somecanuckchickYou know, if you taxed the people who make 250K to 250B properly...
Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES"So, what kind of social security system will we put into place?"
"I think John's suggestion is too nice."
"How come?"
"Well, if we implement it, people will be too comfortable, you know."
"Oh?"
"Yes, we should implement Bill's suggestion."
"Why?"
"It provides just the right level between being comfortable, and being scared shitless about one's future."
"Hmm..."
"We can't allow people to be too comfortable, you know. Otherwise, they might not accept the terrible conditions we offer for housing, food, and work."
"I see."
"I think we're done here. Let's go hunt peasants."
"Jolly good!"
#capitalism #SocialSecurity #comfort #ScaredShitless #housing #food #work #peasants #JollyGood #NoSatire
"'This money is not bringing me a lot of happiness’: My husband and I have $7 million, but our kids are trouble. Should we cut them off?"
MaketWatch is really focusing on the plight of ordinary Americans here.
Yep...
#USNews #millionaire #children #OrdinaryFolks #NoSatire #MarketWatch
"Gay Republican complains about not getting LGBTQ+ org’s endorsement despite anti-trans statements"
😩
So... you want a medal because you're a man who likes other men?
Did you forget the meaning of T in LGBTQ+?
Let me break it to you: you're a shitbag, period.
#USNews #USPol #Republican #lgbtq #transphobia #trans #endorsement #shitbag #NoSatire
"We Have To Admit That These Are The Best Donuts In The US"
How did this work? They went through all the donuts shop in the US, tasted all the donuts, and then declared which were the best?
I know. This is an impossible task, but journalists cannot help themselves with their bullshit clickbaity headlines, can they?
#BestDonuts #journalists #journalism #bullshit #clickbait #impossible #Flipboard #NoSatire
We Have To Admit That These Are The Best Donuts In The US
While coming up with a rundown of the best donut places across the U.S. is hard enough, narrowing down the list of our favorite individual donuts is an even tougher task. Thankfully, the writers and editors of Tasting Table were up for the challenge.
"Uncontacted Amazon tribe photographed in unusual sighting near logging area"
"Uncontacted" you say?
I don't talk often about this, but on my path from my bachelor's degree in computer engineering to my master's in South Asia studies, I did a detour through art, and anthropology.
I remember how my anthropology teacher talked about supposedly "uncontacted" tribes of the Amazon that so-and-so had "found."
The "uncontacted" bit turned out to be hogwash. They were uncontacted only if you ignored all the other folks with whom they had regular contact.
I put this into the same category as Columbus "discovering" America.
Journalists... so gullible...
#AmazonTribe #AmazonRiver #uncontacted #hogwash #anthropology #discovery #journalism #journalists #gullible #NoSatire
"'Butter Bath Corn' Is the Only Way to Cook Corn This Summer"
From the article:
"It’s impossible to read “butter bath corn” and not immediately want to make it."
Well. Watch me do the impossible. I don't want to make this recipe, now or ever.
#corn #ButterBathCorn #impossible #NoSatire
https://www.cubbyathome.com/butter-bath-corn-recipe-love-letter-80038623
"Couple drowns in rip current while on vacation with their kids in Florida"
😭
These people did not have to die. If you listen to the news piece, you'll learn that they just did not know how to handle a rip current.
Don't fight it!
Don't FUCKING fight it!
You let the current take you out. Then you swim parallel to the shore, and when you're far enough you can swim back to the shore.
They did not have to drown...
#USNews #Florida #drowning #death #RipCurrent #NoSatire #serious
https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/couple-drowns-rip-current-vacation-kids-florida-111307495
"New Mexico’s ‘Earthships’ offer unique model for living off the grid"
The honeymoon of my ex-wife and me was in New Mexico.
Guess what?
We stayed in a couple of Earthships. It was nice.
#earthships #NewMexico #OffTheGrid #honeymoon #NoSatire
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/new-mexicos-earthships-offer-unique-model-for-living-off-the-grid
New Mexico's 'Earthships' offer unique model for living off the grid
This summer's extreme heat and the demand for air conditioning are putting a big strain on the electricity grid in many parts of the nation. But for more than 40 years, a pioneering architect in New Mexico has been building a unique kind of home that can be heated and cooled without using any electricity at all. Special Correspondent Megan Thompson reports.
"TikToker Fired for Unapologetically Using N-Word: 'Thanks Black Community for Helping to Launch My New Career in Conservative Media'"
Subtitle:
"Trad-wife influencer Llddis defended her use of the n-word in a new post, saying it's a First Amendment right."
LIddis (sic) does not understand what the Bill of Rights does. It protects you from *government* action. That's it. Her employer is not the government, then the First Amendment does not apply.
You know what's also part of the First Amendment besides Free Speech? The Right of Association, which all courts in the US have interpreted as also being a right of disassociation. If her employer wants to disassociate with her, they can.
I guess they don't want to be associated with an asshole.
#USNews #USPol #USLaw #FirstAmendment #BillOfRights #asshole #TikTok #NoSatire
