I kind of assume Carney is part of the new liberal establishment (think Clinton, Biden but also Bush) so recently overthrown by Trumpism in the US - but I’m not Canadian so it’s a little fuzzy.

Risotto

For someone used to desktop Linux, where respect for the user, consistency, customisability, and performance are still held in high regard, Windows 11 feels like an endless string of punches in the face.

To be fair, giraffes are stupid sexy. 🦒

I sense a challenge coming on…

Thank you for still caring

I upvoted you for downvoting the guy who complained about being downvoted.

Jesus. That was drastic. I wish everyone in the US listened to this whole thing.

Greta Thunberg

Or Tulsi Gabbard the Russian asset?

“eels that come when called”?

Oh you are right, that’s Finland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternity_package

I think they also gave every new family a safe place for the baby to sleep - a cardboard box.

So much better to do it in person.

Started improv a few years ago. Very good for my mental health.

I used to play Diplomacy as a kid. Is this similar?

What does it taste like?

children’s beer made from fermented black rye bread

sounds crazy enough

We have been turned into sheep

We are like children.

White Americans have been raised to believe the most preposterous set of lies about ourselves (land of freedom, etc) and the amount of effort to sustain that belief despite all evidence to the contrary is hard to imagine. Effort from the ruling class (eg “god save America” at the baseball game) but also internal efforts from the people themselves - because the collapse of the lie tears your self image apart. This actually started during the George Floyd Black Lives Matter moment but the reaction the other way brings us back to Trump.

People who want real change, and end to imperialism and capitalism feel isolated and hopeless. 1/3 if the country are committed to racism and misogyny. All lot of better off folks just want the illusions of the old normalcy back.

It doesn’t help that truly unedited critical voices here get shut down for somehow being responsible for Putin.