Had kids at 36 and 37. Feel this was a good age, as I’d done my adventuring and world exploring, and now they’re young teens and I’m in my 50’s. I’d be hesitant to have a kid now, as the sleepless nights of the first few years would hit really hard.

I know, why call it slavery when you could say vaccines are like a plague.

This is a one-star state because you can’t give half-stars

At this point, if you have kids teach them Chinese so they can go to a top school.

Ironically I was there in mid August and there were lots of hispanic tourists, then some french. So many people from mexico that there were tijano bands on every street corner near the bellagio.

We should watch for Melania and the trump kids visiting trump’s lawyers (to ask about his will)

Ding dong.

Gavin should fire Trump and order all US agencies to not take orders from losers that have been fired by a real leader.

And their families, sadly.

People are dying to volunteer.

Yeah we sent troops to Louisiana in the 1860s, we can do it again if we need to.

I’m here right now, wrapping up from a conference.

This place is dead.

I’ve been to Vegas many times, and the lack of foot traffic and crowds is incredible. The most notable thing is the lack of Americans and the strange increase in Hispanic visitors. I saw 8 separate tejano bands set up near the Bellagio with moderate crowds, similar to how it used to be for buskers in the early 2010s. You can get a reservation about anywhere for dinner, same day. Attractions are all walk in.

I’ve been chatting up my uber drivers, and they think it’s down 30-40% based on ride frequency.

Last time Texas sent troopers to force their will on the North, it didn’t go so well.

All their estates are going to healthcare bills.

Fun trump story. Obama was quoted saying that the military will present you with 2 bad options and the one they want to do. He said once he made them go back and do the work again because of this.

Early in trump’s first term, he chose one of the two bad options (massive cruise missile strikes out of proportion to the event). This says one of two things.

Either trump didn’t know he was being given bad options on purpose… or he did know, and didn’t care, choosing to do a bad thing to make the military give better options.

Neither would surprise me.

Send them paper, that’s their problem.

Ukrainian special forces.

But then it would smell like bird shit outside the oval office as well.

The discussions are on average much more civil, and can actually be worth reading rather than to watch a fight. It reminds me of old school slashdot.

Her father’s funeral was attended by multiple former Mossad chiefs. It’s believed he gave israel the bomb.

I’d definitely look in that direction.