I try not to let perceived peer pressure determine anything about me.

Wow! Do you wear pants?

What's more, job interviews are poor predictors of job performance, so even those who are experienced with judging people in higher context settings are not so great at judging people.

Is this a question? It's a fact you can look up.

Indirectly they do. Every dollar spent there is a dollar that doesn't go to the homeless or those who can't afford healthcare.

Unpopular opinion perhaps, but same thing applies to that US lunar launch.

"You must be my lucky star!" "Star light, star bright!"

Well it's bad... but I can think of one or two things in just this news cycle that feel more unjust.

But, here's to hoping all the DE artists don't let it taint the great work they did and get to make more wonderful things.

This might be relevant for following ICE around or direct action, but at this point there's almost zero personal risk from attending something like a rally or a march.

My relatives and even friends my age are afraid to go to protests. They read stuff like this, and it acts as demobilization messaging. In my experience, once you get them to go once they're no longer afraid to engage, but there's an initial fear and anticipatory obedience that has to be overcome.

inb4 protests do nothing: getting people to stick their toe in the water helps build commitment that will one day be necessary to gain critical mass for more organized disobedience.

I believe that "When they kick at your front door how you going to come? With your hands on your head or using proper trigger discipline with your gun?" doesn't fit the syllable count.