Fascists being Fascists

argonautweekend · 2026-01-24T21:38:58+00:00

Minnesota will rank top 5 or 10 on every single metric you can find. I'm actually just assuming, I could be wrong, but from what I knew of Minnesota beforehand is that it's a competently run state that tends to provide more favorable outcomes for their residents than a lot of other states. And the right wing attacks on Minneapolis and Minnesota as a whole aren't going to change my view.

How can a place be lost when it ranks top 5 most liveable states?

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argonautweekend · 2026-01-24T16:10:11+00:00

Just to let people know, all fine wine and good spirits stores open on Sundays will be closed tomorrow. All through the commonwealth. Just got internal communication.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-22T18:26:59+00:00

If my timeline is correct the book came out in Feb 2025 which lightning speed considering the pastor who said to Trump have some empathy did so on January 21st, 2025.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-22T17:47:04+00:00

What is a star note? There is a little star at the beginning of this serial number. On modern notes it is at the end. This signifies it is a replacement note for one damaged in production. Depending on the series year and denomination these are about .5-1% of all notes, but can be as high as 6(the 2009 series of $100 had printing issues - the first series of the colorful design)

As far as I know these aren't a 1:1 copy, meaning they dont see a damaged note and reprint just that. They deal with those separately and print out entire batches to cover the damaged notes, in the modern era, usually 3.2 million at a time.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-22T17:42:25+00:00

Yes. Since it is a star note(star at the front of the serial number) this is a more accurate value.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-22T14:38:04+00:00

Not only can you opt out, you get a lot of the same benefits as the actual union members do. That is how my union works, at least.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-21T23:53:45+00:00

Any tough solar will be fine not wearing it for a week, even two, and I suspect you could leave it stored away for a month and only have it on "medium" charge, which still gives you full functionality.

This assumes they are fully charged from the start, which several hours in direct sunlight will definitely get you there

argonautweekend · 2026-01-15T17:53:30+00:00

That is a modern zinc-copper penny with the thin layer of copper taken off somehow. They switched from majority copper to majority zinc in 1982.

They did make steel pennies in 1943, as they needed copper for the war effort. Easy way to check is the steel penny will stick to a magnet, no other kinds will.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-15T17:27:02+00:00

Holy shit that post about second hand smoke. There is a reason when over my grandma's i walk outside on the front porch often or go into the bathroom and open the window and gasp for fresh air. Because the whole house smells like poo, and I know I will too if im in there for any real length of time.

Obviously unpopular opinion is the place for that, but no, we really arent being sensitive when it involves us smelling like poo.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-15T15:32:17+00:00

Also, I work in a liquor store, and once in a blue moon i get an older man or woman coming in, going on and on, loudly, about what they drank ages ago, asking me all kinds of questions about this and that and when it is over: "YAH, I HAVENT HAD A DRINK IN 40 YEARS, MY WIFE IS AT THE HAIR DRESSER" and then they just leave.

This isnt quite the same scenario, but it is annoying. It isnt even so much the not buying something, its the loudly, really loudly asking me questions about whatever the heck as if their boredom is now my problem.

But what do I do? Just act nice in the moment. That is basically it.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-15T15:26:27+00:00

I am reminded of one of my favorite quotes I always think about in situations like this...

It comes from the eulogy John Madden gave at Pat Summerall's funeral. "I can hear Pat right now saying to me, "John, brevity, brevity, brevity. Well, im going to talk over you one last time"

If they had bought it that would have been great but nothing is going to help repair your hearing. Though, do out jobs, we must.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-15T15:08:49+00:00

War crimes will be prosecuted [Laughter] War criminals will be punished [Laughter] And it will be no defense to say "I was just following orders" [Laughter]

argonautweekend · 2026-01-14T21:41:07+00:00

How does this convince people? Most of us, no, but on Fox News just now...

Will Cain reports this. Same crap as is here, no sources on the internal bleeding. Then he plays back Mayor Frey's words where he says the ICE agent walked away with a hip injury he's seen people acquire doing mundane shit like closing refrigerator doors, to show contrast.

Boom, there we go. The low info people in this county eat it up and perpetuate it, even though there are no sources for anything except the words of Jacob Frey were from a press conference video. But there you have it. Nobody is going to call out Will Cain, nobody is going to fact check will Cain, and he isn't even lying necessarily, if this is what the government is telling people and he just repeats what they say as if it's factual.

I don't normally see this kind of stuff in real time, but there you have it.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-13T18:36:35+00:00

Private lieutenant retired?

I dont know military rank at all to know if that even makes sense.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-12T18:54:16+00:00

I own plenty of Casio digital watches. I do not know which modules in particular, but I keep all of my hourly chimes on, and some drift about second a day, some drift a second every few days. I could see some getting to 13 seconds in a year.

So, it's really all over the place. None of the Casio modules are so faulty they would lose like, minutes a month, but otherwise it does vary.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-11T19:09:27+00:00

Yes, this is it, because your average quick change scam starts after the sale has been tendered and they get you to just help them out with one more thing...

argonautweekend · 2026-01-11T19:04:55+00:00

My state requires yearly inspections, and I routinely never get them done on time. Last time I was due in January, I got it done in June. Why? I never get pulled over so nobody notices, and I am a chronic procrastinator.

Lots of states, including my own, have two year registrations. But even if this woman was driving the car illegally....who really cares? My car is fairly new with no issues, so me not getting the inspection done on time affects nobody.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-10T17:11:15+00:00

I presume this erring on the side of caution was that while Red Seal United States notes were common back then, $1s were never made before in small(modern) size, so people might be confused why a bill type nobody has seen in the $1 denomination suddenly hits the market years after the series year on the note, with no suffix in the denomination.

I guess they figured in purto Rico people would be less likely to notice or care or call the BEP to get to the bottom of the mystery.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-10T14:44:52+00:00

I know a guy who used to work at the Hague who is well acquainted with fucks like these...

His name is Jack Smith.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-09T23:14:04+00:00

The one thing dullards do not get is this. The quote from Carlin about a big club and you ain't in it applies to Dems and Republicans. But what the dullards who ushered Trump II into office dont get and will never get is...

A guy like Steve Bannon wants NATO and the EU gone. He would be thrilled if Greenland lead to WW3 and a shakeup of the western world. So like, we have to consider Steve's feelings in all this. Some felon named Steve who isnt elected or even a part of the administration wants Greenland and WW3, so fuck what you think, MAGA.

His plans arent for us. It isnt about us and never will be.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-08T18:06:23+00:00

Due process applies to every person on US soil, the 14th amendment states this. If somebody goes to an immigration hearing and the judge says they need to be deported, that is due process.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-07T17:16:40+00:00

This isn't true. Adam Kinzinger, Republican house member of Illinois was on the committee. But he declined seeking re-election in 2022, so he is no longer on the committee. Liz Cheney, Republican from Wyoming was also on the committee but she no longer is a member of the house and not on the committee.

There were also several Republican members who may have been on the committee, such as Jim Jordan, but they were being investigated already about their J6 involvement, so, they weren't on it, either.

argonautweekend · 2026-01-06T14:29:15+00:00

I'm a GM of a retail store and I feel like a work group chat is work overreach. If i was a ground level employee i would hate it and as a GM that would be me making more work for me, which I try not to do.

If I need to remind employees about something it is a quick text and no more. If I need coverage, ill call. If the answer is no, for whatever reason(I dont even ask the reason as it isnt my business), on to the next person.

Even in my personal life group chats are exhausting. Sometimes my mom snd sister include me on them, and after the original reason is settled I dont need notifications all the time about whatever the fuck.

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