I think this gets forgotten in terms of the attempt the Democrats made for us to just move past things. Generally, Americans are actually pretty eager to move past stuff. I don't think many people actually thought that a majority of the country wanted more of that shit.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 05:27 β π 19    π 1    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            I think this is probably my favorite guy who totally sucks
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 05:06 β π 25    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            This website is very unusual in terms of having people who can think about implications down the line. The average person knows dating and hears kids are expensive and just assumes their wedded+kidded situation looks exactly the same only with less money.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 05:05 β π 0    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            It's not really about whether your subsidizing children, it's whether it impacts people in a way where they assume their financial situation will get substantially worse rather than offsets kicking in that will make it about equal
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 05:03 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Kids give your life a sense of meaning so you don't blow your brains out when the city passes the doofus levy where every doofus gets three free ambulance rides because they launched bottle rockets from their asshole again
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:54 β π 4    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            A high income 30 year-old cannot be expected to be subsidizing kids that they don't have and old people with more money than they do. You have to make them feel so comfortable they're blithely rawdogging. like hamsters
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:51 β π 4    π 1    π¬ 2    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Outside of very fringe situations, they're not going to go back to not having kids for tax purposes. But this assumption that people are forward-thinking about what their tax burden is going to be, give me a break.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:50 β π 6    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            I think it's a mistake to heavily tax young people before they have kids, because people don't think about what their taxes are *going to* look like. If their taxes are lower, they'll  feel wealthier, and they'll feel more equipped to have children. Once they've had kids you've got 'em by the nards.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:49 β π 8    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            But you decided that some people are so special they are above the law!
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:44 β π 11    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            which was eight dollars. Eight dollars! absolutely criminal this place didn't get a star when michelin rolled through
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:20 β π 2    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
                                                
                                                
    
    
    
    
            Shout out to this fucking garlic bread too.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:10 β π 8    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            "you can taste the smiles"
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 04:09 β π 3    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Of all of the things that I've eaten in my entire life, these two individual things were the best. My wife has also had the egg twice and confirmed it's equally good both times, and we've had the pork cheeks twice.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 03:59 β π 7    π 0    π¬ 2    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
                                                
                                                        
                                                
    
    
    
    
            The two best individual foods in the entire world are this custard egg that can be had at Inn at Little Washington (prix fixe) and these pork cheeks that can be had at Jack Rose ($15):
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 03:58 β π 11    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            I mean I think $5m is still real fuck-you money still
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 03:16 β π 0    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            lmao
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 03:16 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            It is pretty wild now that having $1 million is like⦠Yeah, you better have a million. now what idiot
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 03:09 β π 11    π 0    π¬ 3    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            250 people listening to the string quartet do "Bella Lugosi's dead" again while some guy wif fangth leths thumone know thif button came offth their coat
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 02:48 β π 5    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            If you want to know a party where you could be a hot 22 year old and drink as carelessly as you wanted and never get roofied or inappropriately touched and where no one drove drunk home or got in a fight it's the everyone dressed as vampires party
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 02:45 β π 4    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            I'm still kind of pondering the fact that I think that the anne rice vampire ball with terrify the crap out of a lot of boring people and yet that was without a doubt the safest party I've ever been to
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 02:44 β π 10    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Take an old loaf of French or white bread from the back of the store and tear it into pieces and allow it to go completely stale. When you are ready to eat, pour buttermilk over the top of it and consume.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 02:34 β π 3    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            That guy really poisoned the well for us boss baby noticers
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 02:02 β π 14    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            The crazy thing about the boss baby tweet is I've actually seen The Boss Baby, and there are some things happening right now where it's like, holy shit, as predicted in The Boss Baby
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 01:59 β π 18    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Chiles is 1.17! Terrible!
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 01:43 β π 3    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            It's really that fertility is completely tanking throughout central and South America, but people just haven't really realized that yet.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 01:40 β π 4    π 1    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Mexico's fertility is now lower than that of the United States.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 01:35 β π 8    π 2    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            He's the real deal of the thing he is. People have stories of this guy going back to when he was in high school and he's always been this guy.
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 01:32 β π 15    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            sorry South Park slash person but actually we are great and have great taste, cheers!
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 00:55 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            It's one of the only episodes I've ever seen lol
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 00:38 β π 2    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            I fucking hate this lady
               
            
            
                04.11.2025 00:14 β π 19    π 1    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
    
         
        
            
        
                            
                    
                    
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