Extremely tragic, though it should be pointed out that Spain and Europe in general has far, far less traffic-related deaths, even in terms of individual automobiles let alone the much safer rail-based mode of transportation.

Interesting read: https://asteriskmag.com/issues/10/traffic-fatalities-are-a-choice

Putin couldn’t be happier by this chaos and distraction from Ukraine. Investment paying off.

Oof. Looks like polling showed this is making inroads with the apathetic and he was told he had to schedule an interview to calm the public and look sympathetic. He can never maintain this concern-troll shit up for long.

You are telling me nothing I don’t already know; just with strong confidence from a position of not having to do anything yourself. Nobody likes Chamberlain armchair generals.

Do you have kids? What, specifically, would you do in my position? Please be very specific.

I appreciate the clarification and this helped me better understand your position. As one Strat player to another, I can relate. I have family to care for and all I do every day is think about the most viable ways I can contribute to the cause in improving my children’s future.

By all means, please proceed with throwing peanuts from the peanut gallery from far away, and I’ll continue calling out one’s Chamberlain-like excuses.

Silly wedge-driving tankies.

To those viewing be aware of users like this who have an expressed intent to fan stochastic flames and also wedge-drive. Obvious Russian tactics (and no, need not originate from there but certainly possible).

No, bridge was not quite crossed; people were ignorant. That’s a different story than rigged.

Fantasizing, fetischizing, about Viva la Revolucion isn’t going to cut it either.

I’m not in the US

Ah, and ladies & gentlemen — there it is. The convenient cop-out. Good friend, for your country pegged to the USD, you are but a mere plane-ticket away! (cue next excuse)

But hey, keep throwing peanuts from the peanut gallery and pretend you know better; though best not to say “we” if you’re not going to be in the fight, yeah buddy? ;)

Go to sleep, wedge-driving tankies.

In my opinion this is a very different sentiment than what was expressed above, and I am largely in agreement with you.

By all means, tell me your better plan – and by the way – you first.

Lots of tough talk from those throwing peanuts form the peanut gallery, I tell you h’wat lol.

The time to do something was November 5th, 2024 and the months preceding in GOTV. The current time is to reach out to every friend, acquaintance, co-worker, or maga person you know in your actual community and get offline. The next time to do something is voting for better Democratic candidates in the primaries. Throughout will be more No Kings protests which at every interval has helped chip away Trump’s support. The next time will be the midterms where the first real power can be taken back.

Don’t be stupid. Be smart. This incident, tragic though it is, is beneficial to the opposition the way CK was to them.

Do NOT give them a Reichstag fire excuse they’re trying so hard to bait out. Even the Minneapolis Mayor said this.

And if you criticize this shit, then I am ALL. Fucking. Ears on what your better alternative is, and why you’re going to lead it by example.

Then we’ll cross that bridge when it happens. Until then, we must assume they’re a go. Do not submit to apathy or defeatism.

Lots of trolls on here want exactly that.

^ Stochastic bait. Hold the line, people. Trump is extremely desperate and is on track to losing a huge chunk of power this year in midterms.

Register. Primary in the best Dems you can. Then Vote Dem in the General Elections. Ignore fools like this throwing peanuts from the peanut gallery.

We’ll talk on the other side of midterms.

Polymarket -> Peter Thiel -> Couch Fucker.

That’s all well and good because at least Musk is on his way to becoming a trillionaire!

Real talk, why the fuck hasn’t there been a West Wing-esque or some sort of satirical tv series that literally just showcases exactly what has been going on for the past 2 decades? Sure there was House of Cards and what not, but I’m talking a literal 1-to-1 copy of all the shit Trump and Republicans have done for 20 years?

That would be more valuable than all the fucking ads and text messages we receive from the DNC, combined.

lol the bitch fled, wore a disguise, and FBI (when under legitimate direction) rooted her out. Not too many innocent people go into hiding for 3 years.

Side note but I was literally just thinking the other day that the accelerated rise of corruption and right-wing pivot of the globe also coincides with encrypted / anonymous communications. Mobsters and state actors must be having an absolute field day this past decade.

No. All are dyed in the wool trumpers these days and didn’t do jack shit for me in younger years in the midst of very hard times of family problems (eg, parental divorce).

I have my true family and loved ones, and would rather not complicate things. I’ve already spent hundreds of thousands of words mending one close relationship successfully; but that was one worth saving as taxing as it was.

As far as older people go you mention, the funny thing is I’ve always been more comfortable around people much older than me. Always felt distant from my peers, generally.

Anecdotal report from my area, but a retail worker I spoke with who works 2 jobs at a dollar gen and Walmart said this is the slowest holiday year they’ve seen since the pandemic.

Also, those signs at the TSA sicken the fuck out of me.