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A reason I'm devoting effort to understand the younger generation in America is because I think a great deal about the expanding population 60+ that's living longer. Opposite ends of an age distribution. Is there generational acrimony? Do they view me as a partner or a drain on their future?
06:18 AM - Apr 26, 2024
8 Threaded Spouts
A reason I'm devoting effort to understand the younger generation in America is because I think a great deal about the expanding population 60+ that's living longer. Opposite ends of an age distribution. Is there generational acrimony? Do they view me as a partner or a drain on their future?
06:18 AM - Apr 26, 2024
When I look at these student protests, I wonder how many are hooking up, who's getting into the sack. It's college after all.
03:18 PM - Apr 25, 2024
I didn't last as long as I wanted as a volunteer firefighter. The desire was there, but the life mechanics weren't. The continuous training was invaluable. Panic will get you killed. Think before you act. You don't know what you don't know. The team has to function as one with a clear plan.
02:54 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Logic to me is what the machines excel at. Emotions, that's where we reside.
02:44 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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I don't have guns. We are in no way, shape or form at a point where I feel I need a gun. I hurt myself with power tools. Yes, that's privilege to a degree, in a nation awash in so many damn guns. I still very much believe in America, flaws and all. I prefer the Now Me, not the future gun toing me.
01:30 PM - Apr 25, 2024
One of the best placements of Joan Jett's 'Crimson and Clover' cover was American Dad S17 E12.
01:10 PM - Apr 25, 2024
A weird thing (to me) around here is that public sector retirees are some of the staunchest Republicans.
12:50 PM - Apr 25, 2024
The stray tuxedo cat survived the winter (winter 2). She didn't use the shelter I made. Found out two other houses help her. She was outside basking in the sun. Tabby and Bigboy were out too. They all formed an equilateral triangle, far apart. No hissing or yowling. Need two more for a pentagram.
12:42 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Question. I dropped my The Guardian subscription a while back. The news was top notch, but some of the prominent op-ed members at the time took a turn toward TERF. Quite vocally as I recall. Has that situation improved?
12:35 PM - Apr 25, 2024
Looking at the news sources. I had to sing the alphabet to myself. Yes, and the cats too. Though they just wanted treats.
11:56 AM - Apr 25, 2024
I wonder if adjusting and making more use of the news sources, and the news tab in general, somehow finds its way into the Google ad system? I mostly tend to my Google ad experience externally, but every bit helps. Commence testing.
11:53 AM - Apr 25, 2024
Imagine if Obama and Biden had rings that interlocked, and when placed together things like "Powers activate! Form of Gundam Tan Suit!" could happen, and lasers shot out like a disco ball, and Tom Cotton hid under his desk like a duck and cover drill? Yeah, me neither.
11:42 AM - Apr 25, 2024
I tend to view myself as a conduit into Spoutible for things on the outside that are funny, horrible, all in between, that would otherwise disappear into the flood of one day passing to the next. Maybe you're the same. Raise a glass.
11:30 AM - Apr 25, 2024
The line between "It's ugly and that's just how things are" and "If we work hard enough things can be better" can shift like the weather.
11:26 AM - Apr 25, 2024
Wowsers. I must confess I've been remiss in keeping up.
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Christopher Bouzy @cbouzy📢I am happy to announce we have expanded our news sources to include Salon, Slate, Sports Illustrated, TechCrunch, The New Yorker, and The Verge. Please remember to activate these new options in your news settings.09:30 AM - Apr 25, 2024![GIF-Image]()
11:10 AM - Apr 25, 2024
Google has a tool called Looker Studio (used to be Data Studio) that's available even to free, personal accounts. It works well with Google Sheets as a data store. Takes some getting used to, but worth it you're a casual, armchair tinkerer of data. Like board of elections data.
10:37 AM - Apr 25, 2024
I'm finally at the point where appropriately portioned and balanced meals don't leave me hungry an hour afterwards.
10:20 AM - Apr 25, 2024
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A big "Thank You!" to Jessica for sharing this. I would not have discovered it on my own. I watched it through once and will need to do so again. There's a lot here. I'll add to this spout thread later on. For now, I'm meeting my son and his friends for dinner later and have forwarded this to them.
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Jessica (she/her) @justjukkaGood morning!
I timestamped this video at 20:08, because I want everyone to think about it in a broader context, but please consider watching the whole video.
“This is the divine rights of kings against liberalism.”
#TheResistance #LetsHeal #MentalHealth #StepBack #WarRoom #ThursdayThoughts09:23 AM - Apr 25, 2024![Video]()
We're Not Doomed (Yet) - YouTube
Go and watch War Room NOW: https://nebula.tv/warroom?ref=stepback Watch this video and lots of bonus content ad-free at https://go.nebula.tv/stepbackAfter 8 ...
09:56 AM - Apr 25, 2024
The tabby will be energetically doing something no human can comprehend, come to a screeching halt, momentarily groom herself, then zoom off again.
"That's it, always look your best."
"That's it, always look your best."
09:02 AM - Apr 25, 2024
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Watching 'Apocalypse Now'. it makes me wonder if there are young people in the IDF now being thrown into situations that defy reason, expectation, mythology, and it's going to just chew them up. Of course there are. "Thanks for your service." War mostly hurts the young. Not exclusively. Mostly.
08:38 PM - Apr 24, 2024
Mooks are mooks for a reason.
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Ground Control @MrTCB15What we are seeing is the roll-up of the entire criminal network hitting the middle manager level. Even if the top guys don't get what we think they deserve, the mid-level guys are crushed without a deal.07:47 PM - Apr 24, 2024
08:00 PM - Apr 24, 2024
If you've never seen Cartoon Network's animated series Regular Show, I do recommend it. It's weird, bizarre and absurd. But not unlike SpongeBob it contains very human themes in the writing. My kids taught me to appreciate it.
Season 3, Episode 12 was my first weekend at collage, sort of.
Season 3, Episode 12 was my first weekend at collage, sort of.
07:44 PM - Apr 24, 2024
Absolutely agree. Modern life has built expectations of the immediate. What you want, when you want it. Social media is not just software though, its human community, and if history teaches us anything that doesn't happen overnight.
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Joan H @JHuntyIt’ll happen. There are so many people disbursed everywhere and still searching for a home.07:14 PM - Apr 24, 2024
I think Spoutible will be the true final Twitter replacement, but it’ll take a little building. For how short a time Spoutible has been here, we’ve already made huge gains compared to the original Twitter!
07:16 PM - Apr 24, 2024
"Are you okay? Your yards a mess."
The sad scenario is that someday I may actually have died, and the cats have eaten me and shit everywhere in the house.
The sad scenario is that someday I may actually have died, and the cats have eaten me and shit everywhere in the house.
07:14 PM - Apr 24, 2024
A friend asked me "Knowing what you do now, what would you have changed over the years?" I don't play shoulda, coulda, woulda. Waste of time and effort out of the 24 hours a day offers. Just me, your outlook will vary. However, I did offer up "Don't be afraid to ask for help."
05:53 PM - Apr 24, 2024
I'm not on trial for election interference so I finally put my snow shovels away in the garage attic.
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Karen Springer @SpringerI'm not on trial for election interference, so I'm gonna crack open a cold beer and watch the birds munch on suet. That blue jay that started showing up eats too much, though.04:16 PM - Apr 24, 2024
But, I digress.
04:19 PM - Apr 24, 2024
Where is my mind?
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Derek Croucher @dcroucherTitle Challenge11:01 AM - Apr 24, 2024![Picture]()
11:02 AM - Apr 24, 2024
Not everyone has the physical ability to get to the polls and that is exactly why mail in voting was created.
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Lisa P. @FranticCrafterThat's exactly why I refuse to vote by mail. I want to go to the polls in person & cast my vote. They will not intimidate me.10:01 AM - Apr 24, 2024
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