The attitude that “We’re all going to die” is probably why MAGA Republicans get nothing more out of life than their own self inflicted misery.

Debt is crushing the developing world

A reminder and something that has been ignore by many in the West, most governments willing to turn a blind eye to the plundering of already poor countries by the companies that they regulate.

http://archive.today/2025.06.02-041422/https://www.ft.com/content/29a0f7fa-1871-4012-a730-48717fc61ecb (archive)

A quotation from Victor Hugo

At a certain level of wretchedness a kind of spectral indifference takes over, and you see human beings as ghostly presences. Those closest to you are often no more than vague shadowy forms, barely distinct from life’s nebulous background and easily reabsorbed by the invisible.
 
[À un certain degré de misère, on est gagné par une sorte d’indifférence spectrale, et l’on voit les êtres comme des larves. Vos plus proches ne sont souvent pour vous que de vagues formes de l’ombre, à peine distinctes du fond nébuleux de la vie et facilement remêlées à l’invisible.]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
Les Misérables, Part 4 “St. Denis,” Book 6 “Little Gavroche,” ch. 1 (4.6.1) (1862) [tr. Donougher (2013)]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/hugo-victor/76374/

Dominic Lawson is a pratt, more inconsequential one than his father. However broken clocks etc..

In this case opioids. It was an epidemic homegrown, supported by US companies and at least in the beginning aided and abetted by the medical ‘industry’ and the judiciary. Capitalism on the rampage and hang the consequences.

http://archive.today/2025.04.19-231540/https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/us-malaise-entirely-homemade-trump-tariffs-trade-war-zh5d0zhdm

Incidentally the obscenely rich family who owned the drug pushers are still obscenely rich.

They thought that the #misery they were wishing on #others would not visit them. #ReapWhatYouSow. This #UsVsThem will be our #downfall. And this #corruptGOP #administration is encouraging this #division. Wrong #government policies.
#impeach #TraitorMAGA #USPolitics

https://www.yahoo.com/news/wisconsin-man-voted-trump-now-155503248.html

Economists Invented Austerity And Paved the Way to Fascism.
WE MUST FIGHT BACK!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkn0296wKFk

understand the scam of economic oppression…

A quotation from Franklin

Wish a miser long life, and you wish him no good.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1738 ed.)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/75…

phillydefranco: why #trump #tariffs are a #stupid #bs #idea it will completely offset the #tax cuts to #middleclass and most likely just increase #misery around the globe and thus HELP MORE #FASCIST #DICTATOR INTO POWER! (in the 1930s people also voted for #Hitler because of massive financial economic problems (#hyperinflation #inflation) #trump you #idiot gonna destroy #USA

"Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability.
And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand."

- Brave New World
Aldous Huxley, English writer & philosopher

Released on this date in 1990, Misery still haunts my winter nightmares. Did anyone put out a best performance in this classic?
You decide at www.sasssawards.com

Stephen King
Rob Reiner
James Caan
Kathy Bates
Richard Farnsworth
Frances Sternhagen
Lauren Bacall
Graham Jarvis

#Misery loves #Comedy is an entertaining watch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_Loves_Comedy_(film)

Läuft mal wieder maximal suboptimal bei mir. Eigentlich hatte ich heute noch was anderes vor, aber wollte mir "noch kurz" Half-Life 2 VR anschauen. Das Ende vom Lied: VR Controller vs. Flat Screen TV 1:0.
Ich brauch ein größeres Wohnzimmer ... und 'nen neuen Fernseher
#vrgaming #misery #brokenhardware

Another #FollowFriday, another batch of my #Pixelsotes #PixelArt #Fanart #Art

also some people to follow as the tag would suggest *Whoops*

@AlexStrook
@pomarede
@steamrollerman
@raphlife
@fakehistoryhunter
@adalheidis
@TheSpaceshipper