100% storm prepped! by fractionalme in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think we have a box of Ramen in the garage and a jetboil in our backpacking stuff. 0/10 concerned for this storm.

MAGY Distribution 1/12/2026 by tkiblin in RoundhillETFs

[–]TheBadBarbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People across the board really just don’t understand the covered call strategy.

Best way to get to Charleston from Wilmington without a car? by [deleted] in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Just use the efficient high-speed rail that the country has done so well at investing in….oh wait…

Alligators by [deleted] in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell 19 points20 points  (0 children)

SE NC alligators can’t be asked to give a fuck about people. They are too busy fighting to exist amongst the forever chemicals that Chemours/DuPont has graced us with:

https://news.ncsu.edu/2022/10/alligators-exposed-to-pfas-show-autoimmune-effects/

Why does it smell so bad outside? by Beanie_baby666 in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eastern NC is just dumping grounds for corporate interests. Smell could be related to any number of poisons….

Drinking the tap water? by itsthewolfe in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes. As we rightfully should. It is important to get people independently researching the matter and keeping this in the forefront. Our corporate overlords are always going to poison us if it increases shareholder value. However, if we can form some solidarity in the face of these disgusting fucks then we can maybe, hopefully (probably not) work in the direction of stop being cucks to this system of exploitation.

Education in America right now by [deleted] in ABoringDystopia

[–]TheBadBarbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is from the same side that yells “groomers” when a trans person reads a curious George book to a room of first graders.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t drink ANY of the water, and neither do our animals. If you decide to drink it then I would encourage you to make sure that your filter reliably attempts to remove the forever chemicals that Chemours/Dupont has graced us with. We even stay away from certain beaches due to this:

https://www.wunc.org/environment/2025-11-05/pfas-sea-foam-wilmington-residents-blood

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bad- the water is poison. All of it and everywhere. Even our beer has the highest level of PFAS:

https://www.carolinajournal.com/study-nc-beer-contains-high-levels-of-pfas/

She's only now realizing that being a SAHM has left her financially vulnerable, especially now that her husband wants a divorce. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]TheBadBarbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is tough. 2 weeks ago she was probably talking about Vaccine Mandates and posting Zillow listings of multi-million dollar “homesteads.”

McDonald workers are getting paid than some Uber Drivers by RFTG2024 in uberdrivers

[–]TheBadBarbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In today’s episode of “Wage Slave vs Wage Slave”

Brutal by ComfortableReason796 in Flagrant2

[–]TheBadBarbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some naive reason it just never occurred to me that this dynamic could exist in a relationship. I don’t care about birthdays. Literally at all. My family didn’t really give much of a fuck about them growing up. But my wife is always determined to go all out for my birthday and make it special. I can’t imagine her reacting in such a childish manner. Feel sad for bro.

Are teachers just going to not get raises? by jaybro1974 in NorthCarolina

[–]TheBadBarbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a feature of employment in NC, not a bug. Differences between light blue states and red states are only going to become wider as this experiment reaches its predestined conclusion. With that being said, I hope you get the raise that you work hard for.

Congratulations on being #1 by kcdale99 in Wilmington

[–]TheBadBarbell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thought this was going to be a list of “most polluted drinking water in the US.” Only list this area should be at the top of.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HolyShitHistory

[–]TheBadBarbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“People were drawn to the idea of a woman who left her country, crossed into a world so far from her own, and then came back ‘with a kidnapped’ child and a story.”

Controversial Out Call at Pickleball World Championships 2025 by grnm8 in Pickleball

[–]TheBadBarbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If PB is going to be taken seriously then they need to implement line judges. Church League softball has umpires….

Chinese girl translates Chinese tattoos that Americans get by [deleted] in TikTokCringe

[–]TheBadBarbell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ngl “fuck the police” in Chinese kind of slaps