It doesn’t, and that’s the point. He’s throwing lots of random shit at the walls in desperate attempts to distract from the Epstein files. And it’s not working.

You forgot “insurrectionist” too. Remember, a Colorado judge found that Trump had engaged in insurrection, but kept him on the ballot in 2024 for some stupid fucking reason. The argument was that, although the 14th amendment bars “officers” who engaged in insurrection from holding office again, does the chief executive officer of the country, the person holding the office of President, really qualify as an officer? And the answer to that question should obviously be yes. Per the 14th amendment, he should’ve been disqualified from running, and I have no idea how anybody could seriously interpret the intent of the law in any other way.

Excellent. Idk if you have deer or similar stuff in your area, but be very vigilant. If you lock up your rear tires and fishtail, just keep your tire locked. If you let off the brake while not perfectly straight, your bike will violently realign and you’ll get bucked off.

Overall, I recommend these motorcycle safety courses to all drivers. It pushed me to be much more actively aware while driving.

I find it helpful to try to quantify the time I’ll enjoy with a thing before I buy it. Or maybe there will be some amount of cost savings if it’s a tool. You could do both with a motorcycle.

Unless you get a shitty Harley, it will almost certainly be more fuel efficient than an ICE car/truck, so if you plan to commute by motorcycle at all, there is some cost savings there. That will probably offset the cost of registration and insurance, and maybe regular maintenance, so not really a net gain, but at least pays for itself to some degree.

So after approximating the cost after those savings, then you can approximate how many hours per year and how many years you expect to enjoy the thing for. Divide the cost by that number of hours. Would you pay that hourly rate for the enjoyment you expect to get from it? If so, buy. If not, don’t buy.

There are obviously some abstract things to factor in too, though. Would you make friends through your motorcycle? Do you enjoy working on stuff so in addition to the riding do you plan on doing aftermarket work on it? Is there a bucket list aspect to this?

I can tell you that, as a former motorcycle owner, I would probably not get one again. They’re super fucking dangerous, almost entirely because other drivers are fucking morons. It’s impossible for me to ride without being on edge with the assumption that every other driver is actively trying to kill me. At this point, I would only get one as a fun time to ride once in a while, and the upkeep isn’t worth it for that. Even an electric one would be hard for me to justify for myself because of insurance, registration, and ride gear.

That all being said, there are considerations that you and you alone will need to apply to this decision. I just strongly urge that if you do buy a bike, you wear all recommended gear. Never shorts. Never sandals. Never without a helmet and jacket. Dress for the slide, not the ride.

Thankfully, Thomas Jefferson only ever had his female slaves do housework like laundry and dishes and cooking. I’m not even sure what else he could’ve possibly made them do for him.

They also do “I identify as [blank]”. But I haven’t heard that one as much lately. Maybe they figured out that it was never actually funny and other conservatives were laughing just to be polite.

Or just run around the board, tracking your laps. Every lap, shit gets more expensive. The first player to go around the board 5 times without going bankrupt or drawing a “you died” chance card wins.

Other chance cards could include “you survived the round of layoffs, but productivity goals remain the same. Lose $50 buying coffee to keep up.” Or “Take a mental health day. Gain $20 since you didn’t spend it commuting.” Or “Sunday brunch with friends. Lose $30 on avocado toast and mimosas.”

Community chest cards can all be like $5 of help and specifically point out that social safety nets have been all but dismantled. Some can be dropping like $100 on you, but at the cost of your next turn because you spent all day on the phone and/or doing tedious paperwork to maximize assistance.

Somebody take these ideas and just make a new board game called Peasants or Surviving Capitalism or Proletarians or something. If you make a ton of money off of it, just throw me 1%. If you only make a little money, just throw me a free copy.

No, they’re cops by choice, and therefore bastards. All of them. They could wake up and choose not to be class traitors, but they choose instead to bully the poor and the vulnerable in exchange for the money, benefits, and power.