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Maddock was expelled from the Republican caucus by Speaker Jason Wentworth in April 2022 for allegedly violating confidentiality rules.[5] Maddock claimed his expulsion was retaliation for his support of Kristina Karamo and Matt DePerno in the Republican primaries.

These people don't even like each other, how can you live your life surrounded by so much hate?

I mean, off the top of my head, probably something like, "I’m asking for examples and answers. Not a stupid debate, here. Why are we complicating this?"

Really shows the person only wants to have a conversation on their terms and isn't actually interested in listening. Bad listeners are the worst, might as well have a convo with a brick wall.

Which is less impressive considering a gentle breeze can break Twitter now.

Like many imaginary worries (something that could, but hasn't happened) the answer to how do I avoid this 100% isn't just, "you can't" but rather, "you shouldn't".

Imagine the similar question, "how do I make sure that there is zero chance of being harmed in a terror attack?" While the consequences are dire, the chances are very low, and the costs of avoiding it completely are far to high.

And this scales with the level of risk and consequences:

• do wear a seatbelt, don't avoid all vehicles
• do check travel safety warnings, don't avoid all travel
• do stay off social media while on booze and ambian, don't lock yourself in a windowless cabin with no electricity

Ultimately, it's (getting cancelled, rejected en mass, etc.) a new and very visable fear in the 21st century, but like a long list of worries, spending time trying to solve something that hasn't and likely won't happen, is a waste of our limited years here. Be a good(ish) person, live your life and IF rejection happens, do your best to deal with it as it comes.

Unfortunately I do, much of my extended family is what I call consistent Catholic. They oppose the death sentence, are in favour of funding good education and social programs, and yet, somehow every election they vote R because the pope tells them too. The only silver linings are that I think most of them abstained rather than vote for Trump and that they all live in a hard Red state anyway so they probably won't have much impact. Still drives me crazy though.

Edit: Apologies if my reference to the pope seemed flippant, I was falling asleep and probably didn't word it well. I know that obviously not all Catholics think that the pope/church command a R vote (Biden) but my aforementioned family have explicitly said this. Not sure if its their local priest talking out of turn or if they are in a weird conservative echo chamber, but that's what they've said. I don't really follow Catholic things, so I never dug deeper.

I'll chime in, because I'm about 3 months on and remember exactly what you're experiencing. While Squid is probably correct about the meds not working just yet (and the great advice about making sure you check in with yourself), I now believe what I experienced on day one was happiness that I was finally taking care of myself.

I'm doing so much better now, and with CBT and the meds I feel like I'm finally enjoying my life for the first time in years. So enjoy your sleep, you've earned it by taking a huge, important step.

RiffTrax put their full riff of Birdemic on YouTube a while back, absolutely worth 90min of your life.

Came here to say this, absolutely the first scene that came to mind. Any fan of campy horror should know this scene second by second.

Doctor: I'm sorry, you'll have to move to the UK.

Username checks out.

Live by the spy, die by the sudo rm -rf/

Aww, I can't say I've ever watched it, but this comment and the agreement under it is the faith-in-humanity restorer I needed today. Y'all awesome!

I always knew my father was an asshole to my mom. Nothing abusive, just an insensitive typical boomer man. But it wasn't until years after they divorced, in their late 50s, that I saw him change for the better, and realized her far more passive aggressive attacks towards him.

They made each other miserable, and while I don't think either of them is really happy still, they are definitely better off than before.

As I'm getting older I find it's important to "live and let live". No reason to get worked up over really anything else that anybody does (if it's not hurting someone). Swingers are living their lives, furries are just having fun, we're all looking to find connection and meaning, so who am I to judge.

So with that in mind, I really mean it when I say, I hate you OP, with all my heart.

Fig is smarter than you think. You see, he spends considerable effort rubbing his scent onto you, and then, as the stupid big cat you are, you wash it all off when you go into the water, dummy. So now, with this ingenious invention, you will be rescented as soon as you dry off... You're Welcome.

Exactly, lived there a while, you replace your fear of crime with a fear of authority. Don't speak out, don't protest, don't ruffle feathers. It seems fine right until something effects you, then you have no recourse, except for leaving.

Exactly, how are airlines and landlords the two service industries that get a complete pass at treating customers like we're lucky they let us give them our money. (And utilities, ISPs... I'm gonna need a bigger list aren't I?)

I know, haha, habit from chatting with my 11 year old (half) sister. We know she knows all these words, but we're trying not to encourage it too much.

Exactly, I manage customer service a good bit in my job, and I totally get that some customers are impossible to please, but you have to evaluate when it's actually your fault and in those cases do everything you can to make it better.

I'm not sure what their rules are, but if was me, I'd be making it rain food and hotel vouchers at the very least. And acting like you have an ounce of empathy if nothing else, you don't know what someone is missing because of these delays.

After a delay screwed up our connection and caused us to miss part of our own wedding celebration with family 13 years ago, my wife and I have since always refered to United with the tag line, "United, Go f--- yourself".

I know a lot of airlines are just as bad, but we will forever hold United in the lowest of low esteem. They have absolutely created a company culture of the worst customer service in any situation. They don't even pretend to care.