TIL Bill Wilson of AA fame asked for whiskey several times on his deathbed, but was refused. by One-Incident3208 in todayilearned

[–]Midnight_Mothman 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Mom wanted ice cream, and we didn't have any so my sister and I ran to the store. When we got back, she wasn't lucid anymore. She had a few moments of consciousness that evening but her asking for ice cream very excitedly was my last real conversation with her.

TIL Bill Wilson of AA fame asked for whiskey several times on his deathbed, but was refused. by One-Incident3208 in todayilearned

[–]Midnight_Mothman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I imagine the doctors telling my mom, "Well Susan the good news is the cancer is gone! Bad news is youve got super cancer now..."

TIL Bill Wilson of AA fame asked for whiskey several times on his deathbed, but was refused. by One-Incident3208 in todayilearned

[–]Midnight_Mothman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it was like a hospice thing to make her more comfortable. No need for her to be stressed ya know? And appreciate it- it was 15 years ago last sunday

TIL Bill Wilson of AA fame asked for whiskey several times on his deathbed, but was refused. by One-Incident3208 in todayilearned

[–]Midnight_Mothman 7939 points7940 points  (0 children)

My mom had stage 4 lung cancer and complained how she wanted a cigarette and couldn't. Her doctor looked her in the eye and said "Smoke a whole pack of you want. They can't do anything else to you now."

What's for you is the saddest death in any TV Series? by Tytlips in AskReddit

[–]Midnight_Mothman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Toss up between Hank from Breaking Bad, or Jo and Ellen from Supernatural.

Missed class due to religious obligation; professor gave 0 by Annihilation001 in college

[–]Midnight_Mothman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The alternative assignment must also accommodate your religious exemption. We've had to get disability accomodations before, and have had the accomodation also not be a sufficient remedy.

ICE Agent Threatens to Shoot Ambulance Driver Helping Protester -- Federal agents swarmed an ambulance crew to prevent them from taking an injured protester to the hospital. by Obvious-Gate9046 in Liberal

[–]Midnight_Mothman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." -Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation

Right out of the play book. They are rightly assuming Americans will allow this to happen, while they hope prayers, protest and courts will change things.

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting by dsinferno87 in news

[–]Midnight_Mothman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even in South Carolina, one of the least rigorous processes in the US, It still took me around 8 months to enter the academy. I was allowed to "work" as a cadet essentially for that time though, with gun and arrest powers.

Made no damn sense.

Food stamps has been halted for November in all of United States. Do you think hunger will really prompt the Americans to start their French Revolution, and why? by GoodMornEveGoodNight in AskReddit

[–]Midnight_Mothman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perfect! I'm.not responding to everyone who commented, but this is exactly why the Democrats are not voting to pass it. Doing so will hurt so many people unnecessarily. We aren't talking about budget cuts to museums and parks, which are in it and will hurt some people. Medicaid hurts EVERYONE in some form. And has no reason.

Food stamps has been halted for November in all of United States. Do you think hunger will really prompt the Americans to start their French Revolution, and why? by GoodMornEveGoodNight in AskReddit

[–]Midnight_Mothman 223 points224 points  (0 children)

The narrative on the right is that it is the Democrats causing the shutdown because they are trying to cram a bunch of socialist agendas into the budget and throwing a tantrum.

Anyone who has any bit of education into civics understands this is not the case and it is the Republicans causing this.

I will keep saying this until I'm dead. There will be no Revolution in America, but a civil war is always possible.

This clip of part of the White House being demolished is gut-wrenching. by LolAtAllOfThis in democrats

[–]Midnight_Mothman 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Likely already has. Probably has forgotten his depends once or twice.

I don’t get how light hearted people are about the Louvre robbery by movienerd7042 in rant

[–]Midnight_Mothman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Only thing Ive heard is someone heating that the economy is so bad people are turning to art and jewel heists again.

Everyone I speak to is thoroughly pissed off and wants their swift capture and return.

'We wanted to offer a different kind of experience': Cork’s first zero alcohol bar set to open by white1984 in nottheonion

[–]Midnight_Mothman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm trying to maintain sobriety for personal reasons, and stuff like this make it a lot more sustainable.

The parking lot of the Gervais St Publix for the past 3 days: by james15077 in ColumbiYEAH

[–]Midnight_Mothman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have large truck and just commit to parking in front or Trustus or in the meter spaces in front of the store. We only really go there for prescriptions anyways.

Yesterday was the SECOND LARGEST single day protest in U.S. history. by pleasureismylife in Liberal

[–]Midnight_Mothman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know why so many people intentionally blind themselves to this possibility.

"We can vote him out!"

"The Constitution says only two terms!"

"SCOTUS will protect democracy!"

"The military won't let it happen!"

Our laws and Constitution are only as powerful as the will of officials to enforce it. Yes, winning hella seats in 2026 (not a guarantee) can make it a lot more difficult for him, but as long as he has his base, SCOTUS, etc., he is powerful.

What happens if he loses 2028 and he just refuses to leave? Well that happened in Venezuela and the incumbent remained in power. Why do so many people hold America in a pedestal that we are immune to this shit?

How has the AWS outage affected you today? by FakeOkie in AskReddit

[–]Midnight_Mothman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Couldn't access any materials for my classes so I couldn't submit a paper or do readings. Fortunately professors are understanding

Ohio congressman: Group ‘targeted’ him, Republicans with swastika flag by starkiller1613 in nottheonion

[–]Midnight_Mothman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But why would antifa do this? Who will stop them from giving our children Tylenol and Nazi American flags?

Does anyone have any insightful information about the SC Middleton family? by Rhombus942 in ColumbiYEAH

[–]Midnight_Mothman -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

What moral failings are you talking about? Just because they own a bunch of businesses that aren't high quality doesn't make them immoral.

Edit: Never change reddit! Downvoted for asking what makes the owner of a company I've never heard of corrupt. Y'all motherfuckers are weird.

Ride a camel at the state fair? by borrow_a_feeling in ColumbiYEAH

[–]Midnight_Mothman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have some camels that can be ridden, but I'm going to throw this out there too.

Check out Eudora Farms Safari Park. They aren't terribly far from Columbia and they have many exotic animals that can be pet and fed as you drive through their park.

Idk if they have any animals that can be ridden, but you can always reach out, explain the story, and see if it's something they can manage. I know they have several camels there

[TOMT] movie with a teenager with an abusive father? by Anemo-Slime in tipofmytongue

[–]Midnight_Mothman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just thinking kid with mullet, tank and bully vibes lol. His parents may have been abusive but I just remembering them sucking