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Nobody else found it odd that these solar installations are just flying away?

You expressed it well. The best solution to our generational crisis is one that takes a generation or so to build-up (education) and that Republicans have already spent at least a generation already tearing down. We’re sitting ducks.

Thank you, but I’m the grump. But I didn’t intend it as such. 1.) I was in rare form when posting last night and 2.) I still feel the need to point out that “I can go chapter and verse, muthafucka” on Bible stuff, as if it’s something to be proud of. Presumably then I wasn’t indoctrinated and ruined for nothing! I know stuff as a result, see!? I’ve memorized fiction and still occasionally confuse it with history, so fun!

I grew up being taught that America was literally the “Whore of Babylon” from the Book of Revelation.

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. - Revelation 17:5

It was specifically said to be a prophecy about the United States and once you understood that, the rest of the story just clicked into place! I want to vomit just thinking back to that bullshit.

Counter-point: he won the race by being the fastest runner. But I grant you it took him awhile to decide to run the race relative to average life spans and the age of the likely typical marathon runner, so we can just call it a draw.

Edit: Okay, I read the rest of the article. Quite a ride.

I find this true of so few actual races.

It’s like the shitpost version of blitzkrieg. Just overwhelming you with absolute diarrhea for the soul. And it’s working, even though we all know it’s happening.

I love AP, too. Even Reuters can get a little eyebrow-raising sometimes, but I find AP pretty consistently solid. They’re straight-up targeting the actual, real-deal journalists. ProPublica’s likely to be fucked with, too.

Except Transjordan isn’t biblical

I know, but when I Googled to confirm the name of the country in Handmaid’s Tale, I noticed the real Gilead was in Transjordan, saw a joke opportunity sitting there, and that was the smoothest I could work it in. I’m open to workshopping it.

When I worked in this stuff, I was personally aware of Republican members of Congress who saw what Trump was and were trying to stop it, back when he was first appearing on the scene. They all either crawled in bed with him once he won, got run out of DC, or sometimes both!

I worked for a law firm that handled relevant federal employee/whistleblower matters. And another organization that attempted to scream about what was happening at OMB, OPM, GSA, etc…etc…

Among the challenges faced by the law firm were the fact that Trump was intentionally gutting/paralyzing the various labor boards and other aspects of the civil service. It was very targeted and intentional. It was a purge, just not the killing part (yet). But as with those screamed warnings about OPM, OMB, etc… who on earth cares and was reading them? You start talking about the evil shit happening at the Office of Management and Budget and eyes instantly glaze over. Even in DC. Even with reporters. It’s too much to make bite sized and sexy. It doesn’t break through the fog/grey zone shit.

So it runs in some shitty trade publication read by a few hundred people and they all already agree, but have the same response. “So what do we do!?” But the systems that were supposed to be there either aren’t there anymore, were already gutted while nobody was paying attention to the real, wonky, day to day business of running a government, or just don’t work in an otherwise corroded system. Hell, I personally made efforts and lost friends, family, and a career over this shit starting in like 2014. This has been coming for awhile. We’re officially in it until we’re not.

Sorry for being so hopeless and negative, but I feel pretty hopeless and negative right now.

This might come across as dickish, but is intended sincerely: through what channels could they have an impact? Republicans now control literally every branch of government. The only things that I’d imagine MIGHT be effective enough:

1.) Military coup led by someone who could appeal to sense of duty and pull over a significant chunk of the military. Very unlikely, but theoretically effective.

2.) Very criminal actions that most people of means aren’t likely to entertain as failure means losing their lives one way or another.

3.) Disruptive, mass protests akin to the Arab Spring or similar for an extended period. Which Americans have never really done and which realistically probably just equates to civil war in the current environment.

Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t think there’s an easy solution, even for those of means actively in government in this moment. You could be a literal judge or Congressman and it would mean jack shit right now. I think #3 is the most likely to maybe eventually happen, if any, but it’ll take a loooooot to finally get enough of us there.

Given the religious fervor throughout its history, how about naming it after an ancient biblical region?

Transjordan?

Wait. Shit, that won’t work, even Jordan’s gone woke. Maybe something else in the region?

OH! How about Gilead!?

I asked nicely? Please?

He’ll find it just before the end of his life, having ultimately spent $780,000,000.01 to succeed.

Actually, yeah, it’s pretty fun for what it is. 78% Rotten Tomatoes/76% User Score, for reference. 7.0 on imdb.

Someone please make it stop?

Fine, I’ll say it: I’m starting to think some of these fellas might be up to no good.

You said it so much more elegantly than I had it in my head.

Oh my fucking God. Holy sweet fucking Lord in heaven. Jesus fucking Christ. I’m already done.

It really only feels appropriate to see it upside down these days.

I agree that our history has always been fucked up. But there are degrees of fucked up-ness and we’re officially leaving the measurement scale.

It’s fucking over.