Oh, so a news report about him getting caught with some sort of embarrassing porn is about to come out. Got it.
barneypiccolo
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Yeah, I wrote them off long ago, but I was recently pressed for time and they were right there. I was shocked at the price. Other than the fries, everything else is average, with the worst, cheapest buns in the biz.
The fries are legit, though. Classic Boardwalk-style fries, especially with malt vinegar.
Alternative headline: "Spoiled child throws tantrum when told No."
I've been trying to get back to the life I had before it blew up in 2008. My 26 year old son says that the Bush Economic Crash of 2008 looms large in the lives of his friends. Many in his generation had their entire lives thrown into chaos in the middle of their childhoods, giving them a wired in sense of foreboding toward their future. They know that no matter how good your life is, the government can destroy your life with mindless policies designed to benefit a tiny few elites, at the expense of everyone else.
No wonder that so many young people are thinking that Socialism/ Marxism/ Communism sounds like a reasonable alternative to whatever arbitrary system we have now.
Lately, instead of picking up a fast food buyer and fries for $13, I've been going to Chili's. They have a $10.99 special that is a REAL bacon cheeseburger, excellent fries, and a drink, and it even includes a salad or a cup of soup. With tax and tip, it's $15.
The last time I went to 5 Guys, it was $24.50, and it wasn't nearly as good.
RFK Jr. has long dehumanized people with autism and spread unbacked claims about the disorder. “These are kids who will never pay taxes, they’ll never hold a job, they’ll never play baseball, they’ll never write a poem, they’ll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use the toilet unassisted,” Kennedy said at a press conference in April.
Has this guy ever actually met someone with autism? I've known autistic kids who weren't verbal or even seemingly aware of their surroundings, but I have also known autistic kids that were extremely high functioning, and you would never know they were autistic unless they told you.
And then of course there are those in the middle, at every point on the SPECTRUM. We've all met that Aspy kid who is obsessed with a subject, and could talk about it endlessly. I once had a long, very enjoyable discussion with a Cub Scout in my son's pack about Star Wars, before his mother rushed up and said "Are you talking about Star Wars again? What did I tell you about bothering people? He doesn't want to hear about that." Then she apologized to me. That's when I said, "It's okay, I love Star Wars. I started the conversation when I saw his Star Wars T-Shirt. I could talk about Star Wars all day."
The other day, I had a long discussion with an awkward young guy about my favorite obsession, Music, and it was his as well. Eventually we parted, and I wondered if he was autistic, and Music was his obsession. Then I thought about how obsessed I am about music, and wondered if I don't have a touch of autism myself.
Putting all autistics into the same bucket does them and society a disservice. Many are perfectly capable of holding jobs and living fulfilling lives. If the government declares all neurodivergents to be a drain on society, then it opens them up to vicious discrimination in every corner of society. That would be a terrible shame, because I often find those obsessive awkward people to be very interesting and endearing. You want to know about a subject? Find an autistic person who loves it, and they'll share everything they know. I love that.
He was supposed to be in that car with his daughter, but he went back in to retrieve an umbrella, when it blew up.
I hadn't seen that photo before, thanks.
Yes, that's exactly how it works. You are either part of the solution or you are part of the problem. If you are allowing corrupt, violent, racist cops to operate in your precinct without demanding action, then you are complicit in their crimes.
The MAGA Nazis are welcome to don their track suits and red sneakers, and take their poison, and wait for the next comet to take them to Heaven.
And brain leeches.
Here in Central Florida, love bugs have been a spring and fall problem for decades. They are an invasive species, so they have always been a concern.
We could count on them coating our windshields every spring, and their sticky, acidic guts eat away at the paint on our cars. Special bug removal additive for your wiper fluid was commonly stacked up on the aisles of stores in the spring. Cleaning your windshield and washing your car was routine.
But over the past few years, they've all but disappeared, which seems like a good thing, but the scary thing is that scientists have no idea why. For some reason, they just stopped breeding a few years ago. Nobody saw it coming, just after a year or two, people started asking "Where are the lovebugs?”, and scientist don't have an answer.
One scientist said since they were an invasive species, there is no grant money to study the issue. If an invasive species goes away, who cares, right? But scientists are concerned that whatever could wipe out an entire species, even if it's invasive, may be wiping out other species as well.
So the love bug problem solved itself, and we have no idea why.
The spoiled little boy wants his shiny new toy, and he doesn't like being told No, so will have a presidential temper tantrum.