Nictuku
Nictuku's JournalI just saw the Video (ICE shooting Citizen in the Face and Kills her)
I just had an ugly cry after watching it. Everyone must see this.
I wanted to make sure that this video is not scrubbed.
Everyone must see this:
This video might be taken down, I tried to figure out how to save a clip.
THIS IS WRONG!! THE WORLD IS WRONG!
I'm going to cry again. This has got to stop.
Anyone see their Dec Utility Bill yet?
My jaw is still on the floor. Last month my PGE bill (for an all electric household, we don't have gas).....
The billing cycle is about a month behind current use.
Bill paid end of Oct: $204
Bill paid end of Nov $243
BILL PAID END OF DEC: $565.00 !!!!!!
We do everything we can do to conserve. We don't have the heat on over night. We turn it off between 4pm and 9pm. My mom is 84, and while I can put more and more layers on (my rooms are downstairs and colder, our mini split heater is upstairs for mom).
So, I have to get my mom to use the electric throw I got her as much as she can during the day and limit how much we use the heat. I'm really scared what the next bill is going to be, given how cold it has been and now much mom has been using the heater. I'm going to have to retrain her. I had to further diminish my quickly disappearing savings just to pay all the bills this month. This is not sustainable. I've stopped using the ceramic wall heaters for downstairs. It is cold, but I have layers.
I'm still in shock over the bill. I'm scared of what the next bill for January is going to be, and then there is Feb. After that it should start warming up some. Even though summers are very hot here, we don't use the AC on the mini split in summer, instead, I installed a huge Swamp Cooler which seems to do the trick (costs a lot less than the AC).
What a state our society is coming to. Can't afford to stay warm. Can't afford to get all the groceries we used to. Both mom and I are on fixed incomes and there is not a lot of flexibility.
/rant off (I needed to get that shock off my chest)
I wanna be in the Room Where it Happened
If only I could be a fly on the wall to listen to the Jack Smith hearing today.
I hope that there are leaks and leaks and leaks of what happens(ed) in there today.
James Dean Had it Right
Dang, I wanted to post an image, and thought this BlusSky link would work. Oh well...
But it doesn't seem to work, so here is a text description of the point I was trying to get across:
It was a screenshot of the film "Giant", where our hero James Dean was getting into the car and muttered to himself:
"Ain't Nobody King in this Country"
DangIt! Why can't we upload images on DU? So frustrating, I don't want to give a 3rd party my email etc...
Edit, I think I found it sort of:
https://pin.it/cxtPwZGTe
Edit (thank you AZJonnie!)
Malaise - for malaise
I LOVE this guy (Jesse Welles, a Modern Day Bob Dylan).
I couldn't help thinking about one of my favorite DU posters when I heard this song. Turn CC on to see the lyrics (though he is pretty clear in his singing). I hope this guy goes far and wide.
Compare Today (EastWing Destruction) to yester year (Obama foot on resolute desk)
Lest we forget how things once were (and don't forget the Tan Suit episode!)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2410613/Obama-photo-showing-President-foot-Oval-Offices-storied-desk-brings-online-outrage.html
Edited to add History of the East Wing
TSF's "Squirrel - Look over there!" Epstein Files Distractions are getting more expensive!!
Every new distraction seems to cost us tax payers more and more money. Asshole!
Swear Her In!!!!! Release the Files!!!
Dutch Late Night TV has its take on Disney
Dutch late night TV has its take
— Dave Lee (@davelee.me) 2025-09-19T14:39:46.969Z
Just finished watching the finale of Foundation (season 3) - no spoilers
I'm a die-hard sci-fi fan, and when there are no good sci-fi programs to watch, it gets me down.
I read the Foundation books by Isaac Isamov, but it was 40 years ago, and outside of the basic story line, I did not remember any details. I've heard that some people are upset because it didn't follow the books exactly, but I am not one of them.
I just LOVE this AppleTV+ series, and I'm happy to hear that they will have a 4th season! But I'm bummed to know that it will probably be a year, maybe two.
When you have to wait a week for each episode, it is kind of a bummer, but I have been using this time frame to re-watch each episode before the new one. So much happens in each episode that I missed on the first watch. It makes watching the new episode all that better. And the finale did not disappoint! I was on the edge of my seat, it was that good!
Anyway, I just wanted to post something with high praise, and more important than anything, for me it is an ESCAPE FROM REALITY. Reality is just that bad lately.
Now I'm going to go watch the finale(?) for Chief of War (having grown up in Hawaii and being a huge Jason Mamoa fan), it is my 2nd favorite thing to watch lately.
After that is done, I feel like I'm back on a desert island with nothing good to watch. Ah well, maybe I'll start taking more naps.
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