I always thought it was kind of standard process to kill all of a users processes, and cancel their credentials before telling someone they’re fired.

You nailed it. The disease is the breakdown of the rules of society that allow the oligarchs to exist and fester.

We can get as angry as we want at billionaires, the sociopathic ghouls that they are, but I really feel that’s just a distraction to encourage us to look a symptom when we really need to focus on the disease.

Yeah, I have a pretty low tolerance for the argumentative bullshit. That’s not why I’m here, and I often don’t give a shit if someone is wrong.

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

I prefer the simple classics:

That is pretty cool. I have never heard of similar here, but I would love to time a visit to Norway to participate, out of decades of appreciating Tom Waits.

And she wasn’t even at the top for insider trading in Congress.

Life is pain.

That is a very important detail I dropped. Thanks for adding it.

Kimmel said something like,“Melania has the glow of an expectant widow” and, after someone translated it for Melania, she got angry. Then the winger snowflake brigade started their bitching and whining. Oh yeah, and the head of the FCC made another threat to broadcasters licenses if they keep not toeing the party line.

I thought “Sharting” but you could be right.

I first read about it years ago and you captured my reaction perfectly.

comin’ straight from the underground

That would be so hilarious. People would be drinking beer and laughing at the story 100 years later.

That one is freaking wild.

How can I make sure I don’t misspell guaranteed when posting? I would share the answer.

Seems like most of the big ones were mentioned. The glaring omission is The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Read the first one, and you’ll find yourself finishing the story.

I was looking for a mention of The Powder Mage. I’ve recommended that series to a handful of friends and they’ve all really enjoyed it. A rare 100% approval response.