Our only hope is that his ego and stupidity prevent him from succeeding. Unlike Caesar who saw the need to consolidate his power with the people, Trump just assumes he already has or doesn't need it, and instead is focusing on petty vindictive bullshit.
a sickened plutocratic oligarchy refusing to listen to its people for long enough that the people became directly hostile to the state
Exactly. The only real difference is that modern Caesar (Trump) happens to be an idiot. But it's the same hostility to the status quo that gave him power.
Except that what we are living through isn't the collapse of the Roman Empire. It's the Birth of the Roman Empire and the collapse of the Roman Republic.
If we don't put a stop to it at it's beginning, we're looking at a few hundred years of oligarchy under a line of emperors who vary from corrupt and stupid, to capable but evil.
Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez to go to space on next launch from Jeff Bezos' rocket company
On a brighter note, I'm pretty sure Katy Perry's boobs would look absolutely fantastic in zero gravity.
He hasn't saved the country unless more people follow his (regrettable but at this point unavoidable and necessary) example.
Is there a meme of Margaret Atwood looking horrified yet? Because there should be.
In the eyes of MAGA, the only qualification is loyalty to Trump.
What happens when I ignore the cookie preference dialogue on websites?
You get stuck with the leftovers; which is usually the maple flavour or those really really dry shortbread cookies that feel like dust in your mouth. And you're not allowed a drink of milk to wash it down.
It helps to get in line early for your cookie preferences.
What? ... Wrong cookies?
Sorry about that. I stand by what I said however.
For me it was because I was living in an apartment where the heat register was directly beneath the toilet paper dispenser, and so in wintertime when the furnace was running, if the TP was over it would flap around like one of the wacky inflatable tube guys you see at car dealerships. I started putting it under at that point and the habit just stuck.
But yeah, cats is absolutely the most common reason. Toddlers as well...dumb ones anyway. The smart ones figure it out regardless.
I'm currently replaying all of them via emulator the last few weeks, and I have to say I respectfully disagree.
IX's combat system just feels simplified compared to the depth that VIII had.
Could you absolutely cheese the draw system...of course. But if you avoided the temptation, the almost limitless mechanics of stat pairing was fun to play around with when taking on different enemies.
Looks like something i'd attempt in Kerbal Space Program before I understood what Centre-of-lift meant.
gawddammit. I've been hoisted by own grammar petard. I'm usually pretty careful.