DharmaCurious

I, too, pee beneath a looking glass, and I can assure you, my pee face is no where near as weird as my pee-shudder face.

Por que, and I mean this with total earnest, no los dos?

Ahh, thank you. Haha

Gonna just have to admit I do not know what that means. Lol.

Witch/wizard. 100%

One of the main characters in a story in writing is a huldra. Are you Scandinavian, or the only other American that knows wtf they are? Lol

Couple of small issues, but overall I do actually agree with you here.

It currently is our primary season. We just don't get to have primaries, because the democratic party has decided we don't deserve a choice, because somehow Biden is the only person on the planet able to defeat the devil... Somehow... The time to find progressive candidates is, according to the DNC checks notes never. Yeah. Never.

We're not allowed a primary because it could potentially weaken Biden in the general. A stronger candidate would be bad. That's the logic.

Secondly, as far as third party voting goes, if you're in a red or blue state, it literally doesn't count. The electoral college system prevents any protest vote from actually being considered. The only time it could sway anything is in a swing state, where it is unlikely to actually matter except in very close races. If you're in a swing state, you have, IMHO, a moral obligation to vote for the democratic candidate, because while they may suck, they suck less than literal fascists. Otherwise, if you're in a solid blue or red state, vote away however you wish, and use that to help push a narrative.

Are you in college, or do you have a friend who is? Often you can sign in through your college's library for access.

Perhaps not, and far be it from me to defend electoral politics, being an anarchocommunist, but voting isn't necessarily a negative thing. If it's your only political action then you're playing directly into the hands of those in power, but voting green, or voting for actually progressive candidates within the democratic party can have the effect of moving the Overton window and creating conversation. Think about how much more popular things like universal healthcare are because of Bernie. While Bernie may not be as far left as I am, and while it's questionable if he would actually do, or be able to do, the things he wants (or claims to want, if we're going full jade), being on the ballot, garnering national attention has had a palpable impact on US politics. The democratic party literally had to call off the primaries in 2020 for fear the socialist who was effectively running the country during the early days of a pandemic might actually do something aboit healthcare and get elected. Since then they've had to push a "but trump!" Narrative to scare anyone else from even running.

Yeah, politicians suck nasty ass, but expressing a view, a show of numbers, that you prefer one style to the other can and does have an impact. It just shouldn't be the only thing we do, that's what they want us to do. Mutual aid, direct action, and spend 1 day to vote.

For anyone who's never been, Firestorm is an amazing little shop, and Libertie is legitimately one of the nicest people I have ever met. Highly recommend. I always choose them on libro.fm and try to go as often as possible whenever I make it to Asheville.

It Is genuinely good interenetting. Solid 5/7, perfect score.

That sounds pretty good, actually. Another I really like is ramen, cooked and drained, and homemade pimento cheese and fresh tomatoes. OMG, so good. Ramen is also excellent with poached eggs and sausage with cheese. It's an all purpose carb.