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SmashedNSinking

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e.g., Artist, dog-lover, avid reader.

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Sarah York@thesarahyork.bsky.social · 10h ago

Obvious electoral rake-stepping aside, at what point is anyone going to acknowledge that young men are not “locked out” of the economy by some nefarious entity (women), they are literally feeding all of their disposable income into the gaping maw of sportsbetting apps. It’s actually quite simple.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · yesterday

Frustrated younger, male voters feeling locked out of the economy and diminishing opportunities are rapidly abandoning the Republican coalition, or straight up opting out of political action altogether

Washington State Democrats@wadems.org · yesterday

Doctors and nurses are voicing their objections. I-638 would require EVERY girl who wants to participate in sports to go through biological sex verification. That means expensive, invasive, and utterly gross examinations. Protect our kids and let them play. Vote NO on I-638

Measure to require "biological sex" verification for all WA girls’ sports athletes on November ballot

If passed, the hedgefund-millionaire-backed ballot measure would enact one of the nation’s strictest examination requirements for girls’ athletics.

rangemedia.co

The Cabin in Pete Woods@thatpetewoods.bsky.social · 4d ago

It’s depressing to see schools use AI to create flyers, banners, & t-shirts. When I was in high school the faculty would come to the art department to have students create these things. I learned so many skills that have followed me my entire professional life. That’s what I thought school was for.

ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 4d ago

a norwegian on Threads posted this and i just don’t know how much more clearly we can emphasize how much Americans are being ripped off by our system which is built to concentrate wealth at the top

Cost of Living: Seattle vs Oslo A couple with children. Parents in their mid-30s. Dual income (median), two children aged 1 and 3. threads.com/@trond_solberg71 Seattle Oslo Dual income 221 579 1) Median couples w/children income for 2024 1757134) Median couples w/children income for 2024 Income taxes 45 7762) 20,7% tax rate. Federal + FICA. No state, no local tax in King County. 44 953 Calculated. Effective tax rate: 25,6%. Includes "social security tax" of 7,7%. After tax income 175 803 Calculated from the income and tax numbers. 130 760 (4) Median after tax income for families w/childrer Childcare 41 280 (3) Current number 5565 5) Capped by law (max fee + sibling discount. Much cheaper from 2025. Healthcare 15 240 3) Employee share of premiums and out-of-pocket. 668 6) Max out-of-pocket for public health services for two adults in 2024. Children are free. Housing 32 6523) 29 398 7) Basic living costs 47 040 3) Food, transportation, other necessities. Includes sales tax. 421208) Food, transportation, other necessities. Includes sales tax. "Life money" 39 591 53 009 2024 numbers retrieved and currency conversions done on Feb 11th/12th, 2026. All numbers converted to USD for readability. Comparison is based on real local costs, not PPP estimates. Sources: 1) https://data.census.gov/table?q=B19125:+Median+Family+Income+in+the+Past+12+Months+(in+2024+Inflation- Adjusted+Dollars)+by+Presence+of+Own+Children+Under+18+Years&g=160XX00US5363000&y=2024 2) https://smartasset.com/taxes/income-taxes 3) https://www.epi.org/resources/budget/budget-map/ 4) https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06944 5) https://www.udir.no/regelverk-og-tilsyn/barnehage/foreldrebetaling/ 6) https://www.helsenorge.no/en/payment-for-health-services/exemption-card-for-public-health-services/ 7) https://www.ssb.no/priser-og-prisindekser/boligpriser-og-boligprisindekser/statistikk/leiemarkedsundersokelsen
SmashedNSinking@smashedandsinking.com · 4d ago

And you really can't depend on us not electing some new racist corrupt criminal idiot down the line, so best to just move on and assume the US led international order is over and that you need to deal with your own shit without the US ever being there for you.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 4d ago

No country should trust the U.S. as an ally as long as treacherous, greedy authoritarians are in charge of the U.S. government. The U.S. should be treated as a pariah by all democratic nations.

SmashedNSinking@smashedandsinking.com · 2w ago

It always blows my mind that a Corn Muffin is like fucking Unobtanium in Seattle. We figured out NYC east coast pizza kinda, bagels fairly well, there is soul food and corn BREAD, various southern bbq, but the simple pleasure of a good corn muffin pan fried in butter is just totally absent.

Keith@mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 2w ago

It's quite literally human sacrifice. They continue to cargo cult fascism, because "fake it until you make it" is the only thing they know. They're hoping a ritual public killing will bring their flagging power and legitimacy back, no different from previous sacrifice religions.