omg, the dementia is so so apparent

probably direct support with your time and funding is a good idea, if you can. it certainly looks like federal grants are going away ☹️

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/03/agency-funding-libraries-and-museums-puts-all-employees-on-leave-ahead-of-major-cuts/?readmore=1

who is saying that?!

i gotta be honest, i’m not entirely sure what is intended. this decision doesn’t make sense to me!

i know at least three meth addicts right now. two told me they used because they can’t/couldn’t access their mental health medication. one told me that many people don’t start until they are already on the street, and the misery plus being forced by cops to move over and over instead of sleeping encourages use. one told me it was the only way they could stay awake to work enough to support their family.

addicts need real help, like medical/mental health care, housing, a living wage.

but yeah, desperate people will do desperate things.

and you will suffer with them, most likely.

this is not the way to class solidarity.

my daughter said to me one day - you have to have more empathy for those who are oppressed than hatred for oppressors.

right now, i see a lot of people lumping those who are most vulnerable together with incoming leadership. indifference to those who are most vulnerable doesn’t help any of us.

i did not vote for Trump.

it bothers me that so many commenters are excited about the idea of people suffering.

i have noticed a lot of mainstream headlines leave out “depose.” which is interesting.

seriously, this is depressing?

integrity on this matter isn’t going to ensure healthcare for myself or family, it’s not going to ensure reasonable student loan repayments, it’s not going to protect non-citizens i know or work with, it’s not going to keep marginalized people safe, it’s not going to protect education…

i genuinely don’t give a shit. i don’t identify so hard with Biden to feel this reflects on me or my politics or values in the slightest.

and you know what else? if Joe wants to protect his son from the man who is looking forward to being dictator, well, that’s fine with me. i suspect i would do the same in his position.

there was a story here recently about a lot of scamming happening on truth social. so yeah.

i sent it to my teenagers. i see what they’re up to.

i mean, he may very well not have paid. this is the guy who refused to pay rent on headquarters, and two different people quit/were fired because they wouldn’t just… not pay rent on his orders.

has he paid rent since? as far as i can tell, he just gets away with this shit. edit - looks like an eviction notice was issued this summer, so i’m guess he still hasn’t paid.

and christianity is, after all, essentially a death cult. dying is good because you either get to be with jesus or you get punished for eternity for not being christian.

i just made the one comment - saying it’s not a Dickensian nightmare seemed not to demonstrate an understanding of what some folks are dealing with - not having a home, enough to eat, basic medical care, safety.

i’m surprised, given your own experiences, that you seemed to imply what others are going through in the face of insufficient resources is not, after all, that bad.

i take it you haven’t been truly poor for any significant period of time.

the only problem i had when i was driving a small car (i drive a mid-size car now) was my sense of vulnerability when surrounded by stupid massive lifted trucks bearing down on me. it felt really unsafe. and i live in stupid-giant-truck land, they’re not an anomaly here.

eta - plus giant truck owners seem to get off on being scary aggressive drivers.