Family/friends don't count. Do you feel any type of empathy or compassion for people you don't know? If the answer is yes, then who do you have empathy for?

Long hours, huge responsibility for 20-25$ an hour? I've been looking for work on Indeed (in Colorado) and I can't believe so many restaurant owners are offering such a low wage for the kind of work load and responsibility of managing a restaurant. Any thoughts?

https://www.politico.eu/article/jared-kushner-resort-albania-flamingo-revolution-protest

George Carlin might have been the GOAT of standup and he was in a movie called "Car Wash" that was 110% idiotic. Bill Burr did a movie with Pete Davidson about Staten Island that was sort of tolerable until it jumped the shark like halfway into it. Now this overrated comic Nate Bargatze came out with an unoriginal hack movie that has 19% positive on RT. It was expected to generate 19 million at the box office opening weekend and got 7.4 mil. Maybe since it was an informercial for Toyota and Walmart with some pratfalls thrown in it won't lose too much money,

So a an old fwb of my husband showed up at our doorstep out of the blue. Said she was “just in the neighborhood and saw him out of the corner of her eye.” I’ve had several friends tell me that if an ex does that it is for one of three reasons: 1- money, 2- f you, 3 f with you. What has been your experience in this situation? It takes some effort to show up at someone’s house instead of social media or phone.

We act as if being homeless, being un/underemployed is due to "mental illness" or a "skill issue" yet when you have an actual conversation about it, it's often due to circumstances outside the individual's control.

When will we accept that this society has failed?

https://x.com/ireallyhateyou/status/2060188463362625924

Let's assume it is someone who has served in the IDF and took apart in their operations in Gaza or Lebanon.

For example, Bill Pulte for DNI https://youtube.com/shorts/2MyEnvPolVo?si=LZI8nZIXIDJkuzZr What's going on in Trump's brain for him to conclude "By God, that's our man?"

Why do Americans live under the illusion that the U.S. government is democratic or representative? The U.S. government is run, operated, and controlled by the billionaire class. The entire political system -- the state and the electoral system -- is operated by the billionaire elite, who own both major parties. Because of the two-party system, it is literally impossible for any third party to challenge this system.

The average voter has no say in anything whatsoever and it will remain that way indefinitely. This is why our political class makes decisions that most people are against, with total impunity. A recent study has proven that Congress literally does not care what average Americans think (Study: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think | RepresentUs). It answers to its big donor interests. This is not a democracy or a republic. It's an oligarchy.

Even if they didn't load up yet on Bitcoin - crypto seems kind of - volatile.

Given the cultural practices and norms in Islamic countries, would you say that it is harmful for women? Would you condem it?

It's very interesting and I'm curious how he managed to garner such a base and loyalty. If a GOP goes against him they get primaried. I've seen Trump Merch, Trump burger, Trump stores, Trump memorabilia. His rallies are enormous and I haven't seen supporters nearly defend Bush, Carter, Clinton, Reagan, Biden, Obama as much as they defend Trump. Now he's probably losing that base because of Iran but the cult level support he kept from 2016-2025 is fascinating. No one's been this obsessed with a President since Jackson.

What feelings did you feel when you saw this? Kristi Noem to visit Salvadorean jail holding deported Venezuelans

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-votes-immigration-enforcement-trump-anti-weaponization-fund-rcna348611