I'm making literally twice as many dollars as I was in 2021, and I'm the poorest I've ever been in my life. I won't make it to 2044 (not that I have any hope things are ever going to recover on any timeline).

I see you are familiar with the more than human predicament. 😉

Um, duh. The entire purpose of the finance sector is to invent ways for rich people to get richer without doing anything. So of course they've been allowed to just do wtf they want.

Weed and sex here. 👍

Agreed. I imagine that when the oligarchs are finally ready to wall themselves in and shut down the systems we've built that maintain society and are now under their control, they'll have claimed and fenced off any and all parts of the world they deem valuable, and the rest of us will be free to roam, fight, rebuild, live, and die in whatever's left. I just hope some parts of it are still livable.

If she doesn't have some quality dirt on them then she's even stupider than she looks and acts and deserves everything that's coming to her.

Pffft, the boomers have all the river spots. Try a Walmart carpark.

I've seen breaking bad, that was fun. Never heard of severance.

And somehow the cost of being examined and prescribed will still go up.

Has anyone watched Yellowstone? I watched a short on youtube a few days ago and since then a lot more. It looks kinda dumb and like a country music fans fantasy but I have to admit I'm a bit morbidly curious.

Republicans have gotten so used to losing and calling it winning that they think this is ok.

I'd suggest looking into your local socialists and voting for them.

No way Brazilians are watching the far right clown show around the world and saying “I want in”

Frustratingly, it's entirely possible. We're seeing a similar thing in Australia with a bunch of imbecilic shills for billionaires and mining companies polling better than they ever have even though they've basically promised to be an Aussie version of the trump administration. We're all fucked, and it's just as much the fault of our friends, neighbours, and families as it is the oligarchs.

I suspect very few people are stopping at the banana unless that's their destination. It's not a convenient stop. On the northbound side you've got the south Coffs BP service centre, then half an hour each side Nambucca and halfway creek, all far better options than the banana for a road stop.

Cannot flipping wait! Nothing worse than being in the centre lane in town, needing to take a left turn but the left lane has 6 B-doubles in it, all nose to tail, all hard on it between lights.

I honestly doubt there's going to be much impact on businesses. Anyone stopping was probably planning to stop anyway, and the traffic that's going around never had any intention. The only place that might lose out a little bit is the service centre on the south side of town, but I'm sure BP and Maccas and Subway will figure something out.

Basically, the stereotypical image of the man they want to be little spoon for.

Oh yeah, we've definitely got our fair share of nut jobs, unfortunately.

What an embarrassment to Australia.

Got a few quick snaps on my way to work. Here's our main garden. It's a little bit barren now because the Winter crop is waning and we're getting ready for the Summer setup, but those tomatoes are still producing tons. Got herbs, leafy greens, carrots and strawberries out the front in raised beds. Potato bags on the far left in the pic, and a lemon and orange trees to the left out of pic (not producing yet, only planted in the last year, but blooming like crazy right now).

A bit messy (didn't have time for photo staging!), but this is where we spend most of our time. I'm standing at the business end with fridge and chest freezer on my left and gas grill on my right. If we could put a bathroom out here, we'd never go inside the house.

Haven't finished setting up the pig space properly yet, got some pallet wood stacked that I'm planning to turn into a firewood rack and will probably include storage for the smoker when it's not on. Right now most of my wood is stacked behind that slat wall.

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LOVE your space! I really dig your little wood fired grill, looks awesome.

Would love to show you my backyard, but it's dark here now. Will get some pics tomorrow. ☺️