Good. Imagine the relative utopia we might live in if other states were as proactive about protecting the rights of their citizens.

I want digital privacy laws, right-to-repair, and the million other advocacy-driven things Cali has. It’ll never happen in a million years, but I can still want them.

I can’t wait to leave my shit-hole state and move West.

It’s a whole 'nother generation and breed of miner, my friend. Those miners understood the power of collective action and the power they held within the nation as a major contributor to the economy and what essentially made the country move.

Today’s miners, meaning in the last 40-60 years, have been coasting on the battles hard-fought by their fathers and grandfathers. Do you think the miners of today would have fought for unionization or medical benefits? I sincerely doubt it. No, today’s mining culture is a far cry from those who died at Blair Mountain and fought against Pinkertons.

Right? Fuck billionaires, but Pritzker is putting his money and his reputation on the line for his people. That’s more than you can say for literally any other billionaire at the moment. I swear some people can’t see nuance if it smacks them in the face.

The purity test, perfection-or-nothing mindset will the the death of progressive ideology.

As the son of a 30-year coal miner, not reading the fine print is a prerequisite to mining. If they were worried about the finer details the majority of them wouldn’t be there to begin with.

I didn’t know I needed this. Thanks!

I know… I know. The media landscape in this country is irrevocably fucked.

I 100% agree with you. They’d probably threaten to arrest them all and then as a last resort, bring in the military to run it, just guessing on that. No idea if the military has the capacity to even meet 10% of the need for ATC.

But yeah, the people need to work together if we ever want change in this country, but if my experiences in life have taught me anything, it’s that when the chips are down, people tend to turn on each other rather than work together. That’s what I’m seeing play out in this country right now.

I just don’t get it. I feel like I’m at such diametric odds with most of the people I encounter on a day to day basis that I don’t see how that ideological gap can be bridged. It’s really gotten bad.

Reagan made sure that’ll never happen.

I imagine they know that. But it’s a good headline that “Republicans vote down child care”

For what it’s worth, I kinda agree. Maybe I’ve changed but I feel like their content over the last year or two is nowhere near as good as it was.

Maybe I’ve just had a change in taste, though.

Well obviously this is the reason Rafael Cruz has come out against Wikipedia recently. He just wants tighter articles and more conciseness in describing the dishonesty of his God-King. Over-verbosity is the devils work, after all.

That’s awesome! Which ending did you choose? Also, I highly highly highly recommend doing the gigs. They fill out the world in amazing ways and aren’t just cheap filler. They really give flavor to the bigger jobs and the characters involved.

“I’m shocked. Just shocked,” he said cynically.

Does there exist a red-line which MAGA cultists, conservatives, moderates, and all the flavors of the left can agree upon? My brain says no, but my heart says maybe this could be it.

I sincerely don’t see how anyone could defend this. I’m sure they’ll try, though.

Underground 2 .net has as an amazing lore-accurate overhaul. Highly recommend it for a one stop shop mod.

The EA Sports BIG titles are stupid fun. Highly recommend SSX Tricky, NBA Street Vol. 2, and NFL Street 2.

MX vs ATV Unleased is a classic. Great racing game.

ATV Offroad Fury 2 is fantastic, but hard to emulate.

I’m sure I’ll think of more, but those are great off the top of my head.

“They can’t arrest us all!”

Well, actually…

Where the fuck do they take 500 people? How big is the London holding cells? Jesus Christ.

You know, I thought the same thing (about being a weapon), but apparently that isn’t the case. Maybe for one good bonk, but they’re actually kind of fragile. They break way easier than a standard steel pan would.

But I do agree they’re better for cooking because of the insane heat retention. I love mine. I have a whole set from small to large. Steaks come out perfect every time.

Those in power

I’m just concerned about what happens if things start to go really badly for the Russians. Nothing good can come of a nuclear superpower that feels threatened and backed into a corner, either by the enemy or their own populace.

Lol got it