RustyShackleford

You’ll technically be “fine,” considering the image description is intended for comedic effect.

Exactly, you’re basically a big slab of veal ringing the chow bell lol.

They believe that the individuals constructing their bunkers and serving as their bodyguards will not eventually kill them and take their place.

Remember, he’ll be like veal when those young American citizens get really hungry.

My advice, is go to an hair removal place. Pay extra to take care of yourself, because avoiding those cuts early is worth it.

Unless you have a friend who doesn’t mind getting up close and personal with your boys.

You’re not wrong about the conditions that historically lead to unrest, material desperation, fear, and breakdown of basic stability tend to be the tipping points. The U.S. government isn’t there for most citizens, and that’s not accidental.

But what’s worth pointing out is that this “just stable enough” environment didn’t emerge naturally, it’s been actively managed over decades. And a strong case can be made that this is less about general governance and more about a long-term political strategy, particularly on the Republican side.

You’ve had a pattern where social safety nets are publicly criticized, underfunded, or slowly eroded but rarely eliminated outright. Why? Because removing them completely would create exactly the kind of instability you’re describing. Instead, they’re kept barely functional. Enough to prevent collapse, not enough to meaningfully improve mobility or reduce inequality.

At the same time, there’s been consistent resistance to policies that would shift people from “barely stable” to genuinely secure, things like stronger labor protections, universal healthcare, or aggressive wage growth. That keeps a large portion of the population economically stressed, but not desperate enough to unify or revolt. It fragments people using base animal instincts, keeps them focused on short-term survival, and limits collective action.

Add in cultural and political polarization, and it further diffuses pressure. People incorrectly channel frustration horizontally, at each other, instead of vertically at faceless institutions.

So yes, you’re right about the threshold for unrest. The uncomfortable part is recognizing that a lot of political strategy has been about keeping the country just below that threshold, stable enough to barely function, and strained enough to control.

That’s a name they want you to react to, Semi. It’s a trigger phrase. You think that’s a coincidence? That’s how they tag citizens in the database!

See, everybody thinks the conspiracy is whether aliens exist. That’s amateur hour. That’s what they feed the masses so they can feel smart arguing about it at the Mega Lo Mart checkout line.

The real conspiracy… is that aliens absolutely exist, and the government needs you arguing about it. Keeps your eyes off the real operation—interdimensional trade agreements, cattle mutilation tax write-offs, and whatever’s going on in Nevada that smells like propane and betrayal.

And you know how they keep it buried? They leak just enough “truth” to make it look crazy. Grainy photos, lunatics on late-night radio, a guy named “Dale”, who just happens to sound unhinged—yeah, I’m onto that too.

That’s called narrative control, Semi. You don’t hide the truth—you poison it so nobody credible wants to touch it.

So no, the conspiracy isn’t “aliens don’t exist.” That’s the decoy. The conspiracy is that they’ve turned the truth into a joke… and now anyone who gets close to it gets lumped in with me.

…which is exactly what they want.

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Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to rotate my bug-out tuna supply. The cans have started listening.

Trump’s hands are too large, and they don’t have large bruises or tanning spray.

No.

I was arguing against it being an intelligence because it lacked the suffering and past experiences that define intelligence. Without pain and suffering, what are we? Not for it being intelligent.

As a psychiatrist, I have a theory about what’s missing in AI. First, it lacks childhood dependency and attachments. Second, it struggles to overcome repeated pain and suffering. Third, it lacks regular eating and restroom breaks. Fourth, it struggles to accept loss in everyday situations. Finally, it lacks the concept of our inevitable death. Without these nagging memories and concepts, machines will simply revert to the simpler concepts we use them for in our recent times, such as stealing cryptocurrency. After all, we live in a world run by capitalism, so it’s only logical. ¯\(ツ)/¯

I experience migraines where my brain initiates an auditory hallucination, causing someone to speak to me. Simultaneously, a smell and flavor are perceived, making me feel almost detached from my body for a brief moment. This sensation evokes a feeling akin to what some might describe as the sensation of the world not being real. I figure it might be a focal seizure.

My girlfriend, who is an honors teacher, mentioned that substitutes rarely engage in activities beyond following a basic lesson plan or showing a movie. I find it hard to comprehend the necessity of leaving notes, except for serving as a paper trail for the principal.

Amen, I say this knowing a few agents who quit due to Trump.

It’s more probable that he’s so arrogant that he likely forgot all about the conversation and assumed you left defeated.

Clearly it’s an ice cream scoop.

Or that lol, god this timeline sucks.

Alvin is wearing eyeliner like a 70/80’s rock band.

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The proper way to escalate this joke is to start sending a six pack of beans after they’ve called and complained to DoorDash.

I would be to take the excess beans after the first delivery and reuse them to drop them off at your parents. Then point out they’re clearly eating the beans if after every delivery there’s a few cans missing. Trying to get your parents to turn on one another and begin questioning if the other is secretly eating the beans.