I should probably just shut up
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Follow me at your own peril. I might just block you.
By reading the past, I see the future.
Survived the Camp Fire and Helene. So, I'm maybe ahead of you... for now. But don't worry, you'll catch up!
By reading the past, I see the future.
Survived the Camp Fire and Helene. So, I'm maybe ahead of you... for now. But don't worry, you'll catch up!
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Escape from Paradise
47,000 people fled Paradise, California on November 8, 2018.
medium.com
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Camp Fire.
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
Well, Alexander ended the Persian Empire. Fucker.
So we skip 1,000 years ahead (Fuck them Romans) to the Golden Age of Islam.
Mister isn't impressed. 🤷
So we skip 1,000 years ahead (Fuck them Romans) to the Golden Age of Islam.
Mister isn't impressed. 🤷
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Well, Alexander ended the Persian Empire. Fucker.
So we skip 1,000 years ahead (Fuck them Romans) to the Golden Age of Islam.
Mister isn't impressed. 🤷
So we skip 1,000 years ahead (Fuck them Romans) to the Golden Age of Islam.
Mister isn't impressed. 🤷
“Another question is how much higher mortgage rates would be on 50-year loans. Rates would have to be higher for lenders and investors to accept the risk.”
Higher interest AND longer term?
Sounds like a GREAT deal... for lenders. Home owners; not so much.
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
Higher interest AND longer term?
Sounds like a GREAT deal... for lenders. Home owners; not so much.
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
50-year mortgage rate would add about 86% more interest over life of loans
Experts warn that a 50-year mortgage would end up costing American borrowers much more in interests than a 30-year standard loan.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“Another question is how much higher mortgage rates would be on 50-year loans. Rates would have to be higher for lenders and investors to accept the risk.”
Higher interest AND longer term?
Sounds like a GREAT deal... for lenders. Home owners; not so much.
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
Higher interest AND longer term?
Sounds like a GREAT deal... for lenders. Home owners; not so much.
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
I hqve everything I need to enjoy the history of the Persian Empire on this 24° night.
Warm blanket ✅️
Warm cat ✅️
Warm fireplace ✅️
Warming Bourbon ✅️
Warm blanket ✅️
Warm cat ✅️
Warm fireplace ✅️
Warming Bourbon ✅️
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I hqve everything I need to enjoy the history of the Persian Empire on this 24° night.
Warm blanket ✅️
Warm cat ✅️
Warm fireplace ✅️
Warming Bourbon ✅️
Warm blanket ✅️
Warm cat ✅️
Warm fireplace ✅️
Warming Bourbon ✅️
You may be wondering where your next meal is coming from or whether you'll be able to afford health insurance next year.
Meanwhile...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/r...
Meanwhile...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/r...
A Yacht for Your Yacht
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
You may be wondering where your next meal is coming from or whether you'll be able to afford health insurance next year.
Meanwhile...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/r...
Meanwhile...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/r...
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I mean, we all knew that the Democrats would eventually cave when the shutdown first started, right?
Right???
Right???
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I mean, we all knew that the Democrats would eventually cave when the shutdown first started, right?
Right???
Right???
Whispers, "It was always the only answer."
Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Whispers, "It was always the only answer."
When - not if - Democrats cave, the shutdown *will* be their fault - because they let all this pain happen for nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
When - not if - Democrats cave, the shutdown *will* be their fault - because they let all this pain happen for nothing.
The plummet has started.
Low of 29° predicted. 🥶🥶🥶
Low of 29° predicted. 🥶🥶🥶
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The plummet has started.
Low of 29° predicted. 🥶🥶🥶
Low of 29° predicted. 🥶🥶🥶
I'm watching a history of the Persian Empire, circa 400 BCE, and wealth inequality and mortgage crises were headlines even then.
There's nothing new under the sun. 🤷
And yes, like all empires, the Persian Empire fell... due to that asshole, Alexander the "Great."
There's nothing new under the sun. 🤷
And yes, like all empires, the Persian Empire fell... due to that asshole, Alexander the "Great."
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm watching a history of the Persian Empire, circa 400 BCE, and wealth inequality and mortgage crises were headlines even then.
There's nothing new under the sun. 🤷
And yes, like all empires, the Persian Empire fell... due to that asshole, Alexander the "Great."
There's nothing new under the sun. 🤷
And yes, like all empires, the Persian Empire fell... due to that asshole, Alexander the "Great."
Things are going great!!!
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Things are going great!!!
We would make terrible Republicans because we feel a duty to make sure people have food.
Aside from donating monthly to World Central Kitchen, Feeding America, MANNA Food Bank, and Meals on Wheels, we just bought a basketful of pasta at our local co-op for their SNAP food drive.
Aside from donating monthly to World Central Kitchen, Feeding America, MANNA Food Bank, and Meals on Wheels, we just bought a basketful of pasta at our local co-op for their SNAP food drive.
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We would make terrible Republicans because we feel a duty to make sure people have food.
Aside from donating monthly to World Central Kitchen, Feeding America, MANNA Food Bank, and Meals on Wheels, we just bought a basketful of pasta at our local co-op for their SNAP food drive.
Aside from donating monthly to World Central Kitchen, Feeding America, MANNA Food Bank, and Meals on Wheels, we just bought a basketful of pasta at our local co-op for their SNAP food drive.
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So, we’ve decided we’re just going to stay home, order a pizza, have a nice bottle of wine, and talk about all the work we have done over the past 7 years to go from nothing to where we are.
No one helped us get here. We’ve had to fight for everything we now have.
We deserve to celebrate that.
No one helped us get here. We’ve had to fight for everything we now have.
We deserve to celebrate that.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So, we’ve decided we’re just going to stay home, order a pizza, have a nice bottle of wine, and talk about all the work we have done over the past 7 years to go from nothing to where we are.
No one helped us get here. We’ve had to fight for everything we now have.
We deserve to celebrate that.
No one helped us get here. We’ve had to fight for everything we now have.
We deserve to celebrate that.
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Anyway, we’ve been talking about it for several weeks.
Do we go out and have a nice meal? It’s a cold and busy Saturday, and we really don’t do indoor dining much since the pandemic.
Do something fun? Like what?? It’s a day that doesn’t really scream “fun!”
Do we go out and have a nice meal? It’s a cold and busy Saturday, and we really don’t do indoor dining much since the pandemic.
Do something fun? Like what?? It’s a day that doesn’t really scream “fun!”
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Anyway, we’ve been talking about it for several weeks.
Do we go out and have a nice meal? It’s a cold and busy Saturday, and we really don’t do indoor dining much since the pandemic.
Do something fun? Like what?? It’s a day that doesn’t really scream “fun!”
Do we go out and have a nice meal? It’s a cold and busy Saturday, and we really don’t do indoor dining much since the pandemic.
Do something fun? Like what?? It’s a day that doesn’t really scream “fun!”
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But that’s not true for the vast majority of our fellow Paradisians. Many became permanently homeless. Many more - like us - moved far away. Some rebuilt, but not like before.
“Recovery” is a very misleading word. What happens is something, but it isn’t “recovery.”
medium.com/@climatesurv...
“Recovery” is a very misleading word. What happens is something, but it isn’t “recovery.”
medium.com/@climatesurv...
What “Recovery” Really Looks Like
The Camp Fire was five and a half years ago. Has Paradise “recovered”? And what does “recovery” look like?
medium.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
But that’s not true for the vast majority of our fellow Paradisians. Many became permanently homeless. Many more - like us - moved far away. Some rebuilt, but not like before.
“Recovery” is a very misleading word. What happens is something, but it isn’t “recovery.”
medium.com/@climatesurv...
“Recovery” is a very misleading word. What happens is something, but it isn’t “recovery.”
medium.com/@climatesurv...
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But, we have done well. As I sometimes say, “We’re one percenters”: the very few people who managed - through a *lot* of hard work - to build a new life. We have a good life now, and I give thanks every single day for that.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
medium.com/@climatesurv...
I’m a One Percenter
What? Oh sorry. No, not that one percent.
medium.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
But, we have done well. As I sometimes say, “We’re one percenters”: the very few people who managed - through a *lot* of hard work - to build a new life. We have a good life now, and I give thanks every single day for that.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
medium.com/@climatesurv...
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It’s been a long, long road to “recovery”, and seven years in, it still isn’t over.
The “system” isn’t designed to help you “recover,” “rebuild,” “start over,” or whatever misnomer you want to use.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
The “system” isn’t designed to help you “recover,” “rebuild,” “start over,” or whatever misnomer you want to use.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
The System Isn’t Designed to Help You
After the Camp Fire I came to realize that the system (banks, insurance, everything) isn’t designed to help climate victims.
medium.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It’s been a long, long road to “recovery”, and seven years in, it still isn’t over.
The “system” isn’t designed to help you “recover,” “rebuild,” “start over,” or whatever misnomer you want to use.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
The “system” isn’t designed to help you “recover,” “rebuild,” “start over,” or whatever misnomer you want to use.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
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Today is the 7th anniversary of the Camp Fire.
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
Escape from Paradise
47,000 people fled Paradise, California on November 8, 2018.
medium.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Camp Fire.
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Camp Fire.
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
Escape from Paradise
47,000 people fled Paradise, California on November 8, 2018.
medium.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Camp Fire.
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
We lost everything. It’s no exaggeration to say that I nearly died that day.
My wife and I always have a hard time figuring out how to mark this day. It’s not a happy anniversary.
medium.com/@climatesurv...
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For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For I was hungry and you argued all the way up to the Supreme Court that poor people don’t deserve to eat.
Mr. Mister and I are getting an education in the history of the Persian Empire.
Mister was very sad when Darius died. 😢
Mister was very sad when Darius died. 😢
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Mr. Mister and I are getting an education in the history of the Persian Empire.
Mister was very sad when Darius died. 😢
Mister was very sad when Darius died. 😢
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The shutdown hurts:
* Everyone without a private chef
* Everyone without a private jet
* Everyone without a private chef
* Everyone without a private jet
a woman says " now everything makes sense " in front of a youtube logo
ALT: a woman says " now everything makes sense " in front of a youtube logo
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The shutdown hurts:
* Everyone without a private chef
* Everyone without a private jet
* Everyone without a private chef
* Everyone without a private jet
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The Republicans control:
The Senate
The House
The Executive
The Democrats are powerless. And yet Democrats are to blame for the shutdown.
The Senate
The House
The Executive
The Democrats are powerless. And yet Democrats are to blame for the shutdown.
a white cat is sitting on a box with the words `` make it make sense '' written above it .
ALT: a white cat is sitting on a box with the words `` make it make sense '' written above it .
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Republicans control:
The Senate
The House
The Executive
The Democrats are powerless. And yet Democrats are to blame for the shutdown.
The Senate
The House
The Executive
The Democrats are powerless. And yet Democrats are to blame for the shutdown.
The sassafras tree in our front yard. It's different every year. Some years, it turns pure yellow.
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The sassafras tree in our front yard. It's different every year. Some years, it turns pure yellow.