The United States is a friggin mess.

[mtpockets]

It has 1/4 of the worlds Rona cases at over 4 million, approaching 150,000 deaths attributed to Covid with no end in sight. People losing their sh!t over a piece of cloth.(Karens and Chads popping up everywhere) Protests up the whoop, erasing history by ripping down historical monuments that stood for years. Citizens in the streets waving their bang sticks at each other, some of them using them. Portland looks like a war zone, rubber bullets and tear gas are the nightly specials. This is the type of stuff we have seen for years in far off places and said, what a sh!thole. Not to mention the stellar presidential candidates for the 2020 election in a few months, 330 million people and that's the best we can come up with? And to top it all off we have Tater Tot running around in his drunken rants calling everyone commies. The neighbors to the north must be like.




























That's all I got.

[Mark1T]

Very fine rant, MT.

My only comment is that there are riots now and not protests. Riots to destroy.

[ChazWood]

The neighbors to the north must be like.

Not a chance. Rough patch is all.

Today, like any day, there's no other nation we'd rather adorn.



Rain or shine, wegotchu covered.


EDIT: Just read this on my morning rounds and thought it might be of interest: 4 Daily Practices that Foster Emotional Resilience

[ArchAngel'73]

And this is why over 80% of Canadians want to keep our border closed with the U.S.

[eomrat]

And this is why over 80% of Canadians want to keep our border closed with the U.S.

Once Trump buys Greenland we are going to have you bastards flanked on two sides. Revenge is at hand so-called friendly neighbor.


Remember Ft Malden!!!

[bustasinclair]

Took a minute or two to look at the national debt clock. Hard to fathom that the deficit increases $1,000,000 every 23 seconds!

[Mark1T]

Took a minute or two to look at the national debt clock. Hard to fathom that the deficit increases $1,000,000 every 23 seconds!

About to increase another $1 Trillion. Don't worry about it

[ArchAngel'73]

Remember Ft Malden!!!

Remember August 24, 1814 when we put a torch to your presidential mansion.

[Mark1T]

Remember August 24, 1814 when we put a torch to your presidential mansion.

The war is over

(British troops set fire to the WH)

[Cass40]

I'm scared. I really don't wanna move back to Finland...

[Cantplankwell]

Normally its scary in a fun way....like an amusement park ride that you know will turn out OK so long as you keep your arms and head inside the ride...thrilling.

Now its just plain scary.

[Cass40]

Normally its scary in a fun way....like an amusement park ride that you know will turn out OK so long as you keep your arms and head inside the ride...thrilling.

Now its just plain scary.

This. I usually don't give a chit about anything but now I think there might actually be a civil war. I think it's fine when Dems and republicans bicker back and forth but now I feel everything is getting way too hostile.

[supramax]

Words to remember in good times and bad times: "It will pass."

[sy2502]

I'm scared. I really don't wanna move back to Finland...

This. When the Italy a run away from screaming starts to sound more sane than the US... Houston, we have a problem. Namely, I'm running out countries.

[OldFartTom]

It's supposedly the curse of Confucius "may you live in interesting times".

I think we must have done something to really p!ss off Confucius over the last few years, not just you guys in the US. But I'm happy to blame you US guys for upsetting him, if that helps...

[Corbi]

Anyone watch Jerry Nadler proclaim the Portland riots aren't happening?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-d...FIuMEyCJcBw6gk

[Corbi]

It has 1/4 of the worlds Rona cases at over 4 million, approaching 150,000 deaths attributed to Covid with no end in sight.

How much testing is being performed elsewhere? Seems logical that if you test more during a pandemic you will get more positive results.
And attributed deaths does not mean the Rona is what killed them but merely that they had the coronavirus at the time of death, I would love to get the true numbers for how many died directly from covid and not as a result of having been afflicted with other disease / causations such as heart disease, cancer, motor vehicle deaths, etc.

[congore]

Interesting to see how the numbers break out after you take a closer look at them. Florida doesn't seem so bad when you put cases/deaths on date of occurrence rather than date of reporting at least compared to New Jersey or other locations. Media seems to be doing all it can to hype the gloom and doom. Interesting...

[keyboardworkout]

This is nothing compared to the civil unrest of the late 60s.

[bustasinclair]

I'm scared. I really don't wanna move back to Finland...

Serious question: What is so bad about Finland? Likely a naive question, but I don't have time to google it, lol.

[Cass40]

Serious question: What is so bad about Finland? Likely a naive question, but I don't have time to google it, lol.

Well supposedly people there are the happiest. Finland and Denmark always get the first place.

I can't deal with that place, it's so dark and cold and boring.

[bustasinclair]

Well supposedly people there are the happiest. Finland and Denmark always get the first place.

I can't deal with that place, it's so dark and cold and boring.

I took the time to do a quick google search and the first article that came up was pretty harsh. Guess it does suck.

[Cass40]

I took the time to do a quick google search and the first article that came up was pretty harsh. Guess it does suck.

What do you mean?

[bustasinclair]

What do you mean?

https://www.jylkkari.fi/2017/11/finl...-side-finland/

It just describes the Country in a pretty dark light. I'd still like to visit it someday.

[dks9797u]

Very fine rant, MT.

My only comment is that there are riots now and not protests. Riots to destroy.

The US is a mess largely because of white supremacists like you and Trump.

[Cass40]

https://www.jylkkari.fi/2017/11/finl...-side-finland/

It just describes the Country in a pretty dark light. I'd still like to visit it someday.

Oh I see lol..

Yeah it's dark. Sad and dark.

[Corbi]

I took the time to do a quick google search and the first article that came up was pretty harsh. Guess it does suck.

Been all over Europe and Finland is next on my list, hit up Helsinki as well as Rovaniemi. Take the ferry to Estonia for a day trip and it should be an enjoyable vacation.

[dks9797u]

Been all over Europe and Finland is next on my list, hit up Helsinki as well as Rovaniemi. Take the ferry to Estonia for a day trip and it should be an enjoyable vacation.

That makes you a white supremacist world traveler.

[bustasinclair]

Been all over Europe and Finland is next on my list, hit up Helsinki as well as Rovaniemi. Take the ferry to Estonia for a day trip and it should be an enjoyable vacation.

I'm so jelly of all the travel you get to do. You must have a job with some serious flexibility. I'm lucky to get one solid vaca in any given year. Maybe one day when i retire, lol.

[Corbi]

That makes you a white supremacist world traveler.

Don't leave out the card carrying member of the klan who pistol whips people for fun.