Birdie

joined 2 years ago
[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 13 points 2 months ago

For a president who bitched nonstop about Democrats increasing national debt, he sure seems to enjoy doing it himself.

It's such a waste of money just to change the letterheads, signage, etc.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You'd still be paying sales tax, income tax, property tax and presumably participating in voting. Plus you'd be opening up a job for another person. All of that is contributing to society, imo.

I'd probably still volunteer for something. As a retired person, there are a lot of hours to fill!

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 months ago
[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I tore my rotator cuff and was told by my ins that i had to have an X-ray first. Of course the tear did not show up and the ins was still saying no need for any scan. My Dr's office called them and was advocating for me, but the scan was denied until ins was told that I couldn't even pull up my own pants! Suddenly the scan was allowed and the tear was found.

Maybe you need someone to inform them of a real-life consequence, like maybe it caused you to trip and hit your head?

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 6 points 4 months ago

I met him when I was 16, dated him for 6 years, and have been married to him for just about 50 years.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 7 points 4 months ago

And that woman they beat with batons, and deliberately trampled with a horse... That behavior is unacceptable, that is criminal behavior. Those are actions taken by criminals, and they need to be identified, arrested and taken to trial.

Thankfully someone was filming from above them so that there is a record.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 9 points 6 months ago

You cannot be that naive. She might have reacted to a white child taking a toy, she might have called the kid a brat. But she would have never called a white kid any racial slur. This is racism plain and simple and it's disgusting to make excuses for it.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 55 points 7 months ago (3 children)

When the government starts promoting particular products, whether it's Goya beans or Teslas, there is a line being crossed. This administration is completely topsy-turvy.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 35 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They ALWAYS think DEI means hiring an inferior, less qualified person instead of the superior, more qualified white man.

That is because they cannot and will not believe any other race or sex could ever be equal to or better than the lowest white man.

They are certainly racist, they always have been and always will be. As far as I am concerned, every Republican is racist, and if they ever hire or appoint a POC or a woman, it's tokenism, not because they truly believe the hire is the best person for the job.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 20 points 10 months ago

I'll move to it in a second. Protein with no need to slaughter animals would be so fantastic for the animals, the earth, and people.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 24 points 10 months ago

I don't think that's right. She's been released on bond to house arrest; the charges still stand.

[–] Birdie@thelemmy.club 2 points 11 months ago

It's badly worded. She fell in a sinkhole while looking for her cat. She was found dead after 4 days. The headline could have been clearer if they'd included the words "while" and "has been". *Grandmother who fell down a sinkhole while looking for her cat has been found dead. *

The cat may be dead, but the headline doesn't say so.

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