I get off work at this god awful hour to learn that the US has performed an extrajudicial kidnapping of a foreign leader and their spouse. This fucking wild and I hope it doesn’t turn into regional conflict for all our sakes.

That claim is so goofy. There’s too much money to be made in NYC, even with higher taxes. Furthermore, three city is a cultural center that they absolutely want to be a part of.

“You love to see it, folks!”

There are always conclaves within and nearby the city that are deep red. This is often where cops live, which helps maintain the “occupying army” model of policing that dehuminizes the residents.

Voucher schools exist because christofascists found another way to gut funding from public schools and place it in private hands.

Definitely unusual for the business, but I would imagine it’s better for the staff.

My Ma is like this. Growing up, we’d just let her argue for her movie choice and then put on what we wanted in less than 30m 🤣.

Absolutely, I just appreciate it that oats are a more responsible crop. I feel almonds are not great overall, though they are still much better than meat.

Carcinogenic when used externally? That would surprise me, giving how quickly it evaporates. I am a layman, though.

That’s good news, especially using oat milk instead of something like almond milk that still has relatively high environmental cost.

I didn’t know this joke had Yiddish origins. Funnily enough, it was told to me by my Jewish grandmother when she was explaining in a convoluted way that I should sweep before mopping 🤣.

I’ve never seen that in the US. That is extremely stupid. Typically maps in the US center around the Atlantic/Europe.

It’s also probably higher than reported due to people not understanding what constitutes “a drink.” People are naturally not accurate at judging volumes/weight (even if they know the amounts) and probably aren’t measuring. Many more think “a drink” is “whatever is in my glass/bottle/can.” It’s further complicated by the wide variation in alcohol content among drinks within the same category.

100%, Israel itself is the greatest threat to Jewish people worldwide. The false claims of antisemitism allows actual antisemitism to spread where it would have been stamped out otherwise.

Honestly, it could be argued that it is good you’re not aware of it.

I literally didn’t. There is clearly a barrier that can’t be surpassed here, so I’ll disengage. Best of luck to you.

I think there may be a language barrier here. Stating cats don’t “jive with a vegan lifestyle” is referring to the lifestyle of the individual with the cat, not the opinions cat themselves. A few studies in a controlled environment were they kept cats alive is not the same as what’s best for the cats. There are definitely ethical concerns with attempting that at home.

I was not discussing the philosophy of cats. Cats can not survive, let alone thrive, on a plant based diet. They require meat as a part of their biology.

https://vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/cats-are-carnivores-so-they-should-eat-like-one/

You’re correct. Cats are obligate carnivores. It’s literally abuse to not feed them meat, so they don’t really jive with a vegan lifestyle regardless of your views on animal companionship.

Definitely. On top of that, bullshit like this contributes to the muddy waters when you have legitimate critiques of zionism and the government of Israel. But I’m sure the white supremacists know that when they create this bullshit so they can make potential recruits feel like more people agree with their horseshit.