This feels like a trap. Did I just sell my soul to your cats by looking at them?

10/10, worth it.

First and foremost.

Let’s get one thing absolutely and crystal clear.

Politics is absolutely fucking not a fucking game and fuck you for callously saying it is.

40 million Americans are facing food insecurity because of this attitude.

24 million more will see their healthcare costs go up. Because of this attitude.

I could list a rather shocking amount of absolute and unmitigated shit that is happening right now, because of this attitude.

Making offers you know are nonstarters isn’t negotiating. Especially offers that are largely unacceptable to your base. Fucking around with the lived and wellbeing of everyone here is not appropriate.

It was also unnecessary. Most of us realize that republicans are in control and that they could end the shut down with everything they wanted any time they want. (Also, could have stopped it from happening.)

Also, why would you trust a man that convinced the House to hold out, promising to vote against cloture the last time, only then to backstab everyone and vote for cloture?

There is no reason to; and he’s lost control of the democrat senators. As for last nights no-vote, I was somewhat relieved until certain of the other senators came out saying he approved it or whatever.

Not that I outright believe it, but it does suggest he knew they were turning rogue. Maybe one shouldn’t bullshit with things that won’t get accepted instead of shoring up the party unity.

(Maybe he should have endorsed Mamdani, too, for that matter.)

Well for one thing, I do admit when I’m wrong.

You’re full of shit, so I assume it’s all projection.

Furthermore, this attempt at negotiating and compromise signals an intent to… you know… compromise…. With people that haven’t actually compromised in 20 years.

Which, if you have not been paying attention, is how we’ve come to be here.

Yeah, I have no reason to believe Schumer is going to do the right thing here, either.

Because you cant admit you’re wrong, I can’t?

I would be delighted to be wrong. And you’re fooling yourself if you think Schumer is up for a fight.

This is your reminder that the reason the government is shutdown is because they want it shut down.

They could reopen it tonight, if they wanted to, and do all this shit they’re wanting to do, too.

They’re not doing that because they want it closed.

Exactly. I bet this time next week cluck cluck chuck will cave.

Used properly, repairing pretty much anything with a sledgehammer will ensure it’ll never break again.

the brown stuff is cheese that’s been baked low until it’s uniformly crunchy. Which is great on the edges, for example.

Not so great in the middle.

I’m more worried about how crunchy that pizza looks.

I don’t think pizza is supposed to look like that. I could be wrong, though.

probably don’t want to run a UV light inside the Falcon.

I’d sooner kiss a wookie!

Its in the name!

Do chicken have horns?

Or… Époisses de Bourgogne…

(This is the cheese falsely stated to be banned on French public transit.)

It’s both super stinky and has a… striking… flavor.

I’m sure he brings that much value to the company.

They don’t have that much value from actual sales…so it’s gotta come from somewhere…

Dingdong The Dick is Dead!

There used to be a submarine hotel, you have to scuba dive to get to. Might still be around.

that’s just it… any vulnerable system lets them get their nose in the door, then the camel starts snooping around the tent for whatever it can get. Eventually, they find away to something juicy.

The thing is, whether we’re talking about digital or physical security, the weakest thing in any system is the humans. The sloppy passwords (c’mon it should have been Louvre25! lol.) is a human thing. clicking that phising scam is a human thing. kipping off to the egyption bedroom for tryste with receptionist is a human thing.

the simple password isn’t the problem. The people being complacent is.

the Target hack went in through the HVAC system.

I know a guy whose religion is (Louisiana) Barbecue, and he’s pretty capable of critical thinking.

And I’m pretty sure when he’s cooking… everyone is a convert.