I’m working on my exit strategy as well. While I agree that things in the U.S. are going to get much worse, everything is cyclical and there will be a time in the distant future when the U.S. gets its shit together again. The sad irony is that all of this is self-inflicted. None of this had to happen. All of the suffering so far, and the mass suffering that is going to occur as a consequence of a world superpower going rogue and then collapsing could have been avoided.

I’m a GenXer, and I feel fortunate to have been born and lived during what is now looking like “peak America”. I’ve known nothing but peace and prosperity. Sure, there have been “wars” and “recessions” in my lifetime, but they have been relatively minor and not had a major impact on my life. The changes being wrought now by corrupt leadership supported by ignorant and malevolent people are destroying the very foundations of what made the U.S. great, and will inevitably result in the collapse of the greatest superpower the planet has seen so far. It’s heartbreaking.

I have a Ducati Monster 1100 with a Termignoni exhaust that is borderline obnoxious. It makes all the right vroom vroom noises, making me feel like a very special boy. I am solicitous of others though and moderate my throttle action in residential areas to keep it mellow. I do agree though that loud pipes can alert drivers that might otherwise not notice you.

They need to cut back on all that avocado toast.

“full self-driving”

Too bad the sign is too big for motorcycles!

The extended cut may be the one you remembered.

Wow, this some candid stuff. I wonder how long before she’s out on her ass?

The problem is that the target audience of this gaslighting will never bother to look at last year’s data, and will just parrot whatever talking points are vomited up.

So majestic!

It’s going to take a collapse of the United States to reset the cycle, and it’s coming quickly.

That’s not a hole, it’s a pie chart.

“When will I get credit for having created, with No Inflation, perhaps the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country?” Trump wrote, with characteristic hyperbole, in a post on his Truth Social network.

What’s wrong Mr. Conservative? Government handout not enough for you? Awwww, too bad. Maybe you shouldn’t have spent all your money on avocado toast.

“Captain’s sausage, supplemental.”

Yes, they got scammed, but I did my best to warn those around me, and they laughed and ridiculed me, calling me a “libtard” and “cucked”. Now, I have to suffer along with these morons while American democracy circles the drain. ALL OF THIS WAS COMPLETELY FORESEEABLE AND ACTUALLY FORESEEN BY ANYONE WITH HALF A BRAIN. Does it suck for them and is sad? Sure, 100%, but they’ve made it suck for me and millions of others. What of the families torn apart by ICE thugs? Are they lamenting that? No, because they only give a shit about themselves and how they inadvertently hurt themselves when they thought that Trump was only going to “hurt the right people”, meaning the people they hate. Accordingly, IMHO, a bit of schadenfreude is a normal reaction for everyone who easily saw all this coming.

NGL, that one hurts!

I’m wondering how much of it is the distraction factor? In an effort to keep my weight in check, I’ve shifted to biking as my main form of transportation to get around the city. I live an area of higher elevation, so pretty much anytime I go anywhere over a mile or so away, I’m in for a serious hill climb on the way home. I listen to a lot of music, and one thing I’ve noticed is that it distracts me from noticing the effort, especially on the long, steep grinding hill home. I’ll be rocking out, and next thing I know I’m at the top. Maybe having a vibrator jiggling your leg tendon is doing more or less the same thing by distracting you from muscular strain, etc.?

Good way to prevent cheating.

The last pic with the cuddle puddle melts my heart.

He looks badass. I’ll bet he’d be a great ratter!