Monument

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[–] Monument 1 points 2 hours ago

Also apparently the kid asked the fat guy for the bike in the first place, but said the fat guy had to say it was a gift because the kid has a fragile ego.

[–] Monument 22 points 22 hours ago

I didn’t know about this until your comment, but holy fuck. It appears they’ve been having an affair since at least 2020.

No wonder her husband hates her.

[–] Monument 6 points 22 hours ago

If we’re following the letter of the title, that dude isn’t looking at me at all while she shits out of her mouth. He’s trying to telekinetically make her bleed from her ears with the power of disgust.

I could tolerate a guy that hangs around me and just absolutely expresses raw unfiltered hate at the stupid bullshit others say. Heck, becoming known as the guy with an entourage that projects menace toward stupidity might actually make my existence more peaceful.

[–] Monument 16 points 22 hours ago

For the U.S., the decisive blow came with the Citizens United ruling, although it’s not unreasonable to suggest the refusal to punish Nixon during watergate signaled that the rule of law was merely a suggestion. That kicked off a whole cascade of political and legal maneuvering to get both the legislative and societal landscape into such a contortion that it would willingly hand away the entire nation to vulture-capitalists.

[–] Monument 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Because they don’t believe in choice, freedom, or even democracy. They merely support the ideal and facilitate the illusion.

Anything that empowers voters to either dilute the two-party hegemony (where both parties are accountable to the same pool of donors) or elect party members that haven’t been carefully vetted by insiders is a threat to entrenched power structures. Adding roadblocks now ensures that transitions to better systems are made that much more challenging via peaceful and lawful means.

[–] Monument 2 points 1 day ago

Perhaps in civilized countries it will be used that way.

But for others the appeal of slave labor, political donations, and bloodlust as justice is too strong.

[–] Monument 4 points 1 day ago

brb, adding “Attempting to overthrow the government so badly I get shot” to the list of ways I can ensure my family’s financial future.

[–] Monument 5 points 2 days ago

Oh, no! It’s not just harassment!

You can destroy someone’s life and livelihood because you think they’re gay!

Getting fired from a job at a time when the federal gov is actively cutting social supports, and intentionally driving the economy to ruin when most U.S. citizens have meager savings (if any), and are dependent on employer provided health care is an instant path to free fall for most people! Unless those peasants have family that is willing and able to support them, or a high demand skill that will overlook a recent firing (an automatic D/Q on most HR systems), they are going to lose their ability to feed themselves, pay for their housing, and their transportation in this car-poisoned society.

It’s not merely a little ‘fuck you’ but you can end their relationships, destroy their health, prevent them from working in their chosen field, and make them die on the streets! Even barring the most extreme outcomes, the health and financial implications from the stress or loss of income can permanently adjust the trajectory of their life (and the life of everyone that is close to or dependent on them) downward.

Exciting times for soulless bigots!

[–] Monument 51 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don’t disagree that there is a strategy of downplaying not just Biden’s, but every politician’s health conditions.

I used to have this absolutely incredible writing professor, who, at 85, told us on the first day of class that he was dying, and had been for 4 years. He even had a blog about his reflections on mortality that he invited us to read. He had prostate cancer. I don’t remember the details, but they couldn’t operate to remove it or do chemo, but it was the kind that is hormone sensitive. They gave him a drug that destroyed his body’s ability to produce testosterone, so the cancer just stopped growing. He died at 90 - 9 years after his diagnosis. 10% extra life for him.

No two people and prognosis’ are alike but the possibility exists they might be telling the truth about managing it.

[–] Monument 4 points 3 days ago

Sadly, they aren’t misusing the words because they’re stupid. They’re misusing the words because when the words are applied to them, they can claim the words are meaningless. Just like they did with all the accusations about Hillary in his first term, about Biden during Biden’s presidency, and now about anyone else.

[–] Monument 2 points 3 days ago

I have no idea how Icelandic folks feel about it, but while there on vacation my wife and I loved it.

[–] Monument 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pretty young by vampire standards, thb.

 

I keep two old box knives in the kitchen junk drawer. One has a regular blade on it, and the other has a hooked blade because I think they’re safer and run less risk of damaging the stuff inside the box. But sometimes, you just need a regular box knife. They’re both old and handle rough, but they have seen a lot of use.

Last night I was painting. While trimming some masking tape against a hard edge I realized the blade on the regular box knife was a bit dull, so I went to change it. While flipping the blade around to the unused side, I noticed there were no more spare blades in the handle.

Today I bought a new pack of blades. They purport to be better quality and will stay sharper longer than the original set of blades that came with the knife, but I guess we’ll see how that holds up with use.
While adding the new blades into the handle, I decided to go ahead and clean up both knives - get all the tape residue out, and clean the internals. Then I gave the slightly rusty patina’d slide mechanisms a couple drops of 3-in-1 oil. I also gave the blades in the handle a drop along their sharp edges for good measure.

They open and close very satisfactorily now.

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submitted 6 months ago by Monument to c/cat@lemmy.world
 

They were power napping between play fighting sessions.

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