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But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?

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Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess

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DXMachina - May 31, 2020 8:36:34 am PDT #21835 of 30019

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

and no one seemed to be asking what the fuck the cops thought they needed multiple AR15s for???

It's like toilet paper - you can never have enough.

It's lovely out in these parts, so I biked down to the sea wall. There were more people on the beach than last week, but still way down from usual. The local highway department closed off a bunch of parking spaces along Ocean Road to keep the numbers of people just hanging out down.

Consuela - May 31, 2020 8:48:10 am PDT #21836 of 30019

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Went for a run in my neighborhood and bumped into my niece. Happily her partner's restaurant downtown made it through unscathed: it's a small place owned by a local non-profit where they train former inmates to cook.

I am going to go back to dog class tomorrow, for the first time since late February. This will be unsettling, I suspect, but I have to get over my FOGO.

Jesse - May 31, 2020 8:59:24 am PDT #21837 of 30019

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

and no one seemed to be asking what the fuck the cops thought they needed multiple AR15s for???

Yeah, what the fuck.

Calli - May 31, 2020 9:01:19 am PDT #21838 of 30019

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

It's probably the last cool weekend for a while, so I'm baking a blueberry pie. And watching Pacific Rim, but that has nothing to do with the weather.

I don't know what to do, if there's anything I can do, about the protests. I support the people protesting cops murdering the people they're supposed to protect, but I don't know how to translate that into something useful. Donate to bail funds? Are there community support groups that could use help?

Consuela - May 31, 2020 9:05:03 am PDT #21839 of 30019

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Yes, Calli, I saw multiple posts on twitter with links to bail funds.

I think I'll send some money to the National Lawyers' Guild, they do good work in support of progressive causes. I don't think I can volunteer for them, since I no longer have my law license, but cash never hurts.

Consuela - May 31, 2020 9:06:08 am PDT #21840 of 30019

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Also here's a positive thing: push local authorities to implement community policing, revise police use-of-force guidelines, and hold police accountable.

Sheryl - May 31, 2020 9:11:04 am PDT #21841 of 30019

Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Sleepy...

Calli - May 31, 2020 9:12:32 am PDT #21842 of 30019

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Thanks, Consuela.

Scrappy - May 31, 2020 9:25:41 am PDT #21843 of 30019

Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I woke up feeling defeated this morning. So much hate and pain inflicted on the Black community. Police acting like a military force. And no, NO leadership from the top. We went for a long drive, but it hasn't helped much. This is a dark time in history.

Consuela - May 31, 2020 10:19:37 am PDT #21844 of 30019

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Calli, here's a twitter thread of bail funds: [link]

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