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As we are about to see ,no doubt heavily censored, images of the 3I/Atlas 'comet', if we really want to know the truth of the matter, we should be watching to see if and when the rich folks head to their underground bunkers.
Not saying anyone should panic, but let's also remember the tp shortage.

Just a reminder, corporations have stolen your living wages, your nice house, your free time, your healthcare, your pension, years from your retirement, your vacations, your sick time, your good health, and several years of your life.
All so the rich can have more and more luxury.

That doesn't sound fun at all.
My new go to is to tell my doctors that my body puts me in enough pain on a day to day basis that having my foot run over by a car was no big deal.

Pain is something we can only really gauge by experience.
When someone says their pain is a 10/10, it may very well be the worst pain they have ever felt, even if it's not the worst pain a human could experience.
It's time the number scale goes.
A functionality scale would be a better approach.

Why the wait on 3I/Atlas images?
Are they waiting for them to come back from the fotomat kiosk?

We have telescopes that can get crystal clear images of numerous other galaxies.
If 3I/Atlas is just a comet, or something similar, why are we not being shown the crystal clear images, the close-ups?
Where are the real hobbyist pics?
What are global leaders saying?
What aren't we hearing?

Wait.
So we're now investigating the files, that Dems manipulated, that don't exist, that are on Pam's desk, that contains no crime whatsoever, that were to have certain names redacted, were promised to be released, and that are a total hoax, because Bubba got a bj.
Am I caught up?

Why am I not believing MTG is actually sorry for her actions?
Because bullies are more than happy to apologize, even cry, when it comes time to face accountability.
She's looking for an easy out.
I'll believe she's sorry when she personally helps fix the damage she happily helped cause.

How to wish 101:

When making a wish, say bringing a certain someone to their knees, one must be very careful to ensure the phrasing is exactly what you intend.
Otherwise you get... (gestures wildly at news) this!

Calling it a v-fib flare up is like saying a crashed car experienced a little rapid deceleration.

Did our leaders forget we can just look up stuff now?

Are we just minimizing all health issues now?

Because apparently, for some folks, this is not as obvious as it should be.

Innocent people do not go out of their way to bury evidence.

Innocent people do not go out of their way to persuade others to bury evidence.

If one is innocent, evidence would show innocence, or a lack of guilt.

To the beings watching from your space ship, 3I/Atlas,

Welcome to Earth.
Please know most of us are decent folk.
I do not recommend speaking to our current leaders.
They are horrible people.
Seriously, please choose a scientist or artist to better represent our species.
We prefer peace.
Thanks.

New word:

smut-ographer - that sleazy guy with a camera that primarily takes amateur smut pics while claiming to be a photographer.

A mortgage we will still be paying long after we reach the age of retirement is not a good deal.
The age of retirement in the USA is 67.
Do the math.
They want us paying interest for life.
Their greed can never be sated.
They will still want more and more and more.
Eat the rich.

Please stop asking makers and creatives for cheaper rates or free work.
You are asking them to take a financial loss for you.
Exposure does not pay bills, feed families, or buy supplies, but all are needed to do what you ask.
Their prices reflect their costs.
Talent doesn't make anything free.

Uncle Scrooge will not be visited by 3 ghosts and have a change of heart.
Instead he will be visited by 3 kings bearing golden gifts.
For the people, there will be new brutalist holiday décor popping up in community spaces, with the traditional season's greeting "Let them eat cake."
Happy Holidays

To the folks upset over a wind turbine breaking and falling into a cranberry bog,
Yes, machines break.
All machines break.
Shall we compare how much and what sort of damage happens when a nuclear power plant breaks?
How about a hydro-electric dam break?
I'll stick with the wind energy, thanks.

If RFk Jr was running to get help,
why didn't he just pick up the phone that was within 10 feet of reach?
Why not use the phone in his pocket?
Why didn't the Secret Service just use their radios?
Does anyone else smell fish?

Sys the guy who said "Getting free stuff kills the soul".
Beneficial programs give out free stuff, like food.
The current admin is starving kids so they can take away healthcare, undocumented folks can't legally get, so rich people can avoid taxes.
Still waiting for your answers to my questions.

So what has wishing for innocent children to be without food and healthcare done to your soul?
Why do you feel the need to see less fortunate people be punished in such cruel ways.
If your kid broke a rule, should they starve too?
If you broke a rule, should your kids starve?
Should grandma starve?

No one should have to contact an elected official in order to receive life saving medical care.
No one should be denied healthcare for any reason.
The health of strangers does indeed affect your healthcare.
Wanting to feel superior, or make a profit, is not a good reason to deny medicine to people.

Public health benefits everyone.

When everyone gets access to real healthcare, ERs aren't full of non-emergency and repeat visits for the same issue, wait times decrease all around, you don't worry about costs, and HCWs can do a better job of treating you.

We need universal healthcare.

Please stop suggesting cities plant fruit trees everywhere to feed the poor.
Fruit trees attract pests, make messes, require lots of care and pesticides, and only produce ripe fruit for a few weeks.
Reaching said fruit can be dangerous.
Most people won't eat ugly or fallen fruit.
Fruit rots fast.

If you think keeping people alive is bad because of a civil offense, you may wish to reevaluate your morals. Shall we take a long look into your history and see how many laws you have broken? Because the average person breaks laws every day over much less than a desperate act of basic survival.

We currently have 3+ openings for a brief volunteer gig.
You must be a ghost to perform this job.
You must be willing to haunt political leaders, teaching them the error of their cruel and greedy ways.
No pay - you're a ghost.
No need to apply - just do it.
Season's Greetings!

If you still think folks that receive SNAP are just being lazy,
I invite you to see for yourself how easy it is to survive on the kindness of strangers.
Please do try experiencing relying on SNAP and food banks.
Then try this while not having a kitchen or power.
In winter.
With kids to feed.

Please explain to me, like I am 5 years old, how children trick-or-treating (mostly supervised by parents / adults) are a threat to our nation requiring military presence.
I'll wait.

I will never be able to wrap my head around how people can be against their taxes going to caring for the most vulnerable people in our society, while being totally cool with giving tax cuts to billionaires, bailing out irresponsible banks, and funding oversized and misused military.

Dear rich people,
If giving to charity means you spend thousands on designer clothing and a fancy dinner publicity event, and get your own hospital suite, it was never about helping people.
Imagine what all that money you spent on the event could have done if you just donated it quietly.

To all the folks saying 'get a job' or 'better job',

Let's say that happened.

There would be no sales reps, cashiers, baristas, wait staff, housekeepers, delivery drivers, factory line workers, teachers, etc.

Or maybe employers should be made to pay living wages like our laws intended.