Loved reading this. I found exactly the same on the long hikes I’ve done. Havent done Apalachian trail, but have done The Camino, Francigena, Kumano Kodo.

Unfortunately there is no longer any democracy in the disunited states. Your President declared to the world this week that he doesn’t care about the country being united.

This is what MAO did during the cultural revolution. Intellectuals and ‘professionals’ got sent to work in the communes. Hard to believe that MAGAts are asking for commmnist policies, but then the Kirk thing has surprised me in terms of the policies they want now. Since Kirks policies are no longer acceptable?

Didn’t some repugnican nazi already state that the second civil war will be bloodless if the left allow it? So this is just part of the Heritage Foundation de-population tactics. Entirely predictable and consistent with their morality.

Interesting, but does it mean they dont call themselves the united states anymore? What would be a good name change? Maybe the Confederacy?

I dont think any of them are reading your words

kind of too late now. You guys should have been awake a year ago.

They need you united states taxpayers to pay for their universal health care system, their free university and their home loan subsidies. Stop complaining and write your cheque.

Trump in the year 2325 after his 75th term in office.

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I think united states is envious of chairman Mao and wants to have their own cultural revolution too. Already had the military parade that outshone that of President Xi. Now have to outdo him in killing academics and intellectuals.

lots of folks in my circle also boycotting american products and services. in the cross hairs here are Amazon, Google, any american food, booze, clothing, cars, etc. Most in my circle dont watch american news. its depressing to see a country descend into third world status so quickly

theres an episode in the “99% Invisible” podcasts series on this case study. I think it was called “Food Deserts”.

Exactly what america voted for. Snake oil salespeople.

This is a very interesting read. I have been sitting on a decision to either go batteries to reduce my own demand on the grid versus a VPP. This article helps explain why VPPs are another way for corporations to get consumers to pay for infrastructure. Just like how banks need you to have a phone to be able to partake in the payments infrastructure. In my country banks are closing atms and branches.

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what we call “Yank tanks”. giant pickups that are too big for parking spaces so they take up two or three.