That tension has been with us since the beginning. Jefferson was the perfect example. “All men are created equal,” but only if you’re white, male, and own land. A history of compromise on slavery in order to “preserve the union”, only to have it rupture anyway. It goes on and on. This is America, and will be until we decide to make some real changes. I don’t see that happening.

Fires are only a small percentage of the calls most departments respond to. The majority is EMS, with various calls for some type of service making up the rest. As such, firefighters spend a lot of time in training for the various kinds of situations they’re called to. There’s also maintenance of equipment and gear, certifications, and in some cases, inspection of buildings for compliance. In my area, local departments have been funded to hand out smoke and CO detectors to homes that don’t have them, as well as change batteries.

Add to that eating, sleeping, and exercise. Firefighters go from 0 to 100% when the alarm sounds, and that can be taxing on the heart, so cardiovascular fitness is essential.

Google spying on its users? To push ads? Preposterous!

“Free Speech”

When the morale of SS soldiers dropped after shooting so many people, the Nazis came up with the extermination camps.

Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself.

Oh noes, the guy we totally ceded all our power to is doing something unpopular! How could this have happened?

Not “appear”, clearly demonstrate. I really wish the MSM would quit it with the weasel words and state clearly what’s happening.

It’s likely this isn’t the only conspiracy theory he believes in. Time for you to find better friends,.

I teach at a local university and it provides some free parking in addition to paid parking. Of course, the paid spaces are closer to the buildings, but at least there’s some free spaces, too.

No one has the energy to invent new ones first thing in the morning.

That cap is way too big to chew on.

It solved a problem, while creating a whole bunch of other problems.

Re: World Cup

There is no guarantee your fans/teams will be able to enter the US. There is no guarantee your fans/teams will be able to return home. Don’t come to the US.

That account is not visible on Bluesky now.

Not this idiot again!

To quote Neil Young: How many more?

The Foundation couldn’t stop her from doing this, and as far as they’re concerned, it’s still hers. Physical possession is symbolic, and she knew it would get him to calm down. Cynical? Yes. But it if works…

The only significant opposition has been in a few courts. Everything else is mostly vocal and easily ignored. So, yeah, we are.

This is why I get a laugh from Ben Shapiro thinking he’s safe just because he spouts MAGA propaganda.

He could have built upon his early success and become an agent of change in the corporate world. Instead, he turned into another fascist troll and destroyed all of the goodwill he had previously had.