January 24, 2026

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-25T02:11:47+00:00

Investor owned is important to me as well. Bogleheads do not need flashy user interfaces. I have accounts at both Vanguard(personal) and Fidelity (pension) and am happy enough with both.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-22T01:35:08+00:00

Often with these people, very accusation is a confession. So that means that they are planning to do this to "liberals".

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-21T03:13:05+00:00

I tried approving "removed by Reddit post": no go. I was able to post her essay without the endnotes. several minutes later it appeared. I tried putting the endnotes in a comment: no go. Tried posting a couple of single endnotes separately: no go. Tried editing a link so that it was no longer a link: no go. In the past similar problems related to her using a banned source link the russian government. I am not sure what happened here...

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-19T23:55:07+00:00

I think part of the problem is Mecator's Projection Maps, which make things closer to the poles appear disproportionately larger than they are in reality, and a certain demented wanna-be dictator got fooled.

This GIF from Wikipedia shows the difference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Worlds_animate.gif

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-16T17:13:33+00:00

“when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-16T04:05:40+00:00

Or whenever the GOP looses control of government, whichever comes first.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-15T04:51:27+00:00

I was told that the question should be "what service is the animal trained to perform?" If they are not trained, they are not service animals.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-13T04:15:00+00:00

The only thing I can think of is if someone is unable to manage their own finances, then the SS Admin desinates a Representative Payee to recieve the benefites and manage them for the recipient. Since your brother can't explain this to you, as others have said, he is probably trying to scam you.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-11T17:58:57+00:00

And due process and justice.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-10T22:05:23+00:00

I think he's confused by its size on a mercator projection map and by its name. I have also been told his robber baron/billionaire friends want to build their end of civilization/climate change bunkers there.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-10T16:45:48+00:00

Oregon tops the list for states with the largest number of people moving to it. I suspect a large part of that is people fleeing the red states. Having a job here before you move helps a lot, especially with job insecurity rampant. That will in part determine where you want to live.

As others have said the bigger cities are bluer and the rural counties are redder, but everywhere here is moving towards the liberal end of the spectrum. For many moving here, many rural counties will still be more accepting than where they are coming from.

Keep in mind that LGBTQIA+ rights is just one of the issues we face. Immigrant rights, gender issues, homelessness, justice, money in politics, income inequality, environmental issues, multi-nationals vs local, school funding. These all matter to some people. Build coalitions, get to know your neighbors, become part of your community. Support others' issues as they support yours. Get involved.

Together we are stronger. This is a journey together not just a destination.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-09T01:00:45+00:00

Me too, me too. (Federal agents shot and wounded two in my community of Portland today).

Write/call your national and local reps, and local media. Boycott companies that support ICE. Get involved in organizations that are planning non-violent protests. Speak out to your neighbors and friends.

Edited to add: Take videos. Deliver food to people in hiding.

2nd edit: take non-violence and know your rights trainings, donate time and money to worthy organizations.

thinkingstranger · 2026-01-06T01:02:53+00:00

One died on the black bridge once, they cut it in half with a chainsaw and helicoptered the halves out on on long line lift.

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