Shut the fuck up, Donny.

That’s not bad at all. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Just because official X said that, does not mean that the whole country is ok with him.

Im pretty sure everybody knows that. It probably doesn’t need to be spelled out every single time someone makes am announcement.

“Company X is excited for release of new product”

Vs.

“This Company X PR rep says they are excited for release of new product, although the 10,000 other employees at Company X have not yet made official statements on their opinions of new product.”

That just sounds like extra words added to a headline that everyone already understands.

Even if your way IS better, things aren’t often done “the best” way.

Costs, space, time and extra work often make a “less than perfect” method MORE realistic in day to day processes.

Oh. My bad. I thought a reasonable person would assume I meant the loud extremists that match the topic of this post.

No, most people aren’t going out of their way to hurt trans people, but those loud extremists are creating a negative connotation in some people’s minds. That’s no different from racism.

It’s strange to them.

When people encounter something that’s different from what they are used to, they don’t know how to process it. It makes them uncomfortable. Some people, instead of learning how to deal with that feeling like a mature adult, blame the individual for making them feel uncomfortable and resent them for “making them feel that way”. Just staying away is not enough, they must be punished for existing.

All because someone felt a little icky when they thought about a girl with a weiner.

I might be ok, if I just stayed away from the comments, but that’s like driving past an accident and NOT looking!

Golden shower?

My app quit working, and I never downloaded the official one. Problem solved!

They do say that you’ll never go back.

When I’m at work, I click on the little “Feed me garbage” button at the bottom of Windows, and get pissed off at how evil and ignorant people are.

I really need to quit doing that.

I had some good times in there, but I’ve been clean for about ten years.

Essentially, you’re saying “Why feel sorry for people who died in car accidents? Didn’t they make the choice knowing the outcome?”

Yes, yes, people don’t choose to get in a car accident, but people don’t choose to overdose either. People choose to drive from point A to point B, and everyday people die doing exactly that. Statistically, it might be safer to do drugs than get your driver’s license.

The only difference is how much you can relate with the people. If you can’t see yourself in them, it’s not nearly as tragic.

The trick is to put half in one end, and the rest in the other.

Cowabunga, Rufus!

I was as surprised and disappointed as anyone, and I think we WILL take a few more steps backwards over the next few years, but I don’t expect an unstoppable fall into fascism.

Most of the votes for Trump weren’t actually FOR Trump. They were against the current situation they are in. They see him as the revolution. The anti-politician that will bring real change. They think all his court battles are the “Man” trying to hold him down and keep him from disrupting a system that gave up on its people long ago.

Of course that’s all bullshit, but, assuming that all “normal” people can see through his lies and that only evil, woman hating racists would support him, is a big part of why he was elected.

Trump denied Project 2025 because he knew most people wouldn’t want it. (Honestly, I would be surprised if he even knew what was in it) If he lets the Christian nationalists push that whole agenda on day one, he’ll become the oppressive government that is taking away their freedoms. And nothing is more important to Trump than making Trump look good.

I guess the theory checks out. I’d probably be “retired” by the end of the day.

My mom is the same way. I’ve actually spelled it out for her multiple times with multiple examples.

“When you do this, it affects these people in this way.”

And all I got was “Why are you so mean to me? It’s not MY fault they took it personally!”

I haven’t cut her out completely, but I don’t reach out to her unless I ABSOLUTELY have to.

I feel for you. It took me 40 years to learn how toxic she is, and it’s not easy to watch someone who you thought was there for you become the biggest villain in your life.

How exactly does “Retired” dress?