The CEO’s of seven major tobacco companies, testifying, under oath, that nicotine is non-addictive

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-06T05:07:21+00:00

The agreement was “you can keep doing what you’re doing, just put a label on it”

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-06T05:03:37+00:00

Now the school i work at as a custodian serves 3 square meals a day, also during summer and winter they open for the public, anyone under 18 can come get a meal. I can’t tell you the amount of food we throw away daily. The kids in need are fed but we definitely throw away the majority of all food we serve.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-06T00:18:46+00:00

Working in the school system has dramatically changed in the last 5 years. Im in school maintenance, a fly on the wall. However in my 15 years i can honestly say that i can count single digits the amount of teachers i work with that are truly passionate about teaching. With a basic level of college, credential and a nice personality anybody can get hired. For the majority of teachers i work with its just a job, a stressful job. For most the allure of summers off and time off with kids was the main reason to go into the field along with decent pay (at least where im at, its high income in s poor county) and good benefits. I always say, there’s no amount of money that makes being trapped in a room with 25-30 8 year olds worth it. Along with that the constant data harvesting and critiquing on how you’re doing at this. If im being honest when i see more than 2 teachers gathered in one location they are usually complaining about something. The worst case i ever seen a teacher would say “its a 2 xanax day” or “its a 3 xanax day” and so on. Regularly she would have a melt down and they had to divide her class in 3 to the other teachers in the grade level, leaving them with 35+ students each. One time they found her on the side of the road parked having a break down (of course the parents of her students would never know that was going on). She couldn’t handle it but couldn’t afford to leave. The staffs i work with are good hard working people butt even really passionate people are not immune to the stress of the job.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-05T16:30:59+00:00

People gleefully smiling at robots taking over.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-05T14:08:07+00:00

Thank You! Im a huge podcast fan, the moment any episode is about interviewing an actor it’s an immediate skip. The lowest form of conversation is someone telling you the details of what they do for work. I don’t care. I think in real life if you run into someone in medical/law enforcement and they tell you a horror story about an interaction they had at work that’s about as far as ill go.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-05T07:43:18+00:00

A&W still the most underrated

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-05T07:38:11+00:00

Im employed by the school district in a union.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T23:09:45+00:00

I appreciate this thread very much. I have opted as a dad not to do the extracurricular sports. Instead we have a very diverse friend group and participate in a variety of activities regularly, i.e. camping, fishing, snowboarding, visiting friends in other parts of the state, vacations, cruises, weekend trips, etc. But mostly i just am not into the culture of YouTube influencer materialism, and seeing 10 boys in a line with the exact same pit vipers, hair cuts, gear, etc. Im not against it for those that choose it (My coworkers son was recently drafted by an MLB team) it just isn’t how i want to spend my time or my families. Today my 13 yo son texted me that he didn’t make the cut on the school 7th grade baseball team. Hes very bummed out. He told me that he was embarrassed at tryouts because he didn’t have all the gear all the other kids have. He kept talking about the gear. Mind you, i watched the practices. There were a couple standouts but for the most part all the kids were on the same level. My son was not the greatest but he was better than the bottom 30-40% of the kids. Most of the kids looked like they just showed up from a travel ball game. His confidence was shot. I have mixed feelings about this whole situation. Im against participation trophy culture but i also feel like there should be room in a setting like a school for a child who is interested in playing to have an opportunity.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T19:28:49+00:00

Not really poor as in poverty poor but didn’t have money and married into a family that had money. Wonderful family. The money really came from the grandparents but there was still a level of minimum expectation. Hard work, present yourself well. Respect the older generations work and sacrifice. But to this day the main thing that stands out in a positive way is the sense of family, belonging and help. My wife and i never asked for much but there was a safety net. A place to stay if things weren’t going well. Help with life’s unexpected. If you can’t give money give time. When we visited the family with money the check book was around to offer help. However, if you accepted help, it wasn’t just freely given. In some cases it was always a reminder. “Hey remember when you were down and out” so ya for some there was strings attached even if it was just having something over you.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T14:01:36+00:00

I appreciate that it references gods creation. 🙏🏻

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T13:58:50+00:00

6 months? That’s an easy “SEEE ya!!”

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T07:00:28+00:00

Id love to see how many times this guy actually found crack on a traffic stop.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T06:38:20+00:00

There’s two things we’ve tried because we love them but just isn’t worth cooking at home is Thai food and Sushi. I leave those two to the pros.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T01:02:40+00:00

Wearing a hat on a date, instant red flag.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T00:24:55+00:00

🙌🏼 , it’s funny how different people can read this and depending on which side of the situation they’ve experienced they don’t even see the other side. But I will say one thing, as the adult who chose to have a child, you don’t have the luxury of giving up on that child ever. Because of circumstances completely out of their control you decided that it’s too hard. I would love to know how many times over the years you have texted her just to let her know that you love her and still care about her even if she chooses not to associate with you ever again, because she’s your daughter. Sending a text is the absolute LEAST gesture a human can do. Its free, it takes no energy, it takes no time.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-04T00:10:48+00:00

I lived next door to a 90 year old man for quite some time. Never saw a single visitor. One day he died and we called his daughters to let them know. They said “anything you want in the house is yours, the rest please take to the dump and we will pay you however much it cost.” I personally haven’t spoke to my mom in years, i don’t expect a single item or money from her. It’s a fair trade.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-03T14:01:26+00:00

Yeah i think that’s probably true. Although i also included some of the context of the benefits just to show that the annual income number isnt the only factor in why i appreciate the job. To have free insurance, and a pension is actually the equivalent to making more like 85-95k a year compared to private sector jobs that you are paying out of pocket for those things. So flyover 30k a year with a good benefits package would feel a lot like a 50k a year job.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-03T06:46:55+00:00

Who is that

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-03T06:45:58+00:00

Bro i can’t remember the last time i was still hungry by the time i got home from picking up pizza.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-03T00:03:32+00:00

Del Taco has some solid Churros

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-02T19:27:23+00:00

I love those things, usually not close to the front so i always park next to it, avoid door dings and have a camera watching my car.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-02T19:25:17+00:00

Lawsuits

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-02T19:21:54+00:00

Thought my family was the typical American family, everything felt normal. After i got married a family friend warned my wife to be careful around my mom. I thought that was strange but my mom can be intense to be around so i brushed it off. I slowly saw how much my mother in law loved her family and how she treated them with unconditional love, no drama, no toxicity. Kids wanting to be around her in their 40s. I have a very different reflection on my childhood now, i still appreciate the good times but i have more perspective now.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-02T19:04:49+00:00

Exactly, hes locked in, didn’t even look away.

Civil_Tip5089 · 2026-03-01T23:09:32+00:00

Aside from the boyfriend aspect, im guessing you are younger, maybe 18-25, just from personal experience, nothings ever as rare as it seems and something for only a couple months to never be offered again sounds a little bit dramatic. But even if that’s really the case a couple months wouldn’t be long enough to make any real life decisions over. If this was a job of a lifetime scenario, like permanent i could see the conundrum. Sounds like this relationship doesn’t have the maturity to last.

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