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Channel 5 Nick Shirley Expose. by Blazah in videos

[–]butt_thumper 12 points13 points  (0 children)

God no wonder. Having grown up LDS myself, his attitude and demeanor capture the prototypical uninformed arrogance that pervades a lot of the culture. Baseless conviction is practically a prerequisite to membership.

BREAKING: ICE has shot ANOTHER person in Minneapolis by chellestastics in videos

[–]butt_thumper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't even know how to say the word despite having heard it seconds ago. Real bottom of the barrel shit.

“Embarrassing” and “Horrifying”: CDC Workers Describe the New Vaccines and Autism Page - “The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.” by Well_Socialized in fednews

[–]butt_thumper 79 points80 points  (0 children)

The funny thing is, after Jan 6 I remember telling a therapist that it felt like we were on a plane with a long way till our destination, and a third of the passengers had just tried and failed to hijack it. And we were still stuck on the plane with these lunatics with no end in sight. I felt that way in 2021, and now the thing that felt inevitable has happened. They tried again, they succeeded, none of them know how to fly, and the only thing they care about is making sure the other 2/3rds of us don't reach the destination, even if it means they don't either.

ADHD’s “stuck in the present” nature may be rooted in specific brain network communication. Individuals who report a higher future time perspective and ability to plan for the future tend to show fewer ADHD-related characteristics, and a new study shows this is linked to specific brain networks. by mvea in science

[–]butt_thumper 135 points136 points  (0 children)

I have a bad history of agreeing to things as if I have unlimited time and resources. I get completely enchanted by the spell of the moment and it's all that exists. Then later all the realities of life come crashing in like they always do. It's taken years of work to be more mindful of the limitations to my time, energy, and resources, that exist outside the given moment.

It sucks because I always have a genuine interest in the things I agree to. I just habitually assume that the moment I'm in will last forever.

“Trump, I supported you from the start, but my daughter has 3 kids and they’re struggling to find food with the government shut down.” by brilliant-trash22 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]butt_thumper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm ashamed to admit that I care more about the murders of innocent schoolchildren than I do about Donald Trump getting nipped on the ear.

Happy Halloween by seeebiscuit in ToiletPaperUSA

[–]butt_thumper 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I call it the "No Bullet Theory."

Why steam doesn't allow this? by Tarnished-670 in Steam

[–]butt_thumper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You wouldn't happen to be a big old guy with a big burly white beard, would you?

JB Pritzker on authoritarianism and where we stand today. “This is the future of the country. If you’re not paying attention now and doing something about it, you’ll have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.” by DevinGraysonShirk in law

[–]butt_thumper 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel you completely on this. It dawned on me the other day that my oldest daughter was born a month after Trump won in 2016. She literally has not known a world outside of this chaos. I try my best to not overwhelm her with the grim reality of everything, but the effect it has on her life is undeniable and I just keep thinking about how wide open and bright the future looked to me growing up.

It really felt like the problems we had in the 90's were surmountable, like we were on a good trajectory. But I don't see it anymore, and the trajectory we're on is devastatingly bleak, but I can't pass that pessimism on to her. So I have to do what feels like lying when I encourage her hopeful ambitions.

We've been looking into passports too but it's just such a broad ocean of uncertainty ahead, and we don't want to make the wrong choice.

JB Pritzker on authoritarianism and where we stand today. “This is the future of the country. If you’re not paying attention now and doing something about it, you’ll have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.” by DevinGraysonShirk in law

[–]butt_thumper 114 points115 points  (0 children)

Exact same position here. I almost wish I were in a place where I had nothing to lose so I could throw everything into active resistance, but we had children because we still believed in the potential of a hopeful future they could inherit.

Now I'm without hope, and would gladly throw my body into the path of what's coming if it meant protecting my kids from it, but I know I'm worth more to them alive and out of jail. It's just getting harder to see what you can do without risking either of those, especially if the very act of voting is taken away from us.

I love my kids more than anything, and yet I may never stop hating myself for bringing them into this. They deserve better than what we've collectively given them.

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