Really? Who’s her dad?

Seeking help when you’re unsure how to address your problems is a part of helping yourself. No one knows everything, you have to learn somehow. Sure, the industry is plagued by commodification, but the principle of learning these techniques and perspectives from books isn’t inherently lesser than learning any other subject that way.

The real self-help secret is balance, but different people have different biases so the changes necessary to achieve balance are different.

Timid pessimists need to learn the power of yes.

People-pleasers need to learn the power of no.

Procrastinators need to work more.

Workaholics need to work less.

Narcissists need to be considerate of others.

The insecure need to be considerate of themselves.

Trying to read every self help book for maximum mental health is like taking every pill in your medicine cabinet for maximum physical health.

Exactly, primaries are when you vote your conscience. General elections don’t benefit from anything but strategic voting.

Dennis, there’s some lovely filth down 'ere

🎶I take a look at my shape shifting penis, and my troubles start melting away🎶

Not saying it isn’t an emergency, just not sure what else Walz specifically had the power to do. What power does a governor have in this situation? Even sympathetic members of Congress can’t do much, Republicans have too much control.

Honestly I think using his popularity and positive reputation from the campaign, calling out the weirdos on the right, to continue that frank criticism is one of the best things he actually can be doing. That plain sincerity resonated with people. Unless you have a specific response he can engage with in his capacity as governor, it seems like his best move is leveraging that popularity to speak truth to power on a national scale. I’m not sure what else the Governor of Minnesota has the power to do.

I’m not a Senator or in Congress.

Neither is he, he’s the Governor of Minnesota. What does he have the power to do, officially?

A general strike might help, but what do I know.

Most people are one or two weeks of missed pay away from being homeless and hungry. Unions have dues so that strikers can pay their bills during the strike. Any strike that lasts long enough to actually do something is going to require a huge cache of resources and significant organization.

I feel like most people recognize Popeye. Jeep, on the other hand, is probably limited to people who get a lot of mail from AARP.

What do you suggest?

Mhmm, quite inconvenient for everyone. You can learn more in Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

I get the joke, but in seriousness he was actually quite opposed to Jackson’s march toward authoritarianism.

Oh, I thought he was talking about Davy, since he famously opposed Jackson’s executive oversteps. Either one’s fine I guess.