Twista713

Sign me up, too. This looks and sounds fantastic!

Right? I gotta upvote for how thorough this post was, and it was interesting on top of that!

Wow... thank you for listing out such an all-star set of goals. I mean, I have heard more lately about laws against no right turns on reds, but the rest are fabulous!

I'm sure that there's a decent chunk of corruption with inspections, but there are also states like Arkansas where we don't ever have to get our vehicles inspected... It's absurd how shitty some of the cars and trucks are that I see regularly.

I think you're on the right track with focusing on the local things you can change. And keeping hope alive is important! I mean, I may not have a choice in being fucked and miserable later, so if I can avoid that now, then that's great.

I liked Spider's point about means testing for voting. It wouldn't work, although it does seem like it would be a step forward. We can't even means test our politicians which has seemed necessary more and more recently... those pesky legalities, lol.

I saw that Mr. Roger's quote "look to the helpers" recently on here and that keeps bouncing back in my head when I get negative thoughts. I know it's not completely sustainable, but I keep seeing the impact of positivity on my life and the people around me, which is a nice change from the norm.

In addition to the veto power mentioned above, there's also the power to issue executive orders and to nominate judges, including supreme justices. Those are fairly significant. There's also the influence they have over foreign policy.

The vanilla flavored one was a bit sweet, but that's how I generally prefer it. I usually am throwing berries and granola in there too so admittedly can't give you an unbiased recommendation! I think there are plain flavored ones either almond or coconut milk based, which might be more of what you're looking for.

I've tried a few types of coconut-based yogurts that were tasty. I'm not a fan of almond milk, so didn't like those varieties as much. On the cheeses though, completely agree! I had one that was tolerable, but definitely falls in the "not good" category.

Thanks for writing all of that, it's very interesting! I can see how that would be an effective system, but as you said, very difficult to implement in the U.S. anytime soon. Even making some incremental changes would help, as I would think there would be good evidence from systems like yours. We shall see I guess!

Sorry to hear that, man. It's definitely a sad situation all around. The apathy of so many is hard to overcome, then there are those like you mentioned who cling to cults of personality or are just looking for a savior. Democracy is still hanging on, but it's in a rough spot.

But how long would those appointments be? Many justices have written about how long it took to adjust sitting on Scotus, even if they had plenty of experience on the court of appeals(Sotomayor I think?). So like a 10 year period might work. Scalia and RBG voted together a surprising number of times... So there is something to the experience brought to the table. Thomas's corruption is just nuts and Alito is frustrating, but the other justices at least have substantiating arguments mostly.

Mmm, had to look up sultanas but they sound like a great addition! My kids like it sweeter of course, but I love the mix of dried fruit and crunch. Will have to play around with it some, but thanks for sharing!