i just erased windows 11 and replaced it with Linux Mint Cinnamon- not easy for me as I haven’t used anything but apple ecosystem since forever, but I’m extremely happy with it, and the upgrade in privacy is worth it to me even if it weren’t an excellent OS, which it definitely is. you just have to be willing to learn new things

look up who owns whatever media outlet you think isn’t fascist

The biggest lie of them all is the “Liberal” in liberal media

All American media is essentially fascist, they’ve proven this beyond a doubt

If there were even a HINT of an ALLEGATION that Biden or Obama were party to INFANTICIDE they would have burned DC to the ground. Now all the US media outlets are just participating in the damage control operation

In addition to the coal wars in the east, there was the Colorado coal war and the ludlow massacre Also some really nasty stuff at the Carnegie steel works in Pittsburgh perpetrated by HC Frick while Carnegie himself turned a blind eye.

The labor movement is specifically and deliberately ignored by ALL public schools in the US

Labor laws, like no child labor, the weekend, 8 hour day- they are written in the blood of fallen workers, the blood of their children and wives.

Yes, I can make more money than I save by making my own bread with the time used

Beans and rice takes many forms, and is generally cheap, and fairly nutritious

I’m a fan of pork butt (or shoulder) in a slow cooker all day (or oven on low) it manages to be pretty cheap per serving, and you can spice it to match any cuisine

Beef is just for special occasions unfortunately

Some fish, like tilapia, can be cheap proteins… I cook mine with lemon and dill

Canned proteins should not be overlooked

Bread is one of those things that is cheaper to buy than make IMO

If only cheese wasn’t so fucking expensive lol

The noble potato, savior of many a meal

Closest I could find for UK

https://literacytrust.org.uk/parents-and-families/adult-literacy/

This is for the US only, unfortunately, but it substantiates my claim, according to this article 54% read below 6th grade level but the “average” American reads at 7-8th grade level

Most Americans read at or below a 6th grade level

I wonder if they are out of touch because they are CEOs, or whether being out of touch helps them become CEOs, real chicken and egg problem there

The us government hands much of our taxes directly to the rich every year. Directly like oil and gas and farm subsidies and contracts to the defense industry… or indirectly like food stamps for wal mart workers. The rich don’t want to pay taxes cause they’re the ones who GET most of the tax money. (Yes I know Medicare and entitlements are a large portion of federal spending.)

Also aren’t the tattoos on the Secretary of War ^TM neo-nazi?

Didn’t Jagger or Tyler like adopt a 13 year old in Eastern Europe

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apparently the bubble might not be as extreme as some people think because the major AI players are all being propped up by companies that actually produce revenues and profits

a relatively cheap NON-VEGE way to add protein to this base is pork butt/shoulder (same thing) cooked slow all day, either slow cooker or oven at 250F. Its a cheaper cut of meat and one of them is enough to add protein to like 6 servings or rice+beans. Also, bone-in skin-on chicken thighs are great and less expensive- if you render some of the chicken fat out in your cooking vessel before cooking the rice and beans it is a big flavor boost.