So apparently amateur tunneling can be addictive. Check out tunnel girl Engineer Kala on TikTok if you want to lose your mind on a modern example. William Lyttle is the reining champ; he dug tunnels for fun for 40 years. Destabilized his house, caused sinkholes around town, connected with a rail line.

Yes, and they are being bribed just like our politicians were

I wonder if it’s like a translation thing? I bet individuals in these groups don’t speak the local language but have a translator. Maybe the translator is too deferential and won’t actually translate orders properly so as not to offend their clients. Just pulling a guess out my bum; anyone with real experience know?

I have a PhD and wrote an article (that no one will ever read) obliquely criticizing Trump and every once in a while I wonder if that is what will get me shot… but it will probably be the pipe bombs.

I really appreciate your call to do something. I personally don’t think we can vote our way out of this, but we all need to do something. Anything. Whatever we can and feel called to do. This isn’t the dress rehearsal.

And women and Black folks and Muslims and refugees and environmentalists and disabled people and journalists and subcontractors…

I don’t totally disagree, but he’s a straight white man who is really wonky/can dive into the weeds of legislation and is affable. He has a potentially broad appeal with the coasts and Midwest.