Honestly I should have just ended the friendship there. That moment convinced me that they were ideologically aligned with me, but unwilling or unable to look past the propaganda. I figured if I put in the work I'd help them make a fine comrade out of themself.

Didn't happen at all. They had a kid and both they and their partner got promoted to management around the same time, and with that change in material condition they're flying down the alpha male propaganda pipeline. It's fucking frictionless.

Any time I point this out, or any other friend does, they just double down and try to debatebro their way out of it. I have stopped engaging, and am just telling them to "stop acting shitty" when they start, and hoping I can still recover. But it's so fucking tiring.

Them: "I just think that anyone who can work, should, but that we as a society can afford to give people the help they need"

Me: "So you would summarize your core political belief as 'from each according to their ability, to each according to their need?'"

Them: "Yes? That's it! Absolutely!"

Me: "That's a Marx quote. That's literally the core principle of communism. You should start identifying as a communist."

Them: "What? No, communism is bad and doesn't work"

"nobody can deny that Kamala ran an excellent campaign"

The original, by Tim Whyatt (https://www.nobleworkscards.com/c6392bdg-man-aprons-funny-birthday-paper-card-whyatt-tim.html), definitely doesn't intend this message. Dude's a greeting card cartoonist who makes naughty Far Side tribute comics. In true Far Side manner, the original was just a, "here's an unexpected and funny situation", and it has been coopted to spread transphobia. Like minus the dumb added text, the original strikes me as having sexy-lady-apron guy be the butt of the joke?

$16.49 in the United States

First they came for the neurodivergent, I guess.

Beans are definitely my preferred tortilla filler, but too would argue that tacos stand alone. (Flour tortilla) burrito is my preferred bean delivery device.

But my chains were made just for me. You can't really expect to convince me that no chains would be an improvement.

Biden is in office for two more months and could order a complete halt right now with no consequences, the election is over, they can stop "pretending" to cater to the right wing for votes.

The last president to threaten to withhold military aid was George H. W. Bush. He didn't--because Israel gave in to demands for a bit.

poggers, good luck with Gladys

In that case, the spirit would live on.

Oh wait it's also possible that the meatsack lost the password, that's been known to happen.

If I log off, it is because I have died. I am not certain that I exist outside of the bear site. This simulacrum has only a tangential relation to the meatsack that operates it.

I expected this to be painfully sweet, it's not. It does go down real, real easy

I should have. I looked at the beans, and the tortillas, then got a call from my partner that they were bringing home pizza (I snacked while I waited and I regret it)

Fuck, I think I have one in the fridge. I'll join.