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And there are multiple times where they hit a reset point to start again more responsibly, and then don't!
They take money out of their 401K, don't pay taxes on it, use it pay down a small amount of debt, and spend the rest of it on fun.
They take money out of their 401K, don't pay taxes on it, use it pay down a small amount of debt, and spend the rest of it on fun.
December 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
And there are multiple times where they hit a reset point to start again more responsibly, and then don't!
They take money out of their 401K, don't pay taxes on it, use it pay down a small amount of debt, and spend the rest of it on fun.
They take money out of their 401K, don't pay taxes on it, use it pay down a small amount of debt, and spend the rest of it on fun.
"So, we decided to buy a house that was larger than we needed and couldn't afford instead of paying our students loans, and then..."
Sometimes I think we should have kept debtors prison as a thing.
Sometimes I think we should have kept debtors prison as a thing.
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
"So, we decided to buy a house that was larger than we needed and couldn't afford instead of paying our students loans, and then..."
Sometimes I think we should have kept debtors prison as a thing.
Sometimes I think we should have kept debtors prison as a thing.
The level of effort and then super cheap wine is kind of great, but all I can really think about is having a toilet with an enormous thorn bush hanging off of the top.
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The level of effort and then super cheap wine is kind of great, but all I can really think about is having a toilet with an enormous thorn bush hanging off of the top.
A thing which, ironically, they also sorta did do...
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A thing which, ironically, they also sorta did do...
By the end of that article I was thinking their relatives need to go to court to have them put in some kind of conservatorship.
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
By the end of that article I was thinking their relatives need to go to court to have them put in some kind of conservatorship.
He doesn't even have anyone who loves him enough to take away his subscription to the Atlantic!
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
He doesn't even have anyone who loves him enough to take away his subscription to the Atlantic!
Why did a hyper-capitalist right wing group decide to steal the name of the left wing group that was least powerful, most mischaracterized, and the one with the most entrenched opposition? It is... not clear.
December 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Why did a hyper-capitalist right wing group decide to steal the name of the left wing group that was least powerful, most mischaracterized, and the one with the most entrenched opposition? It is... not clear.
In the US "Libertarian" means someone who supports unrestricted capitalism, and is on the far right.
In other countries it's short for "Libertarian Socialism," or Anarchism, which is about as far away as it gets from that, although (US) libertarians are obsessed with making them look similar.
In other countries it's short for "Libertarian Socialism," or Anarchism, which is about as far away as it gets from that, although (US) libertarians are obsessed with making them look similar.
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In the US "Libertarian" means someone who supports unrestricted capitalism, and is on the far right.
In other countries it's short for "Libertarian Socialism," or Anarchism, which is about as far away as it gets from that, although (US) libertarians are obsessed with making them look similar.
In other countries it's short for "Libertarian Socialism," or Anarchism, which is about as far away as it gets from that, although (US) libertarians are obsessed with making them look similar.
Now that's what I call constituent services!
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Now that's what I call constituent services!
This is engagement bait, I know it is. But it still works on me.
You could leave group A as it is, without ever filling that slot, and it would still be an easy first place.
You could leave group A as it is, without ever filling that slot, and it would still be an easy first place.
December 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is engagement bait, I know it is. But it still works on me.
You could leave group A as it is, without ever filling that slot, and it would still be an easy first place.
You could leave group A as it is, without ever filling that slot, and it would still be an easy first place.
And the multiple waves of colonization, while appalling, does have an amazing effect on South African cuisine too.
Malaysian curries, dutch pastries, and basically everyone grilling all the time makes for an amazing combination, and that's before you get to the wine.
Malaysian curries, dutch pastries, and basically everyone grilling all the time makes for an amazing combination, and that's before you get to the wine.
December 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
And the multiple waves of colonization, while appalling, does have an amazing effect on South African cuisine too.
Malaysian curries, dutch pastries, and basically everyone grilling all the time makes for an amazing combination, and that's before you get to the wine.
Malaysian curries, dutch pastries, and basically everyone grilling all the time makes for an amazing combination, and that's before you get to the wine.
It could also be a good news story about a bad writer, or a bad news story but about a good writer!
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It could also be a good news story about a bad writer, or a bad news story but about a good writer!
At the very least any judge that rules in favor of Trump on this has clear grounds for impeachment, no matter how the vote turns out overall.
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
At the very least any judge that rules in favor of Trump on this has clear grounds for impeachment, no matter how the vote turns out overall.
They're out there making f/0.9 lenses just to be able to isolate a subject, when it used to be you were lucky to get even one thing looking sharp if it was more than two meters away, from all of the smoke.
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
They're out there making f/0.9 lenses just to be able to isolate a subject, when it used to be you were lucky to get even one thing looking sharp if it was more than two meters away, from all of the smoke.
Some of them probably are, or should be, afraid of the press, which loves war with all its heart and will destroy anyone who takes one away from them.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Some of them probably are, or should be, afraid of the press, which loves war with all its heart and will destroy anyone who takes one away from them.
Just add more salt to your food and it'll be easy!
December 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Just add more salt to your food and it'll be easy!
I can't decide if it would be better for the next President to immediately tear it down, or to leave it there forever as a reminder to everyone.
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I can't decide if it would be better for the next President to immediately tear it down, or to leave it there forever as a reminder to everyone.
Not a car, no, but a lot of those dangerous aggro-trucks probably don't even manage that much.
December 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Not a car, no, but a lot of those dangerous aggro-trucks probably don't even manage that much.
Of course, if we redid the tax code to strip out the endless attempts to do jam public policy into it then the IRS could probably just send most people with wages a notice saying "you probably owe us this much" too, which would be... bad?
December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Of course, if we redid the tax code to strip out the endless attempts to do jam public policy into it then the IRS could probably just send most people with wages a notice saying "you probably owe us this much" too, which would be... bad?