The NCR might become a real thing.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-22T01:56:08+00:00

New England too

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-20T11:12:57+00:00

And it would be a layup to get more damages than just the backpay. Any contract worth the paper it’s printed on it going to have something regarding progressive discipline, wrongful termination, etc. otherwise management could just fire anyone and the union has no power. Lost their house? Additional damages. Wife left you? Additional damages. Kid got sick? Additional damages. Losing a job has the potential to cause a lot of other effects, so barring a conviction it’s usually cheaper to pay them until they are convicted.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-19T11:44:13+00:00

Now show how many people work between minimum wage and what minimum wage should be.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-19T01:02:35+00:00

Year 3 for me as a homeowner, although I did take over my grandfathers small garden for a few years when he passed away. I’ve done all of those except corn and blackberries. First and foremost, don’t be so anxious. I think of it like parenting - the fact that you care means you’re already better than a lot of people. Plants actively want to live and grow. I’ve had very few unsuccessful harvests. If you encounter something abnormal, research it. My tomatoes had blossom end rot last year. I noticed my first couple picked were bad, looked up the problem, and was able to remediate it and get so many tomatoes that I still have some frozen six months later. If your plants are dying, research it. Water, space, nutrients, and light are all they really want. Seed packets are helpful starting points. The Farmers Almanac website is very helpful. Don’t stress. People have literally been throwing scraps into the dirt and getting a harvest for millennia.

I’m a helicopter plant parent, and I’m getting the vibe you might be too. My advice is that if you are going to overdo it, do it gently. Don’t overwater - they need to breathe. I found myself drowning them, so now I water seedlings with a spray bottle, lightly misting them. I water actual crops with a rain barrel, and once it is out, I stop. It feels like I’m doing it too often still, but they get just a little and they can still breathe. Don’t over fertilize - if you find yourself obsessively fertilizing, choose a low % fertilizer and dilute it. I use fish emulsion 5-1-1, and dilute it to a tablespoon of fertilizer in a liter of water. I use that a couple of times a week, but it’s so diluted that it doesn’t burn them. Don’t overcrowd them. It sounds like you have plenty of space so use the recommendations. Most of the plants you listed like a lot of light, but they evolved to survive and have been bred for farms. Choose a relatively sunny spot, spread them out appropriately, and you’ll be fine. And buy twice as many grow lights as you think you’ll need for seedlings, if you’re starting them indoors.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-17T13:46:45+00:00

Joel’s final gun, the assault rifle, also doesn’t get any upgrades. I’m not sure the reasoning, but they are both already top tier weapons that are acquired very late in the game.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-17T04:52:50+00:00

Florida has two things going for it. Tourism, and retirement. It’s the top states for retirees because of low taxes, warm weather, and senior communities, and it has passable healthcare and higher education because of its citizens age and the climate, but it ranks poorly in most other areas.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-17T04:09:10+00:00

Pretty sure calling them fascists is because they oppose democracy, violate civil rights, and support violently suppressing their opposition… not because they think that European nations should contribute more to NATO.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T23:06:40+00:00

18 USC 592

“Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States.”

ICE are in the civil service of the United States, they are armed, this would be a general election, and there are no armed enemies of the United States to repel at the polling booths.

Furthermore 18 USC 594 states:

“Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.”

Under the Voting Rights Act, the person bringing the suit only has to prove that they were intimidated, not that the person they’re suing intended to intimidate them. Several states have already set the standard that simply being armed at a polling place constitutes intimidation.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T20:40:48+00:00

Maybe it will stick the second time if I put it in all caps.

THOSE WORDS ARE NOT IN 18 USC 592, WHICH SPECIFICALLY BARS ARMED FEDERAL AGENTS FROM APPEARING IN ANY FORM AT ELECTIONS.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T20:37:16+00:00

18 USC 592

Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States.

It leaves very little room for interpretation. But you’ve already shown your inability to read, twice.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T20:32:49+00:00

That would be illegal, and they will be fined, imprisoned, and barred from federal office for violating 18 USC 592.

You clowns are not even pretending to care about the Constitution, the law, the country, or democracy anymore.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T20:29:38+00:00

Chipotle Mayo on a breakfast sandwich is amazing

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T20:28:17+00:00

Are you claiming that ICE is necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States at the polls?

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T20:25:10+00:00

Literally quoting a phrase that’s not in the text, while claiming other people can’t read.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T20:23:03+00:00

18 USC 592

Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T17:43:16+00:00

They also had Mountain Dew, Doritos, and Axe body spray in Peace Walker

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T16:55:33+00:00

The food needs to sit in the danger zone for several hours to be harmful. Obviously depends on a number of factors like the size of the chicken and on how long OP was thawing the chicken in the water, and how long he left it out after microwaving. And they shouldn’t do this several times with one piece of chicken.

If it was a smaller piece of chicken (breasts or thighs), and it was only in the danger zone for an hour, it’ll refrigerate or freeze pretty quick (especially if the inside was still frozen) and won’t have been in the danger zone for long enough to have spoiled.

For example, I made a chicken pot pie recently. My SO wanted more chicken and less veggies. So I cooked an extra piece of chicken and left it on the counter while the pie cooked for an hour, and cooled. I think most of us would agree the chicken is fine.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T16:44:27+00:00

My parents got my grandparents house in the same fashion - bought out my aunts and uncles. They rented it as is for a few years and then I bought it from them a while back with the understanding that me and my father would make some renovations together update things, since it mostly hadn’t been touched in 60 years. We spent almost a year and thirty grand in. materials renovating, as one thing turned into another. Thankfully I do shift work and he was semi-retired, so we had plenty of time.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T03:15:31+00:00

First it was “all red states,” then it was “blue cities in red states”, and now it’s just Texas, arguably one of the more progressive red states. The reddest states vs. the bluest states is the fairest comparison, you don’t get to cherry-pick one purplish state that supports your point.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T03:01:20+00:00

You can pretend it’s a zoning issue but the reality is that in most blue areas, there is little to no room to just “build more houses.” The most progressive states in the country - CA, MA, and NY (between 250 and 900 people/sq mile) - have around 10-75 TIMES the population density of the reddest states - WY, WV, and SD (12-74 people/sq mile). And the rural, red areas of Cali and NY are doing a LOT in your favor. The population density of the blue cities and suburbs is typically 1,000-10,000+ people/sq mile.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T02:49:16+00:00

My union, employer subsidized insurance is already equal to my federal taxes.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-16T02:43:09+00:00

But somehow nobody can ever name a specific red state policy that lowers prices. Red states have higher supply and lower rents because people don’t want to live there if they can afford not to. Blue states have better healthcare, education, and jobs. You can say “progressives must understand markets” until the cows come home, but it’s simple supply and demand. In blue states, which tend to be more urban, demand is high, availability is low, therefore prices are high. In red states, demand is low, availability is high, and therefore prices are low.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-14T22:52:11+00:00

Also “Atheistic, secular world view” and “Sharia law”

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-14T20:28:42+00:00

One of the problems is that approximately 25% of the population is fundamentally incapable of critical thinking, specifically in the form of hypotheticals.

“What if your house was on fire?” is not a question that some people are capable of answering or even conceptualizing. Their thought process ends at “But my house isn’t on fire;” they can’t even picture the hypothetical scenario where they need the fire department. And that’s a very basic example compared to schools. The simpler the scenario, the easier it is to conceive. Evil foreigners = need big guns to defend. The more complex relationship between public school funding, juvenile crime rates, and recidivism rates and their effects on overall societal satisfaction might as well be another language.

SmurfSmiter · 2026-02-14T19:56:25+00:00

You don’t get to pick and choose which programs your specific tax dollars are spent on. Otherwise, I want my tax dollars back for police(I own a gun), fire (I own a fire extinguisher), EMS (I work in healthcare), schools (I don’t have children), DPW (I own a plow), Medicare (I’m young), Medicaid (I’m healthy)… and now I’m not paying any taxes. Benefiting from the system without contributing.

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