Bernie should get “U.S. President” tattooed on himself and then just stroll into the white house and take over

##Update:

• Authorities have ruled out a cyberattack, with investigations indicating the outage was caused by a “very strong oscillation in the electrical network” that led Spain’s power system to disconnect from the European system, collapsing the Iberian electricity network

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/massive-power-outage-in-spain-portugal-leaves-millions-in-dark/

English summary:

• A massive power outage struck most of Spain, Portugal, parts of southern France, and Andorra around 12:30 PM CET on April 28, 2025 (3.5hrs ago).
• Electricity consumption dropped by about 50%, causing widespread disruption.
• Possible causes include a rare atmospheric phenomenon affecting high-voltage lines or a cyberattack; investigations are ongoing.
• The blackout disrupted traffic lights, public transport (trains, metro), airports, and telecommunications.
• Hospitals operated on emergency power; many surgeries were suspended; urgent patient transfers prioritized.
• Emergency plans were activated; Madrid raised its emergency level and considered military support to maintain order.
• Power restoration began gradually but full recovery could take 6 to 10 hours.
• The outage affected supermarkets, businesses, and public services, causing closures and delays.

Once, in New York City, I haggled the opposite direction for fun, because I was annoyed about being harassed

Guy was trying to sell me a watch so I asked
“How much?”

For you? $15

“Nah, too cheap” I replied

uhh… O-okay, $20!

“Hmm, how about $25?”

okay yes yes, $25!

“No. $40”

okayyy good deal $40 for you!!

“No way, that’s too expensive”- I turned around and started walking away

huh? Oh- no! $20! $15! Ten! F-five dollars for you!

i woll nur mal sagn, i hab echt nie probs gehabt deine kommentare zu lesen, und i freu mich voll dass d wenigstens nich ganz aufgibst ♡

weisst d manchm wenn man so’n mega süssen welpi oder katzi sieht und a liebsten quetsch will (i glaub das nennt man "cuteness aggression“ oder so)? genau so fühl i mich bei deinem schreibstil hach

I own 3 domains through Porkbun.com

Craigsworld.net costs $12.50/year

https://porkbun.com/checkout/search?q=craigsworld

In the US, I think it’s more common to charge after. I worked at an agency whose paperwork stated they would charge before the session, but they never actually did.

Personally, I’m not gonna cancel a session just because the card declines anyway- I can be paid another time; so it’s much less awkward to just charge after imo

Ikr? To be clear, my response to them was sarcasm

I haven’t even mentioned my discount for Lemmy users tho

It’s currently in use as my cover photo on my Psychology Today profile, at the top of my website, in the header of my consent documents, and on a few flyers I printed out at home

On the flyers, and in dark-mode on my website, it looks like this

the first i should be in regular pride flag as second one is misspelled and should be highlighted

Ooo I think agree, that’s a good idea

Side note. Different therapy in my view is “Conversion Therapy” and I don’t think that is your point.

Oh shit, yeah that’s like the opposite of what I want to convey 😅 My website, profiles, and flyers contain descriptors to clarify that at least

Hell yeah, thanks ☺

Would you mind sharing why it’s not easily readable to you? Is it the horizontal lines? The spelling? It is spelled that way on purpose though btw

Edit: To answer your question, the point of the logo is to represent my practice as being different, queer, and anarchist

Lol, yes, it’s spelled differently on purpose

Shit I should’ve named my practice “Off-Center”

I intentionally contract a high-grade fever just so I can enjoy Conner O’Malley videos with that extra oomph.

I’m pretty sure the target audience for American Dad is teenagers?

Yeah, it seems most people still on reddit prefer the newer mobile UI. I never used one of the ‘fancy’ modern reddit apps, and I’m lowkey scared for the inevitable switch I’ll have to make when Eternity finally dies. All the other FOSS apps left have a very ‘iOS’ feel to them that I can’t stand

ASPD is far too broad to be worth treating on it’s own. If someone struggles with impulse control and emotion dysregulation, sure, those symptoms are treatable, and treating them is likely to improve the person’s quality of life.

However, most people with ASPD meet criteria because they break the law, lie about it (duh), and don’t feel bad about it (why would they if they did it on purpose?). This should not be pathologized, and doesn’t need treatment.

I don’t even believe in free will, so I expect you’re right that we won’t come to an understanding on this lol 😅

You can’t change society without changing the people first.

This is neoliberal propaganda

I am a therapist and I meet diagnostic criteria for ASPD.

The diagnosis itself exists to pathologize the individual to remove blame from the system that fosters this behavior.

The DSM is a joke

The point is more why are we treating the symptom rather than the disease.

Hell yeah, great point

People who take advantage of others are manipulators and by definition that’s anti-social. Why is the system so broken that we can’t imprison scammers?

What the fuck, how is that your conclusion?

The “disease” is the lack of safety nets- a lack of education, resources, opportunities. “Anti-social” is a copout term to justify the status quo- to pathologize what are ultimately systemic failures manifested in the behavior of individuals. The disease is capitalism, and imprisoning people for “anti-social” behaviors is absolutely the wrong answer.