@TheRealHoarse I finally managed to switch my brother’s fkking echo from his Amazon account to mine, and teach it my WiFi password. It now plays soothing instrumental Christmas music on command.
Only took 3 whole days.
Very proud of myself.
@LakotaMan1 That’s a common MAGA angle, playing the victim.
You, as a minority experiencing generational discrimination, can’t be racist. If the Lakota Nation had its hands on all the levers of government, and you were disparaging white people, then we could have a discussion of racism.
@thejackhopkins I’m happy to suggest some books that are essential for fostering or adopting kids affected by attachment trauma. Bruce Perry, Bessel Van der Kolk, Heather Forbes are ones I started with 20 years ago. Google child trauma.
@thejackhopkins …infant and child trauma affects brain development. Most kids in the foster system will have been affected. And our child was born right here in NJ, with top-notch medical and rehabilitation care from birth.
War orphans really need the anchor of their own culture and countrymen
@suestearns@thejackhopkins YES!! A crucial point that I didn’t understand when we began our adoption journey. I’m glad all international doors slammed shut for us, and we adopted through the foster system. Domestic trans-racial with infant trauma is hard enough.
REMINDER To the people in the back who are busy blaming Democrats for not bailing Republicans out of their idiocy:
- You call us communists.
- You call us groomers.
- You vote against our bills, and then try to take credit for them when they pass because they're great.
- You insult our President while he's conducting critical foreign policy.
- You nominate THE WORST GUY who hasn't passed a bill, and knew all about January 6th.
- And you want to shut down the government AND you're trying to kill Social Security and Medicare.
And you expect US to bail YOU out?
Where were YOU for Speaker Pelosi in 2007 or 2021? NONE of you voted for her.
I'm sick and tired of people letting Republicans act as crazy as they want without repercussions, and then blaming Democrats for not being MORE adult.
The House is broken because Republicans are idiots who cannot legislate.
PERIOD.
@perry_ron@tommyhawk1968 I’m gonna hope the lens is seriously foreshortening the depth, and those tourists are standing a safe distance from the lava…😬
Wow. Gen. Mark Milley just said what the media never will; “Biden is alert, sound, does his homework, reads the papers, reads all the read-ahead material, & is very engaging in issues of very serious matters of war & peace & life & death.” STOP focusing on President Biden’s age.