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  • Crinkle crankle wall (also known as a crinkum crankum, sinusoidal, serpentine, ribbon or wavy wall, is an unusual type of structural or garden wall)

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  • That seems really dangerous next to a road. Any car that wanders off will have a hard collision against those folds instead of glancing off a flat wall.

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    What do you think sane Americans will eventually need to do to rebel properly from their corrupt country?

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  • we migrate to a location where we can get sensible people together in a location.

    This has already been happening for quite some time. People move to be around others like themselves. It's why northern Idaho has been taken over by far-right newcomers, and why so many LGBTQ folks move to places like Seattle or greater Boston. Hell, the Free State Project has been actively trying to pack New Hampshire with libertarians for almost 25 years. The result of this self-segregation is stark political boundaries with easily-identified in- and out-groups. But we're all still part of the same overall nation, so there's a distinct political split and culture war politics take center stage. Hence our position.

    Then we can rebel against the for profit system by protecting each other with weapons, food, community.

    History tells me that secession by force is a losing proposition.

    I don't have a good solution. It's tempting to organize and try to make peaceful secession a palatable political outcome, though that's a long and difficult path with a lot of vested interests in the way.

  • Dam Sommeliers

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  • Microblog Memes @lemmy.world
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    Crucial information

  • Read the DNC’s 2024 autopsy

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  • Couldn't have said it better myself.

  • DNC releases 2024 autopsy, with chair apologizing for ‘creating an even bigger distraction’

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  • TL;DR: The DNC admits, in soft language, that they have nothing to offer the American electorate aside from "At least we aren't Trump." They are toothless and have no counter to anything the Republicans throw at them. They have no plan to revamp the party in any significant way to become relevant again. They admit that Republicans are simply better at politics.

    They have plainly admitted the obvious.

    CNN has report highlights here for people who don't want to waste time reading the whole 192-page report:https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis

  • Read the DNC’s 2024 autopsy

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  • If folks don't have time to read the whole 192-page report, CNN has a summary with some highlights. It's dismal. The DNC admits that the party is ineffective and adrift, with nothing to offer voters other than "At least we aren't Trump." There is no clear plan to revamp the party and become relevant again. So the DNC is admitting what everyone already knew, after they are doing nothing about it.

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis

  • What's with black superheroes and lightning powers?

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  • Hunters: is camo just cosplay?

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  • Yeah, it's a fun show. I never thought I would care about a fashion podcast. Avery does an awesome job.

    I happened to be passing by the Maryhill Museum a few years ago, and had to stop in to see the Théâtre de la Mode dolls. Had I not heard the episode about them I don't think I would have appreciated the exhibit nearly as much.

  • Hunters: is camo just cosplay?

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  • There is definitely a fashion aspect to camo. Less so in hunting, and more so in the military world. Relevant fashion podcast:

    https://www.articlesofinterest.co/podcast/episode/39c00bac/gear-chapter-5

    The rare times I have been hunting we wore blaze orange hats & vests with no camo at all. Not getting shot by accident was priority #1, avoiding hypothermia was priority #2.

  • who do you think are legendary lemmings?

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  • Nicole, the Fediverse chick

  • For those that homeschool, what do you find most challenging and what do you find most rewarding about it?

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  • as an addition or complement to it.

    Our public school district offers a hybrid home school program for this. You can do core subjects at home, and then the kids attend a branch campus for classroom-based electives like music or robotics. It's really sweet.

  • For those that homeschool, what do you find most challenging and what do you find most rewarding about it?

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  • Our kids have done a mix of public, private, and home school depending on where we have lived and their individual needs. We are fortunate to have this level of flexibility.

    Most challenging: It's just a ton of work. Doing it well is a full-time job, which is of course why the world has professional teachers.

    Most rewarding: Watching the kids really get into certain topics. There is a level of flexibility you can't get in a large group, and your kid can move at their own speed. So if they decide they're super into some topic they can quickly finish the other required work for the day and then have time to dive deeper into their topic of interest. I came home yesterday to find that my preteens spent the afternoon composing original music for percussion ensembles, and it's actually good.

    Edit: I know home schooling isn't popular here on Lemmy. There are definitely people who abuse it to the detriment of their kids. But there are good reasons to do it, too: maybe your kid has special needs that school can't accommodate, maybe your kid is being harassed, maybe your kid is significantly ahead/behind their grade level and sees school as a pointless waste of time, etc. And you can get plenty of social interaction with sports, clubs, or just playing with other kids in the neighborhood. It does not have to be a solitary activity, and should not be.

  • The U.S. Military Was Losing Its Edge. After Iran, Everyone Knows It.

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  • The article is focused on money, equipment, and industrial capacity but misses the bigger picture. Where is the consideration of strategy, terrain, logistics, geopolitics?

    The US jumped into this war with the expectation that they could simply buy their way to victory via fancy equipment. Never mind that nobody in the administration thought to define what "victory" would even mean in this case.

    Meanwhile, Iran is using the local geography to their advantage. They are using drone weapons that are inexpensive, both in terms of money and the risk to their soldiers. Iran has home field advantage, meaning easier logistics. Iran definitely understands the political and industrial landscape of the Middle East better than the US. They are in a better position overall to succeed in this war, regardless of how many F-35s and Patriot missiles the US may be able to produce.

  • How not to go crazy from what is happening and most likely will be happening in the world?

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  • Read lots of history. Humans have not changed in thousands of years. Though the details of our current problems may be new, the underlying motivations and mechanisms are the same as the have always been. And despite all of our problems, the trend line of humanity is moving in the right direction. Try to remember that progress is not linear. Rather, it is a constant pattern of three steps forward, two steps back.

  • AP English Students Aren’t Thirsting After Holden Caulfield Like They Used To

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  • First time I read The Catcher in the Rye at 14 or 15: This kid is a whiny removed. Wtf is his problem?

    Second time I read The Catcher in the Rye in my 20's: Oh, this kid is battling depression and is getting zero support from anyone. I'm in this book and I don't like it.

  • Preparing for some upcoming trips

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  • I like the green thang you got going on.

  • Rule

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  • Clever of the author to put their Patreon in a spot unlikely to be cropped.

  • A once-banned Mexican American tradition is making a comeback

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  • Hey, nice avatar. Hail Cascadia!

  • A once-banned Mexican American tradition is making a comeback

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  • Post-WWII, white folk saw groups of Mexicans having fun with cars and decided it was a nuisance, or had some connection to gang activity, or a bit of both. Heaven forbid people be allowed to show off their custom cars by driving slowly and safely down the street.

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    Addams Family weather

  • Wikipedia @lemmy.world
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    Culinary diplomacy

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

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    🌈 rule

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    Chivalry isn't valued the way it used to be

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    You're really funny!

  • Programmer Humor @programming.dev
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    It works tho

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    The Lord of the Ring

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    Seals!

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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

  • 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

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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