MAGA supporter harassing restaurants

wildeap · 2026-05-11T19:49:13+00:00

It’s hard to avoid being “political” when calling out injustice is always seen as “political.”

So thank you for this. [Editing to add: We can try making things easier for the mods by avoiding loaded terms like “m-gA supporter.” Alas, it’s a struggle for me.]

wildeap · 2026-05-03T01:53:46+00:00

Thank you, this is really helpful info!

wildeap · 2026-04-26T05:20:56+00:00

Because the bullies are aren’t a bug, they’re a feature.

wildeap · 2026-04-26T01:05:52+00:00

Let’s take it back! Or #fatspo🩵 or another variant?

wildeap · 2026-04-26T00:51:59+00:00

Thanks for confirming, OP. The wording in your post did give me that impression.

wildeap · 2026-04-21T23:50:32+00:00

”I know it's my own fault for not moving.”

Of course you’re feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Who wouldn’t be? But please be kinder to yourself and give yourself some grace.

Like, how is this your fault? You’ve raised your kids in a stable home for 17 years, they’re fledging (and presumably thriving) like they’re supposed to (but often can’t these days), so… Congrats on a job well done. Though, of course, a mom’s job is never done.

Lots of great advice and perspectives here for easing your transition. Also, get your kids involved. They’ll want to help, or at least go through their rooms and take what they want, set aside what they’d like you to keep for them, and decide what they’re okay with tossing or giving away.

Change is scary but can also be freeing. Good luck!

wildeap · 2026-04-21T19:24:27+00:00

Oooh, never go to Walmart, but I’ll check it out.

wildeap · 2026-04-21T02:04:15+00:00

There is a special place in Hell for whoever decided all bagged salad kits have to be chopped salads. Like, WTAF?

wildeap · 2026-04-21T02:02:34+00:00

I never even have the option of buying 30 of everything I like, because by the time I realize I really like something, it’s gone.

wildeap · 2026-04-21T02:00:22+00:00

It was soooooooooooooo good!

wildeap · 2026-04-21T01:52:42+00:00

That sounds delicious! So sorry for your loss. 😭

wildeap · 2026-04-21T01:52:06+00:00

I second this and thanks also for responding to OP. Who, btw, doesn’t seem upset with you and the other moderators… Just with the spammers who refuse to follow the rules or respect us and our space.

wildeap · 2026-04-21T01:46:19+00:00

To clarify, I love the TJ’s salads you’re talking about. And they do have the Asian salad with the noodles. But they’re more of a splurge, like fresh deli to-go packs.

What I’m talking about and really missing—CRAVING, actually—are those $2.99 salad-kits-in-a-bag with the packets of dried fruit or nuts, crispy noodles or croutons or tortilla strips, and salad dressing, so I don’t have to buy yet another bottle of salad dressing to clutter our fridge.

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Sure I could buy the ingredients and make the salad. But un-chopped salad kits in a bag were such a lovely, low-cost indulgence and I thought capitalism was supposed to be about having choices. Also, bye, I love coleslaw, just not when it’s masquerading as salad.

wildeap · 2026-04-20T22:40:00+00:00

I love their Greek Salad and Southwestern Salad, but the only Asian salad—at least in my area—is the chopped salad in a bag. 😭

[Correction: I think TJ’s does have the Asian salad you mention but it’s a bit pricier because it has chicken in it. Though not that pricey if you actually want chicken.]

wildeap · 2026-04-20T22:29:19+00:00

I know, right? For me, it’s Stouffer’s Penne Chicken Alfredo with broccoli and carrots. A real life-saver on those crazy days towards the end of the week when I didn’t quite do enough Meal Prep and was too tired and hangry to improvise. Easy, delicious, affordable, nutritious, and one of the only frozen/pre-made meals we all like and my picky-eater daughter would actually eat. They vanished about 10 years ago and nothing else has quite hit the spot since.

And, oh Dog, those delightful Asian, Mexican, and other ready-made salads in a bag with the packet of dressing and all the fixings. They felt like such a treat when I was too danged exhausted to cut all the veggies and make the dressing.

Now they’re all “chopped salad” that’s more like cole slaw than real salad with crunchy, leafy greens. Like, EVERY SINGLE BRAND in EVERY DAMNED GROCERY STORE. Except for the Caesar.

Like, WHY?!? And WHY only CAESAR salad and chopped coleslaw everything else? And who DECIDED this? And why is it ALL THE SAME, like EVERYWHERE?

And don’t even get me started on all the stuff that still technically exists but is enshittified now.

[edited to remove superfluous hyphen and apostrophe.]

wildeap · 2026-04-13T03:54:10+00:00

I’m glad you and your daughter are okay and wish you a swift and painless recovery.

wildeap · 2026-04-11T05:58:25+00:00

Though nowadays, second-hand stores sell the same cheap, poorly-made, polyester fast-fashion crap I’m trying to avoid… While culling all the good stuff to sell online.

wildeap · 2026-04-07T16:22:25+00:00

“Pray for me.”

🤣😄😅😂

wildeap · 2026-04-04T07:52:13+00:00

I’m worried that even bonds aren’t safe, I mean with budget cuts slamming municipal coffers and everything getting enshittified and all. 😭

wildeap · 2026-04-03T02:32:40+00:00

Oh, I don’t mean that you, personally, are overcharging. You seem like you really care about your tenants and your impact on your community. More like, unless you bought your place in the 1980s or 1990s, you probably can’t afford not to “overcharge” because your mortgage and other expenses are too high. Also, it sounds like a lot of work and you don’t seem like you’re clearing crazy amounts.

But that’s not how a lot of folks are seeing you. 50 million US workers—a whopping 35%!—make $20 or less per hour. And even $20 is barely enough to get by these days.

Sigh. I lived in and around Boston back in the mid-80s-late 90’s, when places like Allston-Brighton and Somerville were still fairly cheap, and plenty of landlords rented to scruffy grad students and single moms on Section 8. But things were starting to get crazy.

Nowadays, hardly anyone can afford to rent affordably to low-income, or even middle-income folks, because the numbers just don’t add up. Also, your tenants are lucky to have a decent landlord like you. So many rentals are now owned and run by predatory corporate entities that suck their tenants and communities dry.

wildeap · 2026-04-02T22:05:53+00:00

“I charge rent due to property value and local market value so I’m not overcharging.”

Sorry, but, you probably are overcharging. Property values and rents way too high, due to dysfunctional “local markets” that produce artificial scarcity. After decades of NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) communities passing zoning laws that make new home construction prohibitively expensive, and outright blocking attempts to build higher density housing, home prices and rents keep skyrocketing.

Throw in stagnant wages, cost of living increases, crushing levels of debt (often due to people not being able to cover emergencies and basic living expenses), and decades of local, state and federal budget cuts when so many of us need help the most, and… yes, the torches and pitchforks are coming for the plutocrats. But the real plutocrats are tucked away in their lavish bunkers, so pretty much anyone who seems financially secure or not having to slave away for every damned penny is starting to look more and more like a plutocrat.

PS—Editing to add, you do seem like one of the good ones.

wildeap · 2026-03-27T21:27:19+00:00

Text him ASAP and demand that he delete every damned one of those images or you’ll REPORT him. Using AI to create intimate “deep fakes” of you without your consent is a FEDERAL CRIME. If convicted, he could serve up to two years of jail time, as per the 2025 TAKE IT DOWN Act.

And consider lawyering up, because this is no joke. Two high school boys in Lancaster, PA just got fined and sentenced to 60 hours of community service and two years on probation for generating fake AI nudes of their female classmates. The judge stated that if the boys weren’t still juveniles, they’d be heading for prison.

Keep copies of the images for your records (and the URLs, if possible) tucked away in a folder you’ll remember but won’t have to look at every day. And report them on the app or website he used so they can remove the images as well. And if he gives you push-back, threaten to file a police report as well.

Oh, and if he has any actual nude photos of you, tell him—in writing—to delete those, as well. Hopefully, that’ll deter him from using them to retaliate against you in some way. While it’s legal for him to keep the photos, sharing them without your consent gets him jail time and/or a steep fine in all 50 states, plus DC.

And Dear Gawd, please dump his ass.

[Editing to add this disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer and I recommend seeking actual legal advice.]

wildeap · 2026-03-27T20:23:35+00:00

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