countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe women shouldn’t have to bear children. Maybe at some point artificial wombs will be a practical option.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe women shouldn’t have to bear children. Maybe at some point artificial wombs will be a practical option.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Well. That looks really good. A very nutritious dinner. All the food groups are represented.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Old rich people get all kinds of infusions in that area. Could be chemo. Or a million other things. Even just vitamins and nutrient infusions wouldn’t be unusual for a rich old guy like him. He does look like he’s on his last legs though.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
If you eat half of each and save the leftover halves for a second meal, it does.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s not just that. Each AI produces pollution equivalent to a large city in a concentrated area. Grok’s supercomputer facility for example located outside of Memphis is poisoning surrounding neighborhoods so much that people have trouble breathing outside their homes and respiratory issues inside
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I, for one, would not be able to sleep in the midsts of ten million fireflies.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean sure, I guess. President J.D. Vance might be about the same, but at least we’d get rid of the figurehead of the cult.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you know what it takes to organize a general strike? Union power. And money set aside for the people that participate.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Who would want to pay for a computer to pretend to be their dead loved ones?
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve never had that problem. I don’t chop on the same board while someone else is chopping. Get another board and walk a few feet away.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I know a history teacher or two. They seem like good people. Is this a political thing? There are people on the left and the right. At least when it comes to history teachers. I don’t know if that equates to historians in terms of what you’re thinking.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
What’s wrong with historians? Understanding history is important.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s still more common. But that’s changing.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I think it’s more like a lesser version Béchamel. It can be used on it’s own. Or it’s also commonly used as a base for other things. Tartar sauce, Remoulade, Aioli, Sriracha mayo, Chipotle mayo, Comeback sauce, Ranch, Thousand Island, Coleslaw dressing, Creamy dill sauce, Gochujang mayonnaise
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
If they ever did this, they’d be as hated as Israel is today. Why would you want to stain Native Americans with that kind of evil? Luckily something like this would never be a possibility.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Nat20
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Semantics. Individuals are responsible for their own actions. Neither would be just because justice can only be applied to individuals. You can change an unjust system but that’s not the same as trying to apply justice to a group of people.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Individuals are responsible for their own actions. Neither would be just because justice can only be applied to individuals. You can change an unjust system but that’s not the same as trying to apply justice to a group of people.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s when you use you sous chefs (husband/wife/older kids) work on chopping everything at the same time.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Every night. Always pondering the same thing.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
And in either case trying to ethnically cleanse or deport a large group of people always leads to genocide because moving a large group of people is logistically and financially unfeasible.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
That makes no sense. I didn’t do the thing I would theoretically be punished for.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Collective punishment is a war crime for a reason. Individuals are responsible for their own actions. Neither would be just because justice can only be applied to individuals. You can change an unjust system but that’s not the same as trying to apply justice to a group of people.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Darn! The ancestors of some people that look kind of like me did some shty stuff one or two hundred years ago. I guess it’s time to fire up the camps for anyone that that doesn’t have a dark enough tan.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Not if you get the $7 deal.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, but I think you could pull it off better than the guy in the photo. He looks too serious.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
That doesn’t change anything. It’s just semantics
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
What an indignity for elderly people.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
“Ethnic cleansing is great!” But woke.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I think a lot of people know she’s canceled for “not liking trans people.” But they have no idea how bad it is or how responsible she is for so many terrible things. Paling around with nazis and backing activist, media, and lobbyist groups that get a lot of right wing policy passed.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s going to take packing the court. If a progressive can ever win.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
The moral arch is long. It doesn’t bend on its own. And in the short term, it may bend toward justice then back away again. But if you look how morality has progressed since the beginning of human history to now, on that large macro level, it has become vastly more just over time.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
So you’re an accelerationist? If you can’t have what you want, we should just keep passing more big bullsht bills? I seem to remember someone saying that half a sht sandwich is better than a whole one.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
It literally is. And democrats already gerrymand. The only difference is that they’d be doing it off schedule. And they’d only do it if the republicans do it off schedule. Stop trying to beat them at soccer when they’re playing football.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Gerrymandering seems to be working well for the republicans.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
For the first time, I’m going to have to disagree with you; you’re wrong. You can’t win against someone that’s cheating by being a principled rule follower. Eventually we need to end gerrymandering entirely, but now is not the time to be a principled loser.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Money is power. You have too much power to subvert our democracy. Billionaires should not exist. They should be taxed out of existence.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
The internet became a thing. That’s it. When the printing press was invented, that caused problems too. We invented three printing presses actually. The internet, the algorithm, and now AI. Everyone is more connected and no one knows who or what to believe/what’s real.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Why do the republicans hate America?
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Ironically, Wikipedia maybe may be the last great bastion of truth against the waves of misinformation and AI slop.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the greatest tweet I’ve ever seen.
John Halloran (@profhalloran.bsky.social) reposted
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Good tip. I use it in my baking mainly because my mom is diabetic. But it sounds like erithrytol might be something to avoid too much of.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I can’t tell the difference between cane and monk fruit sugars. Honey has a distinctive taste. I would use real honey if that was called for.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Use monk fruit sugar. It’s a miracle of nature.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
acersecomicke
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
No, it’s essentially the same as saying, “You’re completely screwed,” but more BRUTAL.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
The poster knows what it means. He’s saying the guy got completely f’d over. F’d in the A. Hard. There was a clapping sound. Over and over. No lube. The guy got wrecked. Owned. Dominated.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, right. And pizza is just an open faced sandwich.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I promise you, I wouldn’t be sorry.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s ahead of all his opponents combined as well as jewish people, black people, and many other groups the establishment has smeared him as being bad with. We all know you’re starting from the position that hes bad or not practical and then looking ways to prove it. Cop probably did something awful
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Evil absolutely exists. It’s not a religious or supernatural force.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I did vote for her. She lost. For good reason. And she won’t change. She shouldn’t run again because she’ll just lose again. She should run for governor in California. I think she would actually be good in that role.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t care. She lost. That’s fault enough. She was doing well before Joe Biden and the party consultants told her to change what she was doing. It was her fault for listening. That and Gaza. Big red line for a lot of people. Even if it didn’t make sense not voting for her considering her opponent.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
No. They’re just not going to allow masculine cis women to use the restroom. Trans women will be fine if they pass well enough.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Here’s the other thing; you can put them on flat surfaces. That’s just inconvenient. You *have* to submerge them in ice or sand or something.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Just eating rotisserie chicken gets old, and it’s not as healthy as thinning it out with other ingredients. The great thing about rotisseries is that they’re a loss leader, so it’s a cheap way to get a lot of chicken as an ingredient to do other things with.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
All of them should be in prison technically. That’s why Obama didn’t prosecute Bush.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Remember when Fox News flipped out about that girl that said “One nation under Allah?” You sound like Fox News right now. Maybe all these phrases should only be condemned when the context is that they are against Jews as a group rather that Israel as a group.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
But why?
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
You don’t have to lie to keep an unkind truth to yourself.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
1. Don’t be mean. No matter what level of attractiveness you are. 2. People can use whatever standards they want to decide who they don’t want to screw.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
One of them was kind enough to demonstrate. bsky.app/profile/lxpe...
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you for the demonstration.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
We could have made the Democratic Party as popular as as it was when FDR was president, and we could have done it for the same reasons. But the party was literally bought snd controlled by Hillary Clinton. Look it up. We rejected the most popular politician for the least popular.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
All the polling showed him winning against Trump in head to head match ups. Issue by issue, his positions where 50-80% among D, R, and Is. But the party establishment fought harder against him than they ever have against republicans because him winning would be against their interests. It was rigged
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
In the primary? That doesn’t make sense.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I don’t get why there are so many people online now that are trying to act like this is not a problem and even take away the language to talk about it by saying things like “everything is chemicals,” “everything is processed,” or “there’s no such thing as ‘ultra-processed.’”
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah! Because we can’t do more than one thing at once!
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
There are a variety of reasons why that’s not don’t have that option for a lot of homeless people. One being that if you’ve ever been evicted, that’s on your record and future landlords often won’t rent to you. And being evicted isn’t always your fault.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
The steroids and the Tate influencers are the source of the problem. Not the testosterone.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Members of congress have an absolute right to enter any and all parts of this and other facilities under federal prevue with or without notice. They should come back with marshals and arrest anyone that tries to prevent them from entering.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s not as simple as “testosterone bad, less good.” Testosterone actually makes people less irritable. The problem of toxic masculinity is a problem of socialization, not biological.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
The font is the same for both. It’s called galaxy.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
This looks like the font used in either Star Trek Voyage or DS9.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve heard that paxlovid does more harm than good anyway. I want my covid vaccine too, but in any case, masking with n95 is important.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I can’t imagine why entire states don’t have hardly any data yet. That’s ridiculous.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Why are some states white?
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
You joke, but yes. Grok has a physical location. Memphis, Tennessee. And in order to run, it’s poisoning the air of the black neighborhoods that live in the immediate vicinity. Methane powered turbines have increased pollution in Memphis by 30-60%.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
The big mistake was The Algorithm™️. Before the internet the worst people and ideas were isolated. They had to find each other. Organize. Form groups. It was like the online for a few years. Now if you’re a flat earther or a self identified nazi you and everyone that thinks alike are brought together
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I recognize this bird from Animorphs.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Did you try Costco? In the past, they had been the best about having NovaVax and other Covid vaccines.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Literal Republican Congresspeople believe that Democrats and others have weather control devices. They’re actually starting investigations into the matter. They’re terminally crazy/stupid.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Did she quit in protest or was she forced out?
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Either he or the oligarchs influencing him want to crash the economy. That way when they’re the only ones with capital left, they can buy up everything that’s left. It’s a way of making a lot of money and power very quickly.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
There letter says that it’s because she said dems need to, “bring weapons to this bar fight.” Not that anyone should be investigated for using what’s clearly a metaphor, but that’s a more accurate description of what triggered this letter, not calling him a dk. It is a threat to freedom of speech.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
But it could still be months or a year or two before it spreads human-to-human. It’s been a working it’s way toward us for a few years now.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Being prepared is better than being scared. For now, while it’s not yet spreading from human-to-human, you should be fine so long as you thoroughly cook animal products and only drink milk that’s been pasteurized. Once it spreads h2h, you can protect yourself with an N95 or better indoors/crowds.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
Bird flu. Now’s not the time to eat under cooked animal products. Make yourself an egg white omelette or scramble.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I just got your newest book. The second twist in the green ribbon was brilliant! I loved it! Super creepy.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
This reminds me of the comic of the lady on the island that gave birth to herself from an egg. That was a good one too.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
I love when your characters make faces like in the last panel where the more emotional they get, the more screwed up their faces get with a bunch of lines and detail. It can look absolutely monstrous, and I love it.
countdowndave.bsky.social (@countdowndave.bsky.social) reply parent
You’re the best comic f@g I’ve found on this site so far. 😁🫶