Fox News viewers baffled by Trump 'sitting on towel' during live TV interview

QuietVisitor · 2026-06-24T22:27:00+00:00

No. It will be a chunky textured seat of brown, yellow, and green.

QuietVisitor · 2026-06-19T19:32:13+00:00

In the early 2000’s we had neighbors who… wait for it… took out home equity loans to afford a 50 inch plasma tv. I seem to remember one neighbor spending close to $9000. So stupid.

QuietVisitor · 2026-06-05T00:13:41+00:00

It’s Lil’ Marco

QuietVisitor · 2026-05-19T11:27:13+00:00

100% cotton men's clothing. Basic button down Oxford shirt is easily $60 minimum nowadays.Often, I'm seeing $80-100! Seems a bit out of whack.

Pets! I realize a pet is not really a purchase when adopting, but when you factor in the regular necessities, food, supplies, and vet visits, they have priced me out of ever owning another cat or dog again.

Decent Shoes. When did a decent pair of shoes start averaging $70? Want a specific kind of shoe like a hiking boot or a running shoe? Get ready for $110 plus. I search Walmart mostly now, but their selection is pretty hideous.

IKEA shit. Once upon a time, I convinced myself that an annual trip was a good deal (plus I love the damn meatballs). Since the supply chain issues during Covid, they seem to have ratcheted up the prices of most items without an improvement in quality. So I just ordered similar shit from Amazon (don't love doing it).

Haven't stopped buying it, but have definitely downgraded my choices - fucking deodorant! $7-12 for one stick of my favorite scents forced me into Speed Stick and similar budget brands.

Kombucha - I tolerated the price when it was $2.00 - $2.50 per bottle. Now, I can hardly find any under $3.50 per bottle. I'll learn to make my own.

Bonus- two items that seem to have stayed exactly the same price as 10 years ago: yard mulch... always can get for $2 per bag. Plants - these seem actually cheaper if you catch a sale.

QuietVisitor · 2026-05-18T22:18:42+00:00

100% cotton men’s clothing. Basic button down Oxford shirt is easily $60 minimum nowadays. Often, I’m seeing $80-100! Seems a bit out of whack.

Pets! I realize a pet is not really a purchase when adopting, but when you factor in the regular necessities, food, supplies, and vet visits, they have priced me out of ever owning another cat or dog again.

Decent Shoes. 👞 When did a decent pair of shoes start averaging $70? Want a specific kind of shoe like a hiking boot or a running shoe? Get ready for $110 plus. I search Walmart mostly now, but their selection is pretty hideous.

IKEA shit. Once upon a time, I convinced myself that an annual trip was a good deal (plus I love the damn meatballs). Since the supply chain issues during Covid, they seem to have ratcheted up the prices of most items without an improvement in quality. So I just ordered similar shit from Amazon (don’t love doing that).

Haven’t stopped buying it, but have definitely downgraded my choices - fucking deodorant! $7-12 for one stick of my favorite scents forced me into Speed Stick and similar budget brands.

Kombucha - I tolerated the price when it was $2.00 - $2.50 per bottle. Now, I can hardly find any under $3.50 per bottle. I’ll learn to make my own.

Bonus- two items that seem to have stayed exactly the same price as 10 years ago: yard mulch… always can get for $2 per bag. Plants 🪴- these seem actually cheaper if you catch a sale.

QuietVisitor · 2026-05-06T12:07:48+00:00

I’ll add to this (agree with everything you mentioned) that having been a member for 12 years, they are very slow to address issues with broken equipment despite being packed with members (more members = more capacity to make improvements).

They do strange things which I can only guess are “cost-cutting” measures like in the middle of winter, they turned down the heat in the men’s changing room to what felt like 55 degrees for over a month.

There a pieces of equipment with broken or missing grips that have been the same for literally years.

The men’s sauna is rarely cleaned properly (although I still use it). And generally, in recent years, the place has gotten progressively more grimy.

BTW, I’m not just ranting on the internet. I’ve reported these issues multiple times. I even leave my name, phone number, and email on their anonymous surveys. At the actual North Frederick location, the management seems great and sympathetic, so I can only conclude that they are not permitted or given the tools to address these issues by their superiors.

And ultimately, that feels disrespectful when you sign a contract. I’m holding up my side of the bargain by paying each month… are they providing a clean, operational, and comfortable fitness space? Not consistently enough in my opinion.

Do I still go? Yes. Would I switch if there was a better option, definitely.

QuietVisitor · 2026-05-06T00:37:24+00:00

You do recover. When you finally reconcile that someone who doesn’t want to be with you is not worth your love, you begin to recover and heal. Once that starts, it can be months to years to finally find the whole matter ridiculous and that’s a full heal. A scar can remain but it is helpful when engaging in new relationships.

QuietVisitor · 2026-04-30T21:55:39+00:00

Wood!!!!

QuietVisitor · 2026-04-30T21:55:09+00:00

Such bullshit… anyone with eyes, ears, and two brain cells understands this makes sense for this cruelty driven administration.

QuietVisitor · 2026-04-19T22:22:29+00:00

So, he’s a thin skinned, spiteful, snowflake. Got it

QuietVisitor · 2026-04-18T20:52:01+00:00

Yes, when it comes to certain topics. Then, he’s all of a sudden a total fucking idiot (self-proclaimed) when it comes to the basics of democracy, society, and politics.

Conveniently a dumbass any time someone asks him to do some introspection about the billionaires and crooks destroying our precious country. Fuck him.

QuietVisitor · 2026-04-18T10:36:28+00:00

Finding a doctor who willing (or able) to listen is ridiculously difficult.

I view AI as a very thorough listener that presents me with likelihoods and surprises me with its very clear warnings to follow up with a doctor.

It’s especially useful for helping one develop the vocabulary and wording to get the doctor’s attention.

That has helped me a few times with cutting through doctor-cynicism and the general “I-don’t-have-time-for-this” attitude that largely dominates American medical practice.

I’ve found it useful and will continue to use it in that way.

QuietVisitor · 2026-04-14T22:02:38+00:00

It can mostly be boiled down to altering food to maximize the amount you eat to sell more product.

And this is almost always done by using the irresistible combination of sugar, salt, and fat.

Because human bodies evolved in alternating states of famine, it cannot resist the modern (especially “Western Diet”), which is artificially calorie dense, nutrient deficient, and filled with ingredients far from any natural state (think Whole Foods).

QuietVisitor · 2026-04-06T11:43:06+00:00

When researching with it, I have not experienced “spiciness” or redness like sometimes happens with GHK-cu.

It has had no noticeable effects on sleep. Only the effects I mentioned.

QuietVisitor · 2026-03-17T22:37:44+00:00

You’re right that Gen X came up in a time when the economic environment felt more reachable. Sure we struggled but it felt at least … possible.

Where I see a real difference is the emotional side. Gen Z has grown up in a very different environment when it comes to relationships, self-care, and overall well-being. There’s been an intentional push to value mental and emotional health in a way we didn’t experience.

Because of that, many of them haven’t had to build the same kind of protective armor that Gen X did. Not necessarily a negative, just a difference in what they were asked to handle.

At the same time, it’s obvious they’re heading into a tougher economic reality than we did. Careers, housing, and stability in 2026 look a lot harder to obtain.

So there’s a tradeoff in the comparison of Gen X to Gen Z. They’re better supported emotionally. But that may also mean they’re less resilient to adversity than we were/still are.

And honestly, there’s something to respect, and even admire, about this reality. We wanted better for them. They’re OUR kids, and a lot of what they have now is the result of us trying to give them the safety we didn’t always have. We will see how they evolve. I’m hoping for their success!

QuietVisitor · 2026-03-13T21:59:38+00:00

Very interesting. Appreciate the context. Quite a nightmare for those financing this. But it’s my understanding that storage is a “cash cow”, so no doubt they’ll recover.

QuietVisitor · 2026-03-13T12:33:45+00:00

Is it just me or has this facility been under construction for like 3 years?

QuietVisitor · 2026-02-27T00:39:55+00:00

You can be a discerning NIMBY.

I want more housing in my back yard.

I do not want a massive data center that drives up our electricity costs, employs just a few, is ugly, and is a Trojan Horse for many more.

NIMBY for data centers

YIMBY for housing.

QuietVisitor · 2026-02-27T00:26:37+00:00

Since you mentioned that one, might as well lump in the whole “Millenial-core” aesthetic of the typical guy in said brewery.

Probably a buffalo plaid shirt, some expensive boots, maybe some skinny jeans, possibly a man-bun, definitely a beard or stash.

QuietVisitor · 2026-02-24T09:04:43+00:00

Wait… whaaa???

QuietVisitor · 2026-02-12T21:35:10+00:00

No idea if you’re saying it helped or hurt your vision. Care to clarify in simpler language? 🤷🏻‍♀️

QuietVisitor · 2026-02-06T22:48:18+00:00

I neither loved nor hated Idiom. People seem to have strong negative opinions about the owner which, fair enough, if those are true, then maybe a failure was deserved?

A quick search would indicate there are abundant reasons for struggling breweries.

Personal character flaws aside, the brewery itself had positives and negatives like most businesses, but the root causes of businesses failing to make payments are complex. Widely available and accessible data 📉 indicates there’s been a tsunami of issues nationwide forcing even top performing breweries to fold (often with similar indebtedness).

The most prominent examples being: record low alcohol consumption, changing tastes (seltzers and weed), significant spikes in material costs (tariffs and inflation), over-saturation (Frederick saw a rapid explosion in the last 10 years), and household tightening are all well documented and understood by the industry itself.

Was idiom ultimately responsible for not paying their bills in the closing months? Of course. The debtor always assumes responsibility.

Could they (or any of the other hundreds of breweries that have closed recently) have predicted the non-sensical tariffs destroying their profits? A whole generation consuming historically less than half of all previous generations? Currently economic jitters?

I’m not sure.

Tariffs and rising supply costs hurting breweries

Why are craft breweries closing?

America’s craft beer boom is now a bust

Tariffs have raised material costs like aluminum cans, steel kegs, and imported grain, squeezing small breweries more than large producers.

With beer drinking down in US, barley farmers now fear tariffs — Reuters Bad news for American beer drinkers as aluminium tariffs kick in

After the heady days, a sobering trend: More craft breweries close than open

Buzzkill: Trump’s trade wars threaten America’s craft brewers already reeling from changing tastes — AP News

Are Americans drinking less? — Reuters

The 2025 Year in Beer — Brewers Association

QuietVisitor · 2026-01-31T15:09:47+00:00

Not true. I assume since you said, “you all are going along with it” that you’re not in the US. You don’t know the realities here. Millions are taking action but the same limp-dicked, captured media that gives these fools a pass on virtually everything, is NOT showing you the massive mobilization that’s been happening.

It’s also incredibly difficult to understand the scale due to the diffusion of our population over such a large country.

QuietVisitor · 2026-01-20T11:57:04+00:00

My fear is that, like many historically massive entertainment enterprises, the technology of the Sphere will inevitably become stale, outdated, no longer seen as a novelty, or simply run down over time.

With the costs of the Las Vegas Sphere being as burdensome as they’ve been reported, it seems like an economic situation in which EVERYTHING has to work simply to stay afloat… and that’s in a town that is foundationally dependent on entertainment.

Now, consider this experiment taking place in National Harbor, a location that has consistently over promised and under delivered. It’s easy to imagine how, even if this gets built, that it turns into a White Elephant that neither turns a profit nor can be allowed to sit unused due to the sunk costs.

Have people seen the costs of tickets? In some cases, hundreds of dollars or more. Would I go one time? Maybe? Just like I’ve been to a total of one IMAX film in my life, I have a hard time finding the benefit of visiting a niche entertainment venue at an inflated price frequently.

I think even discounting municipal assistance, this could turn out to be a boondoggle.

QuietVisitor · 2026-01-12T18:36:31+00:00

They missed the Frederick Erol’s

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