Unions are like condoms, in that regard.

Five years ago she was 85 and running for another six-year term. Even if she was decent health then, expecting to still be in good health at 91 isn’t what I’d call ‘reasonable’.

Heard that a lot in 2016.

two loved ones

Eh, calling Neelix a “loved one” is a bit of a stretch.

Me being un-medicated for years.

Probably at the bottom of the laundry pile that I’ve been battling for years.

Smells like a parody account, but Poe’s law, etc.

A third or so of the country believes the right wing propaganda machine that has been churning for decades.

For everyone else, we’re constantly offered a choice between a center-right neoliberal, or an outright fascist. We’re just voting for how fast the country falls.

All. Cops.

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a cop that put it there. At least in the U.S. Do Irish police have as much of a nazi problem?

Yep. The one time Jesus got violent in the Bible, it was against the money lenders.

I wouldn’t say No Country for Old Men starts that way. That scene is a good ways into the movie.

We don’t have an overpopulation problem. We have with resources being hoarded by a small handful of billionaires.

I still hate Bush, but credit where it’s due: that was a good dodge.

If I read it correctly, the probe checks periodically, and if it loses contact, it uses the location of known stars to point its antenna back towards the Earth. If that doesn’t work, it’s gone.

And not one of them was while going down stairs. Bummer.

That would be true if electoral votes were proportional to states’ populations. As it is now, your vote counts (I think) six times more if you live in Wyoming vs if you live in California.

I drove an '04 Dakota for years (last year of that body style before they started making them bigger). Loved that truck, perfect size for camping or hauling band equipment.

Sucks that the mid-sized trucks now are bigger that the full-sized trucks from back then.

Wrote a song about ‘Try that in a small town’. Haven’t listened, but apparently is hints at violence towards BLM protesters.