Novamdomum

I don’t think something like that would happen here. It’s an extremely professional workplace and Matt’s a really good guy. Can I go? Matt’s birthday’s starting and bunch of Mets are here.

You know… if I was a Russian disinfo gremlin desperate for something to pivot to after the whole “The name is Mamdani” spanking they just got I’d probably also be trying to amplify the whole “The Dems are cowards” messaging. Problem is that, thanks to years of their machinations, more people are actually checking sources and reading details now. Good.

You know… if I was a Russian disinfo gremlin desperate for something to pivot to after the whole “my name is Mamdani” spanking they just got I’d probably also be trying to amplify the whole “The Dems are cowards” messaging. Problem is that, thanks to years of their machinations, more people are actually checking sources and reading details now. Good.

If you look closely you can see the sweat.

Launching a war to go retrieve his Nobel PEACE prize. This stuff writes itself lol

You’re right. When I said “do Americans understand” I meant “do Americans who support Trump understand” I should have been clearer.

So do Americans (edit: who support Trump) understand that they are the ones paying the tariffs? When Trump tells them how many billions he’s collected in tariffs do they realise it’s their money he’s collected? I keep wondering if I missed something…

If he was called RJ Maybe it would be impossible to definitely charge him with anything.

“It just bothers me when people assume taking the 5th is an admission of guilt” - Sure, but does that include Trump?

Apparently it’s bad form to use “Especially” at the beginning of a sentence. Huh, I didn’t know that till just now.

While technically true, it is indubitably terrible optics for Trump. Specially since he was answering questions freely and then seemed to abruptly swerve that specific question.

Absolutely and also money insulates you from challenging feedback. She suddenly had no one saying no to her. What surprised me was how fast she went from being embarrassed living in a house with servants to ordering them around and complaining about the slightest mistake. In a lot of ways I felt I lost my Mum. The Mum I grew up with anyhow. Money is great but it can also be a toxic drug that’s really hard to resist in my experience.

That’s interesting. I’m always open to new perspectives. You sound like you have some experience in the field. Can I ask, are you a psychologist?

I’ve thought about this a lot obviously because it has been such a massive theme in my life. I think you’re probably right about genetic factors and childhood trauma. Money just acted like a sort of fertiliser for all the toxic seeds within her. I then started to notice that everyone else with money around us was the same. Just people pretending to be happy but actually being miserable. I’ve ended up being deeply suspicious of money.

Hmm… I didn’t have rich parents but then my Dad died when I was a teenager and my Mum married a rich dude so I’ve experienced both. In a lot of ways I miss how life was before there was money. Mum went from a happy hippie chick to Disney villain toxic narcissist. To me money is like eating a delicious cake that constantly kicks you in the nuts.

Or any number of innocent beings caught up in the worlds problems. I get you, but this is purely an immediate way to ground yourself when you’re feeling overwhelmed. It’s like the quiet giant under your feet all the time that you can connect with whenever you need to :)

When the weight of the world feels overwhelming, remember this: Everything humans have ever done, every building, road, machine, and moment, makes up only a tiny fraction of this planet’s mass. We are small creatures, clinging to the surface of a vast, ancient, quietly turning sphere. The Earth itself is not in crisis. It simply is. Steady, silent, and endlessly patient. If human noise becomes too much, just place your hand on the ground. Feel the stillness. Let it remind you that you are connected to something far older, far larger, and far more enduring than any headline or heartbreak. The Earth will hold you.

I wonder if Assad’s Dacha will be far from Yanukovych’s. They can swap stories about when they used to run countries.

Trump claiming he won regardless and trying to create as much trouble as possible is the most likely election outcome. I’m not getting my hopes up until President Kamala Harris is in the Whitehouse having a nice cup of tea. In fact after the last few years I’m not getting my hopes up about anything ever again unless there’s absolute proof that it’s real.