I debated with myself for an hour or so this AM, as this alert system SHOULD be a good thing, but in the end, I’m turning them off. There are tornado sirens for bad weather, and the odds of me actually having actionable notice from alerts like this are astronomically low.

Hate to break it to you, but they just moved to the USA and started calling themselves Republicans.

I ABHOR political phone/text, and don’t have the spare income to donate, but I’m pretty seriously considering doing some canvassing for voter registration.

I’ve never felt a greater pull to donate to anything.

If they need to cut power, I’ll suggest that they start with this address: 1010 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701

How dare you blashpheme Texas’ lord and savior… checks notes… big business!

Truth be told, i’m somewhat on the fence about tolls. Charges the actual users vs ‘everybody at random’. Generally I’m against them tho, as it tends to punish lower wage earners a lot more than higher wage earners. The economics of it tend to skew richer people to move to areas with more tolls tho, as they take that cost into account as a smaller portion of their overall budget.

I hear Russia is really nice this time of year. There are a few that have gone ahead, like Steven Segal!

I’ve been looking forward to this for so long that I’m actually getting some of those ‘post vacation blues’ feeling.