Indeed that’s what I meant, no intentional going for walks, just organically more walking as taking the train and walking is more convenient than driving almost every time.

Likely so but your Conservative Party hasn’t shown the fascist cancer of our Republicans. I haven’t seen Poilievre say anything to suggest he wants to end democracy or tear down the government. That’s a pretty fucking low bar but at least you’re not at that level.

Chemtrails!!! They’re turning the freakin’ frogs gay!!!111

/s

Just the 2020s? More like all of American history!

It’s time for another episode of “Everything I Don’t Like Is Socialism” with Donnie Temper Tantrum!

I don’t think he’s being naive, he knows Trump is going to hang him out to dry, and he can’t win without ongoing US support. So if he’s come to the conclusion that defeat is inevitable, or at least that victory is impossible, then it makes sense to start posturing to that effect, to try to get the best outcome possible later at the negotiating table.

Books are for banning, not reading. Under His Eye.

Does this fall under protecting or serving?

Well, I meant as in, without actively changing anything, like going to the gym more or whatever. Just passive environmental changes.

Not really surprising when all food is so processed and pumped full of all kinds of bullshit, from high fructose corn syrup to preservatives to you name it.

Fun anecdote - I moved to Europe from the states a year back, and lost almost 20 pounds in that time without explicitly doing anything different. Just from the better food quality, and walking more in daily life (walkable cities and good public transportation!)

Tasty burgers. Mmmm

Thank god he’s old, then, because he’s not going to last long enough to be long time dictator. But maybe thats not the point, even if trump is gone, if hardcore republicans dismantle elections to ensure they’re perpetually in power, then who the current figurehead is will be the least of our problems

And 56% in favor of legalizing weed. Which is exactly why they raised the threshold for ballot measures to pass.

Isn’t Jill Stein effectively a republican asset at this point? Like not just a spoiler candidate but one actively funded by the right?

The ambien made me honest!

I’ve been wondering the same thing. Many countries around the world that are seemingly more religious have far less restrictions. Texas’ restrictions are absolutely draconian by comparison.

Looking at the two countries I live in, for example:

Portugal is a very catholic and traditional country. And yet abortion is legal for any or no reason up to 10 weeks, plus up to 24 weeks if the mother’s health is impaired (need not be life threatening).

Argentina’s population is like 75% Roman Catholic, many of them rather devout, and yet they allow abortion up to 14 weeks without any restrictions.

In both countries, these laws enjoy widespread support and are not considered controversial; the local conservative parties have zero interest in touching it.

This made me laugh so hard, I spit my drink all over my desk. Well played, sir.

They didn’t even name the country in the headline? What is this? Does NY Times think its readers have never heard of Moldova?

The economic situation is so complicated there that you probably need to sit through a 60 minute documentary to get an answer to this question, or really understand much about their crisis at all.

It’s very difficult to say whether or not the cure is worse then the disease; they were fucked to start, and the austerity measures weren’t the origin of the unemployment and poverty, but they did exacerbate them. But, they also lower the inflation rate, which itself was the largest cause of hardship, especially poverty.

Is the increase in suffering due to austerity worth the decrease in suffering due to cooling inflation? That’s the real question but I’m not sure anyone knows objectively, yet.

Anecdotally, as someone who spends 3-4 months a year in Buenos Aires: things seem to be getting worse; but they’ve been worsening for a decade, and the rate at which they are getting worse seems to be decreasing. So I guess a sort of Pyrrhic victory…?

It’s not that easy to “just move” for most people, particularly if they’re not working in a professional field where they can get relocation with a new job, or save up enough funds to move. I say this as an American who moved to Europe, by the way.