FlashMobOfOne

I feel shocked.

/s

Wow.

I wish we could find people in our government half as committed to a living wage as they are to the Vances’ PR.

If anything, it appears that protesting is helping ICE, making it easier to ID people to deport.

Unless you all are going to start running your protests uniformed and masked like the Nazis do, which seems pretty essential now.

An important reminder here:

If ICE, cops, or anyone purporting to be an official wants you to tell them where someone is, you know nothing.

Don’t help the fascists.

Yes, unequivocally.

It’s been a recurring theme of the Trump presidency, past and present, that his tendency to trip over his own shoelaces sets his own agenda back.

I’m sure it’s considerable. He’s never been particularly discreet, and I think Vlad or Ben have the pee tape.

This is why, when Trump casually drops WW3 threats, I’m over here wondering who here is actually going to try and run this war of his.

I wish more people got their asses kicked for violating historic places and things.

I got some of my equipment just by putting out an ask on my local Buy Nothing group. There are a lot of people out there with big dreams who buy stuff they never use are are happy to gift it if you’ll keep it out of a landfill.

For me, the effort of going somewhere to exercise is a big impediment,

For most of my adult life I was the exact opposite: I needed somewhere to go as part of my routine. Now that my car’s been on loan to my mom and dad for a year, and I’m pretty sure I’m never getting it back, I had to get home equipment and adapt by necessity. Luckily I enjoy lifting, so it’s been less difficult to stay consistent than I expected.

When it comes to exercise the struggle isn’t doing it, it’s finding a routine that works for you. That’s the key, figuring out something you can do and make a habit of it so it becomes routine, like brushing your teeth.

I bought a collapsible bench and hand weights in late 2024 so I could cut the gym membership from my budget, and I’ve been able to maintain my usual habit of lifting 3-4 times a week. The added benefit is that it’s nice not to have to deal with other people or wait for equipment. You can learn better ways to work out from professionals for free on Youtube, and you can add equipment to your home gym over time.

It’s definitely reasonable to be new and never go to a gym.

Is it, though?

Welcome to our world here in America, where our citizens regularly die waiting for care in emergency rooms so we can make war profiteers richer with money they’ll never actually live to spend.