I love job hunting.

I keep coming back to this, from Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities", which in case you don't know is about the French Revolution where an actually incalculable number of rich Aristocrats were put to death.

Happy 4th of July. If you're like me and conflicted about celebrating America's birthday, I recently learned that the Union's victory at Gettysburg is also widely celebrated today, and that racist Confederate supporters in the south would hate if you did so 😏 🎉

..... FUCK. I lost my job at the beginning of the month and despite applying to dozens of jobs, haven't been able to find a new one. And the "side hustles" I'm trying in the meantime clearly ain't enough. If you can, PLEASE HELP. 😭 #MutualAid patreon.com/rioichi4 PayPal.me/wolfslight

Longer than what I usually share, but a great piece out of #SouthernMan by #GregIles I too am realizing how much I wasn't taught or was taught incorrectly about our nation's history. About the rest of the world. As an adult with unprecedented access to information, I'm trying to remedy that.

😡 ------- Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soar on stock market debut ground.news/article/spac...

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"European capitals are increasingly considering diversifying away from reliance on U.S. technology and defense..." As an American, I have to say... GOOD. ------------- Hegseth invokes immigration and ‘invasion’ in D-Day speech in France ground.news/article/hegs...

The Trump administration is trying to ban (or at least greatly dissuade) transgender individuals from owning firearms and/or create a registry of transgender individuals. Public comment is currently open until 8/4. Tell them to fuck off. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... - #TransRights

Today is my last day of employment. I've been applying to a bunch of different places with no concrete results. Even the company that my job is being outsourced to, which we are supposed to have first dibs on jobs, is taking their sweet time replying to me.

Well sure. Native Americans aren't white. click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.iI...

I'm confused. Is this not exactly how prediction betting is supposed to work? ---- US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winning $400,000 on Maduro raid: Report ground.news/article/doj-...

Wtf this sounds good actually?? I don't know if its ibogaine or not, but there was a psychedelic based drug that got shut down because it cured people too quickly and therefore wasn't profitable. ground.news/article/trum...

If you've been putting off buying gas like I have, now might be the time

My mom shared this with me! A study of the cost of living from 2019-2025 in the United States. Absolutely absurd. www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

GOOD ------- Jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans ground.news/article/jury...

Wow $25 a year, score

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☠️ ----- China now tops US in global approval ratings: Gallup ground.news/article/chin...

I don't know how else to say this. Fuck you, Donald Trump. ------- Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs ground.news/article/trum...

"Imported patented drugs threaten national security" Hahahahaha that's just capitalism bro!! Are you PLANNING on pissing off other nations so they cut off trade with us?? ------ ground.news/article/drug...

YO THIS IS WAY COOL #NASA #space --------- NASA Successfully Launches Artemis II, First Crewed Lunar Mission in Over 50 Years ground.news/article/nasa...

I keep learning about cool things the Biden administration did. Weird I didn't hear about them when Biden was President, but glad they are still having an effect. --------- Trump administration restores Planned Parenthood funding ground.news/article/trum...

Make May 1st a national day of economic disruption !!!! NO SCHOOL, NO WORK, NO SHOPPING

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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial ground.news/article/jury...

The 2026 World Happiness Report is in. Socialist constructs good, war bad. Finland in 1st for 9th straight year. US at 23rd. ground.news/article/worl...

HOW CAN WE AFFORD THIS BUT NOT AFFORD SNAP. TELL ME. ------ Trump administration estimates Iran war cost at over $11 billion in first six days: Report ground.news/article/trum...

We live under an amoral system, what do you expect? ----- 53% of Americans View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad, Highest Among 25 Countries in Pew Poll ground.news/article/us-w...

Looking like WW3 out there. ----- Russia Sharing Intelligence with Iran to Target US Forces, Officials Say ground.news/article/russ...