I’m actually about to get ICL surgery to correct mine in July @ 35 years old. Pretty stoked to not have to use glasses anymore. Though from what I’ve been told, it will make those of us who get ICLs more susceptible to early cataracts (like 60 years old or so versus 75, as we all will eventually get cataracts if we live long enough), and I’ll need a second surgery at that point for better lenses. But if I’m going to eventually need that surgery anyway to remove a cataract, then what’s it matter?

Anti Vaxers out here tryna play Modern Day Oregon Trail. Poor little Susie is gonna have a real bad time when she catches meastussisumption.

I’ve only ever been to Lawton, but it didn’t seem much better there.

That being said, knowing myself, I’ll probably go visit this resort one day.

Bruh, it’s Texas.

That’s why I said “nearly half” bruh. We have 50 states in the US and a few territories.

And yes, he didn’t pardon enough people. I will agree with you on that all day. But how many cannabis users did Trump or even Obama pardon from their sentences?

He’s making an attempt despite having a gridlock Congress, and I do commend him for that. That’s why I said “nearly half” bruh. We have 50 states in the US and a few territories.

And yes, he didn’t pardon enough people. I will agree with you on that all day. But how many cannabis users did Trump or even Obama pardon from their sentences?

He’s making an attempt despite having a gridlock Congress, and I do commend him for that.

Edit: I will concede federal minimum wage remaining stagnant at $7.25 does suck though. Biden can’t force one state to raise minimum wage over another. You got me there, that was a state-loving-their-constituents thing, not a Biden thing.

Is this the same Biden that just pardoned a bunch of cannabis users from serving their sentences?

And the same Biden who on 1 Jan 24, nearly half the US states will have their federal min wage raised?

Look, there’s plenty to criticize Biden for, mostly ALL of his Middle East actions (not just Gaza-Israel), but let’s not pretend he’s all bad and hasn’t tried to help his own people domestically.

I agree. 100%. Like YES, Israel is being maximum scum by retaliating with excessive force. We get it, they have all the “1st world countries” funding them. They keep murdering people with a crazy multiplier compared to Palestine.

But to pretend that Hamas is not at all culpable or disgusting for their OWN actions is not it.

Oh shit yes absolutely! I didn’t mean it to come off as if I’d quit voting, there will definitely be 2 blue votes coming out of the AquaTofana household every single election, we even go to the local ones!

Just…man. I wish our address was in at least one of the purple districts on the edge of the county instead of the solid blue district we’re in right now. I want to spread it out!

Yes, we do have the reputation of being a “non-voting state”, which mad sucks. And Abbott & Friends aren’t exactly trying to make elections more accessible for their citizens either, because they know that would harm their cause.

And there was that influx of people moving here for the cheap housing, yes. Every time I saw people going on their “DoNt CaLiFoRnIa My TeXaS” rants, I was like “Its…it’s your people moving here from Cali!” And yeah, I truly believe that in 2022, Pudding Fingers and Piss Baby were taking nods from one another, seeing who could up the ante in being more hateful. I do believe a significant number of Conservative people chose Florida as an alternative to Texas.

That being said, I myself am a Texas transplant via Uncle Sam, and I resisted changing my statehood to Texas for years until the 2022 mid-terms where I finally claimed Texas residency, simply so I could vote for Beto. Then again, it was all for naught because I’m a Blue voter in a Blue city, so it doesn’t really help.

I can only hope that we get a huge blue wave of representatives voted inacross the country this coming year. I hope Colin Allred can beat out Ted Cruz for sure. I feel hopeless and jaded, but I’m not 100% cynical yet.

I would believe this if this state didn’t immediately re-vote in Greg Abbott and his chucklefuck cronies even after their disgusting laws came into play.

Imagine being an American so privileged and revered you get paid to live in Italy in one of the most historically iconic places on Earth…

… and you throw it all away so you can hate on gay people and vaccines. Wtf.

I get it. I’m military. Moving is expensive, but beyond that, it’s stressful af. Re establishing routines and relationships in brand new locations sucks, unpacking is tiring, packing is tiring, househunting is tiring, etc etc etc.

But holy shit, I’m gtfoing the second I’m allowed to. Hopefully that’ll be my last move too 😂

I’m angry, but I can’t say I’m surprised. I fucking hate it here. Throw the whole goddamned Texas Legislature away.

Okay. I admit it. I grinned.

But in all seriousness, it is good to know that even in states with lesser consumer protection laws, purchasers will still be protected.

I love learning little random tidbits of knowledge like this!

I was wondering if this violated false advertising laws? I’m definitely nowhere near a Lawyer, so I can’t begin to grasp the nuances of things like that but…

If someone buys the car under the pretense that it will drive 500 miles on one charge, and it consistently only makes it 350 miles, that’s not a variable tolerance issue like +/-10% . It’s a straight up “I sold you a falsehood” issue.