ChonkyOwlbear

It is a virtual certainty that at some point a meteor large enough to wipe out all multicellular life on the planet will strike the Earth. It is an absolute certainty that the Sun will eventually burn out leaving the planet uninhabitable. Something else might wipe out our species long before either of these things happen, but it’s not a bad idea to have another inhabited planet or two as a backups.

Would you really trust podiatrists or proctologists who were in it just for the love of the game?

We are talking about beating Republicans and that doesn't stop at the polls.

Look, Bernie was the only political race ever where I donated money, so when I say this know where I am coming from. We have no idea if Bernie would have been any more effective than Biden if elected. Maybe the right would have reacted so hard that he would have been obstructed every step of the way, accomplished nothing, and we would have gotten Trump anyway. Maybe they would have just killed him in the first year and we would have ended up in the Civil War 2.

Zohran Mamdani is a great example. He beat the Dems on their own grounds. I have faith he can be a leader against the Republican administration precisely because he proved he has a plan and the ability to execute it in spite of resistance. We need to get rid of "first past the post" election systems. That will allow candidates like Mamdani to be competitive in a larger variety. The way I see it, this will NEVER happen through Republicans and as the system exists now there are only two viable choices. I'm not saying it won't be an uphill battle, but at least there has been some progress in making elections more representative of a variety of political views under Democrats.

You don't think being able to win against an entrenched power structure in spite of legislative obstruction is at all relevant to defeating Republicans?

And you don't think the Republicans put their thumb on the scale every chance they get? The fight is not going to be fair. You have to be able to win in spite of that.

How so?

Nobody is going to "give" you a shot. The left has to take it. If they can't figure out how to do that, they don't have what it takes to lead the country.

If the left can't beat Democrats, how the hell do you think they will beat Republicans?

🎶Lowered Expectations🎶

Mmm…coconut oil.

Falling in love is not a choice. Staying in love is a choice.

Amusingly I got a spam call last week that came up on caller ID as “Obama 2012”.

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The chemical most places use for drycleaning is perchloroethylene, or perc, which can contaminate groundwater if not stored or disposed of properly.

I used to operate a drill rig for taking soil and water samples. I learned to read all the utility markings and to spot the telltale markings of previous drill work. I can walk around an urban area and tell you where all the gas stations and drycleaners used to be just based on a look at the pavement. In that sense I can “see” things others can’t.