. Or maybe I'm just being overly sensitive because I pay for my own AC out of pocket. It makes me look at things differently—questioning what’s actually rational and what’s just wasteful. 😕
Robin Jones2 said:So now the city is responsible for auditing tax compliance?
And I suppose the IRS is going to start mowing the lawns too?
Living here, you really get the sense that the IRS is basically just a landscaping crew. 🙂 And God forbid someone actually complains about how the grass looks.
Based on what the news has been saying about past purchases of those Brezov brand brooms, it looks like they're buying them for all the different branches under the New York City municipal umbrella and the sanitation department.
What exactly are these "decorative brooms" /03 — 1,000 units? 🙂
vividraven79 said:Exactly. You can't put a composting site out in Brezovica because the locals there will lose their minds. You can't build a landfill in Resnick because those residents will complain too. Even an incinerator is off the table since nobody actually wants one in their backyard. I mean, damn, trash has to go somewhere to be recycled, sorted, or burned... everyone understands the logic. But apparently, nobody wants to be the one living next to it.
We need to focus on public education and information. People aren't just going to start doing this on their own; that's a rare exception, not the rule.
Jose Campbell2 said:There really isn't much of a dilemma here. Anyone who cares already knows 😁
I don't follow this stuff religiously, but from what I've gathered, I've managed to get answers to most of my questions. I'd much rather things were different, honestly. It might be unpopular to point out, but we're dealing with the fallout of an old-school institution turned slum. Even when people don't say it explicitly, you can tell the root cause is decades of decay. The current situation feels like accumulated stress; everything is fraying at the seams, and you can't just fix it with a single executive order.
granitefox16 said:The most fascinating part of this whole mess is the absolute total lack of public communication. There isn't a single shred of actual crisis management happening. Look, whether you personally love or hate the new pride benches, we are facing a crisis here.
For God's sake, just ask people for patience, blame the previous administration, tell them you have a two-year austerity plan before the big investments kick in, or something? A crowd that grew up on protests and had massive media backing right before and after the election shouldn't be incapable of delivering three clear messages to the public. Is that even possible? Or are they intentionally staying silent? The only "crisis communication" we get is some Facebook and forum nonsense about how "Eric Adams and the Republican Party are thieves." We know, thanks. A trained gorilla would communicate better than that.
You're failing on trash collection, you're failing on maintaining green spaces—give us something meaningful to talk about instead of just discussing the color of garbage bags... just once... for crying out loud.
And then, as if to prove they've actually accomplished something, all they can show off are two bollards on old vlaški streets that prevent cars from turning onto them. A pedestrian zone. 🤦 And Ida Prester standing on a stage made of shipping pallets. 🤦
Cucks and kids are picking ticks out of the parks because the grass isn't being mowed, the trash stinks everywhere, the transit is non-existent... but hey, look at old vlaški. We even put down coasters for our asses. 🤦
But there's no Eric Adams. 🐔
As far as I know, they are handling all of that, And once again, if you actually care.
If you just want to complain—ignore this:
You can call in, ask questions, or vent. . .
You can also listen to older segments on the same page.
Tune in to Mount Rainier's "New York City by New York City" every Wednesday at 10:30 AM. It’s an interactive session where citizens get to pitch their own questions alongside those posed by Ivan Hlupić.
If you missed the live broadcast, you can catch up on previous episodes right on the same page.
Beyond the scheduled weekly slot, they also take the time to address follow-up questions outside of the regular airtime. I haven't bothered looking into whether any other media outlets host these kinds of regular sit-downs; honestly, searching through all that noise is just too much work for me.
granitemason95 said:A colleague of mine has a husband who’s basically living the dream—he’s got that parent-educator status, the grandkids are being watched by their grandmothers, and he spends his days doing odd jobs fixing up cars.
Is it time to file a report?
Of course it's time. Honestly, though, I'm skeptical anything will actually come of it. Who knows who else this guy is fixing cars for behind the scenes!
Sure, who cares if one cow dies, as long as two of the neighbor's cows die too, right? 👍
I asked you before: what actually are these offsetting measures? What would they even look like? Why would current users want to accept them? How long would the whole thing even take?
Because if the process of scaling back the policy involves offsets that just delay the cost over ten years, you haven't really achieved anything. Especially if a new administration comes in and just reverses everything again.
God, it feels like the country won't dig itself out of this mess for 30 years because of this exact attitude. Just let everything burn to the ground, as long as "our guys" are the ones in charge. 🙄
Your optimism is refreshing, I guess, though it feels to me like we're hitting full stride on the fast track to the bottom.
Christian Foster38 said:Look, you can't just snap your fingers and have a fully staffed preschool ready by tomorrow morning—not like how he tried to pull a stunt by lifting that restriction. Besides, let him find the money elsewhere. Or better yet, let him actually grow the economy. That’s literally why we voted him in.
Finally, someone comes up with an idea that actually shows a spark of intelligence or creativity! How on earth did it not occur to him sooner? 🥳
Emily Smith6 said:Stay-at-home mom: Everyone designs their own life, and this was my choice
John Doe has been utilizing this program since 2018 and has four children.
"Since I have four kids, this program allowed me to achieve things I couldn't manage with my first two. At the end of the day, everyone builds their own life, and this was simply the path I chose," John Doe said.
So, she’s opted out of the workforce while the checks keep rolling in. I guess we'll just wait and see what happens when the kids grow up and she's a 50-year-old looking for work with zero career history; she can pretty much forget about a pension. We might just end up with a future generation of people relying entirely on welfare.
So what? Won't she get retirement benefits? That should definitely be made mandatory!
"Everyone designs their own life, and that’s why I decided to take this step,” said John Doe."
This is such an incredibly arrogant and condescending statement that it deserves to be singled out from the endless wave of entitlement surrounding us at every level of society.
Honestly, I find the sheer lack of empathy from people like her baffling—especially when you consider those who lost their jobs, families whose homes were leveled by disasters, or people falling ill only to wait months just to see a doctor. Could they not have "designed" their lives better?
Designing your life by clinging to someone else's hard-earned resources is nothing short of peak entitlement. By that same logic, shouldn't we demand that the government pays retirees the exact amounts they were legally promised back when things were significantly more prosperous? People built their entire lives based on what was legally guaranteed to them!
I could go on with more comparisons, but I am honestly too disgusted by this kind of arrogance to waste my breath listing all the historical examples of our legally sanctioned injustices.
In a country full of parasites and freeloaders riding on everyone else's backs, we just got handed another one. 🤮🤮🤮