The Olympics as we know them were born in Berlin.

Before 1936, they were disorganized and not particularly popular.

The Nazis saw the propaganda value in the spectacle, so they created the modern Olympics.

That’s a nice family you have there. It would be a shame if something happened to them.

Apparently nothing.

I think the point is that the two parties have both moved right to the point where they have become one right wing party.

I don’t think that’s really the case.

I think we have one far right party that is willing to break any law and kill any person for power, and we have another party that is secretly willing to let it happen as long as it means they can pretend to be against it to get donor money.

The Democrats of today are the same as the Republicans of my youth. The Republicans of today are the same as the KKK and Neonazis of my youth.

“Idiot Store Staff Mistake Someone For Someone Else” doesn’t get the same clicks.

I’m an American, and I appear to be missing the part of my brain that makes people think sports matters, but I’m aware of football hooligans. Can’t you guys just have some football hooligans just murder him?

Or, is that not how it works?

I can’t remember the last time I heard a car backfire.

It’s not like they would care.

Well, on the increasingly unlikely possibility that they are not increasing the budget to target American citizens, I hope other nations in the world know they have to dramatically increase their own defense spending.

What chance is there that this means the US defense budget can be cut?

But the thing about that kind of concentration of power is it’s not a matter of if that power will be abused, it’s only a matter of when.

I’m thinking it’s more about how much of the abuse you can tolerate. It’s not like the US has been all that hesitant to abuse our allies in the past. It’s more like our allies have previously been able to convince themselves that the benefits outweighed the costs.

Like the friend who’s an asshole, but he’s got a 120" TV and is happy to share his booze. When he gets drunk and makes an inappropriate joke, you might ignore it. You tell your wife that he’s not that bad and you owe him for all he did for you in college.

The US has reached the point of whipping it’s dick out and waving it around at everyone at the party. It’s time to leave.

Are the posts false?

I’m not going to suggest that they’d be better off with Maduro, but surely they could come up with someone better than Trump’s asshole licker.

I’ve been wondering how long it would take for the “lie to the pedophile and tell him we’re ready because he says we are” to get us to the same level of preparedness as Russia attacking Ukraine.

Orange Pedo-pirate

I certainly hope the rest of the world is paying attention this time.

The first defense is always run away if you can. If you can’t run away, give them what they want. If they seem intent on killing you regardless, then you might as well fight. Get some DNA under your nails to help the DA convict them after they find your body.

Personally, I’ve always just been monstrously large with a resting murder face. That tends to encourage people to take their violence elsewhere, but it’s the kind of trick most people can’t utilize.

If you think there’s a real concern, get some self-defense training. Learning how to fight at a good school could help your confidence and preparedness. However, I’ll point out that any good martial arts school will also tell you that rule one is run away if you can. There’s no defense better than not being there.

if you can’t get a fire gun for your self protection because laws you can opt for a pocket knife with rapid deploy system

Keep in mind that “rapid deploy” knives, AKA switchblades, may also be illegal. Check local laws.

I always carry a Leatherman wave. If I was attacked and needed a weapon to defend myself, I wouldn’t open a blade on it. I figure I’m as likely to be injured by that as I am to injure an attacker. If anything, I’d just hold it closed in my fist to do more damage with punches.

My wife and I will have a quiet dinner together at home. At some point we started having lobster tail for New Years, and it’s become kind of a tradition.

I don’t spend a lot of time dealing with churches. I certainly don’t believe in any of what they say anymore. However, I have gone to some weddings.

When my youngest cousin was getting married, we arrived at church and were greeting family that we hadn’t seen in years.

The priest yelled at us because we weren’t behaving in a way he felt was respectful (hugging, laughing, experiencing joy). I don’t know what he learned about Christ, but the Jesus I was taught about would have laughed in his face.

When my wife’s brother was getting married, the priest lectured the entire wedding party at the rehearsal about his belief that children shouldn’t be at weddings. As the parents of the ring bearer, my wife and I felt a bit attacked. However, I just assume he didn’t want to be too close to temptation.