The sensation of sharp graphite piercing the soft, yet resilient eraser flesh is soothing for children forced to be still for hours on end while being Industrial Factory inculcated into the systematic destruction of creative thought and whimsy.

You mean Clarence Thomas didn't put his criminal thumb on the scale to tip the five-justice majority in Bush v. Gore, which halted the manual recount of disputed ballots in Florida, effectively awarding the presidency to George W. Bush?

They took the money and gave it to the Sheriff's department.

Unironically, it used to be called "Horse and Sparrow Economics," with the rich eating grains, and the poors pecking their meals from the horseshit.

True story

Ah, how quickly they forget how Boomers went feral over Beanie Babies.

Greenwashing is a fraud.

The "please tread on me harder" state.

All the dryer-blood is rushing to its head

"I hiked Everest and all I got was this 20lb bag of poop."

Boomers love playing the work martyr. They've wrapped their entire sense of identity in working, their role at work, and some strange dogged determination that such a way of life has greater value than time spent with their family, children, friends, or pursuing any non-work interests.

And now huge swathes of them have nothing but their grinding mentality, as their family has splintered, their children have gone no-contact, and they have nothing of their Self to fall back on. It's why they still perch on the upper rungs of our political and corporate ladders, punching down at anything they don't understand.

Tax every single one of them. Churches shouldn't be tax exempt to begin with.

$8 million grifted away while the bad actors beat their chests for the rubes

"the cycle of trauma will continue"

Why can't the eagles take the trash?

Rebranded the idea of trickle down.

The concept has existed since the late 19th century; it was formerly called "Horse and Sparrow Economics," as the horses eat the whole grains, and sparrows peck their meals from the horseshit.

Chuck Berry face

Gotta get the mattress off the floor so the spiders don't come to cuddle at night.

And maybe a houseplant for atmosphere.

The ol' three card Del Monte

"your 3 month rotation in psych back in med school really paying dividends now, here in internal medicine, eh?"

Gaston had years of practice sucking down liquid protein too