"It's kind of nice for they [sic] because they feel like they feel like they're giving back to the communities," said Overseer Eddie Gilbert. "It gives them a sense of accomplishment and I enjoy it also. It kind of gets me out and about with my whip."
Easiest block ever. If you choose to remain willfully ignorant of the prison industrial complex and how they operate to make unscrupulous profit by filling cells with the help of a racist justice system and backed by the fascist Republican party, then there is no help for you.
First weekend there I am gonna check out the view of Portland from the Pittock Mansion, go to Tillamook to eat some fucking cheese and ice cream, head up to Cannon Beach to stare out to infinity, drive to Astoria to check out The Goonies filming locations, and then spend Sunday in Seattle doing I dunno what yet but it'll definitely involve coffee and hipsterism. Very excite!
I grew up in Arlington. It is the 50th most populated city in the United States, and it is the city with the highest population that still doesn't have public transportation. The boomers have voted it down for decades because they wanted to keep it a nice suburb, and they thought buses would bring drug problems. Surprise, motherfuckers, Arlington has a drug problem now anyhow. Let people have their fucking buses.
Thanks, preesh. I don't mind the rain, and I definitely won't miss the two months of 98°+ days per year.
I'm coming from Dallas where the housing costs are fucked and traffic is a mess but the scenery, coffee and weather are as shit as the citizenry.
Princess Diana Wallaby Digeridoo Spencer, of the Dandenong Spencers.
Moving to the PNW next week after over 40 years in this god damned state. Lotta cool people here whom I've known over the years, but I'm not participating in my own oppression any more.
It's a common expression used to indicate one's opinion of a particular sort of people rather than a statement meant to justify the existence of the device.
Totally sticking "fuck fuck games" in my thoughtionary.
I can't relate to this mentality at all any more. I was monogamous for a long time but chose polyamory ten years ago this week. My partners and I enthusiastically support one another in our other relationships. My girlfriend and I were at a show on a date last year, and she was like "Omfg, that bartender is so fucking hot...". I pumped her up, and she gave the bartender her number.
I honestly don't remember what relationship jealousy feels like any more. When my partner is excited about someone new, I squee the fuck out for them.
It opened in 1931 and underwent a major renovation in 1997. Apparently, the water usage is sustainable (see below), but it still doesn't excuse the fact, in my mind, that continuing to support the upkeep of a green-ass golf course at the edge of Death Valley shows how out-of-whack its patrons are with the changing climate.
"In an area as hot and dry as Death Valley, balancing water usage with conservation requires significant planning. Furnace Creek and its namesake resort exist in their location because natural spring water flows from nearby mountain ranges to create an oasis. By routing the water from one point to others, the resort’s goal is to use the same molecules of water for several purposes. The spring-fed water is first used at the Inn to irrigate gardens and supply the swimming pool which was designed with a flow-through system that minimizes chemical use. That water then continues downhill to the Ranch where it fills the ponds on the golf course, providing habitat for local and migratory wildlife. The water in the ponds then irrigates the golf course." - How Xanterra’s Furnace Creek Resort is Sustainable, greenlodgingnews.com
"Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Trump.
The former South Carolina governor's remarks were her first on the matter since she dropped out of the presidential race. But she stopped short of formally endorsing her former rival." - npr.org
I'm making a huge change next week. Moving from the Deep South to the PNW. Project 2025 be fucking damned. I'm finding community, engaging in mutual aid, drinking good coffee, getting fresh air, and I'm going to be exceedingly happy until the day I die, god fucking damnit.