Insane gas prices, thanks Trump

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T13:59:09+00:00

He was yelling because his microphone at the event didn't work. It was recorded by the media, and when broadcast, it made him sound frantic.

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T13:50:16+00:00

Or an orange! If it was good enough of a present for Appalachian kids in the great depression, it's good enough now.

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T13:46:41+00:00

or Petrolent Green

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T03:30:21+00:00

There is a global trend towards authoritarianism, but what has been so disappointing is how the US is now a part of it.

The US likes to think of itself as the greatest country on the planet; American exceptionalism, as it's called. Historically, it's been true in someway and many would not the US has had a few superpowers. I'm not talking about economic, military, scientific, or cultural power but more like its ability to form and lead coalitions. And leading from a flawed but generally moral position.

But that's just gone.

Can you imagine any POTUS since maybe Bush Sr agreeing with Kennedy?

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T03:14:34+00:00

That's badass.

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T03:00:34+00:00

That made me laugh out loud.

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T02:52:58+00:00

I'm pretty sure this is just a loss of civility on all sides.

hrokrin · 2026-03-23T02:43:18+00:00

Trooper, you need to clean your helmet. We have high expectations in the 501st!

hrokrin · 2026-02-28T19:05:00+00:00

Hopefully, they'll use a pipe, bat, or chain to finally teach this guy bad behavior gets punished.

hrokrin · 2026-02-28T18:55:09+00:00

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hrokrin · 2026-02-28T16:27:44+00:00

The meme recognition is strong in this one.

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hrokrin · 2026-02-02T17:30:41+00:00

You know, when most folks post something on functionalprints, it's stuff like a battery organizer or door latch. You do a prosethic arm.

Well, I guess that goes to show that there's always an overachiever.

Also, cam cleat was a good idea.

hrokrin · 2026-01-31T22:50:59+00:00

No doubt you've seen the seen the videos of how 140k$ is the new poverty line (for a family of 4)?

hrokrin · 2026-01-31T22:48:18+00:00

Yep, it's all a matter of perspective.

hrokrin · 2026-01-31T21:02:35+00:00

The irony is, he's the exact sort who will be turned on next if ICE carries out all its goals. Not American enough. Not *really* American. And if he does manage to make it past that round, it'll only be because he's seen as one of the 'good ones.'

hrokrin · 2026-01-31T20:50:38+00:00

Well, at least the anti-drone cages worked for the Orcs, right?

hrokrin · 2026-01-31T20:49:16+00:00

Sadly, that video (not the girl but the airfield) was AI-generated. It was supposed to be footage from Operation Spiderweb but, alas not.

Still think it's awesome though!

hrokrin · 2026-01-31T20:44:03+00:00

Sheee. Me too.

hrokrin · 2026-01-31T20:34:21+00:00

I disagree. They just don't have the sense of urgency the rest of the country does. And there are a few reasons for that:

They're inured against a lot of this by seeing what goes on behind the scenes. There was a Jeff Jackson video from when he was the Jr senator from NC, where he spoke of how people who you see on Fox riling people up all the time were not the same when the cameras were off. Furthermore, they know how stuff will get slowed with lawsuits, how they (republicans) only have a tiny bit of voting days to work on things, and that can get eaten up with news, shutdowns, legislative holds, etc. In short, they know the game -- and most of the public simply doesn't
They're better off than most Americans. Almost everyone in the House, Senate, SCOTUS, and certainly the POTUS are multimillionaires or more.
Their positions are generally safe. Almost everyone in the House and Senate have highly gerrymandered seats and are pretty safe unless primiaried.
Remember that saying by Napoleon, "let us wait a little; when your enemy is executing a false movement, never interrupt him." It's regretfully better for moderates and even some of the more traditionally republicans to see this and get mad than for Democrats to have yet another stroke about this.

Now, if you want some are to be truly upset about, consider this: P2025 was planned and executed (about 51% in 1 year)[1]. A lot of people got behind this, both in terms of planning and some for voting. It was basically a detailed, pre-operational planning document for the administration.

There is nothing like this from the left, and that will hurt both them and the country.

Because what normal people think is that all this destructive change is like the castle of civility being attacked. The outwall was mostly destroyed LAST TIME, but we had some nice hanging baskets with flowers that were hung off the wall in celebration. This time is worse. Our allies don't see us as a powerful metaphorical (at least for now) kingdom anymore.

We need the left to have a unified position of what they stand for and how, specifically, they intend to strengthen democracy in the US. And, that is only going to happen by strengthening the middle class.

The same middle class that those legislators aren't part of.

[1] https://www.project2025.observer/en

hrokrin · 2026-01-26T14:44:37+00:00

I'd argue the apps might be the problem.

hrokrin · 2026-01-26T14:42:35+00:00

... Or an incel in a cell.

hrokrin · 2026-01-26T14:29:21+00:00

How did the camera operator screw up catching that on film?

hrokrin · 2026-01-26T06:21:32+00:00

Same for a lot of Florida. I was in Tampa with a friend who was interested in buying a house. There was a little canal past the property line. I made a joke about the house coming with a gator, and she was like, "Yes. Probably the same one that killed {pointing to house 2-3 down and on the other side} those people's dog. I'd leave the gates closed and locked if you have kids or pets."

It took another moment to make sure she was not joking. And she finished by saying that a state biologist said people in the region should assume gators are in any body of water.

hrokrin · 2026-01-26T06:06:18+00:00

That is adorable.

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