Anyway I’ll make sure my friends who promised to beat the shit out of me for going back to her are informed of my folly

lol I was rejected by my ex and now she’s mad at me for even asking

I’m fine with the rejection, was pretty much expected (I thought I had nothing to lose either way so it was worth trying), but l’m confused about the anger. Things ended amicably due to circumstances out of our control (she had to move away). I’ve tried my best to be a good friend to her for the past 6 months. Now that she’s back in town and we’ve hung out a bit I thought it was reasonable to ask her out. She’s treated me like shit for for the last 8 months so maybe I should take the hint and cut all ties

context

update: she blocked me without any notice or further contact lol. Doesn’t make sense to me at all but at least the ties were cut

I thought it was common knowledge that the dams deliberately destroyed their way of life, every museum with exhibits on pre-columbian cultures I’ve been to in the PNW acknowledged this

If they weren’t libs they’d do reparations

About to be hiking across the Alps and Norway for a few weeks. Due to a series of stupid events it’s impossible to get international data on my phone (shout-out to verizon) so I’ll be logging off for a while. Fingers crossed that nothing ever happens gang stays winning

he is deeply unpopular with anyone who isn’t white though

a jungle primary between beto, pete, stacey abrams, newsom, some random senators, the worst billionaire you have ever seen, and eventually AOC probably

they will rally behind newsom after pete proves to be too unlikeable

Nobody would think you’re being condescending by saying you don’t use social media, that is the most normal thing you could say

I’m younger than you, but texting seems to be the #1 way everyone stays connected these days. Social media is more of a way to send memes

Obviously follow up by offering your number if you want to stay in touch with the person

the cold war turned every civil war into a proxy war with at least one large power (the US) prolonging conflicts and fuelling large death tolls by supplying weapons to the right-wing, if not directly intervening

vietnam/cambodia/laos, both afghanistan wars, angola/namibia, liberia, sierra leone, syria, ukraine, both congo wars, occupation of lebanon, libya, yemen, and the years of lead are some examples of this

less nations legally declare war on each other now because declaring war requires UN backing, but the cold war was a violent extension of imperialism that never ended and a lot of people have been killed

around 40 million people live in yaodongs in China

I haven’t read the full article but yes, this goes back to post-war Stanford University under Fred Terman creating the virtuous cycle between universities receiving DoD funding for research, companies subcontracting out professors to develop intellectual property, and products from the companies benefitting the government. It created silicon valley out of ICBMs. It became the model all schools followed because it gave access to near-unlimited government funding, and there is no escaping the cycle of supporting imperialism without a new funding mechanism

Same, my friends all have new priorities and obligations with significant others, and then there’s me 🥴. I convinced the person who used to be my most reliable friend to do big hikes with me in Europe and Mt Whitney this summer, but he’s only done like 2 hikes this year so we don’t know how it will go lol

Sawyer squeezes (the regular ones) are the way to go. Coupling one with a Cnoc bladder and a cheap water bottle female-female coupling (I think from Garage Grown Gear but also sold by Sawyer) makes either a gravity-fed or hand-squeezed setup easy. I’ve started bringing it with me on regular hikes in place of extra packed water

Do you backpack without a filter?? I know giardia isn’t guaranteed, but that’s pretty brave lol

You’re the first person I’ve encountered who can relate, that’s amazing XD

It feels weird to talk about the NEED to be outside and busting your ass hiking somewhere. I guess this is probably how people end up on the PCT. I don’t know how to rationalize it otherwise

Dude I’m on the cusp, I drafted an insta story earlier today to ask everyone I know if they’d be interested in learning mountaineering with me to tackle some mountains in the Cascades

I’m afraid to press send bc I’m scared this is a slippery slope to dying in a bad fall

Solo road trips are very fun. I don’t think my mental health can survive without hiking 30 miles somewhere new on the weekend anymore. Unfortunately this is making me a social outcast, at least compared to how I used to be. I think people see me as entertaining/interesting, but getting someone to join my adventures is tough. It’ll probably force me to leave the job and city that I like when I complete every decent trail in an 8-hour radius in a couple years

icarus gooned too close to the sun

Right, I support the PFLP as well as the wider Resistance for that reason

If 100% of the country was returned to tribal nations under the ideology of land back, it would abolish private property and return land to common ownership. This is generally an aim of communists. It wouldn’t mean “all white people lose political power forever”, because the people living there would join the political structure of the nations. It would be a revolution in terms of food production, private property, and protecting the environment. It isn’t inherently a marxist movement though, from my understanding

the government doesn’t want you to know this but a majority of people die in helicopters. I bet you don’t personally know anyone who died prior to the invention of helicopters

just finished season 4 of blowback, this was my favorite biden moment

biden you have 24 hours to respond to this zionist diss track