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  • Do you volunteer?

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  • That sound like so much fun!

  • Do you volunteer?

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  • For the last few years I have been heavily involved in scouts due to my kids. It's the first time I have had a volunteer role that felt semi-professional: I'm organizing other adults, managing money, planning events weeks or months in advance, etc. I didn't initially want to be so involved. I gradually volunteered for one role after another because shit needed to get done and nobody else was willing to do it. I feel like I'm flying by the seat of my pants, but everyone seems happy with my work so I guess I'm not screwing up too much.

    Previously I did a handful of "warm body" volunteer jobs where I just had to show up on schedule and follow instructions. Fixing kids' bikes was the most fun, but serving the poor was the most rewarding. The best volunteer role was delivering and serving dinners at a tent city hosted by a local church. We would join them for the meal and talk around the table. That was eye-opening. I went away with a lot more compassion for the homeless, and a lot more disdain for all the little ways my country makes their lives unnecessarily hard.

  • I'm a delight

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  • "I'd never done a crazy thing in my life before that night. Why is it that if a man kills another man in battle, it's called heroic, yet if he kills a man in the heat of passion, it's called murder?"

  • Winter Olympics: Show respect rather than jeer the Americans, says IOC boss

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  • Love this

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  • How Black cartographers put racism on the map of America

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  • Here we are over a century later and this map correlates very well to the states I enjoy and states I avoid.

  • Whats your favorite bad joke?

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  • Midnight stories.

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  • Thanks for posting these. Graham Annable is a gem.

  • Senator demands answers after Trump accepted Rolex and gold bar before slashing tariffs on Switzerland

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  • US Constitution Article 1 Section 9 Clause 8, "Titles of Nobility and Foreign Emoluments":

    No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

    It's literally unconstitutional. In the past, foreign gifts to presidents were typically turned over to the National Archives to avoid breaking the law. If Congress was a functional governing body they would rake him over the coals for this, among the hundred other laws Trump has casually flaunted.

  • Someone owes me royalties....

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  • Burrowing owl: They what?

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    She laughed! Is that good? I hope it's good...

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    🌈 rule

  • 3 of 5 Rule

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  • 1.) Any resistance group that wants to use the 2A needs to be very well-organized. A lone wolf here or there will quickly be pounced on by hundreds of ICE goons who have the entire federal government behind them.

    2.) Violent resistance would give Trump a justification for declaring an insurrection and imposing martial law. Say goodbye to the 2026 elections (and beyond) if that happens.

  • Who still uses IRC and why?

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  • And for those people using IRC: which network(s) do you use? I have fuzzy memories of EFnet and DALnet being big, but I've been away from IRC for a long time.

    Edit: Holy shit, I just logged into a DALnet channel I frequented in the late 90's and a bunch of the same users are still there! It's like a time capsule!

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    Chivalry isn't valued the way it used to be

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    You're really funny!

  • What are your favourite internet radio stations?

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  • Cruz reportedly says Trump yelled and cursed over warning of midterm election ‘bloodbath’

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  • I hope so, but I'm not optimistic. Starting in 2016 the GOP centered their entire platform around Trump. Candidates completed to be the most dedicated Trump supporters. Republicans who weren't on board either resigned or were largely replaced at the polls with MAGA candidates. They can't abandon him; it would be a total identity crisis. They are going to ride the Trump train to the bitter end.

  • "Those rights don't count": Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting

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  • In case anyone forgot, Rittenhouse went to a protest with a loaded rifle looking for a fight, shot two three people, walked away untouched, was acquitted, and got speaking gigs on conservative TV shows. You can do whatever you want as long as you're on the "right" side.

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    It works tho

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    The Lord of the Ring

  • aww @lemmy.world
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    Seals!

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  • Too many times I've been out of the house with the kids and had people say things like, "You're on Mom duty today, eh? Ha ha." It's frustrating that so many people have such low expectations for dads.

  • The United States of Canada and Jesusland

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  • Sorry Colorado and Austin, TX, you're on your own. Good luck.

  • Don't swing it by the cord during the guitar solo!

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  • Years ago I went to a big Dropkick Murphys show that was all ages. It was fantastic seeing parents and grandparents the seats, watching their kids party in the pit. Good times were had by all. The world needs more of this.

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    Don't swing it by the cord during the guitar solo!

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    Come on, you can do it

  • Although they have a collar adding a necktie doesn't really dress up pajamas

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  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    Apple (SMBC)

  • NonCredibleDefense @sh.itjust.works
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    Welcome to the jungle, baby

  • Nowhere Else To Share @sh.itjust.works
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    Gwar meets Joan Rivers 1990

    yewtu.be /watch
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    Year in review

  • People Twitter @sh.itjust.works
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    The power of sudo compels you!

  • Comic Strips @lemmy.world
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    All the decorations are done!

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    no title

  • Bicycles @lemmy.ca
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    Old school cool

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    It burns!

  • no context @lemmy.world
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    No context

  • Funny @sh.itjust.works
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    Ancient traditions