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https://patriots.win/p/16bimYTnRm/you-want-maga-magic-while-runnin/c/
not Q related necessarily, but has anyone seen this photo? this DeSantis march is so gigantically cucked that I can't help but tell about it. I'm actually traumatized from how cucked this DeSantis 2024 march is, with that extremely generic slogan too.
Catsfive attacking the deep state!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuMx-9fqp4i/?igshid=ZmZhNmZiZDJmOA==
u/catsfive
Edit: Orange Cat Rd!
Good night frens and have a blessed week. See you on the flip side.
Close to 10 years ago, I once worked at a boarding school for neglected children. Many of those kids were very sweet and gave me plenty of hugs and I gave them plenty of piggyback rides, while some kids had raging tempers and would sometimes throw desks at each other. Sometimes one would provoke me. Like this one little girl who was about 10 or so. She was starving for attention. Starving for love. As a teacher, I was a father figure to her. She would curse me and she would try to steal stuff from me to make me angry. If you think about it, the only love this girl ever had from her parents was abusive and angry. If she could get me to become angry at her, then to her it would feel like home, which she no longer had. So instinctively this student of mine wanted me to focus on her, and as a father figure she was looking for love. So to draw my attention to her she constantly tried to make me angry. Because to that poor little girl, anger and love are inseparable. They are one and the same to her, because that's all she's ever known. When I didn't get angry at her, she would break down crying and sometimes the other teachers needed to restrain her. She was just looking for the love from her parents that she never properly could get. Sad.
In the same way, when you have adversaries in life, be it a crappy boss or even an online troll, when people are bullies and are unkind, you have to think about what led them to become that way. What sort of brokenness they must have in their hearts.
Matthew 5:43-45 -- “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.
This is so true!
Good morning frens🐸🌞👋🏻 Sipping on lemon balm and mint tea I grew myself. I'm not a huge coffee drinker and it doesn't get me going like herbal tea. It's a very unusual morning for me. Can't sleep, I'm a night owl and don't sleep great so sleeping late is my best sleep. Strangely I've been up since six and wide awake. Hoping I get some things accomplished today. Hoping y'all have a great day and blessings.
Enjoy your lovely lemonade, and have a blessed day.
Thanks fren😀 It's been a good day even it was cleaning and straightening around the house. Have a great week!
My family and I are selling our homes in NY to move south. It's a complicated move.
First house is finally listed, Thank you Lord for sending the perfect help to me when I needed it to prepare for this huge undertaking that I thought was impossible.
I am so grateful and Blessed, please Lord keep us under your guidance and protection and provide a smooth path out of here.
Dear Lord, I pray that this move would be quick and efficient. I pray that you would protect this family as they move across country, and that you would find the perfect home where they feel your presence. In Jesus name amen!
Thank you 🙏. Amen
Blessings on your move and welcome to the south. I hope you find southern hospitality in your transition. It's still around but we do have some rude people just like every where else. It's truly a different experience. I'm southern born and bred, this song is a good example of how most southern people feel about being raised here. I'm in North Carolina and can relate to these lyrics.
My home's in Alabama
Thank you! Albama was one of my favorite LP's growing up
Same, me and my friend wore out one of their albums, early 80s. I hated country music until I heard them. Alabama was my first real concert. One Sunday morning my dad asked did me and three friends want to go see them that night. Heck yeah! That was so out of character for him but I'm so thankful. I was in 9th or 10th grade and it was awesome.
Answer of the Day:
Patience, Mutual Encouragement, Diligence, Solidarity, Perseverance and Faith
If you seek the Lord…
Patience, Mutual Encouragement, Diligence, Solidarity, Perseverance and Faith
Will happen!
Everyone can benefit from your positive vibes🐸💛
If I got positive vibes, its because I'm resonating with the source of positive vibes. :D
Question of the day: how do I get this shit to finally fall down out of my butthole?
Kind of funny. Tough crowd.
God Bless you.
This is the reminder I personally needed this morning.
Enthusiasm , common vision, charity, a work ethic, sense of humor, a chance to break bread together (shared meals), focus, and a clear goal of what the group is working for, discipline to show up on the time set for the group, commitment.
More than just shared interests.
These are qualities beneficial to a group of people who wish to accomplish a very difficult task, faced with many obstacles and challenges, at some times persecuted or misunderstood by their family, friends and society, and who aspire to serve the greatest benefit of humanity.
I try to respect people's differences and learn from those differences. We can learn from each other if we are open minded and try. I'm speaking of different raising and culture, not political.
Epilogue. I got behind the slowwwwest turning geriatric (I mean real "rigor mortus at the wheel," as my left-lane bandit faggot of a dad most ironically often put it) this evening. They were doing ok, actually doing the "industry standard" 5 over generally, but for corners - forget it. They were slowing down to like 8 or something, then their progress BACK to 5 - closer to 4 actually - over - could hardly be described as "sprightly."
I generally don’t let people bother me when I’m driving. If they wanna go faster I get over. If I want to go faster I get over and just go around.
The thing I find most frustrating is cars. That drive in groups on the freeway. It’s like sheep… And they want to. I’ll stay in these little groups.
If I’m getting on the freeway, or off the freeway, and there’s one of these little groups around me, I just step on it. I may speed for a little while, but then I dropped my speed down once I get past everyone.
I have a Dodge charger, I love my car, I love driving my car, and it’s hard to be depressed when I’m in my dodge charger. 🤣😂
It’s nice having a vehicle that has the power to get around, others, when they’re in your way. Did I say I love my Dodge charger?
Edit: after reading, pepesee Merging! Getting on the freeway and trying to merge into traffic, or getting off the freeway. I’m trying to merge out of traffic, is ridiculous in Arizona. But then again, I found some of the worst drivers in here in Arizona. I grew up in California. I learn to drive in Los Angeles. People in Los Angeles know how to drive, they know how to keep the flow of traffic going, and they just do it. It’s as if every retard in the nation has moved to Arizona and it’s still learning to drive. But I’m one of those people so there’s that. 🤣😂🤣😂
This is a really interesting report. When I lived in PHX (1999-2002 approx) it was like a race everywhere. Everyone was aggressive and fast, but it worked because everyone was on the same page. Other than the occasional dick either going slower or trying to Really Prove Themself it was really fucking awesome. I once got into a dice in my 944 with a 300ZX or something (85% sure that was it) and we just tag teamed thru traffic (fast but safe). When he got off we gave each other big thumbs-ups, it was so fun.
I guess that Phoenix is long gone now. More like desert Denver.
Well, you are right about one thing. People here drive fast. Sometimes really fast. 85+.
But not everyone, people like to drive in groups. But there’s always people that are driving way over the speed limit, and I let them go faster than me, because I want them to get a ticket not myself. As long as you’re 75 and under, you’re not gonna get pulled over at all. But if you get up in to 80 you’re pushing it. Anything over 80 you’re gonna get pulled over.
But yes, people like to drive in these little sheep groups. I do my best to avoid them, or just go around. I have no problem, stepping on it, and going up into a higher speed in the 90s, but then immediately I drop my speed back down afterwards.
I can’t tell you the last time I had a traffic in fraction it’s been well over 10 years maybe 15. One of the advantages I do have however, is that there are a lot of dodge chargers that are cop cars here. Especially under cover. So I think that gives me some leeway.
So the groups have arrived there. Blech.
Charger - heh I bet that does work. Put some steelies and a couple dummy antennas on the thing and do what you want LOL.
Yes, I am so grateful for my vehicle. It was given to me, by my father, and the Lord. Just a blessing basically.
After my father passed, I did a couple good things with the money he gave me. One of them was purchased a vehicle with Cash. I bought it in California at the time, and there’s a dealership that was selling lifetime, bumper-to-bumper warranty’s. Well, I hopped on that right away, and that warranty is still good to this day. All I pay is $100 co-pay for any mechanical failures. All I cover his maintenance, tires, brakes, oil, changes, and lightbulbs.
I got my car in 2015, and it’s in pristine condition. I take very good care of it.
I love my vehicle! I love my car so much, and I’m so grateful to my dad, and to the Lord, for blessing me with it.
It’s one of the parts of my life, that I live carefree. I think that’s what we’re missing these days is being carefree about things.
I’m driving my mom to the doctor today, it’s gonna be a great ride.
I do agree with you at some point, because everybody has to be on the same page or it doesn’t work. As bad as traffic and getting Southern California, it’s still not as bad as driving in Arizona. Never go full retard.
That's what I mean, LA and SF they have it figured out, or at least did when I was there (2006-2010 SF). No matter how wack they are otherwise!
OOOOH I came up with another angle.
Riding with someone who cannot drive. This comes in two flavors/two different reasons. The first (and very common) type of "cannot drive" is people who never drive hard. Basically I know riding with them if there is an impending accident they probably will not be able to avoid it, unless panic braking is sufficient (edit: and even then, many don't react quickly enough). Over the years I have had several occasions of something happening like a car suddenly changing lanes into me where I avoided them and passenger saying something like "I can't believe we didn't have a wreck" and I was like "yeah well."
The other kind of relates to the flow (#2) answer in my other response. It's super annoying to ride with people who just can't grasp the flow themselves. Like come up on a line of cars going faster than them, and just hang out in the line, even with gigantic clear other lane. Or same thing but coming up to a light. Take the obvious clear lane? Oh no, better get in line with all these other tards. It's like how can your head be this far up your ass?! One mouthbreathing (now former - oh the narcissist guy previously discussed actually btw) friend was the ABSOLUTE WORST at this and he would get quite uppity when I'd say things like "if you're just going to hang out here we should probably be in the right lane. See all these people going around us looking irritated and like they are saying stuff?" Duuuuuh.
Sitting in a dedicated turn lane with the signal still click-clacking unnecessarily away is often a specialty of type 2 here btw. That and failing to use the washers on an obviously-ready-for-it windshield. Oh and leaving the wipers on or too high for either ended or lightened rain.
I could go on and on clearly but for now the affronted heron has spoken.
I left off people accelerating when you want to pass from my list of peeves as it has faded to usually just kind of an annoyance if not comic relief with the GTI esp once I got the tune (should have done THAT way earlier). At freeway speed I can often just leave it in 6th and let the torque take care of it, but if they try, dropping a couple gears means they better have something pretty hot AND be ready for it. I'm trying to remember anyone that even tried that hard.
But this IS the national sport of Colorado - the most egregious example was someone (probably reflexively) getting on it in a diesel dually pickup, towing a long (not just the 2 side-by-side) horse trailer. On my motorcycle. I was laughing for miles after that one.
My theory about why people do this shit, btw, is they are basically fundamentally unhappy vs fundamentally happy and ok with you also being happy.
Edit: I didn't know what the Small World ride is. It does not sound enjoyable.
Yes, more crud builds up that driving hard/long (more heat) clears out. So both good long highway drives and some hard acceleration both help with various things (crud buildup on valves, fuel accumulation in oil - this dilution happens particularly on cars used only for short trips - etc).
Direct injection adds a unique problem in that intake valves build up carbon since there is no fuel to clean it off - a car that is driven hard more often will have less of an issue though eventually the valves will still need cleaned, while such a car that is babied will have buildup at much lower miles.
Edit: And yeah I looked the "ride" up - that's why I said it doesn't sound enjoyable, not just from context of your quip, which was pretty funny even just with the context. It sounds not just horribly boring, but actually irritating in its fake woke hippie messaging.
In CO there are 3 basically tied.
It's not just left lane twits, but the fact that by and large people here for whatever reason other than at very low traffic density and often even then must spread out evenly over the entire road so everyone ends up going the same damn speed and the distribution generally means there's no point in trying to thread your way through the mess (e.g. if you can see a clear space a half mile ahead you may get 2 cars closer to it before your exit in like 10 miles).
Related to the first one, people here can NOT flow right so anytime there's a minor perturbance (e.g. a bend) there will be stop and go because space will open up, people immediately go as fast as they can, then the cycle has to repeat. It is highly annoying and other places I've lived or driven through with this level of traffic people have it figured out better, or at least did at the time (LA, SF and to some extent PHX).
Here we also have many merge lanes out of places like a supermarket parking lot. So people turning right onto that street have a lane to go without waiting for traffic, and they could merge from that into the flow. But 75% or more just sit there. SOMETIMES it's because they need to get over left right away so I can see that. But usually they don't. My favorites are ones that both wait THEN USE THE MERGE LANE ANYWAY. I swear I need a PA on my car so I can instruct their dumb asses.
Bonus addendum for (3) - people here can't merge onto a freeway either. They do not achieve highway speed, more like fucking half, so there is a damn slowdown if not stop/go pretty much EVERY ramp EVERY rush hour commute. It's a fucking sea of total retards.
And a note for the "turn signal" people - I signal when necessary, or when I feel like it. Like someone behind me of course, or I see you ready to pull out and if my signaling will let you go, I do. And I hate it when people don't. If I'm turning without affecting anyone, I usually don't. Lane changes same way. I'm sure there's some people going GOD DAMN IT SIGNAL but it's like you can fucking see I changed lanes, big fucking deal move on with your life.
Related: Flashing your brights or the "honk of impotence" do not faze me.
Regarding the turn signal, I do it now even if I think no one else is affected, because sometimes It’s hard to notice who all might be. Sometimes I walk on roads where there’s no sidewalk or shoulder, so if a car comes I have to step off the road into tall weeds or onto someone’s yard, which I’d rather not. If a car can let me off the hook by signaling he’s about to turn into his driveway or side street, I appreciate it. So when I’m driving I try to do onto others who I might not see at first.
Use a turn signal, why keep where your headed a secret?
ps: if you have to “deal with” peopke calling you names, then you have a kong way to go
I guess there was a great typo?
I'm also cracking up at "kong way to go" as for whatever reason Major Kong from Dr Strangelove is what leaps to mind and those are some very funny bits in that movie.
I love it when a typo places itself in good places making people think it was intentional!
LOL
"containment board", huh?
Hmmmm.... FYI I don't visit the other .wins, generally.
Rather than Con-tainment board, Methinks that GAW is in fact:
An Enter-tainment board...
An At-tainment board...
A Re-tainment board...
Coz GAW is all of these!
/sarc
Just spitballing here. Anyway, haters gonna hate, and matrix personnel gonna matrix act.
"Matrix personnel," that's a new one.
I assume it means either the blue-pilled or those whose hatred blinds them. Or both.
Everyone living in the matrix either think its real, or pretend its real. From the viewpoint of organization, they are 'personnel'. ....
Either unawake, or an Agent Smith.
I'm thankful for this place even though I'm seeing lots of jerks or trolls, IDK what you call them. In the past two months I've had more negative replies (and private messages) to my posts/comments than I've experienced in over two years. I don't engage with people trying to me to argue. I'm open to a friendly discussion anytime. Keyboard bullies are the worst. I've seen others post they are experiencing rude comments as well. I'm not posting expecting some sort of response. Just venting!
Thanks I'll report. I think I tried to report few months ago on a private message and didn't seem to work. Click on block and not sure if it's working. I can still see the profile. I'm probably spoiled from years of when I was on social media, a lot. If you block or report on those sites it gives you a response or confirmation.
That exact same thing happened to me the other day!
I'm not having any issues. Have you tried clearing your device's cache? I'm no tech expert, but when my device starts acting wonky, clearing cache usually clears the problem.
Perhaps they’re trying to add a deport button to direct messages. That was a request I made so we don’t have to deal with the stalker. If you’re able to deport from DMs - it would solve the problem… immediately.
It is a well-known fact among these parts that there has been a stalker. Threatening to report people to the FBI for going to January 6, threatening peoples families, daughters, and they only contact people through. DMs. They do not post they do not make comments. They’re only here to harass people. It’s a long story and not worth getting into, however… Things are being worked on behind the scenes that’s all that matters.
The problem is… There’s no way to deport this person because they only use DMs. So I put in a request to find out if a deport button could be added to direct messages. No promises so far but I hope something it’s done about this.
Other than that, he’s so I’m complete loser who has nothing better to do than harass people.
FIRST FAG SUCK IT YO TOTAL FAGGIN IT
I thought your people were going to contact my people? I’m completely disappointed. 😔
There will be inquiries made.
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OK so my office girl got with my wife's boyfriend so that's why she was AWOL so everyone involved is getting sacked
Thanks for the follow up, happy to hear you’re taking action. Let’s try this again tomorrow.