Well, to be honest the ruble has been sucking for a while:

https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=RUB&to=USD&view=5Y

However, it now sucks more.

I’m not a Biden superfan either but I think people need to be aware of the reality. I have kids that don’t feel like voting because “Biden does not excite them”. While he doesn’t excite me either, it’s important to understand that not voting for Biden is essentially a step in the direction of the “other guy”, which happens to me MUCH MUCH WORSE than Biden.

It’s naive to think that you can go from a to z without going through b, c, d, etc… We don’t vote for the ideal candidate, we vote for one that at least seems to be pointing in the right direction and has a chance to win.

Also remember that this whole “both sides are the same shit, so why vote” idea was spread around exactly to discourage people from voting. It’s key to be mindful of that.

Even worse: the nonsense of alfalfa in California. All the residential use accounts for only 15% in this state and most of it does not come from aquifers.

Now, Alfalfa is cultivated to be sold as cattle/horse feed to foreign countries and wastes a ton of water. Same for almonds and other “boutique” crops that don’t contribute in any way to the end of hunger and fill the pockets of few with money at the expense of public water.

Maybe he would be interested in going to space on his starship rocket, launched from his newly designed launch pad (by himself, no less, who needs rules and pesky engineers?)

Oh I used sync for Lemmy for years too. Can’t wait for it to be available for Lemmy.