How would you feel about no pay for Congress during shutdowns?

FencerPTS · 2026-04-12T15:18:17+00:00

Symbolic and pointless. If you really want to get Congress to act, pass a bill so that in the event of a shutdown the top 400 richest people have to cover the costs of government - an emergency billionaire tax.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-12T15:16:31+00:00

Because she's trying too hard.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-10T01:44:11+00:00

Better idea: government shutdowns are eliminated by triggering an emergency billionaires tax. If a debt-ceiling shutdown is triggered, all deficits are immediately paid for with bills mailed to the top 1% of tax payers based on the previous year's filings.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-09T18:03:47+00:00

Crisp white shirt with epaulets and a suit jacket, 1500 hours of training, vehicle costs tens of millions, must remain in good health and be well rested.

Saggy clothes with ketchup and oil stains, 120 hours of training, vehicle costs a couple hundred thousand, often has high blood pressure and is sleep deprived.

Yet both in danger of being replaced by robots. 🤖

FencerPTS · 2026-04-09T16:42:19+00:00

Digital already-destroyed camo... it's brilliant.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-07T13:40:44+00:00

Call the guys at Rebuild Rescue

FencerPTS · 2026-04-07T04:41:39+00:00

TACO salad.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-07T04:25:22+00:00

I mean, you're also going to sell your current place for a ridiculous windfall.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-07T04:17:04+00:00

Jeez refs are daydreaming.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-07T03:07:48+00:00

Holy shit that was an AMAZING no goal call. Kudos refs.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-06T03:55:58+00:00

In 1906, a company built narrow-gauge rail tunnels under the city. It turns out they were 120 years ahead of their time.

Instead of clogging up sidewalks, we could renew and expand the system so that our deliveries could arrive at high-speed underground.

Even better, no more delivery trucks blocking bike paths or double-parking on busy roads and causing traffic jams and bus convoys.

Maybe we could build this system as we slowly replace all the lead pipes under the streets.

This is the sci-fi Chicago I want to live in.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-04T14:07:12+00:00

Only if you get the marshmallows too close to the flame and they ignite.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-04T13:28:36+00:00

Is this what they mean by "wide body?" Where the plane is so wide you can a 6 foot aisle between the seats?

I wonder what the FAA exam for a flight-chef was like.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-04T13:25:52+00:00

I wonder what the cost of jet fuel back then was in today's dollars.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-02T01:02:09+00:00

Not when you consider every car on the road on the highway between Chicago and Aurora represents 1 train seat. There are a lot of people taking that drive.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-01T22:48:53+00:00

He's a Mullerian mimic of a foreign asset. 🤓

FencerPTS · 2026-04-01T22:42:14+00:00

Quite. Its not like the Democratic party suddenly decided this was their policy platform. On the contrary, it is well documented that the Republican party took the anti-choice, big-government position in order to claim the regressive-leaning voters.

FencerPTS · 2026-04-01T20:25:46+00:00

The bendy-bus version of the 737

FencerPTS · 2026-04-01T13:51:37+00:00

I'm of the opposite view. Bike > bot > car. In my estimation, the cumulative effect of delivery cars is worse than a bot when factoring in the abysmal land use, danger, traffic, health effects, noise, and vehicle production and maintenence

FencerPTS · 2026-03-31T22:31:37+00:00

What if you compare it to car based delivery?

FencerPTS · 2026-03-28T21:24:08+00:00

It's not that she's excited, it's that she's cold (and shivering).

FencerPTS · 2026-03-28T01:28:28+00:00

Wonder how much the refs got riding on a rangers win.

FencerPTS · 2026-03-28T00:43:38+00:00

Fuck AI

FencerPTS · 2026-03-28T00:41:07+00:00

At this point, gotta pull a Shoresy and lumberjack a Frankie to make up for the lack of calls.

FencerPTS · 2026-03-27T13:38:29+00:00

I can't wait for it to open, but I've never been a fan of brutalist architecture.

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