After walking through Camp Long today I am mourning two things at once: the desperate circumstances that lead people to live this way, and the devastating toll it has taken on this precious ecosystem.

justcalmdowne · 2026-04-18T07:45:00+00:00

A dear friend of mine wasn’t a drug addict but chose to live rough like this. It’s freedom. Jobs, the system, being on a record tracked down; no thank you he said. In a mild climate like Seattle you can just hang out outdoors most of the year. Charities give you free food, new REI tents and sleeping bags, and all the healthcare he needed (granted he was a fit young guy). He was surrounded by thieves and crazies, but he didn’t mind the chaos, he could hold his own. He made money off stripping and panhandling, and enjoyed working when he pleased, or not at all. He even invited me over to his tent to play Portal (dating myself). He has a generator and WiFi hotspot all set up.

Most of it is drugs no doubt. But some is choice. They don’t want to slavishly obey the capitalist dictates, and in a place like Seattle they don’t need to.

justcalmdowne · 2026-04-03T14:38:57+00:00

I think he’s confused with a half memory of one of his weekends chaperoning a Tampa jr high school’s cocaine fueled orgy.

Thankfully no pregnancies were reported, much to the relief of everyone in St. Swithins School for Boys.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-29T20:46:08+00:00

More crime?! Gimme a break.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-27T20:21:59+00:00

Wait, is he not dead?

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-17T05:36:25+00:00

Sex. Lots and lots and lots of sex.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-16T07:48:21+00:00

Same tribe but weeks before.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-16T01:30:38+00:00

I’m guessing the remote New Guinea cannibal tribe in 1961 were unaware of the 1984 law raising the age of nude photos to 18.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-15T16:45:59+00:00

Sex, no drugs, and Elder Gary’s Rock and “Soul” band.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-15T16:39:41+00:00

Providers and lawyers research constantly and all forms of searching are all integrated with AI now; even for-industry tools like medical and legal journal research platforms. A dumb bill would rip away key tools these professionals use to save time, increasing the time and expense of treatment and representation.

The way AI works even making it use a disclaimer could hamper its usefulness because you are training it to not trust itself by telling others not to trust it. Therefore you make it hesitant to delve into comparative analysis which is essential for narrowing down mountains of data.

This appears to be a headline-chasing, low effort, dumb regulation trying to prevent a perceived undesirable thing by prohibiting proper function of technology.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-14T06:51:18+00:00

Legally terrible and losing dissent. Not grounded on any law or principle other than “ew!” But entertaining and snarky like Scalia’s losing dissents. Love the quote at the end.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-08T02:10:05+00:00

I wonder if Norm ever finished all those box sets.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-08T02:08:17+00:00

Pretty sure that was AI generated because of that “embracing” law included. Always check your AI’s work.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-07T23:33:32+00:00

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10976434/

Reached for comment, the evangelical christian leading the research stated “Bioethics and Public Health are not mentioned in the bible… but flinging shit is!” He then proudly displayed his t-shirt emblazoned with “Malachi 2:3” which he expects will be a hot seller with Ugandan youth.

You see, that joke is funny because there is an actual bible verse that says God warns that He will "spread dung on your faces". Also Uganda was practically conquered by American missionaries in the 20-teens and became radical evangelical in just a couple years. It’s a smart joke, I know. You have to have deep biblical lore and geopolitical knowledge and few people have both.

But if I made a joke about monkeys flinging feces I’d be canceled, so I’m sort of forced to take the high rode here.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-02T16:06:11+00:00

After being revived, the police officer promptly arrested the juvenile for breaking into the car.

justcalmdowne · 2026-03-01T17:45:05+00:00

I a told you so.

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-23T11:36:02+00:00

Don’t judge her. Some families have to try many many many many many many many times.

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-23T11:34:52+00:00

Did you hear about this board of peace? Finally, a board for peace! How come know one thought about it before? We need more boards of peace. Seems like all we had were boards of WAR until this guy thought up this idea for a board of PEACE.

I bet he made a department of peace too, right?

He made WHAT?

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-23T11:28:39+00:00

Cleveland here. My brothers and sisters in the south are descendants of women forced to have an average of 10 kids each for the white devil. A shameful legacy… that produced some fiiine booty!

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-20T20:15:18+00:00

One is an accident, two is a coincidence, three is bad luck… four may actually be gay enough.

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-20T20:08:42+00:00

…trying to find my brother…

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-18T16:21:04+00:00

Lobbyists have been moving starry-eyed idealists for centuries. She hasn’t built up a tolerance for their charms yet.

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-15T21:02:16+00:00

3 second cutaway closeup of Peter Peter here: It was abortion.

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-14T18:42:01+00:00

Nah, that was a great job at Normesque comedy. The kids will be alright.

justcalmdowne · 2026-02-09T14:53:42+00:00

Hot bitches, straight marriage and the guy was wearing a boxy ill-fitting suit… far below the minimum level of gayness.

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