We had one group of three kids and their parents, that was it. I blame the rain storm. We got hit with an “atmospheric river” that started about 2 bours before it got dark. 😭

Only 15%?

Oh, it absolutely is, AND they have many times the population of lemmy, AND they vote, AND they are largely misinformed.

We have an election here on Tuesday, there is only one thing to vote on, a property tax measure to support the local parks.

OMG the amount of bad information floating around on this!

You can deprogram some people, but getting people to understand that they are being lied to when they spout nonsense like “ZOMG! Property taxes going up 75%!!!” is a tall hill to climb.

If the goal is “reviving democracy”, you need to go where the people are and that’s not the Fediverse.

That means sticking your toe in the local Facebook/Next Door and that can be problematic for a whole host of other reasons.

Stuck in the Middle With You - Stealer’s Wheel.

Never the same after Reservoir Dogs.

https://youtu.be/PGqB6JIUzBo

My guess is, falling to death off a trail on a place called “Lizard Island” was likely pretty awful.

Google Drive shared folders as well, seeing a lot of those recently and unlike Calendar, you can only block them one at a time.

That seems the most likely:

“Mum felt ill on the hill climb. She was asked to head down, unescorted. Then the ship left”

She fell on the trail headed back. Sending an 80 year old, who felt ill, back unescorted was a failure in duty and comprehension.

In fact, take the age out of it, sending anyone who feels ill back unescorted is a failure in duty and comprehension.

Definitely. You’re giving the surveilance state placement though.

This. I said it at the time, I don’t know what the correct answer was.

She died a year before Last Jedi came out, so they could have Lucased the hell out of that movie, made it hers, killed her off gracefully instead of Luke, then given the 3rd film to him.

Or they could have re-cast Leia. I think Michelle Fairley from Game of Thrones could have pulled it off, and it’s not like they hadn’t already done multiple actors before.

Worth noting that Ring has announced a partnership with Flock.

https://www.cnet.com/home/security/amazons-ring-cameras-push-deeper-into-police-and-government-surveillance/

So if you’re in the Ring ecosystem, maybe time to re-consider.

One of our biggest bookstores contracted with a local artist for some merch. That artist used AI with predictable results. Now everyone involved is getting raked over the coals for it.

No surprise, they just announced a 4th round of layoffs too. 😟

https://lithub.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-powells-ai-slop-snafu-and-what-we-can-all-learn-from-it/

https://www.koin.com/news/portland/powells-layoffs-employees-10292025/

Alan Rickman - Galaxy Quest Sequel.

He had a stroke but he’s still alive.

Jan Pehechan Ho

I feel this is what it must have been like for non-English speakers discovering Elvis for the first time.

https://youtu.be/nOAsaehfPrk

Like a lot of good questions… “it depends”.

Good read here!

https://fortune.com/2025/10/09/america-feels-recession-state-dependent-income-cohort-moody-zandi/

Some states, yes. Some, no.

Some states will get pushed to “Yes” if SNAP benefits are reduced or eliminated.

I’d throw on a state flag before the country flag, but it’s hard to do right because it’s the only 2-sided state flag.