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 Man, I don't have kids so I don't really pay attention to this stuff but apparently they're talking about closing 1/3rd of all of the public elementary schools in Seattle? Due to budget problems. In one of the richest cities in the richest country in the world. This is fuckin embarrassing. Like perhaps we could raise some taxes. Rich dudes around here could pay for the entire budget shortfall and not even notice. 
 @f884fa2b Yeah PSA is known for being an especially reactionary gun company, even by gun company standards (if you don't believe me, check out the shirts they sell on their site). But I think liberals who don't know much, if anything, about gun culture aren't aware of this nuance. Trump wasn't doing that at a random gun store 
 OMG please bring back video game booklets. What the sh*t man. While I do like OTJ training, so to... 
 @2a70c54d Yeah back before you could just look up anything on gamefaqs or whatever sometimes they were almost like mini strategy guides, giving you info on enemy types or other hints. I miss that stuff. I don't know when they stopped, because I haven't bought a video game that wasn't on steam in years (I'm part of the problem, I guess) but when I realized they didn't have booklets anymore I was definitely a little bit sad. 
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 @54a21f42 @b541bfe5 @c5dffaf5 yeah the only time you hear men call a group of men by a female term, it’s because they’re being sarcastic or disparaging. Like the stereotypical drill sergeant referring to his new batch of recruits as “ladies” 
 Genuinely can't believe there are still people out there who don't understand the difference between theft and copyright violation. 
 I strongly suspect that most people who have had covid are now immunocompromised. Gonna be interesting to see how this one plays out. 
 There have been several major strikes the past few years and very little mainstream media coverag... 
 @2a70c54d this is why back in the day unions had their own newspapers.