It's wild that the media has got to the point of trying to normalize homelessness by making it out to be this trendy new way to beat the system. It feels like they're trying to create an artificial separation so they can continue to push for anti-homeless legislation, but without getting any backlash from their working class readership who are currently getting priced out of the rental market.

@AstroKatie I think the big hangup is that people want a centralized platform as that's what they're used to, but too many popped up at once prevent any one of them from gaining critical mass.

@AstroKatie I think I'd like Canada (not the weather though), but unfortunately I think my felonies prevent me from entering

@AstroKatie everywhere has it's problems, but there are few western nations that come anywhere close to where the US is at IMO. Even the UK with brexit is miles better, I just don't want to live there for non-political reasons.

Conservatives are currently championing a bill revoking Disney's special tax status and ability to act as its own government, which would be the most left wing thing ever, if the entire reason for it wasn't to punish them for supporting LGBTQ rights.

I told one of my friends I'm thinking of leaving the US because it's getting just way too unhinged, and they suggested I stop watching the news (which does seem like a very American solution). "This country is the greatest country on earth, you just have to ignore the rapid decent into a fascist police state".

Why do Wire transfers feel like I'm in the 80s. I shouldn't have to log into my bank account and manually enter in the info.