A lot of technology has been repurposed for other uses than what they were mutually designed. What’s to stop the operators from using such a high def satellite to spy on people?

This is part of the problem! There are so many different (and stupid) words to describe one side of a political party. We should make a new one called the Not Assholes party that encompasses those of us who just want a working democracy that doesn’t favor aristocracy, oligarchy, or any other non democratic -cracy/-archy.

Or whatever; I really don’t know. I’m stupid and this shit is way too over complicated for my stupid brain to comprehend. 😩

My biggest gripe with my dishwasher is that it doesn’t vent the steam without me opening the door after the wash, and there is no alert to when the wash is done.

It’s not the tripping part that gets you. It’s the gymnastics you attempt while trying not to land on them on your way down.

That said, give this man a gold medal.

I want to ask, in earnest, if you mean you’re not nationalist? Patriot gets thrown around a lot these days, but what most people really mean is nationalism. I love my country, but I hate what it’s become. I hate the people in power who are ruining this great country. I hate the conservatives who are trashing everything with their racism and toxicity. I hate the liberals who are just as bad as conservatives because neither side can do the right thing (granted, the left are slightly better than the right).

And no, this is not a “bOTh SiDeS” issue. So you can burn that straw man down right now.

I’m not suggesting that at all. I’m simply pointing out that it’s justice, imbalanced.

20 years as chairperson of the Illinois Democratic Party, he set much of the state’s political agenda while handpicking candidates for political office. More often than not, he also controlled political mapmaking, drawing lines to favor his party.

Rules for thee, not for me. Republicans have been doing this as a whole and they get a free pass.

To be fair, it’s easy: a baby is born with a penis (male) or without (female). That’s not terribly complicated, so naturally we categorize them as such. We do love categorizing things. But the problem only comes in when we refuse to admit that maybe, just maybe, we were wrong and not willing to admit it and fix it.

Science, religion, and politics: these are all things we think we know everything about, but really we don’t know shit.

And somewhere along the way we’ve convinced ourselves that acknowledging we don’t know everything is somehow a weakness, and weakness is the ultimate sin.

Yet, the truly brave are the ones who can readily admit they were wrong and are willing to do the work to adjust their way of thinking based on new information.

They stay may get it wrong, and that’s okay. At least they’re trying.

Here’s a hot take: who the hell cares?

Like seriously. Is the existence of a trans-(fe)?male really threaten you? If so, then that’s a “you problem”; not theirs.

Live and let live.

That includes Windows, right?

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Right?

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To be honest I’m really surprised she got out of there so quickly, easily, and unscathed.

It’s called flirting. Or maybe he asked her out and she rejected him. It really could go both ways.