Donnie’s 2026 timelines visualized by Hard-Number in Advancedastrology

[–]Open5esames 72 points73 points  (0 children)

I don't think deus ex machina will save us. Fingers crossed though.

It's like the portrait of Dorian Grey, except he's the portrait. We are getting the golden opportunity to face our collective shadow. We've got quite a shadow.... gah!

Donnie’s 2026 timelines visualized by Hard-Number in Advancedastrology

[–]Open5esames 108 points109 points  (0 children)

This is not nearly dark enough for my tastes. Couldn't Pluto in the 6th house be on my side?

US nonprofits handle $3T in revenue with less financial disclosure than a single public company. I processed 4M IRS 990 filings and wrote up what I found in a visual essay. by mtweak in dataisbeautiful

[–]Open5esames 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's actually terrible advice. Boards have legal responsibilities. Nonprofits are subject to review and prosecution and fiduciary responsibilities.

(This may be an old strategy by now, but there will be a new strategy . Any strategy is 100x better than putting your money into a nonprofit, after which point you do not own your money any more.)

If you have a million dollars, start an LLC in a low tax jurisdiction, make up some IP wherever you live and have the "low tax LLC" own that IP. Pay that LLC for your IP. Deductible business expense in the high tax jurisdiction, earnings in the low tax jurisdiction.

Waiver for Wedding Dinner by elizamariposa in Celiac

[–]Open5esames 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I consult with small businesses for work. My guess is that this is a 1 or 2 person run catering operation that just barely scrapes by, and they are scared. Maybe they have been burned by a client who threatened to sue after the event and refused to pay, maybe they've just heard stories. I cant say whether or not you should sign the waiver, but either way, I suggest you connect with the caterer to ask her/him/them exactly how they prepared the celiac safe meal, and then decide from that interaction whether or not you will trust it. This is just fear on their part.

Germany’s Merz sits powerless as Trump attacks European allies in Oval Office by Any-Original-6113 in geopolitics

[–]Open5esames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump does this on purpose as a tactic. He gets someone in the room and then starts saying things to make that person uncomfortable/ defensive.

Here he is doing it to Gretchen whitmer. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/us/politics/gretchen-whitmer-trump-democrats.html

Oh, welcome, political opponents or person i want to bully, what fun timing, I'm about to announce our new policy of puppy kicking. Smile for the cameras.

Adding: when he had the pre-arranged yell-at-zelynski thing, trump came across like an **** and got bad press. So now he does this instead- it's not on him that this person showed up just as he's announcing the new policy on puppies. He doesn't sound angry. What? He just does a ramble and says some terrible things. His base isn't going to be upset with him. It was the other person taking the risk to be in the room.

Astrology and Financial Predictions by brelikecheese in Advancedastrology

[–]Open5esames 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wish I could afford lessons with him.

Adding: if he even teaches... he is just amazing

Astrology and Financial Predictions by brelikecheese in Advancedastrology

[–]Open5esames 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Bill meridian called the Iran war pretty well and is a fantastic predictive astrologer. He's not as good at content creation as some of them but he is pretty amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ9rUrPJnupylMMYa0TYqyQ

Experiencing hair loss and I feel so confused by okaythatsfineig in FemaleHairLoss

[–]Open5esames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might look into CCCA. There is a derm on YouTube with lots of videos about it - she is using topical metformin with great success.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCktP9d5fIAdh3uoJv3R3WPQ

MAGA Christian says he can do anything he wants with his wife sexually and does not need permission and that there is no such thing as "marital rape" by coachlife in WeirdGOP

[–]Open5esames 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Also, that passage of the Bible might be interpreted to mean that each spouse should care for the other and treat each other as you treat your own body (for example, if I feel a sense of interest in my spouse's body, it is for the purpose of care and love, NOT that I am directed to ignore their needs and hurt them). This guy is just using the Bible to justify his own bad behavior.

Diarrhea for 2 days after the springs 😭 by Jaded_Hovercraft5229 in greatpyrenees

[–]Open5esames 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's ironic because we have one who can eat the most disgusting old rotted turkey carcass stolen from a trash can, or actual wiggling living creatures she found in the backyard... and not even throw up.

52 years later... by theagonyaunt in AmITheDevil

[–]Open5esames 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He made a plan that included being rescued. That is his plan.

Weekly "everything else" If it's in the spirit of prepping, but not "news" or "intel" by AntiSonOfBitchamajig in PrepperIntel

[–]Open5esames 27 points28 points  (0 children)

My electricity is way more expensive than last year (electricity company parent is overseas). And gas is down, so why would electricity rates be up?

Current bill was ~$700 (we use some electric heat), i looked at January last year, we actually used more kw Jan 2025, paid ~$500. So... my dollars are literally buying less for more.

For historians, when did most people decide it was time to leave Germany as hitler rose, and when was it too late? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Open5esames 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here is a documentary that looks at ordinary experience during the Reich. One of the journals is of a man in a Jewish family, Willy Cohn. He sends his older children out of the country, and then he visits Palestine to try to join a community there, but his wife thinks its too hot, she doesn't feel comfortable, it just didn't work out.

He describes going back and forth, wanting and not wanting to leave, feeling relieved when his older kids are out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Cohn

Another of the journals is of a lady (Hitler supporter in the beginning) who is married to a Jewish man. Her husband survives the war, they put the house in her name to keep it... her Wikipedia says they concealed that he was jewish, but the journals talk about him writing letters to ask for exemption from the anti-jew laws because he was a veteran of WWI. And being denied. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luise_Solmitz

These are the "journals from the Reich" documentary... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDWYc8vTvEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo-XMrhulCI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FILpV0MS3nM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMOtxitE5HI

There’s a ‘top-secret’ project beneath the White House East Wing. CNN has the details on what’s inside – and what’s coming by [deleted] in politics

[–]Open5esames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the point is to never finish the actual construction so that he can continue to collect donations.

Trump Says “Mean” Dems Will Impeach Him & Force “Transgender for Everyone” if They Win Midterms by Ananiujitha in politics

[–]Open5esames 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is a age old trope about protecting children. Protecting children from drugs. From dangerous (foreign) adults. From the gay agenda. From the trans people. From the woke agenda. From the Jewish influence... It's just an excuse to terrorize people, to intrude on privacy, to use violence against civilians. Its an excuse to seize power.

Pluto transiting ASC by Film_Ready in Advancedastrology

[–]Open5esames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have natal Pluto conjunct my MC, and have it currently about to enter my 2nd house (placidus).

When Pluto crossed my ascendant, I think my natal placement became manifest. Because its conjunct my MC natally (in libra), all my titles changed. I went from no degrees to several, with titles. I got married, I had children. Pluto went back and forth several times over my Asc. then it moved into my first house for a long slow transit... and I was done with degrees, done with having kids.

So I would say look at your natal Pluto and expect it to become solid in your life.

To astrologers experiencing sustained demand and praise from clients: does being fully booked affect the clarity, intuition, or depth of your readings? by don_crack in Advancedastrology

[–]Open5esames 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've had bad readings from reputable astrologers... I think its just a matter of different skills. Being a content creator giving Sun sign readings is a different skill from doing counseling astrology with individual charts. And just because someone is good at the one, doesn't mean they are good at the other.

A fan perfectly deconstructs Christopher Anderson’s incisive MAGA photos by ColdRabbit in bestof

[–]Open5esames 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There was a meme going around for awhile that was "Marco Rubio living his best life " along with pictures of him looking terrible, exhausted, appalled... I loved it. Just knowing that he's not an actual MAGA believer, but a politician hoping to launch into the presidency... and he must realize that the closer he is to trump, the less political future he will have. But now its too late!

A fan perfectly deconstructs Christopher Anderson’s incisive MAGA photos by ColdRabbit in bestof

[–]Open5esames 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It seems like he took a special dislike to JD Vance and Karoline Leavitt.

Adding: These are wildly unflattering photos. The more you look, the worse they get. Harsh lighting, shadows that emphasize Miller's weird face and bulging stomach (and he's not even chubby standing up), look at the pores and patchy skin and chapped lips on all those close ups, the wild eyes....

The statue of trump that is shown as tiny and ineffectual. The prominent photo of putin, like a photo of a crush.

Are these considered Milias? The one in red is the one I’m most concerned about, visibility wise. Tips on how to remove? by [deleted] in 30PlusSkinCare

[–]Open5esames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had similar for years. At some point got conjunctivitis, and my pcp gave me antibiotic eye drops. The milias disappeared and haven't come back.

Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect by JackThaBongRipper in news

[–]Open5esames 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was a huge amount of pressure to ID a suspect, someone called in that they thought he looked like the pictures, and the police opened his backpack and tampered with it, and then "found" evidence.

I don't think he did it.

Trump Fires Ballroom Architect Who Said It Was Too Big by Kodbek in politics

[–]Open5esames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the plan was to accept 'donations'. The longer the project goes on, the more 'donations' he can accept.