They are going to be stuck rehiring people that resign as consultants because they won't have the people to run the legally required programs in place.

It will end up costing more money for the government.

I have little hope that the people that actually vote will even remember how fucked all this is two years from now.

It's probably because most people that didn't approve didn't want to watch it in the first place because there's nothing useful to hear.

Bring back tax rates of 90% again for the obscenely rich - it was that way up until the late 1900s. Back when the US actually funded things that benefit most people not just tax breaks for already rich people.

It feels more like reddit now, but still is populated by a certain type of person that would seek out Lemmy. Mostly techy, left of center+, over age 30+, etc. I enjoy it.

Denver had a big turnout

That water pollution is neon green goo, air pollution is thick black smoke, or radioactive waste is only in drums.

Most of it is invisible and you don't know about it until it's too late.

Maybe they will leave oligarch owned social media next.

Where are the DOGE bros for this government waste?

Maybe they will once they stop being owned by the same people as the Republicans. They are a joke of an opposition party especially after reading their 20 bullet points on how to be Splenda republicans

Maybe have a fucking primary and people won't stay home.

Can confirm. Had a Finnish lapphund that lived over 12 years on kibble and frozen raw food. She was the best girl.

Every time I see verbs such as "rips" "slams" "melts down" I stop reading because I know it's going to be hyperbole

It's a dark day, probably one of many, to be a civil servant. But eggs were too expensive and we need more billionaires apparently.

I feel like smartphones + internet peaked about 10 years ago and has now steadily become enshittified. I have never used "google assistant" because it takes less time to just type something in to my phone or tap the setup for my alarm.

So yes, definitely feel that way. Consumer tech had less bullshit masking as improvements ten years ago.

Whelp now we know Walgreens will get shittier, exploit workers more, exploit your personal data more, or more likely all of those and more. Time to stop going to Walgreens and wait for the economic zombies to move on

I wonder if the chief justice will keep hanging his flag upside down and blaming his wife.....

If you are commenting or reacting, take the 2 minutes to call your senators and tell them how useless Democrats are showing themselves to be. 5calls.org.

Went to school for environmental engineering almost twenty years ago and graduated with one of the first accredited degrees in the field.

For the last twenty years I've traveled the country helping clean up the environment or prevent land from being further contaminated. Yeah the system is fucked up, lawyers and politicians and society don't value the environment over a quick buck. But I've done some good as opposed to wave a sign around at a protest.

Built up enough experience that I'm now part of a specialized team with the EPA that goes to all states and territories to help with case development on complicated or high profile sites that states and regions don't have the resources to handle.

Doing exactly what I wanted to do for my career, and directly because I got a good education that opened the doors to do it. I make a decent salary and have a skillset that makes employment easy and secure.

No. See: 2020.

This feels too real. But I'm still grateful for all of you people on lemmy even if I don't completely fit in