Dude, right now my biggest regret is that I didn't subscribe sooner. Totally with you and cannot look away (to the detriment of my mental health). Dusted off the ol' uniform on Nov 6th, but I won't lie - it is a little snug after the holiday triple threat that is Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
"By the time they are forced to do their jobs, they will not know how." That's the quote for me. What's even worse is they won't do them at all and try to hang their failure onto Nancy Pelosi or some other imaginary force. Or maybe, just maybe, they will understand that their job is to look good and talk loud on TV while creating the fictional mass delusion (aided by Chancellor Underpants' dumb ass apps) that Johnny DB is either a hero or a victim, but not responsible ever for anything that doesn't seem wonderful whether he had anything to do with it or not. Reality be damned.
The good news is Bird Flu looks poised to go pandemic and kill us all in the next couple years so most of us won't have to suffer through 4 more years of Trump because we will all be dead.
As most military personnel will say, "You gotta learn to love the suck." By that, they mean when things get hard, we get harder. We learn to navigate the mire we've been steeped in and make the best of it with what we can. Things will undoubtedly become worse, but these are the hard times that show everyone what each of us is made of. For better or worse our true selves will come forward. Keep writing.
My biggest fear is that I don't know what cost must be incurred by what measure of people to make a difference anymore. I hope it's mass apathy because the alternative is more troubling. I was gravely concerned 2016, but maybe this time, Dr. Strangelove, I learn to stop worrying and love the bomb.
I think we're heading into, if not already firmly in, an information dark age where truth will be scarce due to a proliferation of propaganda, fourth estate paywall, and suppression of facts by the newly elected American Oligarchy. I'll be happy to be proven wrong as time continues to make fools of us all.
I wish I had your drive. I’m tuning out for the next 3.5 years. If something urgent happens, I will do my part, but I simply cannot follow the news. A decade of his smirks and imposible to graph sentences has taken it out of me.
The big thing, though, is that I’m kind of heartbroken. MAGA got what they wanted and they are still on the attack. People voted for someone who will hurt their friends. America has turned into dark Twitter and I’m not up for it.
So, thank you, Michael, for having the fortitude to continue paying attention and stepping forward. I’m not giving up on this country. I believe she is strong enough to survive this. I’m just resting up for the decades of work we will need to do to repair the damage coming over the next four years.
I thought my brain was the only one that had these little connections that only made sense to me but that I wanted to use in conversation with others but then knew I had to explain to make any sense. Anyway nice and haughty.
I thought it was because Kerry had an Italian motorcycle.
I have not much left to lose. I will volunteer to lead the way.
https://youtu.be/w56czxeXnF4?si=m5ah6xqki1__1e69
Dude, right now my biggest regret is that I didn't subscribe sooner. Totally with you and cannot look away (to the detriment of my mental health). Dusted off the ol' uniform on Nov 6th, but I won't lie - it is a little snug after the holiday triple threat that is Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
"By the time they are forced to do their jobs, they will not know how." That's the quote for me. What's even worse is they won't do them at all and try to hang their failure onto Nancy Pelosi or some other imaginary force. Or maybe, just maybe, they will understand that their job is to look good and talk loud on TV while creating the fictional mass delusion (aided by Chancellor Underpants' dumb ass apps) that Johnny DB is either a hero or a victim, but not responsible ever for anything that doesn't seem wonderful whether he had anything to do with it or not. Reality be damned.
The good news is Bird Flu looks poised to go pandemic and kill us all in the next couple years so most of us won't have to suffer through 4 more years of Trump because we will all be dead.
As most military personnel will say, "You gotta learn to love the suck." By that, they mean when things get hard, we get harder. We learn to navigate the mire we've been steeped in and make the best of it with what we can. Things will undoubtedly become worse, but these are the hard times that show everyone what each of us is made of. For better or worse our true selves will come forward. Keep writing.
Good luck, America. You're going to need all of it.
Across the pond here, in the UK, we are not unaffected by the merdeshow. It's going to have world-trashing consequences.
Keep calm and carry on, said nobody in 2025, ever.
Meantime, I'll be busy hitching up my britches, 'cause that merde gonna be waist deep.
I will join you at the breach Michael but my resources are low. I have kindness and my voice to fight the breach
We need more Stella to distract please. And some MATES.
My biggest fear is that I don't know what cost must be incurred by what measure of people to make a difference anymore. I hope it's mass apathy because the alternative is more troubling. I was gravely concerned 2016, but maybe this time, Dr. Strangelove, I learn to stop worrying and love the bomb.
I think we're heading into, if not already firmly in, an information dark age where truth will be scarce due to a proliferation of propaganda, fourth estate paywall, and suppression of facts by the newly elected American Oligarchy. I'll be happy to be proven wrong as time continues to make fools of us all.
What my brain just did at that Shakespeare reference....
"Guys, Christina and me have something to tell you all."
"I can't keep it in anymore. I cheated on my SATs."
"I confess. I framed a man for murder and now he's a fugitive from the law."
"Christopher Marlowe wrote all my plays."
Gonna need A LOT of humor like that to make it through this breach, old boy.
(Speaking of... who do we have to petition to get STELLA streaming? Paramount?
I wish I had your drive. I’m tuning out for the next 3.5 years. If something urgent happens, I will do my part, but I simply cannot follow the news. A decade of his smirks and imposible to graph sentences has taken it out of me.
The big thing, though, is that I’m kind of heartbroken. MAGA got what they wanted and they are still on the attack. People voted for someone who will hurt their friends. America has turned into dark Twitter and I’m not up for it.
So, thank you, Michael, for having the fortitude to continue paying attention and stepping forward. I’m not giving up on this country. I believe she is strong enough to survive this. I’m just resting up for the decades of work we will need to do to repair the damage coming over the next four years.
I miss Stella. That was a great show.
This breach is not looking appealing at all, did Shakespeare say anything about a beach? I’d rather go once more unto the beach 🏖️ 😣
I thought my brain was the only one that had these little connections that only made sense to me but that I wanted to use in conversation with others but then knew I had to explain to make any sense. Anyway nice and haughty.