RalphFurley

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[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

And that's the rub. Is she really 'pro genocide'? That is the question

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (12 children)

We're not in a vacuum. Two things can be true. She can honestly be pro Israel but also hope the turds that are the Likud Party lose power, work to end the genocide, and find a two-state solution - that is, if Hamas and Bibi will allow it, which they won't.

This binary all-or-nothing, zero sum bs is just toxic and ignorant.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 72 points 1 month ago (5 children)

They never organize, canvass, campaign.. they never put in the work. It's easy to sit on Twitter all day and disparage the Democratic Party (yes they have many flaws as well) and nothing else.

They're lazy grifters.

What exactly did Jill Stein do with that $7 million for the recount? She was interviewed by Mehdi Hassan and he kept asking her why she won't call out Putin when she has no problem calling out Bibi. Yes two things can be true at once. She just couldn't explain why she refused to call Putin out on his war mongering and genocide.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a huge tablet screen, probably running Android or if I had to guess. I haven't bothered trying to look. Joining my friends in classes was fun and the mini social network aspect of it, especially during the lockdowns. But in the end the stationary bike aspect works and I dont have to pay to go to a studio somewhere

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Wife and I bought a Peloton. It works well, we love it. I'm going to cancel the subscription and just use the damn thing without attending the classes etc like an old school stationary bike.

Sucks bc I enjoy a couple of the classes but this is BS

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

One less Trump voter. Put the guillotine on PPV to subsidize M4A.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

I agree and I'm happy to pay more. I just hope this doesn't go away.

 
[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 24 points 4 months ago (17 children)

As someone who lives here and doesn't drive, services like this are extremely valuable to me

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Before covid I switched jobs. Got about $12k more. Months go by, COVID hits and I can't do my job (didn't have the flexibility and daycare was shut down). So I get my old job back but said I'd do it for $X where X was another $10k above from the new job.

Switching jobs definitely works. It sucks giving up a sure thing and the comfort zone though

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 26 points 6 months ago (3 children)

My wife works in a large suburban office park off a major highway. The company designs hardware so obviously they have people in the workshop on-site etc, but you could remove three of their office buildings and keep those people at home. She also flies out from the east coast to the west coast twice a year just to sit in a conference room for two days straight.. it's like no one has ever heard of Zoom.

I've been working from home for nearly a decade and a half now. It has enabled me to keep my job after moving halfway across the country. I have dinner ready when the wife and kids get home, the laundry done, and can go for a jog at the local park for a few laps when I want to and yet I still get shit done and do a great job.

It just absolutely baffles me that CEOs aren't chomping at the bit to downsize their office space footprints, get off those leases or sell off their properties, and let everyone work from home.

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I lived in Chicago for many years. The Edward Hopper piece was always my favorite to visit at the Art Institute - that and the Bruce Nauman Clown Torture multimedia exhibit when they'd rotate it in.

E: a word

[–] RalphFurley@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (3 children)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quit drinking and smoking cold turkey 9 days ago and my BP is about 140s over 80s (was observed to be even higher about 72 hours in).

For reference, I've always had a low sodium, plant-based diet and never really had elevated blood pressure before I quit.

Just curious if this will ever go down on its own, my plan is to wait a couple weeks and see, but curious.

 
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