Throwing paper towels to people after a hurricane:

Maybe not the best moment, but very on brand for Trump.

Also the sharpie thing:

Sweet/Vidalia onions? I noticed that, too, especially with the bagged ones.

Seems unlikely for either to succeed, but that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t try, I suppose.

The problem is Tesla’s stock price needs to remain sky high for it to work. That means keeping the market thinking there’s a massive innovation coming soon, something huge that Tesla will have a monopoly over. Originally it was electric cars, Elon needed to convince investors they were so far ahead that competition wouldn’t catch up. Then it was a fully automated factory, then humanoid robots. Now it’s full self driving.

A move to ICE cars, a much more competitive market with lower margins, will be a signal that Tesla is a normal company that should be valued as such. ICE cars are also more complicated and absolutely need a dealer network for repairs. Those dealers have tremendous power over the manufacturers, too. Doesn’t seem like something Elon would sign up for.

I thought it was a moment

Bit idea: Write a movie script about a group of serial killers who only kill US government officials. Fill the cast with method actors, giving them plenty of time to prepare for the role.

Did any union support Trump? I know Teamsters didn’t endorse, but that’s not the same as supporting Trump.

Obviously cop unions are always supporting Republicans, but nobody serious considers that union support.

Yeah, whatever facility you believe you were committed to

Probably the easiest is asking for the medical records for that period from the hospital. You can usually get them for free if it’s a limited request, but you’ll probably have to go in person.

The second option is going to the clerk at the courthouse that serves that hospital and have them search for a committal record. They might charge you for a copy of the record, but it’s usually cheap.

I’m farty all the time. I’m trying to get over the puritanical shame that comes from ripping massive farts in front of my partner. I’ve been in conversations with them and realized I’m being curt because my tummy hurts and I need to go somewhere and blow a huge stinker.

I know they know I have loud smelly farts, I know they don’t care if I let them fly, but it still makes me self conscious.

From the ER they can put you on a short hold without court approval, and they don’t need to start it until you’re medically stable.

The kind that disqualifies you is something you’d remember. You’re given a chance to testify.

The boox readers appear to be the best because they have a full android rom, but they’re expensive. My experience with Kobo has been bad, I’ve had 3 devices fail for various reasons even though they’re quite a bit more expensive than Kindle.

I’ve since switched to a refurbished Kindle Oasis, which is a great piece of hardware for the money. Top notch screen, light, great form factor, real buttons that are well placed. It’s got the stupid Amazon ecosystem, but I don’t pay for books, so it doesn’t bother me, I just don’t use it. They still give you an email address so you can easily send books from calibre without needing to plug it in.

She has diabetes, but that’s not a death sentence, especially when you’re wealthy.

I’m an apple fan. Cosmic crisp is my current favorite variety, although they have a big range of quality, a great one is like a cross between a really sweet apple and a juicy pear, and a bad one is still pretty tasty. Honeycrisp is less variable and always pretty good.

I recently had a red delicious at my mom’s house and it was really good. I don’t know if they changed them, or the ones we had as kids were all old or something. It wasn’t bland or mealy at all, which is what I expect from a red delicious.

Kamala didn’t even have the decency to lie and say she’s do something serious about price gouging, housing prices, etc. Nothing that could potentially slow the donations, now or in the future.

They saw that some voters were open to populist economic policies, but against progressive social policies and made the decision to be more reactionary. It’s such a dumb strategy to think you’ll outdo Republicans in an “I hate minorities” contest. They made a deliberate choice to take that long-shot strategy over doing something for the working class. They couldn’t even lie about doing it.

There is a political strategist industrial complex that is beholden to donations, their wealth is tied to keeping the money rolling in over everything else, including winning elections. They can’t even pretend to threaten the ruling class for fear of those donations slowing, now or in the future.

As cringe as it is, making a public display of kissing Trump’s ass will probably pay dividends and costs him nothing(besides dignity). He’ll pay no price from Dem politicians for as long as he’s willing to send his citizens into the meatgrinder on behalf of Raytheon.

When I waited tables like 20 years ago, credit card tips were already around half of my tips. The places I worked, it was all tied into the computer, so when you cash out and it asks you how much you made in tips, the credit card tips were already filled in. I bet it’s more like 95% cards now.

Anyone know of an actual source for this fact? Wikipedia removed it, and the only other references are sketchy websites that seem to have picked it up from wikipedia and reddit threads with no sourcing. Seems like it should be something easily verifiable.

It’s doable in that amount of time. Make a training plan, but don’t be so rigid with that plan that you get an injury. Listen to your body.

I’m not an expert but I have been running for a long time. I’d start with low heart rate training. Do mostly slow runs, gradually increasing your mileage until you get to the target mileage. You want to be doing 80% of your mileage in zone 2(if you don’t use any technology, zone 2 is about where you can easily say a few sentences while running). Once you’re comfortable at your goal distance start phasing in speed work and more hills.

You have to be a pretty big psycho to volunteer for war for free. It’s not even patriotism, it’s just war tourism.

Rest in piss bozo