Portland, Maine - which was a thriving, vibrant city just 20 years ago - now has nearly half of its storefronts boarded up. Our only department store closed 6 months ago because they were losing too much money from shoplifting. We lost the downtown grocery and hardware stores before that.
There is one place left in all of downtown where you can buy a Father's Day card: the CVS drugstore. It's open until 10 pm on Saturdays. I got there at 5:15 to a sign on the door: "We closed early at 5 pm. Sorry for the inconvenience."
That happens constantly in the businesses that are left. Even the post office just randomly closes early.
I had to walk through a homeless encampment scattered with needles that has taken over the sidewalk on Spring Street to get to the movie theater the other day. On Congress Street, there are addicts overdosing in the bus shelters.
It's unbelievable how fast this city went downhill. It was a cool place to live two decades ago.
Update on the $25k Apex Legends Creator Tournament:
I was invited, got into the server, and a few minutes later I was kicked with no explanation.
From what I've been able to gather the actual sponsor of the tournament doesn't want me in it.
Whoever is actually hosting/running the tournament: can we get some transparency and an actual explanation? Would appreciate a statement on why I was singled out. @PlayApex@EA
Here’s how this Data Center’s generators starts up in the morning in Florida
Notice the constant stream of heavy black smoke
Remember just a couple years ago when using electricity and diesel caused climate change, now data centers use as much power as cities and its no problem
Five bombs off Bello. Leave ‘em out there until he gets to 100 pitches. This shit is unacceptable. Why should the bullpen have to die every time this guy is on the mound? This is your mess. Wear it.
Very disappointing coverage of the Artimis launch by NASA. SpaceX has raised expectations well beyond what we saw tonight. We need live telemetry, live on board and exterior cameras, not ‘visualisation’.
I made a pledge not to get mad at Caleb Durbin this year. It’s not his fault that John Henry is a carpetbagging cheapskate. So whenever Caleb Durbin screws up or starts a season 0-14 I’ll just funnel my rage towards John Henry. #redsox