Of all the posts I’ve ever seen here, I think this is the first by the creator.

Bravo!

Yes! You’ll see that other parts of the house look dirty and just dust a little, put a few things away, organize…

It’s surprisingly effective to have a little robot buddy!

So DEI now just means the job went to a non-white, non-GOP, not-male person.

Convenient.

Oh hell yes.

I work from home, in the basement. Getting a roomba meant I didn’t have to vacuum, but I did have to pick stuff up off the floor.

So now one 15 minute break is tidying and starting the vacuum. The next is cleaning the vacuum out and organizing dishes, while a third is doing the dishes and sometimes minor dinner prep.

My wife gets to come home to a clean house and I get to do it all on the clock so it’s done when I’m done with work. Total life changer.

My point is that he isn’t interested in being a leader. He would rather make the easy jokes, and I’ve lost a ton of respect for him.

So I’m not Trans but I live with anxiety. And I’m supportive of this entire community. I can’t imagine the kind of anxiety some of you experience, but at least I can offer some advice.

That anxiety is one of your best allies and worst enemies. It’s told you for your entire life that something is deeply wrong with you, and now you’ve figured out why… but that doesn’t mean the habit of being anxious is gone, NOR is there no reason to be anxious.

You have a habit of being anxious, so try recognizing when you fall into that pattern of behavior. Breathe deeply. Look around you. Keep grounded.

My personal example goes back to the Obama / McCain presidential campaign, and my negative self talk was fucking terrible. Constantly telling myself I should end this rather than fight.

And I read somewhere “How long would you stay friends with someone who talks to you the way you talk to yourself?”

I made a serious effort to change “I should kill myself” into “I should kill John McCain.”

I didn’t dislike the man but wouldn’t have voted for him. But I hated myself, so inserting that into my negative self talk helped me disrupt it.

Dunno if this can help you or not. You’ll need the therapy, medication, and yeah, you’re likely on more than one spectrum. That’s okay because you are who you are and that is valid.

I’m 50. I’m weird. I’m likely autistic, but why test it? I’ve experienced dysphoria and still do. I’m obese and not sure if it extends past not liking being this way.

But I also like my life. I’ve built a network of friends and allies. And I’ve worked to expand that network.

Breathe deep. You’ve got this. And you’ve got time to find your family. I hope it can still include your parents.

Jon Stewart would rather make jokes over a still image of Biden than step the fuck up.

You can make stupid outrage news anywhere, out of any number of issues. It does not escalate to world news.

This shit is not world fucking news.

It still wouldn’t be WORLD NEWS.

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Totally agreed. Sentencing is insane and discretion was taken away from judges by congress long ago.

I’m more pointing out where he is within that system that arguing for reform. I’m not against said reform, but it’s a totally different topic.

There’s no punishment, they’re telling him that if he wants early release and intends to perform, that the content of his performance be reviewed ahead of time.

Because he would never have been able to have that performance AT ALL if still incarcerated.

He is asking for early release and it is being granted with certain restrictions.

People on probation get sent back when they break laws, violating the terms of that probation. This guy hasn’t gotten to probation yet and is more restricted.

I see your point though, and it would be double jeopardy if they fully released him while continuing to punish him in other ways. That just isn’t what’s happening here. He’s trying to get out early.

If he wants special treatment to get out of his sentence early, he has to comply with that program.

We can’t really be arguing about the validity of the charges here, this isn’t a venue where that is entertained but one where the sentence is amended under certain restrictions.

If he wants supervised early release from prison, this doesn’t seem terribly out of line.

It’s not like this is a part of his sentence, it’s a part of him trying to reduce his sentence.

In many cases, yes. Puff pieces are usually just that.

But I already know enough about Gary Sinese as an actor to answer this, and the truth is that Forrest Gump and playing Lieutenant Dan, changed his life, not just his career.

He’s become an activist, working for veterans rights groups, performing at USO shows, etc. The disabled veteran community embraced him for highlighting their plight, and in return he has never stopped working for them.

Well, this is just my opinion as a jaded American, but I believe it means “Told off in a publicly embarrassing way that has zero actual consequence in the long term, so the powerful people of the party can wash their hands of the whole matter whilst pretending they don’t actually openly celebrate their fascism behind closed doors.”

Humanity is a lost cause. Still worth fighting for.

Anything with George Guidall.

He has a deep, resonant voice. I don’t know how else to describe it, but it’s very comforting.

He has done probably hundreds of audiobooks but one series I remember him doing was The Cat Who… line of mysteries. Very lightweight but fun books.

You’d need to watch it through to understand. (And I’m not telling you to do that.)

It’s about troubled people trying to build themselves into something more, and what it can cost you in the moment.

You see a dozen people screaming at each other and yelling Chef - I see a family trying to work through their issues, one of those being the toxicity of families, while being honest and showing each other love and respect.

My wife also loves Schitt’s Creek and I can’t stand the shallow, one-note characters… but that’s because I haven’t put in the time to get to know them and see how they grow and change.

A lot of shows are like this, and it’s totally okay to bounce off of them if they don’t resonate with you.

But I love this one. The Bear is great fun.