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People need to be talking about the Epstein Files non-stop until they’re released. Flood the zone with it…because you have two options: 1) it really is nothing, and that can be shared because it is nothing. 2) it is something, and people need to be held accountable.

At this point, you have to hope that the bulk of that money goes to a shitty wall and not busting into every single American’s home to just sort of rustle around looking for god only knows what.

Hey. I think this probably should go without saying, but… I don’t think that they have any bombs either. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Once you scratch the surface you’ll find that a lot of these “ICE agents” are just LARPERS with zero background in law enforcement, and the fact that they have been given any authority at all is an absolute farce. That’s why they’re masked. They’re nobodies trying desperately to be somebody.

Your daily reminder that gas is not, in fact, $1.88 a gallon anywhere in the United States…. And that the average price is still over $3 a gallon….

I think it’s sort of funny that my Pokémon GO avatar walks around checking to make sure she hasn’t stepped in poop.

There is little that is more unforgiving than Student Loan debt interest. I feel for those in default, or those that have stopped paying. The show goes on with that, and the interest accrues without mercy or quarter.

I think one of the wilder aspects of all of this is that Russia never exited the Cold War. They were still playing. We were still their enemy, and we were unknowingly entrenched in a proxy war. We went past it, and they didn’t. We lost because we didn’t even realize we were still fighting.

Everyone’s panic levels should absolutely escalate when that Minnesotan judge ends up in the El Salvadorian gulag. No. Seriously.

Weekly prices for 4/24/2025: **Spoiler: things aren’t any cheaper than they were under Biden. We can have two sets of alternate facts if we’d like (though there is only one truth here). Your wallet is not telling the lie….

I believe the correct response to a mass shooting is to say “our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families” while doing nothing to keep guns out of the hands of psychos, not “things like this happen”… because yeah, I guess, but, it shouldn’t.

Corporations and businesses should incorporate a “tariff” line on the receipt. Don’t just add that shit to the price of your products. Keep it separate just like you would any other taxes and fees. Let people know exactly where that money is going. Make them pressure lawmakers to stop this shit.

“I hope, Senator, after you've lost, and the Empire reigns over the galaxy unopposed, you will find some comfort in the knowledge that you fought according to the rules.” Be Saw Gerrera.

Our only hope is that the AI figures out it’s being exploited faster than the humans did…

Folks that think China will bend on these tariffs really need to look into the Opium Wars.

I broke a tooth around old dental work on Saturday night on a butter mint. It sucked. The left over piece in my mouth was as sharp as a razor blade. It was cutting into my tongue when I chewed. Luckily I have insurance and was able to fix Monday morning. All of this to say, you want the fluoride.

Sending folks to foreign gulags without due process is chilling… It’s only a matter of time before this starts to happen to people that are natural-born citizens.

I spent $300 for TurboTax to help me figure out what I owed and/or didn’t owe the government this year. A figure the government already knew without me wasting my time and/or money…

Layoffs in the private sector are imminent. Plan accordingly.

When he says “only the strong will survive” he doesn’t mean you.

There once was a place for folks to make good money in manufacturing. Then people began to have an insatiable thirst for cheap shit… which means now there absolutely is no money to be made for workers building shit with their hands. Oh, and AI… people are about to be obsolete anyway.

What’s wild to me is that the senate is “scrambling” to get ahold of the situation and it’s the tariffs. HOPEFULLY, the absolute wreck that is about to be our economy will be a wake up call to folks that you cannot allow stupid people to run things. Candidly, however, I lost hope long ago.

Never a good sign when you have multiple storm chasers in your town. Not good.

I mean, what a wild misstep Musk made. Trump’s base never did and will never actually buy and drive a Tesla. They had neither the desire nor the money to do so. Most try harder to do their best to get the most emission inefficient vehicle around to own the libs. Seriously. Read the room.

First off, I don’t believe Musk will be leaving Trump’s orbit. He spent WAY too much money for the power to do what he’s doing in the name of tax cuts for the wealthy. And second, if it’s a ploy to run off and try to save his brand, that’s already been irreparably damaged. Most people hate Nazis.

These are the best damned protein bars that I have ever had. Chocolatey gooey caramel goodness.

Kudos to Wisconsin. I’m glad you weren’t bought off. And, I’ll scream this out to anyone listening and for those that don’t know. Elon Musk doesn’t give a shit about you… and I hope it doesn’t take him ripping away your social security to fund his tax cuts for you to find that out.

I mean, I don’t know what anyone thought would happen. He nominated a goddamned morning cable news show host to one of the most important roles in the cabinet. These aren’t serious people. They’re dangerous, but almost comically stupid. We’re not at all safe, but at least we’re smarter.

Having WW3 start as a result of the United States invading Canada wouldn’t have ever been on my Bingo card, but whoever is writing this shit is an absolutely garbage author (I have a suspicion it’s AI). And so here we are….

A small part of me is ready for it to all burn. Just set it all ablaze. Will it hurt? Yeah. Hopefully something far more beautiful will rise from the ashes. Like the Phoenix.

My emotions are in a very odd, sort of tender place. My mental state is pretty significantly degraded at this point too, if I’m being vulnerable to the ethos… And, sometimes, I stumble upon people being empathetic and understanding online, and today it has brought me to tears.

In other news, I spent $10 today for four sticks of butter. … is this what winning looks like?

Your weekly prices (3/5/2025):

In the next few weeks, prices should skyrocket across the board due to the tariffs. It’s imperative that folks know exactly why (and that they don’t blame Biden). Things are about to get real uncomfortable, real quick, but we need to stay level headed or he’ll declare martial law.

I hope we see immediate price hikes due to the tariffs. Folks were warned…

Why do I feel like I’m living in some sort of melodrama where the writers are insanely lazy and unimaginative?

Your weekly prices (2/13/2025):

A judge’s words are absolutely meaningless if there’s no one to enforce their rulings. Something worth mentioning and pondering…

I wonder if RFK, Jr. will have us micro-dose the bird flu virus via infected chicken carcasses after he’s confirmed as health secretary, you know, so we can get herd immunity.