• they have mobility needs that are incompatible with local transit and/or make typical cars more expensive.
• they have family/other needs that mean they need a safer, more reliable car.
• they will lose their job if they are ever late, so need to prioritize reliability.
• they work multiple jobs, and/or have other requirements (child care, elder care, etc) that are incompatible with transit in their area and/or cannot be out off while a car is getting repaired.
• they are unable to DIY repair older used cars, cannot accommodate potentially extreme repair bills, and can’t assess if an older car is reliable to buy in the first place.
• the financing company will not give them a loan for something that doesn’t have enough value to avoid depreciating past the point of recouping losses over the life of the lease.
• the insurance company will not insure older cars at a rate that is doable for the driver.
• they don’t have the lump sum savings to buy a car outright, and loans are the only way to go to be able to continue to live and meet their life demands.

The truth is, I’m making ragù.

In a way, Sickle Cell is caused by a disease. Malaria makes this disease advantageous as children who have it are more likely to survive to adulthood and pass on the disease to offspring, despite the other deleterious impacts.

Good thing Canada isn’t going elbows down, bend over and creating a regime for secret orders that weaken encryption and give warrantless access to your data in an effort to appease Trump.

Salve, amice!

Amo id!

Or as useful.

And trying to resist? Sissifishian.

Spider time!

More than 4 years since the first Ice Age

She was only there because the thought the train would take her to get a donkey punch.

Found the Neanderthal

Schwarzkopf didn’t stay away from military matters completely, however. In 2003, the retired four-star general spoke out against the invasion of Iraq under President George W. Bush.

There you go folks, Pete just said you can criticise the president.

Cool story grandpa. Or maybe you’re just underpaid? Try adjusting for inflation. $50k doesn’t cut it for starting salaries anymore, and a chocolate bar now costs more than a quarter.

As someone who regularly aspirates, I feel this.

And if they suffer under that Christofacist regime they helped bring about? That is righteous and holy suffering, and their reward will be eternal in Heaven.

Voting against their interest? No, they are voting in their eternal interests, so what does it matter if they endure poverty, violence, sickness, famine and the destruction of our biome in this life? 'Tis but a moment before the beauty they have earned in the Here After brother!

95% of the income is concentrated in 10% of the population

New feudal overloads: “Seems about right!”

I’m a blast at parties and have many friends because of my secret socialising weapon:

Dogs didn’t choose, we took them

Ancestor wolves: