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MC Fresh Breath

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  1. ok, i'm going to touch grass now
  2. Always has been gif. Hunter would tell you it was Nixon's election. He's probably right, given how much damage has been done since then and that Nixon was never truly punished (a theme that resonates throughout the years). Reagan another one. Bush senior did a ton of damage. Both of those were during my lifetime but I wasn't politically astute enough to know that the boiling pot was cranking up. Only in retrospect do I start to comprehend the damage done. As I became more politically aware, I was like Charlie Brown trying to kick that football. Surely everyone will see through W, right? Right? And that for me was the point of no return--W's second win. That he could be re-elected with all we knew at the time. That was my personal revelation that nothing was ever going to get better. I don't have Brisket's ledge routine, and its a good one, but I've been on the 'doomed' train for some time. For a hot minute Bernie kind of drew me back in, and then the machine reminded me that was dumb to be hopeful. I also very much remember the first time Trump was elected posting that this country will never recover. Hmm. Now just deciding (fantasizing) whether I retire to Mexico or Southeast Asia or.....
  3. Have you seen a Dodge commercial lately? Man, I keep trying to forget the gross politics whenever I watch any football. But they keep doing it. Bet the rest of this weekend's games will have it also. Wonder if the SEC does the same thing?
  4. MC Fresh Breath

    Brazil

    good comment found on reddit. "Brazil was smart enough not to put Merrick Garland in charge of the investigation."
  5. I'm not presuming anything, but did someone hire some more etsy witches?
  6. Jerry Seinfeld says people who say 'Free Palestine' are worse than the Ku Klux Klan "I’m actually thinking the Klan is actually a little better here, because they can come right out and say, ‘We don’t like Blacks, we don’t like Jews,’" he told a crowd at Duke University. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jerry-seinfeld-says-people-say-free-palestine-are-worse-ku-klux-klan-rcna230355
  7. nm
  8. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/09/the-gaza-family-torn-apart-by-idf-snipers-from-chicago-and-munich
  9. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/student-kicked-classroom-opposing-gender-175738181.html "A&M Removes A Dean And Dept Head After Uproar"
  10. I don't know about the phrase itself as levied by certain folks. But it was the best description that came to mind of all those long ass twitter/bluesky threads that get posted here with the "I'm a crypto guy but here's my expert analysis on why Trump has been having ischemic strokes" posts.
  11. Lot of caveats to this--obviously fuck newsmax and mr. massie in general. Yet, naming names is uh, interesting.
  12. Which banned dyes are in those gummies?
  13. Quoting myself to add that Hawaii is also joining the West Coast Health Alliance.
  14. One more thought on all this, and maybe its in this thread already. But obviously somebody somewhere decided killing or at the very least making Americans sick was profitable enough to warrant putting the quacks in charge and casting doubt on science. Heritage Foundation, project2025 folks, someone or some group with big money. I'm not smart enough or dedicated enough to reading about all this to understand where the grift is. Like fantastically I could say they want more of us sick and broke so they could put us in debtor's prisons and force us into indentured servitude. But my experience is most CEO's are psychos who don't think beyond this week's stock profits, or at maximum this quarter's earnings. So perhaps they don't even see that killing of their workers (either literally or figuratively) won't help their bottom line? Do they really think AI will automagically replace us all so therefore fuck vaccines? Is it that simple?
  15. This happened to me on my visit to Texas a few weeks back. Now, I did have layovers of course in various airports, but I'll blame Texas anyway.
  16. Yes, but there would still be more protection overall in a vaccinated versus unvaccinated set of states, correct? Lots of travel between these three states as well. Just having the availability locally would mean a lot to many of us. I am of course angry and saddened that it even comes to this. But in an age of "they're doing nothing to fight them" it is nice to see some fight. Will the insurance companies refuse to pay for those that fall under the new CDC guidelines is another matter. Perhaps something gets worked out.
  17. Selfishly I'm a bit more relieved this morning. https://www.opb.org/article/2025/09/03/vaccines-oregon-washington-california-cdc/
  18. Watched a bit of it on mute because all the 'he looks awful talk.' Looked the same to me. Only thing I noticed is he can't keep his eyes open very long when someone else is talking. I lean towards that just being his total narcissism. Someone else talking not worth his concentration. Butthead in charge of the military is also visually repulsive in his own way. That's enough of this mess for the week. Back to aws classes.
  19. The announcement will be we're invading Chicago.
  20. hahahah pancho made me look. this one cracked me up.
  21. Is the scuttlebutt in the room with us right now?
  22. I have had the cost and spending issue on my mind for a long time now. PBS specials back in the day on the original intent of the NCAA basically being to deny workman's comp to college athletes was part of the awakening. Then other things about how (at the time) college players weren't being paid while their coaches raked in millions. Was it Colbert or Stewart or maybe John Oliver who did a bit on the Final Four. Probably Oliver. Anyway it was enlightening as well at the time. I guess some of that is evening up with things now(?) But just on a basic level the millions for athletics while students go into great debt bothers me immensely. That and when I cut cable years ago led to me barely paying attention. I liked too many posters on surly to ever totally quit it, but the sports boards are my least visited boards. Tuned in yesterday though. The NFL has its own issues and all of that militarization and nationalism seems to be present in it and in MLB. Good lord the 'god bless america' thing in MLB. Ugh. And its all toys for billionaires who are the problem in this world. Have not watched an NBA game in forever so can't speak to it. But you're right, seeing it at the college level is something else. All of that said we are of course desperate for entertainment and things to discuss for fun. There is a built in camaraderie among sports fans. Perhaps even more so among alumni. The social aspect I sometimes absolutely miss. And the feats that these athletes perform at times are truly astounding to watch. There is also that dangerous cozy blanket of nostalgia always at play. For a few hours you try not to worry about the end of the world. And mute the damn commercials.
  23. Didn't Dick Cheney live for like a year and a half with no pulse?
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