I like this a lot. This is basically me.

I work for a state agency and that’s going well because the state’s values and my own overlap enough for me to be ok being part of the machine. This is in California. I would never have a state job in Texas. But I would never find myself living in Texas to being with.

I certainly had no idea who they were before this. And I quite liked a music video of theirs.

She’s such and insuferable piece of shit.

I’ve been involuntarily committed before. Sorry this happened to you.

When I spot them parked, I write “STUPID” on a post-it note and place it on the driver’s side door.

He said he was having trouble breathing, and asked to go to a hospital. “Not today, maybe tomorrow,” was the response.

Holy shit.

Links to news articles?

Just when the world couldn’t get stupider…

Coded by terrorists and used by terrorists. The apps developers did 9-11. /s

Meanwhile, I saw some asshole driving a cyberbrick yesterday. A lot of them are still proud of their identities as assholes.

Books on early christianity (first two-hundred years) have been super engaging for the past 20 months. I’m an atheist, so this was a surprising topic to be of such interest.

For mainstream opinions, Bart Ehrman has a bunch of books. “How Jesus Became God,” was especially good, as Jesus only preached that he was the Mesiah.

For stuff that’s a bit edgier, there’s the theory that Jesus was an ahistorical figure (three books into that topic and I believe this to be true), you could try Robert M. Price or Earl Doherty.

You could also check out random wikipedia articles. Plus podcasts:

Noble Blood focuses on historical events through the lenses of nobility (I’m a history nerd).

Stuff the British Stole is a seasonal show that deep-dives stolen museum items and their legacy.

(Are you detecting a trend?)

The Fall of Civilizations podcast deep-dives ancient civilizations. Phenomenal.

(Spoiler: I’m a history nerd.)

History of Rome is a long series of short episodes from a historian. It’s very amateur at the beginning.

(There it is again!)

Why does Trumpism exist in Canada, Brazil, etc? But you’re right. I didn’t notice to what community I was commenting.

They’re super litigious in cases like this. Rightfully. Every (corporate) employee signs non-disclosure agreements.

Every time.

We used it to read old Outlook backups at my previous employer. Haven’t used it as an active client.

A team of 17 rescuers hiked in to assist and ultimately evacuated the injured climber, at an elevation of 10,980 feet and more than eight miles from the nearest trailhead.

According to an episode of The Wire, this is incorrect usage of “evacuate.” To evacuate a person would be to empty their bowels. I have not made any attempt to check if that’s correct, but it sounded plausible at the time.

You couldn’t be more in my wheelhouse.

Might be worth seeing a medical professional. My lifelong insomnia turned out to be bi-polar disorder. Getting properly medicated resolved that issue. But also a really rigid sleep schedule was necessary.

I support the ending-genocide messaging. Death, death to the IDF.