MyBrainHurts

For most of the world's population, things have significantly improved by almost every conceivable measure.

I strongly recommend Roslings book, Factfulness. The difference between how people think things have changed and what's happened is wild.

Edit: Just saw the (US tag, sorry.)

Economist news podcast.

You'd think the shell would be enough but nope, armadillos had to go for biological warfare too. Jerks!

I'll put an /s there next time. I kinda assumed people would figure I didn't actually think RFK was out there releasing plague but ¯_(ツ)_/¯

The plague? RFK has been on the job half a year and the plague is already back?

Hmmm. I kinda feel it's only having the one life that makes me want make sure that I'm a good person, it's not like I get a do over.

Erin O'Toole was the most left leaving Conservative nominee in decades, if not ever. We still complained about him/the prospect of him winning, yeah?

I don't think everyone has to have read the original source material to enjoy something made from that material.

But if you're going to complain about it being faithful to the source material? Naw, that's in no way legit.

Jesus, this person wrote a whole article based on their impression of a stage managed photo op? Really?

Conservatives: Local government knows best, unless we don't agree!

"Well, as much as we like British Columbian shipbuilders, we felt it rude to ask the taxpayers to pay a few extra billion doars (a couple thousand per person) to subsidize them."

Which of those groups do you routinely lie to?