It probably is, and fixing my poor sleep hygiene would get me better sleep, but I am sleeping enough and medicated enough to get by. However, as it becomes winter where I am, I have to be more careful. I definitely have to get 8+ hours in bed, though.

No, they just believe in the honesty of people. Well, that and they probably also figured that having an aggregate of answers and the upvote/downvote system, they can ferret out a response.

And how does one do that while meming “the man, the myth, the legend”?

No, if they want to be gendered appropriately, they should have it in their username.

though I’ve been saying “munis” for short.

“comms” is my go-to.

I always railed against this. I’m using clockwise-lockwise from now on.

They show up italicized for me, iOS Thunder app

I also like AllSides, which I believe is part news agragator and part unbiased reporting.

It give you unbiased headlines, then links to the L/C/R articles that they come from:

And also articles like “Why CBS and Fox Selectively Editing Interviews Is Bad for Voters” that cut out the bias.

I’d rather be exposed to all of it if I wish to be

This is why I switched from .world - they defederated from Hexbear and piracy comms. I’d rather choose what I want and don’t want to see.

I get what you’re saying, and I agree, but at this juncture, there’s nothing to be done. We only get a duopoly because of our voting system. It’s shit, we should change it.

What’s your political alignment, friend?

As much as I know Kamala is the status quo which is not my bag either for many reasons (genocide being one), I know things can be much worse. And, unless you’re an accelerationist (doubtful from a .world-er), isn’t it better to not give ultimate power over genocide or expulsion of immigrants to this supreme egomaniac?

I love how this dude refuses to acually run against Kamala. It not a black man, it’s not Obama, you’re running against doofus, it’s a Black Woman. And, unless you’re a police officer, that’s at least 10x scarier for you.

protects students from being compelled to salute the American flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools.

Students are not being compelled to salute or say the pledge, only stand and be quiet. Teachers are the ones compelled to recite the pledge every day.

It is a law in my state that all students must stand and all teachers must recite. Most of the students recite too, but no one but teachers are forced to.

Yeah, we don’t need a song about war to remind us how we got here, we need a song about togetherness to remind us how we should be.

Can we make a pledge to be a good and productive person?

I have been assigned public service for the same offense when I could not pay my fine. I worked at a food shelter for a couple of days (sorting donations, packing bags with cans, etc) and was good. You may ask the judge or public defender if that’s an option.

I’m not familiar with the whole of the Sodom and Gamora tale - does it mention the devil and can you show me that part?

In countries without capitalism and property rights, the billionaires are the government and the judiciary and the military.

In the US, they just have solidified a really good means of controlling it… I mean, the amount we don’t tax them, the super PACs we let them contribute to, and the control they have over our media are definitely forms of control that may not be “as bad” as other systems (arguably) but it seems like it’s really similar.

I think houseplant and fishtank kind of work in this context.