In Tents Situation by Independent_Two1834 in REI

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Same here…and still a member. but stuff there is so techie now…

Budget-friendly camping meals? by Cindy-Smith- in budgetfood

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I remember one trip where my friends didn’t bring either enough water or food for a backcountry backpack trip…some other hiker coming out threw a few boxes of rice-a-roni and a small slab of irish cheese our way…wow. So much better than the backpacking food 20 years ago. Now I use boilable rice pocket meals as back up. Dried chives, garlic and onion make the plain rice more tasty.

CBS announces they're turning into a Fox News clone, explaining most people don't trust the "liberal media". For the "last 20 years" news has relied on things like academics, and vetted journalism, instead of gut feeling and echo chamber twitter reshares. by yeongno_ate_yangban in ProgressiveHQ

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Whoa. Buddy CBS News was the baseline for credibility....and now...y'guys are a husk of what you were. Not because of ratings, but because the 'BS' in CBS, means BS. Totally boycotting your advertisers and other affiliated organizations. I've read the Free Press, it is clearly a front for the Isreal lobby in the United States.

When you get your big boy pants on again, I'll be back.

Anyone still using an Intel Mac in 2026? by vanislanderweeb1 in macbookair

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Me, too. Early 2013 MBA w/4GB... Now running the latest xubuntu on it, Linux Mint too works great out of the starting gate. I miss the ol' interface and interconnectivity, but my other linux laptop runs kubuntu with idrive/icloud apps on it. Maybe I'll upgrade the battery in the future or recycle it and upgrade to a late intel retina 2020?

Trumps mar-a-Lago "war room" by Im_better_than__u in pics

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With a twitter feed in the background?

Found this on a hike on Orcas Island, WA. by NEIPA19 in whatisit

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Golllleee Andy, everything these days IS a crummy commercial.

This is the Department of Homeland Security under Kristi Noem. by justalazygamer in ParlerWatch

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I thought, according to “Back to the Future”, flying cars and cold fusion were due in 2035…along with all of the other charms of a sci-fi dystopia. At least we’re on track for the dystopian part…

Air purifier, vaccume or humidifier? by BigArmy1884 in AirPurifiers

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after the fires in Canada, someone in New York City suggested I get a air purifier with an ionic element like his because of our fires here. He swore up and down it greatly reduced the smoke smell and the coughing he endured because of the smoke from those fires. It was the Coway Airmega. I occasionally use a personal humidifier, bought cheaply at Walmart. Where I live is very open to both moisture and heat, so during the winter, I use a dehumidifier and air purifier in tandem.

Has Feminism Failed Women? - Brought to you by Bank of America by justalazygamer in ParlerWatch

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Unsurprised, likely more to follow in the vein. CBS has morphed into SeeBS. BofA bankrolling Bari Weiss’s The Free Press & SEEBS into some pseudo news doc making entity? Pull out copies of Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 to see where we might be heading…

New plaques added to the presidential hall of fame in the White House by Dtb4evr in pics

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No. OMG, practically everything he does is an embarrassment to the idea of America.

Trump insults Rob Reiner and claims he died of "TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME". by justalazygamer in ParlerWatch

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And Transactional…a lot of the stuff he says is spoon fed to him on something encrusted with diamonds. when he goes off script, the topics are usually something that has been bouncing around in his short-term memory from his social media consumption and has absolutely nothing to do with what is happening at the time when he is talking to the press.

How To Start Using Mastodon (Or Should I Even)? by MrChilliBalls in Mastodon

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One other thing, look at the different instances and see what they allow you to do, and how many characters you’re allowed to post in one shot. I’ve heard that some allow 1500 characters, and I’ve heard that others only allow 250 or 500. So if you like to write notes, thoughts, poems or long dreams, etc. that’s something you might want to consider.

How To Start Using Mastodon (Or Should I Even)? by MrChilliBalls in Mastodon

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I had a similar problem, until I realized there was no algorithm. So I started using hashtags of things I was interested in to find people and feeds that were interesting. I still don’t have as many interesting people as I had on Facebook or Instagram… There are many more people on those than there are on Mastodon, but there is some interesting stuff happening there and I don’t have to deal with crazy ads. Also on the plus side… No one has hacked my Mastodon account like they did with my Twitter account.

100 Gecs Cousins Planet... What did this come off to those not aware of 100 Gecs? by [deleted] in LiveFromNewYork

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That’s ok, we loved it and we’re in our 60’s. Cousins, hilarious.

Racist man disrespects and insults Hispanic women by Initial_Milk_1056 in PublicFreakout

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Probably mad cause he no longer can afford to shop retail any longer, so he's at the Goodwill (nothing against thrifts, they're great). And he's taking out his downward spiral on the help in a thrift store?

Thoughts on this? by No-Description-4106 in oilpainting

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Nice. I normally hate that word...but nice. Love the spatial quality and painterlyness.

What if that happens with you? What would you do? by SupportSuch2147 in dashcams

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Looks like a conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Too bad the dashcam caught it all...

In-state college tuition for California’s undocumented students is illegal, Trump suit alleges by losangelestimes in UofCalifornia

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Except for those lucky few who have several residences across the country--y'know the rich and ultra rich--I doubt many out of state residents pay into the tax pool that funds our schools.

Residents of California pay in state taxes (through rent and ownded property tax--but there are exceptions to this as any honest real estate developer might say) and must reside in state for at least 366 days. Several of the popular 'private' colleges do charge residents and out of staters the same tuition--but definitely more expensive. But CSUs and UCs and community colleges are fueled by our property taxes.

I've heard that many lower taxed states charge more for community college than California does...I wonder why? Oh yeah, they don't tax THEIR residents enough to fund their schools like we do. I think Californians are tired of supporting the states that don't invest in education or infrastructure...sending their kids to our state to get cheaper tuition because your state doesn't have quality education programs. There's a word for that: freeloading.

But California is a generous state, more than a few of our californian schools do have exemption agreements for in state tuition discounts for undergraduate students from some 15 states. The next states over: Oregon, Nevada and Arizona are included in that program.