2026-06-01T17:03:36Z https://yabu.me isotope239 🥸💻🇺🇦😣 https://yabu.me/npub1q7ax28e9w5am0c5n0r2hf5ctawpzu008m5ykc4sn7ru7jdw8lg9sj5lyry https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/110/343/931/743/718/261/original/18381caa6c0784c0.png https://files.mastodon.online/accounts/avatars/110/343/931/743/718/261/original/18381caa6c0784c0.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20tecpj35uzlwjvvg2mrk0qyg5rr0x6tgsnxu4kejnpvnd38257czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkykce3f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8dfa8397p4z9t53hyueju3tketfjgs429ldjvkdq0pzkk5djx3lsp5mjt5'>nevent1q…mjt5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah ha, a kidney stone explains a lot. Will they do the thing where they pulverize it sonically? I&#39;ve heard about it but haven&#39;t talked to anyone who actually had it done. 2026-01-14T19:26:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsylupgxxh2cfqe6s27ek4vym7mjdaf00zglv2jgxm6xz9u8j667hczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkx5z3j9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfj34tfxfhxl0gx5d4x2c6fd2tzmd2rytwfr0ejcyr4g7pcgu6kcfwqy5e'>nevent1q…qy5e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apologies to Flip Wilson and Geraldine, but I think the devil made them do it. 2026-01-04T17:32:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfgpu49h365kdhdrfprcm6em6svtky7d3mgvsrf5k0fzztkr3vlsszyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkmuhyv4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzptyasyltqjsrww5z70fr3cpnq44wazc2ajux3q3zdgapjmde4gxlz6fw'>nevent1q…z6fw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had measles before the vaccines. It gave me lifelong tinnitus and ruined my eyesight. I ran such a high fever that all my hair fell out and I had to wear a little mob cap in third grade. I have never been that sick before or since. Any parent who would put their child through that is an abuser. 2025-10-27T22:03:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrjy9822uv8yu4srr44l257z0dnqemm73pmna68mw5vlpy7eukarczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkc9zc6a The US media is having to do some extra heavy lifting to sane-wash this shit: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/05/trump-behavior-online-posts">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/05/trump-behavior-online-posts</a><br/><br/>We&#39;ve got a crew of unelected bozos on this bus and they&#39;re driving us right over a cliff.<br/><br/>#USPol #Trump #Dementia 2025-10-06T14:59:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrgdg4e55q394r4a04ry3r6lq2xrwp4er6htcpt2f7yvcq3kmm49czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkw7lyu2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrt58fpmdrc2n0xhddxctzcm85all6s3q8gpw726ryc4y66lsfa8qnd77l5'>nevent1q…77l5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not necessarily my favorite book, but it&#39;s horrifyingly apt these days: &#34;It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.&#34; First line of 1984, George Orwell. 2025-08-12T16:50:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg8ts8llu9hgss799tat62ukx5avzqmfv4sdz2skujru8ddswskvczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkcwxlqe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstnupy9vhpylkkmlsh3p2rjywdr3ymmteeverz3haf6700spahrrsr0gpaz'>nevent1q…gpaz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Olympic Committee needs to grow a pair and just cancel the 2028 Olympics altogether. It&#39;d be very difficult for the athletes who are preparing for it, but it&#39;s the ethical thing to do. Or simply transfer it to whoever was the runner up in the location competition. Very short notice to prepare, but it&#39;d still be better than inflicting the US on a bunch of innocent people from abroad. 2025-08-05T21:27:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv9c39yj2mfelvhavccn0xx0gqlsr6lmfsrrvsxsk63wd4w88mn7czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk465qyt What drives me nuts about the manner in which the MSM is hiding the orange moron&#39;s mental decline is that it&#39;s reasonably easy to spot and people still aren&#39;t &#34;getting it&#34;. Check the televised MSM; note that they now keep the creature&#39;s speaking recordings down to just a second or two, they snag just a brief clip that makes sense. But if you listen for any length of time, it&#39;s glaringly obvious: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/deanobeidallah/p/psychologist-warns-that-corporate?r=1rtvr5&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false">https://open.substack.com/pub/deanobeidallah/p/psychologist-warns-that-corporate?r=1rtvr5&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=false</a><br/><br/>#Trump #Dementia #USPol 2025-06-28T18:05:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9q47hajcgh2t95rv3plv0wd2u9rea3cq8waffkeqrxlkfc5uqsszyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk2c9tg0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nwtlx7ldwd745qsdn9gk4f9vjceuct5kyv5cjacw4af5veufhwgy29tde'>nevent1q…9tde</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thing is, I&#39;m pretty sure that the orange moron is in the mid-stages of dementia. He looks and sounds just like my dad did at that point. He falls asleep all the time, he repeats himself, his speech is markedly different than it was even last year. His handlers are propping him up to use almost like a human shield so they (looking at you Stephen Miller) can push through their unelected agenda. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain... 2025-06-18T16:05:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98zwt8w7aq2lf0eetpds03e7hnxnll0a929fnv6rsq9mdav95yhczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk995zug In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfflk6y53ujd2jnv3rakdgvy9gdqwugjkggspvqft6tpkgnhfguvq9f03mv'>nevent1q…03mv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it&#39;ll just be poor &#39;ol lonely Keith and a billion cockroaches. 2025-06-01T19:54:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszkhvtyjaw8pdwk0pqjdkzk0efw8ygcgdjwxedn0g6jlejnl9fwzszyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkn5eaa7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25a3tsu82rheucxz636zhzpdp7nw3dv6vf6reme869hzv2eu6q3guypeww'>nevent1q…peww</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s like RFK Sr. getting assassinated so young while his namesake will probably live to be 100. Given his proclivities, I imagine RFK Jr. is basically pickled and will last forever. 2025-06-01T19:52:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6760prt675cdt87py9fjkdu3g8av0zmjtftpzqn7lxa56n9y7xczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkcchzqn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsta5yv4r3kdscc0qu807ur4rqpmtm2245d0sw5dkwupjw68x7zrfsqr65r6'>nevent1q…65r6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh no no, that type always want to be standing well at the back of that particular queue. 2025-06-01T18:24:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspzqnvmxju8nzaxwwr3pr4xdg9czxa8v9c8t3clq4n4qcnhvw5upgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkmdu4tp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfsa4mt07swsfh5hn99gpjf6eycvrcpuhfruka058gde4az39suzq6ew0t8'>nevent1q…w0t8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Whether it&#39;s the UK or the US though, I think the intention is the same. Boys coming up through the ed system should get a chance to find out what they&#39;d be good at and what they actually want to do, set them up for success. 2025-06-01T17:54:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzl09397r7z3lh4jlt0p4mmxnj32uwhtg5md0th2tthn3vzwd2hqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkglyv4y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgkw9rql9ntvjxnxzx507eszntc6qmsw2vqfljrg4k44ktmgflwkqldm576'>nevent1q…m576</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh well, we&#39;re all gonna die anyway... 2025-06-01T16:35:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrpfj7yzyqtypfzh4gpklugttq67en5dehp67f0fmeez4dzasgzgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkfka2yp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswcxkm2y68guvmg74n3q4e6mnye0eaejfzz7hqud0p57ptt23h3wq5rfxlv'>nevent1q…fxlv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The fledglings always look kind of put out and grumpy! Which I guess they are since Mom and Dad are urging them to do a little work and feed themselves! 2025-05-15T17:51:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80aw529wlswxhgrfvl6nh2xkc390sl5rmz3ym5crwztnxt562ecqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkmuq2zj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg7ch8ukxcrq8g0rqjnxfz94kszu05xeljez3rha3fezml0h2hvcc9rkulr'>nevent1q…kulr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love TCM and being able to see the credits is just one of the many reasons why! 2025-02-24T20:38:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsga5eyg84yxxqqdsyxk7wt3sk67vzxrv5qgd5xl6erfyv9zqa4qwczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk583fle A pair of rogues watching the waves at Cullen beach with me.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/747/942/809/469/709/original/88481289817bca73.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-31T14:39:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mqlzttp3xzsw4yyf9f252ey0yru8qvv6f2dajg7pc52sp3wau4czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkltf6ay In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2yrzp2fuspnvxt2hflwgx20wt4mehgksa36y7wavj9whhy7wuwvcez34sz'>nevent1q…34sz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, you just think it&#39;s a xmas tree. Her majesty knows it&#39;s a festive cat toy! 🙃 2024-12-14T15:08:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs06vggwxyfk046qavqqy7rkcevnmg9kpr39w5nm443esz8rht37agzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkl3lxnq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrywsmn8z2y843ew2u8utu6c3a7tlcqr8369pemmheczkanqt4xgspys9xn'>nevent1q…s9xn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Years ago I was reasonably proficient in French. One time I made the mistake of asking one of my French friends what I sounded like to them and they answered &#34;John Wayne&#34;. Ouch! 2024-12-11T21:10:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgc7w72cnklxyqnkej5jqhvy9ct5wgq6nr2dlek2pujdvuacpm9zgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkxf7e3r If you&#39;re on one of the horrible Medicare &#34;Advantage&#34; health plans, you&#39;ve got 3 days left to get out and back onto regular Medicare: <a href="https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-medicare-advantage-trap-what-1fc?r=1rtvr5&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-medicare-advantage-trap-what-1fc?r=1rtvr5&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web</a><br/><br/>#Medicare #Healthcare #Scam 2024-12-05T15:26:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwzrhtsktsay5qaw2k3ax692mkzexms9skdh3p8fqan5ssxed0qgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqke29482 JoJo nails it as usual. <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/jojofromjerz/p/americans-are-afraid-to-get-pregnant?r=1rtvr5&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email">https://open.substack.com/pub/jojofromjerz/p/americans-are-afraid-to-get-pregnant?r=1rtvr5&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email</a><br/><br/>#GOP #Abortion #Childless 2024-11-20T18:58:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspwq43lt82vgecw0nvgknzvf60cm66vpvatykw305f7229vg2dx3czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkue5ptw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdhp2wr9dst8rqsrp4w2ka40edjcd2meyamu27nkgw8nqy8uug8ugsjc2y5'>nevent1q…c2y5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s my personal opinion that &#34;Time Out&#34; is the coolest song ever recorded. It just exudes cooliocity with every note. Just listening to it makes you cool. 2024-11-16T10:05:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9mchu0lpw2dgq69mk5af2nrtxpuneunhxwqyr2u8q4cgntyncswqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkjex25c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrpuey4y5utjuv98f0ql2cu9qstxf52032s4lwrtqaelnvzf5zz9q7qhgta'>nevent1q…hgta</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aw heck, go ahead and get into some trouble... as long as it&#39;s good trouble! 2024-11-14T16:58:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9laarcl9d3eampvt8c788rfu49w4qllxg8l7nxaty3580269luqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk0neg00 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx9fhf2rx0n5vn674aeu0p80zskm8502km5qu5h622nnd7kzmc0ms5l79a4'>nevent1q…79a4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s my baseline: basic civil rights, a living wage, and everyone (as in EVERYONE no matter how rich you are) is equal under the law. Cherry on top would be that no matter what church you attend or whether you attend no church at all, you keep your nose out of everyone else&#39;s private (legal) business. 2024-11-11T17:48:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0x0yryztzh8r2pr5txa8655ddeex9x708gmyk9cyzhuqxl55jrdszyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkvshudz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdc7fddvwqzw22lzjg25c2uajjcru4xqqd3f8948hc89t0svzp3gzku4de'>nevent1q…u4de</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My mom wanted one super-power; when she pointed her finger at someone horrible, they would instantly vanish and all trace of their existence would also be magically erased... except from her memory so she could savor their absence. I think about that every time I accidentally catch a glimpse of that nasty orange bottom feeder. 2024-10-31T19:18:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnesre48fuqp55xzxe400l3g8ful9rphlytvdn2gnzve6lt4hraqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkv4nd8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8gwatk5qtclspnd3s2zqsz8v05rwatlxlewjzd670q9fvy29ftc0dd5rg'>nevent1q…d5rg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I posted this in another thread.<br/><br/>I might point out here that inappropriate sexual behavior can often be a symptom of middle stage dementia: <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4980403/">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4980403/</a><br/><br/>His minders need to get him on the correct meds ASAP. 2024-10-20T13:56:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0x5k9ezz9x07tgsyyy2eeht56h96d3hme0l3fxm86uu9l35p0sgczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkv05t83 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdkdkc0wsyfkx6ksxpm4fuvht7075e20ryfh4ajx4sta736wpapgh7ye7z'>nevent1q…ye7z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I might add that, in many instances, abortion is a case of life or death for the pregnant person. 2024-10-17T15:41:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdkdkc0wsyfkx6ksxpm4fuvht7075e20ryfh4ajx4sta736wpapgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkeqw0sl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs807vrwzmgpcs099a0rrmslgap6x3z78ev0x8qyg6ccrrk2mlye3gv333qc'>nevent1q…33qc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Buttigieg is one of the best communicators I&#39;ve ever heard, he always nails the point perfectly. The bottom line here is that it is nobody&#39;s business WHY a person might decide to have an abortion at any point during their pregnancy. There should be no more blame or shame in the decision than there is for a person having any sort of medical procedure. Do we ask heart patients WHY they&#39;re getting a shunt or a pace maker? Or WHY someone is getting an appendectomy? Not. Our. Business. 2024-10-17T15:39:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdt0tecajd95fydnlxx60xwe647z4842an400fnu3w4x4ac2sqctczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkxrva5h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7474gz2tcxp6z860m00zxgdf5rrul0z6k0qdqfvtgwav40ylaaq97anvx'>nevent1q…anvx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just hate when that happens. You find someone who is good at what they do, you also get along with them... then they retire or move. 2024-10-08T00:04:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs027gvnsr99knt5cvvhjkzsfqeyhustqwmmxpu8ftkw3f3jr564aqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkts5ecz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyva3lm7nhf0zj8f47yqmwhjrl9a2tu8lvh6utwk7s56m7365h99sah52nj'>nevent1q…52nj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... and spotted the cougar. I&#39;ve never seen a group of people go so stone silent so rapidly. It&#39;s also amazing how quiet people can be while walking quickly when they concentrate. I watched the cougar for a little while longer (it was napping off lunch, the remains of which were above it in the tree), then made my way back to the car. 2024-10-06T21:22:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyva3lm7nhf0zj8f47yqmwhjrl9a2tu8lvh6utwk7s56m7365h99szyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk0f0rcs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxxrnhhed5f9rk8fn5llkn5j8zgjqa8k3ud50qm2eljkmnkrh20xg95s6c7'>nevent1q…s6c7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A few years ago I was hiking in the Gila Wilderness. My path ended in the forestry road back to the car park, so I stood for a moment just having a look around and spotted a cougar snoozing soundly about 30ft up in the tree across the road. Just then, a noisy group appeared coming down the road. As they came even with me, I caught one&#39;s eye and made the universal shhhh gesture, then pointed up the tree. The whole group looked up as one... 2024-10-06T21:20:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrxvvl2a35y97muf4nk2056pnxdyx9l77v3xw86atl4xvhvk8he0czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk4jdq6a I often wonder why some people hoard money to the extent that they impoverish others. Kurt Vonnegut wrote a poem about this: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7345831-joe-heller-true-story-word-of-honor-joseph-heller-an">https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7345831-joe-heller-true-story-word-of-honor-joseph-heller-an</a><br/><br/>Really, what is &#34;enough&#34;? Why would anyone need a huge house(s) or multiple yachts? Why would a sane person continue to pursue obscene wealth to the point that they endanger all life including themselves through climate change? We need to eliminate billionaires then get them some serious mental health support.<br/><br/>#EatTheRich #Inequality 2024-10-05T14:32:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd92p6cmk6v4k5v6wgan0spv8p0ty4gxwgyr5jmkunw0fr6jnfc4gzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkf6t8lr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ydww7ng0kljmhewv2y7x8ztrlmsec2mq0gsyx2ql7tnz0lt4hcg3mr079'>nevent1q…r079</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I feel your pain; I retired last year after teaching for a state university for almost 40 years. My main subject was networking infrastructure and my main course had two required research papers in the curriculum. The overall quality of the writing for those papers took a fairly sharp drop in quality when ChatGPT appeared. Students would often purchase the textbook only in the final week of class before taking the final. And don&#39;t get me started on simple grammar... 2024-10-03T23:43:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszpx59glkv4gvxlccrek4u3ag3zgs3qkk3h2npu28sg206s4ksveszyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkc6x20x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxfgklg49ntfwvqc4xakle7esjwqw6j2zut6na6cqd2f4geldfsqqgrs9vz'>nevent1q…s9vz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At this point, I reckon we have to assume that if a repuglican said it, it&#39;s a lie. They all know that while the general US public is pretty low-information, they do hear bits and pieces and voters really do not like most of the repuglican policies i.e. Project 2025. So they lie. Vance said the quiet part out loud a few days ago, they&#39;ll say whatever they think will get them elected. Vote Blue up and down the ticket and flush the fascists down the toilet. 2024-10-02T14:12:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst9spqgf7tp2cyy4nv0q3hug3re72wwaq3njezndwugd0fz4qm6zqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkcc9wp6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0yej5d2lh7whr5m2zlp7tlg7kms68kk8d5eytc0c7466mu6rcngcwmhw7l'>nevent1q…hw7l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If your vote didn&#39;t matter, the domestic terrorists wouldn&#39;t be working so hard to keep you from doing it. 2024-09-28T22:20:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5dd27hr2hrkn9zvn0aptu7vpcpc870hucscmngfm22cd8hlv50szyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkhf056a When I think of all the people who could be helped by the amount of money these people spent on a vanity project, I just can&#39;t feel very sympathetic to their fate. If they&#39;d just paid that money in taxes on their wealth, they&#39;d be alive to complain about it today and could still afford their yachts.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgn39epv85o">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgn39epv85o</a><br/><br/>#WealthInequality 2024-09-28T20:42:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf37apzyhh8twpy5qw4rn03fqjk5g7sed7dl442980jg2nvsvz03gzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkv68sw0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg3f3k9pgpqgmjffc2areqs3act4v0pg4p5kcjj4kem3heaet3auc3g42sj'>nevent1q…42sj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah ha! In that case: Fucked Up Beyond All Repair, supposedly originated by the US Army as an acronym signifying something that had gone horribly wrong. 2024-09-16T20:12:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstpu9vaevqzdx076cpey0t04qf39qussk55zg8d0udjvj9jnmvt0czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk38j4y3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9a44lzrdhwy3dysrjex2q2atqt78d40vj3wpdn0jdkpk83h6um3s3eqlu0'>nevent1q…qlu0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting that FUBAR isn&#39;t on the list, I suppose everyone already knows what it means! 2024-09-16T19:49:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw97hkzck95f34g8f5a6tn5xkxwksd6aly5jggd02jugrhzpqsqdszyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkp6zzfv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdx22gyp2ct26p28zk3xnytdzmtemmt2uuacjyfn0ecs5uznwljrs5vj3xc'>nevent1q…j3xc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot of hearing aids cost more than that. The last time we took my dad in for new hearing aids, the kind that actually help him (not just making sounds louder) cost $7000 and that&#39;s not including all of the special tinkering the audiologist has to do to fine tune the things. 2024-09-16T18:45:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs20e4r64k6qrl5fjjxj92c9tu2npfdtuw66s2u5xk9j4knm5frcrqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk9mspmw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx35t9ah3phlhk34shamt307tnjdy440zhnhfdpcrsyeh9y67aw7sk3frs2'>nevent1q…frs2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And a gimp suit... 2024-09-14T18:45:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg84esr77jenr0gc8rxffpuvnw45t8spq7k33q6v7dxvfcvxs093czyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkxmzt63 Taylor Swift is absolutely right, it&#39;s crucial that we get as many people as possible registered to vote. In many cases, that may not be as simple as you&#39;d think, depending on where you live.<br/><br/><a href="https://therickwilson.substack.com/p/threats-to-free-and-fair-elections">https://therickwilson.substack.com/p/threats-to-free-and-fair-elections</a><br/><br/>#Election #2024Election #VoteBlue 2024-09-14T12:31:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsftaejuh2svw0k5j8rvg4sln9djajdx7vq0cav4gy6p7tlx238dpczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkv334r2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fytvht4p0ffvgv9d4z2gznplrpsskx49zdc3xyyzhrcs0nhcgwc6hng6a'>nevent1q…ng6a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pro tip: if the guy who delivers your monthly paycheck is named Boris Badenov, you are very likely on the Russian payroll. And you are a traitor! 2024-09-05T17:11:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst9lurzycfvqx23qa089yw7ueje63hvpr9wrwg2hfp8f9hc024nhgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk8v086u It&#39;s an absolutely perfect Saturday afternoon just outside of Portsoy. #Scotland<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/057/368/804/501/752/original/b6feaf5c516261f4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-31T15:36:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvx0382d5xyx2wxart8ztnrk8eu7rdvze23q9nh8gl58vj8x2y77szyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk3nkfgx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqrwvd449wqwjrue666jv98tg0nz3dfxd6h9vq4md4fqgwhhfkzqfq3jud'>nevent1q…3jud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just hope the head likes the taste of pee... 2024-08-18T00:52:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswn0jfjp6xtffem785ep3qmgdey3xc2hpz4alxw6n3umgwxrfkd2szyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkep00kv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0d8u97ukkghdqgjwzy2al98a54lcqcea5jn2mfvz2ku5du87m45sqh4ywd'>nevent1q…4ywd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Just a quick aside, the US and NZ are the only two countries in the world that allow Big Pharma to advertise on TV. This type of advertising (obviously) drives consumer demand which in turn guarantees big profits: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5951249/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5951249/</a><br/><br/>Once Harris gets in, I hope she manages to also boot Big Pharma off the TV so that people aren&#39;t barraged with a bunch of stuff that should just be discussed with their doctor. 2024-08-16T21:30:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfr4gjufs7seens7scgltpk9mupl59ygpvstkngq0xnt7xxlw2a7szyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqke4zsvf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnsas3u4np6gwvegh7h47ltn24alyvdc0up9ryjr2grrgscf5mkqcdyjut'>nevent1q…yjut</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s just another example of the MAGAt schoolyard mentality. Since MAGA is basically just a front for the interests of the morbidly wealthy, it&#39;s got no genuine policies to run on so the best they can do is try to come up with some mud to sling around. Unfortunately for them, they&#39;re having trouble finding any decent mud to sling! MAGA&#39;s idea of a debate is &#39;I know you are, but what am I?&#39; 🤨 2024-08-10T14:03:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsts6852m08rycxmqnddh6hsemss7c4la4l37e6mhalraplvgztuxczyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqky9wpfe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8kskckjlh9uw8jh032cjfuhsgmwtjjurn29p8d4dngnvq99hj44cqkpfas'>nevent1q…pfas</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know that several of my adult students (~ 40+) have gotten the Shingrex, so at least in NM (US) Walgreens doesn&#39;t seem to be too picky. Speaking for myself, I had chicken pox as a kid, pre-vaccine, so I know I&#39;m a candidate for getting shingles. 2024-08-03T22:14:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9pur3kwa598svlvhw2jshrlash5jnx4xcmct66gat8hfkqfay4aqzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkym66fn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsytd5rvy3yar9mcrqgps2mu435j5egk2m468e9hvqgn5qjt0xrmucrrn5wn'>nevent1q…n5wn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>At least in NM, you can schedule a shingles vaccination at any Walgreens, I got mine last year. When I was filling out the form to schedule the shots, I didn&#39;t see any questions about age so I&#39;m not sure if it&#39;s seniors only. 2024-08-03T20:09:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq2khpq5lmr4r735qf2x7vamvc6448cxgrta9tpl43dcdrrk94qgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqk5tc2gq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfhl4tgcj890j707qsqyl39m07g69z9ecfdhvl5n32yq0rxnsyd6q3u4nt4'>nevent1q…4nt4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think you&#39;re onto something as well. In addition to the possible ableism, I also think that there&#39;s some big money in the &#39;natural&#39; health business, using homeopathic solutions. I&#39;m not saying that all of the homeopathic solutions are ineffective but I suspect they make some folks feel as though they&#39;re in control of their own health and the people making money from the genre deliberately press that button. 2024-07-09T16:35:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8p3atwayjezp4gc3l43u6e8xpuc5ell7ymklgejp9dr7nzuke2rszyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqkfx2vz9 Words to live by: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/~yandros/poetry/deteriorata">http://web.mit.edu/~yandros/poetry/deteriorata</a><br/><br/>Especially &#34;The universe is laughing at you behind your back&#34;...<br/><br/>#Philosophy 2023-09-20T19:51:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9sa80fe92whgtfhmm5xuulq4dhd9xuqre6zxss3w9yp45wsdllgzyqrm5egly46nhdlzjdud2axnp04cyt3aulwsjmzkz0c0n6f4claqknheqlj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtes52ady9pfghk7lht2p0ssshcecvzlcv348mk3np0trjfth8acsr3mst'>nevent1q…3mst</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not very showy but functional, much like this little bowl that I made back when I was running my own pottery. Very satisfying pastime, making pottery!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/110/979/093/819/082/348/original/86c0c46689f5e46a.jpg"> <br/> 2023-08-30T14:43:58Z