If a motorcycle has to be ear-splittingly loud for “safety”, then it’s too dangerous to be road legal.

We must blame them and cause a fuss

Before somebody thinks of blaming us!

Amazon .com denied a report on Tuesday that it planned to disclose the cost that U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump were adding to its products, after the White House blasted the initial story.

https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/white-house-amazon-tariff-price-announcement-is-hostile-2025-04-29/

Mike Duncan’s The History of Rome and Revolutions podcasts (particularly the French Revolution series).

Arguably, that’s what happened. The three estates (noble/clergy/commoner) were summoned by the king to an Estates General to discuss political changes, which led to the establishment of revolutionary government.

What is better: to be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?

I am tired of lies.

Each teaching has to be evaluated on its own merits, its basis in reality, and its effect on the child and how they relate to others. Whether it’s religious in origin is ultimately beside the point.

I can scratch any point on my own back.

Traditional breakfast dishes are my favorite for dinner.

I left during the API kerfuffle even though I didn’t use an app. I had been thinking about getting off of it for some time prior to that because I realized doomscrolling was negatively affecting my mental health. So I followed the refugees from /r/DaystromInstitute to startrek.website.

How many assholes have we got on this planet anyhow?

Sounds like sour grapes to me.

Define “chicken”

Article 5 doesn’t oblige members to take any particular action. It only says that an attack on one is an attack on all, and leaves it to each member to decide what actions, if any, they will take in response.

Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say “Ni” at will to old ladies.

The overwhelming majority of the people guillotined during the French revolution were innocent commoners.

Are you trying to make me look stupid in front of the other guests?!

You don’t need any help from me, sir.

That’s right! …

This is somewhat similar to how Nicaraguan sign language was developed. Basically, kids at a school for the deaf invented it.