Mark (He/Him/They - also answers to 'Oi')

Have to agree with you from 'this side of the pond' - low voter turnout is a problem in many Western Democracies, including here in the UK.

Me, in the UK wondering why you were talking about May's elections - then realising you were on about the one in Mass.

You can't beat the oldies

So Primark's definition of 'Any Gender' is what?
Anyone who wasn't Assigned Female at Birth?
My friend's FtM, he'd cause chaos here if that's the case.

Well as 'guy' rules out Gabrielle Miller, are you really saying we should shun one of the World's greatest football managers, or do you have a different 'Trivago Guy' in mind?

I try to deny they're happening, not that it works my friends like to remind me when I reach a new category on the 'age group' drop downs.
My beloved and I tend to have a nice meal sometimes out, but more often at home.

Something which may be of interest to any Americans following me.

Whatever it was has gone, I was mentioned (linked? Not quite sure how these work) in a post from someone asking for help/a share yesterday, for the life of me In couldn't find it after opening the notification on my screen, not sure if they're being deleted as a scammers, or something else.

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On the bright side, the 'Trade Deficit' between the United States and the EU is a mere $250 million a year - it must be true, Trump just said so.
VAT is a Sales Tax, unlike Trump's Import Tariffs it doesn't care where the product is made, it's taxed the same (at the rate set by each EU member state)

Qatar couldn't get anyone to buy the plane, I doubt the US Government will have more success, perhaps they should scrap it for parts?

New forest ‘chain’ across Essex enters critical phase A ‘groundbreaking’ Essex project aims to plant a 100 mile tree corridor to connect isolated ‘orphan’ woodlands together for the benefit of wildlife

A ‘groundbreaking’ Essex project aims to plant a 100 mile tree corridor to connect isolated ‘orphan’ woodlands together for the benefit of wildlife.

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3/ Hope it's a lovely experience, ours is 12 years old now, not had the 'new appliance' feeling in a while.

2/ I think the obsession with online manuals doesn't help, we assume things all 'work basically the same as the last one' - so don't bother to reach something that you have to look up online.

1/ My friend got a new dishwasher recently, she was having a gripe at me something 'didn't fit in as well as it did in her old one' - to her utter amazement, it fitted when I moved the top rack - apparently she'd had her old dishwasher for 6 years and never realised you could change the position.

Screenshot of post where @nakedhaggis said 'Fucker even looks like a rodent' and @thatcymraes replied 'Hopefully he'll gnaw through an electrical cable soon'

I think he may have been referring to this, but I'm nowhere near certain.

Reports this side of the pond are this is just the basic outline for a, yet to have the details hammered out, agreement.
Not an actual 'this is what each side is getting' agreement.

So much for voting Labour to put an end to 14 years of tax cuts for the rich disguise DC in as 'Austerity.'

The US supplied the UK alone with some $31 Billion more than we paid for either in cash, base leases, or reverse-Lend-Lease.

This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.

The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.

Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.

I recall Dean Koontz warning about the danger of Civil Asset Forfeiture laws years, if not decades, ago - first I'd heard of them in the UK (although we have 'proceeds of crime' rules, which I guess are similar.)
It appears no-one in power took any notice of his warning.

As a Cis, Male, Welshman; may I just say - What the actual fuck are these idiots thinking?

Sorry to hear this Erin, hope your recovery is quick.

Surely the better answer would be to change the system so that those left of centre votes going to the Greens etc. count for something rather than get wasted? Perhaps by changing to ranked voting, or heaven forbid, proportional voting using plurality and party lists?

Image of our dark torty, sat in the basket of the cat tree.

This one on the other hand, she is an angel.

I've since bought a cordless keyboard and mouse and wrapped all my cables.
It could be worse, my friend adopted him and his brother, the lovely pair destroyed their TV.

I'd believe her, but one of my angels chewed through the cable from my keyboard to my PC, in front of me.

Donate to Three special cats, three big bills – we need a hand!, organized by Holly Brockwell Our little rescue for disabled and difficult cats is somehow sti… Holly Brockwell needs your support for Three special cats, three big bills – we need a hand!

My little rescue for disabled and 'difficult' cats has some pretty big vet bills coming up. I'd love to book Rupert, Scooter and Widget in for their procedures but really need some help raising the cost.

As always, DM me if you'd like to see proof, I have vet estimates ❤️

Strange question I know, and this only seems to happen with links to GoFundMe from Bluesky - anyone any idea why it comes up in Spanish/Portuguese? - or how to change it to English?