Life’s too short; I usually cut my losses and bail.

Drag contacted the mods

Why bother?

some things never change:

Bernie Sanders explains how modern Republicans win the American divide (2003)

“There is a push, I think just a societal norm that if somebody is your family that they are entitled to your time,” said Calhoun, “and I think the answer is absolutely not.”

This is a really good rule of thumb for dealing with toxic people in general.

Most other instances have them banned

Here’s lemmy.ca’s announcement.

(archived version, if needed)

with mods that allow their users to harass others

And the mods will even delete your comments if you push back at this.

Maybe on the surface, but it’s blocked by this instance (and many others) for good reasons.

It’s a snake pit.

speaking of which…

“How do we stop the Democrats from learning all the wrong lessons from this loss?”

Jon Stewart on Trump’s Win and What’s Next w/ Heather Cox Richardson | The Weekly Show

Somewhat related, from Los Angeles Times, 1993:

Car Trouble? : Autos: Questions have been raised over Carroll Shelby’s claim he’s building 43 of his classic Cobras using original chassis. Shelby says he’s the victim of a business feud.

It’s yet another example of so-called “conservatives” wasting taxpayer dollars on this shit.

She has consistently spoken out against allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports (despite taking part in women’s golf tournaments herself).

No wonder she has an affinity for Trump – the rules apply to everyone else, but not her.

If it’s too cold out maybe it can be postponed until Mother’s Day.

It’s exactly what they’ve done, and it can work both ways.

Iowa Traction Railroad on ABC World News Tonight - 1/3/1989

They should do another one of these as the opening salvo.