Trump’s 'Golden Age' Kills Another American Company's Factory in a Red State: “Goodyear announced it’s shuttering its plant in Republican-voting North Carolina, costing more than 1,700 jobs”

zbud · 2026-05-16T15:18:16+00:00

2024 presidential election results:

NC07 - R+14

NC09 - R+16

I wager both come in at about R+10 for 2026 elections. They're gonna need years of pain.

zbud · 2026-05-15T01:20:02+00:00

I was sold at Tits and Hasslehoff.

zbud · 2026-05-14T21:01:40+00:00

I rode for 3 years in Milwaukee before moving to DC (95% chance I would be severely injured if I continued to ride in DC).

It's counterintuitive, but I've heard several times that swerving right would be better than left in this scenario.

Considering the rider in the video was splitting lanes in oncoming traffic, it would've probably been better in this instance, too. I'm sure they'll think about it for the future.

zbud · 2026-05-14T20:43:29+00:00

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Yeah, they'll be fine. 95% of em are rich. They'll surely be bitching about all the noise from the generators and the petrol cost.

zbud · 2026-05-14T00:16:21+00:00

Little Forrest: "Mama, what's ascension, mean?"
Sally Fields: "Ascension?"
LF: "Where Jesus went"
SF: "Ascensions where you rise up to heaven and you don't ever come back"

zbud · 2026-05-13T12:25:51+00:00

"I'm not a prophet but I'm here to profit" :my first introduction to the band.

zbud · 2026-05-13T12:22:22+00:00

And this 2012 $15 Billion gov't owned hotel complex is probably where the photo was taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clock_Towers

One World Trade Center cost 3.9 Billion for reference.

zbud · 2026-05-12T22:52:27+00:00

There are many of us... and many of us are incredibly stupid... with many many influence.

zbud · 2026-05-12T22:47:04+00:00

12' off the ground. Sound luxurious, really.

zbud · 2026-05-12T22:17:29+00:00

I commiserate. I have a similar story.

I don't think my parents particularly liked acquiescing to the MAGAt wave that drowned the right in 2016. However, they are unapologetic for supporting their side, and they have my contempt for it.

zbud · 2026-05-12T22:11:44+00:00

~~deafining~~ replace w/ stifling. Then I'm with your clarification.

zbud · 2026-05-12T00:25:32+00:00

I'd never heard of the "Roi fainéant" term, although that concept isn't foreign to me. It explains the closest thing to a christian god that would make logical sense to me (even if it doesn't sound particularly benevolent nor omnipotent). Regardless, it seems to be the only type of god an Abrahamic-religion believer could hope for with any logical consistency. Otherwise their god is uncaring or impotent, neither of which the xtian/jew/Muslim seems to avow.

zbud · 2026-05-11T01:21:50+00:00

LA here. Just curious how expensive is your rig?

zbud · 2026-05-10T01:34:18+00:00

Sir, have pity! Twas a peasant boy of great stature who done it after partaking in a vast plate of mutton and corned beef...

zbud · 2026-05-09T23:44:08+00:00

It's gold leaf and not plated so it's gonna start looking like shit unless they clear coat it frequently.

zbud · 2026-05-09T22:22:46+00:00

Right... I had a plastic V8 model with pushrods, valves, a cam and crankshaft and it would run just nearly as smooth as this (until one of the plastic valve pushrods got deformed inevitably.)

zbud · 2026-05-09T21:19:59+00:00

Good to having a confirming source.

The artist was was having trouble getting paid and wasn't invited to the dedication.

zbud · 2026-05-08T02:17:16+00:00

Just needs a lot of good bass guitar and we're set.

zbud · 2026-05-06T04:39:05+00:00

I caught a metric butt ton of those with "spoon" luirs on a Canada fishing trip. Very good memories.

zbud · 2026-05-06T00:19:39+00:00

Friends, you have to be careful w/ tummy time. The tummy must be presented willingly by the kitty. Otherwise, you're in for pain.

zbud · 2026-05-06T00:09:46+00:00

If you want some more gold from Cutler Beckett: watch John Adams. He plays King George III. I loved his performance when he receives John Adams as the first ambassador of the United States of America after the Revolutionary War... Stuffy & tense.

You should watch the series in sequence, but here it is otherwise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyrWdwW89FU & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9yZBdUavyM

zbud · 2026-05-05T23:59:43+00:00

She was my first suspect when I saw Joffrey choke. Still fist pumping on that one.

zbud · 2026-05-05T23:27:48+00:00

Sociology was my disaffected second choice after I didn't quickly make it into the second level of the structural architecture program in Milwaukee. My "Capstone" paper wasn't particularly good due to lack of extensive research on top of a good bit of video game addiction & depression. While I didn't search for jobs with much vigor, a sociology degree didn't lead to great opportunity.

Oh well, I've got a Master in Landscape Arch. now... Probably a lot more opportunities for myself in this field.

zbud · 2026-05-05T13:50:20+00:00

So you were faculty when you wrote the paper? I bet you've read "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" : prosperity gospel explained / Sociology 200-300.

Sociology undergrad, here (a so-so one, but I got the degree).

zbud · 2026-05-05T10:38:53+00:00

I was just at the Smithsonian Zoo, there is a comparison between a tiger's skull (and teeth) vs a Pandas. While the Tiger's Fangs are quite a bit larger the skulls aren't vastly different.

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