I have collapsible metal ones… I bet yours clog way less when you’re drinking a thick smoothie, mine can be terrible. Are yours dishwasher safe?

I won’t deny the oligarchy thing, but I think it’s a pretty hot take that the election was predetermined.

Occam’s Razor… There are many other possibilities that seem more likely to me. Such as the Biden campaign floundering at the last second - which you could again argue was rigged, but once again, seems to be the less likely thing. You’re suggesting that many people would be in on this conspiracy and that ALL of them would stay quiet. All the thousands of regular citizens who participate in the election process would also have to stay quiet. I know some of those people - they are regular people living regular lives. You’re also supposing that this cohort of dishonest people would find it advantageous to spend a huge amount of resources on elections - it’s pretty incredible how much effort goes into it, and if they already knew what the outcome was going to be, I would think they would act differently (perhaps you argue “that’s the point, just to fool you”).

We start to paint the picture of a conspiracy to control the American people when they are already under control because of capitalism. Everyone would have been under government control regardless of the election outcome. So I don’t understand the supposed motivation for everyone working together to rig the election in Trump’s favor. There are oligarchs who this election result does not favor as well, so I don’t buy that it is just them pulling the strings. Oligarchs have influence no matter the administration, so why would they care to rig the election? Maybe a few of them would rig it to try to get power (see Musk), but it doesn’t make sense that they would all be working together to rig it.

So I don’t buy that the Biden and Kamala campaigns were in on it, and I don’t buy that election workers were in on it.

What makes you so sure the election was rigged??

Thank you for your recommendations, I have been enjoying them very much.

I recommend the album “Cosmic Frog” by S2cool. Funky indie album, I love it. I think maybe he is focusing on a band he is in, “Fictionist,” although he also does writing for lots of other companies so not sure really…

Also “07” by The Chicken Chokers. Bluegrass/string band album, it’s how I came to love bluegrass. These guys were active for a while in the New England area but I believe they have split and now some of them are playing in another band “Twang.”

Finally, “Seara de Jazz cu Aura” by Aura Urziceanu. Romanian scatt jazz. I think she was pretty famous in Romania, but I have to take Wikipedia’s word for it. She eventually had a career in the USA; she certainly toured with some big names but it’s hard to tell if she was a success.

The conversation around “tankies” reminds me heavily of “neolibs” - loosely defined in the minds of the folks discussing them. Basically a catch-all term for your own idea of what a liberal outgroup should be.

My gf told me that people are suspicious of me because I don’t use regular social media :(

I imagine making this must have been a meditative process

A good cookie, green car, gas chromatograph, amongst other things. What comes to mind first for you?

One of my favorite tracks on one of my favorite albums!!! Great pick. This song really takes you on a journey.

Great recommendation!! That was awesome! That might be my new favorite rendition of take five :o

I like this pretty well, feels like it has the fullness of sound from Worlds that I was missing on Nurture

Bomb album, thanks for the recommendation. Other highlights for me were Feelin’ Fine, Open Door, Florida Straits, and Three Gentlemen.

Spyro Gyro albums are consistently impressing me :D

If you say you enjoy it, then I think you already know the most important way to understand this kind of art. IMO understanding art is very personal, you don’t have to be right or wrong.

I like the finer line work in this one, it provides a nice contrast to the wider, bolder strokes. Somehow it makes the piece more emotional for me.

Did you give this one a name?