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  • In their minds, every problem is caused by someone else, and they are never to blame, even if they wholeheartedly support those causing the problems, pass legislation to enable those to blame, and are integrally involved in causing the harm for which they later complain. It is cultural narcissism on a grand scale.

  • All of the dance classes I take include some amount of social dancing after, so that you can practice what you've learned. Everyone is very friendly and will dance with you, as they're all there to learn. For popular dances, there will be bars and nightclubs with music and dancing. With swing, I can easily go to events 5-7 nights per week, many of them free. I've found the community friendly and helpful, and we coordinate which events we're going to via a whatsapp thread.

  • I had my prior life completely destroyed, and spent about 5 years getting my health together, and last August began integrating myself back into society. Starting with zero social network, in just a few months of dance classes and social dancing, I have more friends and things to do than I've ever had in my life. I do swing/Lindy Hop, which is popular in my area, and also some ballroom dancing, but a lot of people do Salsa/Bachata. I cannot overstate how awesome this has been for meeting people. As a single man, it's especially powerful, as you have an easy introduction ("would you like to dance?"), you're immediately in their intimate space, and if you're any good at all you're delivering a fun, custom choreographed experience that lights their face and makes them smile from ear to ear. At 60 years old, my social life has never been better, and I'm having fun with attractive women of all age ranges.

  • Very photogenic! I can see by the ear nicks that he's a brawler.

  • The lawsuit faulted Jacksonville Beach Police for hiring and putting O’Connell on a sensitive case despite his own legal history.

    “O’Connell is an officer with a documented history of volatility and poor judgment, having previously been terminated from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office for threatening to ‘blow up’ the agency, later reinstated, then arrested for domestic battery before resigning under the weight of those charges,” the lawsuit said. “Jacksonville Beach PD hired him anyway, assigned him as lead investigator on a sensitive child-luring case, and later promoted him to corporal after his investigation resulted in the wrongful arrest and prosecution of an innocent man.”

    So, a shit cop who has no business having a badge and a gun does a shit job. Who'd have figured? In my opinion, all settlements of claims against improper policing should come from police retirement funds, not public funds. Put the liability on those capable of making the changes necessary to correct the situation.

  • Was his name Waldo?

  • Nuclear weapons were the holy grail of warfare, a game changer. AI is viewed by some as a similarly revolutionary, powerful tool.

  • New Zealand

  • You need to recast that. They broke your will to live in the U.S.. There are still some nice places in the world.

  • “We are not moving forward with the fund, period,” Blanche said in response to questions at a House hearing on the Justice Department budget.

    “Not moving forward, ever?” asked Rep. Grace Meng, a New York Democrat.

    “Correct,” Blanche answered.

    Bullshit. All this means is that it is too politically volatile to take up in advance of the midterms. Make no mistake, this isn't dead. The settlement agreement is still there, and as soon as it is politically feasible, they'll say that their concerns have been addressed and pass it.

  • It'll be interesting to see how this Alliance of Idiots plays out. Trump is now finally starting to regret the quagmire he bumbled the U.S. into by being Israel's bitch, as it carries the potential to bring his regime down around him. He's desperately trying to eke out a "win" and end the blockade with some sort of peace plan that is being negotiated with Iran in the strongest position it's ever been in, while Israel is fucking it up because they don't give a shit. Sooner or later, Netanyhahu is going to experience Trump fucking him over, because it is what Trump eventually does to everyone who engages with him.

  • “You were just a conservative. There was no thought behind it. You listen to Fox News, and you listen to conservative outlets, and you're spoon-fed,” Chrissey said.

    My god, the clarity! Sadly, the people able to see it and recognize their error is vanishingly small. Most just seem to double down on their error and make excuses to justify their position.

  • It's a valuable part of the education....

  • My bicycle is my most used form of transportation. I bike around 5K miles per year, more than I drive. If If it's too far, my next choice is my motorcycle. If it's really far, there is inclement weather, or I need to haul a significant amount of stuff, it's my car.

  • The risk of becoming a meat crayon on the pavement is very real, but fortunately for me childhood trauma has given me an enormous appetite for risk and I feel most alive sitting atop an engine with wheels hurling down the highway with the risk of death or dismemberment lurking in my subconscious.

  • Damn Gurl, those are some lobes!

  • This is just one more instance where riding a motorcycle is nice. See also, parking.

  • Poor kitty! Multiple surgeries sounds expensive....

  • Thank you so much! I'm having a bit of a renaissance. After exiting an unhappy marriage and spending several years recovering my mental and physical health, I'm in the best physical shape of my life and am having a lot of fun. While the state of world affairs is depressing, I'm moving forward with my plan to exit the U.S. and move to New Zealand for a fresh start.