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How has everyone's week been in the US? (discuss.online)

submitted 19 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Next week will have lots of political excitement going on, I'm sure. Despite that, hopefully you're having an OK week

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[–] RebekahWSD 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Went to the Asian Supermarket and bought a lot of nice things. Tons of types of curry to try, but no neat KitKats this time they only have those sometimes.

The kitten is being good. As good as a kitten can be. Mothers cats are doing well. I had to go medicate her cat who accepted it. I said hello to the two boy cats there who ate the size of barges.

My teeth are in a great deal of pain but appointments are in ages. Grinding through weed gummies trying to survive.

Made chocolate chip banana bread. It's nice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

My teeth are in a great deal of pain but appointments are in ages. Grinding through weed gummies trying to survive.

Sorry to hear it. That's so very US 😢 Hope the banana bread was good at least!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago

Our felon President just launched a self-described memecoin. We are so fucked.

[–] DarkFuture 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'm just over here preparing myself for our nation's gears of power to be handed over to an anti-democratic felon rapist and his party who historically only benefit the ultra-wealthy.

In other words, I'm looking into buying a firearm and protecting my assets.

Things are about to get a whole lot more desperate in this country.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

looking into buying a firearm

For everyone thinking that: look into taking classes on how to shoot the thing BEFORE you buy it.

It's a lot harder than you might expect, and a gun does you no good if you cannot put two center mass if you ever have to use it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is why I wish guns were taught safety/training in like middle school. If they are gonna be part of society, fucking deal with it as a part of society.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

They are around here. Hunter's safety courses are opt in, but since it's a no grade course that's swapped into gym/phys-ed, pretty much everyone opts in. I didn't have any personal use for it, I was raised shooting, and my grandfather was strict on safety. You fucked up, you might not get to shoot with him for a year or more. And if you weren't shooting with him, you weren't going to be shooting at all, nobody in the family would take you if he said you weren't ready.

But even the kids that didn't want to hunt would take the class because it was usually fairly fun compared to the crap we'd be stuck doing if we didn't take the class lol. When most of the kids were taking it, the coaches would just have people running laps so they didn't have to supervise as much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Your story reminds me of my grandfather's dying words. "Quit shaking the ladder you little asshole!"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I was part of a mass layoff from my well-paying tech sales job, with no prospects lined up despite having been looking. Now I don't have a way to pay the emergency housing unit I'm in, could be homeless for the third time soon, this time unemployed. Trump is set to be inaugurated in less than 3 days.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

fuck. i'm very sorry to hear it. it's so cold out too

[–] eran_morad 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Got laid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago

[–] [email protected] 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder what will happen if a bunch of people lose their jobs all of a sudden. That worries me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

If there's a critical mass, then we get into Something Must Be Done territory, and various levels of government will do what they can to handle it. Of course, that's if there's government left, so who knows 🤷

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

I dunno, Something Must Have Been Done about the pandemic too...

And the recent spout of inflation...

And the corruption in the Supreme Court, among other places.

And for women needing access to proper medical care...

For some, suffering seems to be the point, for others it's immaterial, leaving far too few to try to help.

But, that's a problem for next week.:-)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Lost a decent paying tech job a couple months ago. Not able to land anything. Finally applied for hospitality gig since it was my previous industry. Got the job, but they don't offer health insurance. Debating whether or not to just call it in and say no thanks...

[–] andrewta 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

This week I made a little over $1000 on the stock market. I’m literally one stock. That’s $1000 profit. So I’d say I am doing pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

So let's say I'm looking to try my luck, any advice for apps or services to trade on?

[–] andrewta 4 points 17 hours ago

I use Fidelity. I go directly through their app

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The stock market seems like it's going to be in for a bumpy ride soon. Quick highs, and quick lows.

[–] andrewta 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Watch a stock. When it drops, buy it. Quick jump? Sell it.

I’ll buy on (for example) Tuesday and sell on Wed or Thursday.

If I don’t have a morning job I’d be able to buy morning and sell late morning

Volatility kicks ass when you’re trying to make money

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Surely you can't think it that simple...

[–] andrewta 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Toss in checking the options. Checking to see if there is a chance of it going back up or down. Watching if an idiot ceo opens his big mouth and crashes stocks.

Check IONQ the last few weeks and see what I mean.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 15 hours ago

we are all fucking doomed. last time trump killed a million americans. he's gonna make those numbers look insignificant this time around. gird your loins. buy batteries. plant vegetables.