Twenty years ago this week: [link]
I feel like a goddamned Cylon: All of this has happened before ...
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Karl - Nov 07, 2024 1:38:29 pm PST #3352 of 3466
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Dana - Nov 07, 2024 1:46:27 pm PST #3353 of 3466
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I saw a post on Tumblr (via Steph) which reassured me (somewhat) about the ACA. They said a lot of stuff, but basically, even if Trump tries to get rid of it on day one, there would be a ton of pushback, including from the insurers, and the bureaucracy would ensure that nothing would happen quickly.
Or I could just link the whole thing instead of trying to sum up:
Steph L. - Nov 07, 2024 1:51:21 pm PST #3354 of 3466
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I saw a post on Tumblr (via Steph)
I get so much genuinely useful information from Tumblr, in between vampires and aliens and firefighters.
Sheryl - Nov 07, 2024 4:16:05 pm PST #3355 of 3466
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
What you all said, with an added FUCK for emphasis.
Reminder to self: schedule shingles and TDaP vaccines asap. Also schedule passport application.(My passport was in the purse that got stolen) Not that there's any country I could move to that I'd want to live in. I'm third generation American. The only country I could do birthright citizenship is Israel, which: hell, no.
msbelle - Nov 07, 2024 5:05:06 pm PST #3356 of 3466
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I use fb just by going to the website, not by the app and it has stopped loading. I hate them changing things all the time.
meara - Nov 07, 2024 5:10:09 pm PST #3357 of 3466
I found out that my favorite couple is breaking up (they’re both huge in our dance group, so this may be awkward even if they end on good terms, plus I’m sad about it) and the local ballroom (which I can walk to) is going to close in about 5 months, after 28 years in existence. Not sure where we will end up dancing. Crap.
askye - Nov 07, 2024 6:07:45 pm PST #3358 of 3466
Thrive to spite them
I think ACA is safe until the GOP can figure out something to replace it.
My big concern with health is Kennedy getting any kind of control. I'm really hoping he does something to get on the outs with Trump soon. Even if he doesn't get an official job (please God don't let him get an official job) he would still have influence over Trump.
Theodosia - Nov 08, 2024 3:06:46 am PST #3359 of 3466
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
They came within one vote of cancelling the ACA, back then, and 'they' have more control now.
bennett - Nov 08, 2024 6:27:49 am PST #3360 of 3466
I suspect a lot of what happens in the next few years will depend on how much money lobbyists transfer to Trump and other Republican bank accounts. If the insurance profession likes the ACA and is will to pay enough, they may get to keep it. Industries who need foreign goods will need to pay to get their exceptions to tariffs in to law, etc. It's really going to be about who has the best lobbyists and deepest pockets.
Gudanov - Nov 08, 2024 6:44:31 am PST #3361 of 3466
Coding and Sleeping
I think the ACA is toast if Dems don't get the House. I don't think they need something to replace it.