The use of Minneapolis as an example is definitely good for proving it can be done in the U.S. How we manage to do this on a national scale remains to be seen but local/state-by-state strength is possible, at least.

Gotta slowly reverse boil the frog - these are definitely great first steps and will hopefully warm the public up to demilitarizing, then defanging, then defunding/abolishing the police state.

If I could have one wish it would be decent public transit in this shithole I’m stuck in :’)

An affordable used electric/hybrid would be nice if I can’t have that though

Krita’s pretty close, but unfortunately not quite as close as the program our friend Wilber represents :’)

If folks were logical they’d realize they can wear more black clothes with a void kitty. Alas 😭

We live in a world ruled by billionaire pedophiles, so the system rewards behavior similar to that.

On the other side of that - do not worry about being a “nice” person when that means your own well-being is being taken away. Be kind to yourself first (how you can, I know it’s not easy), then try to be around people who have similar ideals.

Society at large can be soul crushing. Life is hard and not fair. I don’t have an answer for you beyond what I wrote but I hope you can find some rest and a small relief in your near future.

In this thread: mind boggling levels of literalism and pedantry even by Lemmy standards.

The vignette of food, comfort, and peace as contentedness is pretty damn understandable for most humans lol

Rent seeking behavior, the thing capitalism is best at :’)

Nobody tell OP

Aw I remember when mine when was that small. Just last night she fell asleep on my hand at bedtime. This precious little nugget is definitely yours 🩶

Bad fuzzy match for a racial slur, I would guess

Can’t blame her. Naps are sacred, after all

Gatorade recall

Though it has to do with undeclared dye, it’s not uncommon for US foods to have more serious contaminants

Chunky baby looks so mad at you for disturbing the pup’s nap 😆