Wytch

We really should be handling our own shit here.

When you're 75 you'll look back at it and grin. Enjoy life

Liberating Americans from what little capital they have left

Did he have their confidence to begin with? You'd have to be an imbecile not to see this guy's glaring faults as a buisnessman. Give me a break with this. Trump has always been a useful idiot and he's starting to make the other rich assholes angry with his narcissistic antics.

Billionaire investor aka rich guy who buys stuff is trying super hard to sound reasonable and professional but he's part of the problem. Too many rich guys buying stuff and making the world worse for it. From Wikipedia:

A longtime donor to Democratic candidates and organizations, Ackman endorsed Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election. Ackman has expressed public support for Israel's actions in the Gaza war and has demanded the publication of the names of Harvard students involved in signing a letter condemning statements from Israeli officials.

Yeah this guy is pissed that his "investment" in Trump isn't working out so well. Everything with these assholes is transactional.

Why the hell do these people want to be enslaved in factories anyway?

There is a very specific type of American subset that is in love with that fantasy. Real, honest, hard, labor, subservient and reliable. It gives some people purpose, value, even hope. Even for those who did not experience it firsthand, there is a tangible sense of loss for that type of American experience.

Like religion, labor can function as meaning when life appears too complex for deeper understanding.

That thing is neither built like nor does it move like, a horse. It's more cat-like or dog-like than anything.

Which is fine, someday we can pretend to be He-Man, I guess

I filled out a similar card after leaving a facility. I kept it posted for a long time after. I like having such reminders around me, like a daily check-in with reality.

There are a lot of "you can tell by the way it is" type comments so I'll be specific. Zoom in on the eyes of the Native American. Observe how the Union officer isn't really gripping his arm with that hand. The little boy in the final panel is missing eye details.

There are some other telling details but those jump out right away.

I had to quit my meds because of side effects, too. The anxiety and the melancholy did creep back. It sucks. I don't have friends or close family either. Therapy is a must for me. We talk about current and past emotional distress and triggers. My spouse is here for me but a trained pro is the only way I can make progress. I'm just doing a day at a time sometimes. I knew going into meds that they were just there to keep me alive long enough to start processing my traumas and pain.

I had to start examining the sources to get any better, to make the emotions bearable and less controlling. I had to dive into them and see what was at the bottom. I have a lot of work to do still. The outside world isn't making this any easier. But I didn't want to merely dull those emotions or deal with side effects of medication. I wanted control. Been off meds for almost two years now.

Terrible. A lot of my sleep issues can be traced to my work schedule, which is something I'm trying to improve but my boss is actively working to make worse for me.

When anxiety hits, as it does with unresolved conflict, the negative effects compound exponentially. I can't fix the root cause right now: I work too late for my well being and I can't fix that with an incompetent authoritarian at the helm.

Already moved all my PC stuff to Linux. Laptop, desktop, media server. Been wanting to do this for years. Thanks, Valve and Proton, and to all those Linux developers who made this transition possible. Fuck M$

Not OK. Did not sleep well, again. Anxiety and frustrations work-related which will impact my home life. I need to rest.