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hi, everyone. my personal facebook account has been suspended since april 27. it is now april 29 from where i am (philippines), and i am hopeless on what i should do or if i still have a fighting chance to get my account back (there's a TL;DR at the end if you'd like).
like many of you, i have had my account for over 10 years—13, to be exact. which is why it pains me that meta would delete my digital existence on their platform in a blink of an eye just like that.
it all happened so fast... at around 6PM of april 27, i was still able to message my friends on messenger. i attended a concert on the same night and so i wasn't able to exactly pinpoint when my facebook was suspended... but a screenshot of my friend around 8:30PM confirmed that it happened while i was at the concert with no signal; between 7-8PM.
compared to most of everyone's situation here, the linked instagram account isn't a bunch of letters or numbers they don't own, but rather an old instagram account that i have which was unfortunately connected to my personal facebook and my present instagram account. it was a "dump" account wherein i simply post pictures of my family, friends, and even my pets. it's harmless, in short. i haven't opened this account in months, which means i have not also posted anything there. i have a gut feeling that it was suddenly hacked (i have no way of confirming) because why would it be suddenly disabled out of nowhere?
due to the disablement of my old dump account, my personal facebook is now inaccessible. my friends cannot search me nor message me—all of the messages i sent in the past were replaced with something like "this message has been removed because it goes against our community standards". of panic that my old account may have been hacked, i unlinked it from my accounts center... but the problem still persists; my facebook is still suspended.
so i opened the said dump account and it was asking me to submit an appeal. seeing as it was my only option, i sent an appeal despite the risk that i will never be able to appeal again once it was denied. by this time, it was already 3AM of april 28. i fell asleep due to fatigue and expected that it would take a day or more for the appeal to be decided on. imagine, i was having so much fun at the concert, and then i was suddenly faced with this misfortune? talk about luck.
by the time i woke up, i immediately logged into the said dump account. to my surprise and fear, my appeal was already decided on. it was already denied and i was permanently disabled. the reason for the denial was due to the "violence and dangerous organizations" standard that my account allegedly violated. violence? really? what's so violent about pictures of my loved ones that i haven't updated in months?
at this point, i cried so hard. it felt as if i was grieving a lost loved one. my family at home don't know how they're going to console me or help me out. i don't know either. after that, i spent hours scrolling and reading through this subreddit for what i should do... but i still have no idea since it seems like a lost cause for most people.
when i check the accounts center through my present instagram account (i'm grateful it wasn't affected, or else i would've done something i would regret to myself), the status of my facebook is "locked". when i try to log-in through messenger, it wants me to confirm my identity (which supports my theory that my dump account might've been hacked) but it simply leads me to the "your account has been suspended" message... which we all know by now is a dead end given that my appeal was already denied.
others here have chosen the meta verified option, but i do not want to and i cannot give out money if the assistance isn't guaranteed. i also read that those who chose this option were threatened to be stripped off of their meta verified benefits and deleted if they continue asking for help for an account they do not own. does this warning also apply to me if i own the dump account? if anyone knows, i hope you can enlighten me.
on the other hand, a lot of people are trying out the AG route. i have yet to figure out how i should do that... but hopefully, i have a chance through this way since i read that most people from the same country as I do were able to get their accounts back. does this route still work? the latest posts i saw wherein they got their account back was 4 months ago. unfortunately, this option lasts for weeks, or worse, even months. i do not know if i can afford that amount of time waiting.
i know it's only the second day of my suspension, but that's already 2 out of 30. i feel like i am running out of time with each second passing. what's worse is that my facebook account is the sole way i can access my years old spotify account, as well as my valorant (i don't remember if i linked it to my riot account). pay for spotify premium and i am afraid that it will deduct money from my linked e-wallet despite my inability to access it.
it's okay if i won't be able to access my old instagram dump account anymore... i just really need to get my personal facebook back. if anyone has any answers, please help me out. your time and care would mean the world to me. thank you so much in advance.
TL;DR: the linked instagram account was permanently disabled after submitting an appeal. does this mean that my facebook will be permanently deleted as well? what should i do?

I pulled my kids out of the public school system in 2022. We've been homeschooling since then. I realized early on that I really enjoy teaching, but unfortunately I've recently been struggling to balance working from home full-time and homeschool. I'm a single mom, so yes I must work unfortunately 🥲 I'm running out of ideas on how to balance working full time with actually having time for my children. They go to their dad's every weekend and we never get to have "days off" together. Teaching and having breaks off with them would be so amazing.
My youngest improved academically during homeschool and it helped him build his confidence. He returned to public school in January, is loving it, and doing so much better than he was before. My oldest son would likely need an IEP and a 504 when he returns. His ADHD is much more severe and I'm wondering if he also has a another learning disability. He struggles with math and numbers in general, but excels at reading and writing. I feel confident that he could re-integrate with the school system though. I'm hoping I can find a position at their school or at least in their district so I can be on the same schedule as them.
Anyway, my question is this: I live in Tennessee. Is there a way to start teaching while I'm in school for my bachelor's degree? I've talked to a few different people who say it's possible, but everywhere I've checked online says you have to have a bachelor's to get started. I currently have a technical associate's degree and I've applied and been accepted to begin at a university in the fall. What all would I have to do and how long would it take for me to become a teacher? I know there's a shortage here, so it's one reason that I feel compelled to give it a try. But it's also more than that, I love kids and I am very passionate about learning and education.
I saw some job openings for a SPED teaching assistant. Can anyone in TN tell me about how much they get paid? Is it typically hourly or do they get paid salary for the whole year like a regular teacher? Do you need any certifications for that job? I have worked with special needs children before (long ago, in high school), so I know it can be challenging, but rewarding. If I did get a job there and my child was at that school and needed intervention, would there be any conflict there? 🤔
Gosh, I'm sorry for the novel. Any insight or advice is greatly appreciated.

Hi, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I want to find out more about my grandfather who was a lawyer, wanna be politician (three failed campaigns) and an acting EC County judge when the main guy was out. His name was Victor G. Gilbertson, 1891 to 1958. (Newspapers.com has been an incredible resource)
I want to know what he would have sounded like haha. He was born and raised in Eau Claire. He won a speech contest in high school so it sounds like he was quite the orator.
I also want to know how much money he made. (I know. Very nosey. But I've been told the dead have no rights.)
I am also confused about how he's going to trial at times but also filling in for the judge. Wouldn't he be somewhat friendly with the regular judge then? Wouldn't this create a conflict of interest? I have no idea how the court worked/work.
I wonder if the cases are still on file somewhere at the courthouse. Seems like a lot of deer hunting violations from what i've read so far in the newspapers.
He died long before I was born and my mom is too sick with Alzheimers to speak about the past. My mom's siblings have passed.
Thank you!

Looking for advice. Always got along with my in-laws, for the most part at least, nothing major ever occurred besides difference of opinions and a few minor things here and there. Until our daughter was born. My MIL basically made a scene in the hospital pulling the whole “you’re keeping this baby from us, that was your plan all along”, she was 26 hours old. It all happened because I was trying to nurse her, she had been upset all day (second day syndrome) my MIL had asked if my SIL could hold her, even though we specifically said we wanted no visitors besides parents and they brought her anyway, i had said “yes, but I’m just trying to get her settled right now”, and than blow up. Now there were a couple things during my pregnancy that red flagged us both that this was gunna be a thing. But I hadn’t expected a scene like that, my husband and I both in tears, my mother leaving, a nurse almost kicking everyone out.
Anyway, she apologized the day after and it seemed sincere. I know she’s not a bad person, but my god, the need to protect that baby from her and anyone really is ridiculous. I feel like what she was afraid of, was never a thing, until she pulled that, and now I have to FULLY control everything that happens with my daughter because it feels like she’s trying to “take her” or “claim her” which I know is silly.
Worst part is, I’d really like an apology to me, and a conversation. I feel I only ever got a second hand apology, and her uproar was directed at me. Whenever I talk about anything to do with the hospital she basically just says how my emotions were high. So I feel like I’m being dismissed. I’m not sure if how I feel is just me in my new mom life, or if it’s worse because of what happened.
I don’t like the animosity that I feel. Major anxiety whenever they come over or we go there. I feel like I have to tip toe around, like I’m not being respected and I feel guilted and anxious. I really hate that, I don’t want to feel like that. But ALL I care about is our little family with our daughter, my husband and myself. I feel like everyone else is not important.
I don’t feel the same way with my own family to that degree but it’s a lot easier to speak up to them myself. I can very easily say “No, don’t come over it’s not a good time” or anything that I have to address. But my husband is very soft spoken, and I’m so traumatized from the incident that I feel like I can’t speak up in worry she will be “triggered” again and go off. I shouldn’t have to feel guilty for wanting my fussing baby back, or to not play ‘pass the baby’ at a family dinner while she’s meant to be napping and I’ll have to deal with a screaming baby later. It’s a lot easier to just say No to my own family. Is this just motherhood, or did the situation cause this?

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-pics to put on your social media/ dating profile
-overall appearance/ beauty/ hair or make up choices
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-any issues/ relationship disagreement and what her perspective might’ve been
This might help you understand why she’s mad/ or how you can respond/ react, this might help you dress/ or look in a more attractive way that’ll speak more to your female audience, this may clear up some silly ideas you might’ve always had about female type stuff that you didn’t feel comfortable asking women irl.
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I'm really sorry.
I didn't realize I was being horrible to you.
I was in a lot of pain and that was all I could see, and i couldnt see your pain because i didnt know who you were on here. I am sorry I was selfish.
I know I disrespected your boundaries because I was hurting and I was afraid of being taken advantage of (after my abusive ex husband, I wasnt allowed to have even female friends).
But I shouldve accepted your boundaries even if it was hard when I was isolated and depressed. I didn't mean to make you feel I was walking all over you or disrespecting you. It pains me that I've done that. 🙇🏼‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️🙇🏼‍♀️ i did not mean to make you fear i would leave you for another man.
I'm sorry I complained about and criticized your decisions when I felt hurt.
I'm sorry i made you feel like i didn't respect you to begin with and disrespected you when I felt unloved (which wasn't even true just how I felt in the moment). I don't want you to feel like I dont respect you. I wish that to begin with I had showed you that I did respect you and accepted your boundaries when I had more strength.
I am sorry I did not accept your authority before.
I'm sorry I didnt better support you and comfort you.
I know logically that you are considerate and wise enough for me to trust your decision making. I'm sorry I failed to acknowledge that before and let my trust issues get in the way.
I'm sorry for the times I was, at least initially, resistant to your counsel (or just resistant if I ended up not remembering it :/ ). I do appreciate your counsel and spiritual guidance.
I'm sorry I got unfriendly at times.
I'm really sorry I've wounded you and pushed you away. I didnt mean to.
I'm sorry if I made you feel I was "playing head games." It was not intentional, but I did subconsciously withdraw.
I'm sorry if I made you feel manipulated to do what I wanted or controlled.

Hi, I have been using Fedora for some weeks now, and I have to say that the experience has been amazing. Ultra stable, and no matter how much I added and configured Fedora has been (mostly) chugging along more than fine.
With the release of Fedora 40, I was thinking of moving to Fedora SilverBlue on a fresh install (got way too much cruft and packages installed), and I have accounted for mostly everything I wanted/needed for the install, except for a nifty little application called Portmaster.
Portmaster (firewall application) allows to easily deny all inbound connections, set rules, and has several built in block lists. Sadly though, it does not seem to mesh well with silverblue, requiring a few hoops to make it work, not accounting for maintenance and such.
I have a few alternatives in mind:

1. Firewalld (inbound connections denied) + a dns resolver ( like NextDNS or ControlD)
   
2. Opensnitch (has a simple setting to block inbound connections, and you can add your own filterlists unlike portmaster, which is nice
   

OpenSnitch I understand, and I am going to keep it in my back pocket in case firewalld + dns resolver option does not workout, but firewalld puzzles me.
For firewalld, and please correct me if I am wrong, I would have to: 1. do "firewall-cmd --list-ports" 2. take the number of ports, and do "firewall-cmd --remove-port 2342-21414/tcp" (random numbers). 3. And if I want a ssh connection, I would do "firewall-cmd --add-service ssh" *please let me know if this still allows the established connections and connections to localhost, pretty sure I need this so the DNS resolver works.
Again, please correct me if I am wrong, or if there is a better way to do this. Have a good day!

This is my first post here, so I apologize if I make any mistakes or if it's too wordy. I think the whole story will make more sense with a bit of context.
My girlfriend and I met in college and dated for over three years. During the relationship, we had long stretches where we wouldn't have any issues, but there have been several things that have happened that have caused me to lose trust in her and the relationship.
During the last academic year (one year ago), my girlfriend was a senior studying engineering, and an important part of her final year was completing a senior design project with a group of other engineering students. During this time, she spent a lot of time with her group working on the project, which is understandable, but she was also going out to the clubs frequently with this group as well. On one or two occasions, I met some of the guys in the group, and I didn't have a good feeling about them, which I did mention to her. However, I didn't have any real evidence to base my feelings on, and there was no way for her to get out of working with this group on the project, so I let it go.
Into the second semester, someone reached out to me on social media and informed me that they thought that she was having relations with one of the guys in the group. I was told that she was dancing on one of the guys in the group while they were out and kissed him while she was drunk on at least one occasion. I decided to confront her about it, and she did try and deny it at first. A few minutes later into the argument, she did admit to me that she got too drunk that night and made mistakes that she regrets. She assured me that nothing was going on between her and the group member, and after this incident, we tried to stay together, but things never really went back to normal.
She ended up receiving a job in California, so soon after graduation, I helped her pack and we promised to stay in touch. At this point, we are not together anymore. A few months into the summer at a get-together with some of my college friends, one of them showing me a story from her social media and jokingly asks what I thought about my ex-girlfriend's quick turnaround with this guy. It turns out that she had restricted me from viewing her stories and had posted a picture of herself with the group member whom she has clearly invited to visit her there. At this point, we were still talking daily, and I felt like there was a possibility of us getting back together before this incident. After this, I pretty much accepted that we would not be getting back together, and I decided the best thing to do was block her on social media and stop communicating with her as much as I could. I did not block her number because she had some stuff she still needed to pick up from my house on the other side of the country.
Towards the last month of summer, she began reaching out to me and telling me that she still had feelings for me. Because I was still heartbroken and struggling after everything that happened, I decided to give her another chance, and she promised to break it off with the group member who she had been unofficially seeing at the time. At the start of my senior year, she was relocated to Michigan, and we decided to start a long-distance relationship. To make it work, I decided not to ask about anything that happened in the past and forgive her.
Things go pretty well for a while, and she can visit me about once a month. Fast forward to a weekend in January when she comes to visit me at my university. There are still some feelings of mistrust left over, and as much as I tried to push them to the side, I couldn't resist going through her Apple watch that she left out while she was showering. In text messages with coworkers at her site in Michigan, I saw texts of her referring to me as an ex and a conversation with one of her guy coworkers with whom it seems like she has been at the very least emotionally cheating on me. There is also one message that was sexual. I immediately brought this up to her after she got out, and she assured me nothing was going on. She said the sexual message was a joke that she sent to the coworker while many people from their company were out at a bar because this guy struggled to see any action. She also adds that if she was actually cheating on me, she would make sure to delete the messages. These conversations go on a lot longer than I'm stating in writing, but I basically believe her and tell her that she needs to set boundaries at work.
Again, things go well for a while until we arrive at the present. She's currently in Michigan, but I noticed that she left her Apple watch at my apartment. After getting it charged, I go through her messages again, and I see the same things. She talking with a guy coworker from work (not sure if it's the same guy or not), and I see messages of her asking this guy about what color she should get her nails done, daily texting including good morning and good night texts, and a conversation where he gets upset at her for not talking to him to which she informs him that she has just gotten back together with her ex. Mind you, we've been officially dating for 8 months again. There's also a text message where she asks him to come over while she is drunk, and it's sexual again but clearly not a joke this time.
I saw all of this last night, so today I told her I had seen all of her messages that she sent to this guy. She says that she hasn't physically done anything and that she's been trying to be better. It's frustrating trying to talk to her about this stuff because she says that she'll accept anything I said she did wrong and that she doesn't want to lose me. This time I've been firm about taking a break at the bare minimum as we've had this conversation before, and she knows that it's not okay.
She frequently brings up marriage and living in my hometown with me in the future, so it's all really confusing to me how she can say one thing and act like she does. Is there anything I can do to salvage the relationship, or should I call it quits? I can't tell if I'm doing something wrong, if she has an alcohol problem, or if I've just been getting played this whole time. Any comments, advice, or observations would be appreciated. Thank you.

Platonic guy friends can still upset you and hurt you like any other friend. Just because youre not sleeping with a man or romantically involved with him dosnt mean you don't care about him on a platonic level. Friendship heart breaks are a real thing, they hurt bro.
I was friends with this guy, who I genuinely believed enjoyed my company, and I actually trusted him. It was very clearly just a friendship, there was no flirting, and I was very open about how we were friends. Then one day he made a move on me and I turned him down. I'm not upset he made a move; sometimes you catch feelings for friends- it can happen. But it was his response to my rejection that truly hurt me. He told me the time he spent with me was wasted and he couldnt believe that I actually saw him as a friend. He told me no guy would actually be friends with me without alterior motives- implying that my personality is just something people tolerate in their efforts to sleep with me. Because WHO in their right mind would be in my company JUST to be in my company? He made it sound the idea someone could genuinely just want to be my friend to be laughable, as if the mere notion of me having other things to offer then sex was delusional. It actually really hurt me because not only did I loose a friend, I felt betrayed and my self esteem in my character took a hit.

So here we are, just trying to find a sweet spot to complement the tracker and get a second groovebox to pair with it.
As the title says, the options that I've shortlisted go down to those 3. Below some reasons why I like dislike each:

1. Second tracker:
2. Pros: no brainer. Exact same flow, files can be shared across them for instruments, etc. Just an easy peasy setup for jamming chaining different songs. I assume that midi communication will be a breeze and with zero issues.
3. Cons: I don't add anything new to my flow (might be a Pro depending how you look at it). That means sticking to same send effects and performance mode limitations and sequencing/sampling shortcomings. If the tracker could read from a common storage that would not be an issue as you could use a second tracker to resample live, render and share in a common storage. Then you could put that tracker to play the current project and use the other one to load and mangle with the new sample and after that transition back to it.

But as that workflow is not possible as far as I know, and the project and storage sharing is not there (unless @polyend is reading and willing...:)) then we can look to the other options...
DT1: * Pros: amazingly robust hardware running a prooved and nicely patched software that has reached maturity. Tonnes of tutorials and resources. Incredibly cheap as second hand unit right now. Added capabilities to sculpt sounds and explore generative sequencing. It could bring a nice jamming companion to the tracker. * Cons: no sharing capabilities apart from samples library. Doesn't bring polyphony or new effects options to the flow. Not as easy to run on batteries as the tracker (nned ripcord and drains more power). Apparently sync over midi with the tracker might be a challenge.
EP133: * Pros: pretty good looking and easily transportable unit. Brings polyphony and new effects to the flow. Lot of content online about it. Easy and nice hands on flow well suited for jamming. Seems like TE got a good bunch of updates to push to it (apparently is multicore but for now the software running on it is using only one of the cores...). Can be played on batteries or by powerbank easily. Apparently talks very nicely friendly MIDI with other devices. *Cons: durability and construction quality is a concern. Obviously no project library or instrument sharing; for sample sharing I will need to strip down my library to move into the unit memory the samples I need.
SP404 (it didn't make the cut but adding it just in case). * Pros: similar to the DT1, amazing hardware running on a prooved and mature software. Amazing effect section to being into the mix using it just as an effect unit for jamming. Can be easily be run on batteries/powerbank. Nice storage. Tonnes of tutorials and resources. Looping options are attractive to hook up the guitar on jams. * Cons: flow is a bit mangled compared to the other ones. Sequencing is far from ideal...and resampling flow is a bit meh for me. Doesn't bring polyphony. Right now is the most expensive option (considering first and second hand market).
That said, durability and universality in an instrument is important for me. I want to keep them and I'm not interested in contributing to the constant race to produce and sell new devices every year.
Thanks in advance.
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1. We'll have to take any chance we can to emphasize our differences with the toxic Congress of the 90's that Lott Trent Lott - Former Senate Majority Leader, one of those devil horned southerners embodied. We were elected as moderate problem solvers that could break through the Washington gridlock and dog gonnit we'll show the country we're just that.
   
2. The circumstances demand that I find common ground with these people. Get Danny Boy Dan Bartlett - White House Communications Director to draw up a speech about how we want to be a uniter and end Washington gridlock. Even if that means compromising on some things, I gotta get the country moving.
   
3. Laura and I have been dismayed by this whole thing. I know Denny Dennis Hastert - Minority Leader and Suspected Minority Abuser wants all the facts to come out and he wants to make sure these children up there on Capitol Hill are protected, but we time to do that. We need time for an investigation. I'm confident the Minority Leader will provide what leadership he can to law enforcement here.
   
4. You bet I’m gonna go out there and pull every relationship I have to get this thing passed. I’ll be talking the ears off of Blue Dogs Blue Dogs - Conservative Democrats, a dying breed about bipartisanship and how they need to work with me if they want to keep their seats. This can really be a thing where we make the pie higher, get a win that benefits everyone.
   
5. Do we want to spend the next year being forced chasing our tail? Tell Rummy Donald Rumsfeld - Secretary of Defense and Poppy's pal to work with the Democrats to find some projects that didn’t keep all their reciepts in order. None of our people need to suffer if we just cooperate. This isn’t hard.
   
6. There's disagreement among the rank and file, but I know that House leaders are with me in thinking this thing is infanticide, plain and simple. Let's get a strategy meeting with our folks on the Hill and see if we can't whip this bill below a two-thirds majority.
   
7. You bet I’m gonna. Fixing Social Security is part of my mandate. It’s why I got elected. If Dems don’t wanna get on board with free-market reform before the train leaves the station, then I guess they’ll have to catch the next one. That’s what I’m saying. Anyways.
   
8. The solution’s obvious. Take the fight to the Taliban. Smoke ’em out. They can’t run and they can’t hide. I don’t care about the UN, I want this done.
   
9. People know my position. I believe that marriage is a sacred bond that only exists between one man and one woman and that same-sex relations are sinful by nature. Still, we live in a constitutional system. We gotta accommodate the Court and accept their rulings. I promise American families to be their advocate even as I uphold the law.
   
10. This stuff is crazy, but we need more before we go public. I wanna go back to the CIA, the DIA, whomever, and nudge them for something firmer. Instead of a few pipes and trailers, can we encourage them to find some uranium? Maybe anthrax? Something we can use to spook Congress later.
    
11. Arnie’s a lot like me in that he’s the kind of guy you wanna have a beer with. Let’s not complicate this too much with poll-tested bullshit. Just invite him to DC and let the press see us having a good time.
    
12. We’re making good progress but let’s not forget how quick the Dems in Congress tried to sideline us. We need to spend these weeks massaging egos, repeating things over and over and over again to people on the Hill to kind of catapult the propaganda.
    
13. Nothing in this report refutiates what we’ve been saying all along. No official did anything to bail out Enron. I’m grateful to Baucus Senator Max Baucus - Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee for producing a report that shows we acted appropriately and responsibly.
    
14. I got no time for second thoughts. Push the bill. Ride or die.
    
15. I’ve worked with Vice President Cheney for almost four years now and have counted on his calm and steady judgment in difficult days. I am honored to have him at my side and look forward to having him with me as we mount a global war on those who would seek to threaten our freedom. Together, Dick and I will continue fighting for you and your families.
    
16. Dealing with Congress is a matter of give and take. Give them a little cooperation and they’ll let us help define the narrative. No need to blow this outta proposition.
    
17. Politics is, well, it’s local. That’s what they say, and we could get some backlash if we try and run this nation-wide. We should work with our guys to try and turn the issue statewide, whip up local support for some state referendums like the one in Michigan.
    
18. This isn't just about being racist. This is about honesty. I'm working hard every day to make the people work for the government. Byrd has only ever cared about buying votes with earmarks. He's Democrat government at its worst.
    
19. Powell knows his stuff, from the Ayatollahs to Zimbabwe and everything in between. I wanted him on stage to talk about how we’re no longer apologizing for being American. The Bush foreign policy is about strength and conviction.
    
20. He's attacking us? On this? Well, I'm sure Byrd learned a lot about being secrecy when he was scurrying around with his Klan buddies. Hit him on how he tried to hide his connections anytime he brings this up.
    
21. Hell, we got the momentum. We got the energy. Why don't we go for broke here and make the bill even bigger? Work with Wayne's people to add some language that'll punish Democrat-run states if they try to restrict our Second Amendment rights. Take away their transportation bucks or something. The base'll love that.
    
22. It was so early that most folks forgot about it, but my consequences on education can’t be beat. No Child Left Behind was groundbreaking, bipartisan, and conflated the bigotry of soft expectations.
    
23. It's all about defense. Security. How about that… some of that action-hero, Terminator tough stuff? Get us in good with the macho man image, you know?
    
24. Are we still pretending this is a real campaign? Look, this is a joke. The old man's gonna lose. I'd be better off just doing my job instead of playing into this charade.
    
25. This is too damn easy. Go after the minority voters. I'm a strong, unifying leader moving this country forward. Byrd's a bitter old racist who hates you. You can't stick with him just because he's a Democrat.
    
26. They're calling India the "world's biggest democracy." I don't think that's quite right—America's bigger—but with the world changing it's essential we build ties with these folks. How can we get Singh on our side?
    
27. This is dangerous. He's going around saying who knows what and riling everyone up. It's not good for the country. We can't have a nut like him running things. It'd be a disgrace for our nation.
    
28. This isn’t all about oil, it’s about nuclear weapons in the hands of dictators. If you look at a picture from the sky of the Korean Peninsula at night, South Korea is filled with lights and energy and vitality and a booming economy; North Korea is dark. Kim Leader Kim Jong Il of the D.P.R. of Korea needs to go. Tell the South we’re goin’ in.
    

I'm writing the script for a fan-made Interstate 60 sequel. It's for my Drama final (I'm a Junior in HS) and so they have to be PG-13 at the most. I've tried thinking of some but I can't for the life of me think of a single one.
For those unfamiliar with Interstate 60 (2002) "Neal Oliver, a very confused young artist, takes a journey of a lifetime on a highway that doesn't exist on any map, going to places he's never heard of, searching for an answer and his dream girl." (IMDb)
It's basically like a classic road trip movie with big 90s vibes (Even though it's from '02) and each place he goes/person he meets has like a gimmick to them. This one lady is going around trying to find the perfect sex, there's this guy with terminal lung cancer going along the Interstate trying to make sure that nobody lies, and this town where everyone is a lawyer who sues each other all the time. There's also this half-leprechaun guy with no penis who grants wishes. It's an absolutely great movie and I'm not doing it justice. (PS, if you've ever seen that YouTube short where the old man orders 15 double cheeseburgers and bets that he can eat an enormous amount of food, that's the movie)
Anyway, my final is to write and film a sequel to our favorite movie that doesn't have one already. This is my favorite, but I'm having trouble thinking of charactetown gimmicks. If you come up with one, please comment it, and let me know if you'd like to be credited in the "special thanks" section of the credits. Also, if this is against any rules of this sub, I apologize, I'm new here and I did read all of the rules, but I may have missed something. Thank you in advance!

(English isn't my first language, so sorry for any spelling mistakes)
Since I (17F) was little, my mom (48F) has had cancer. It started as aggressive breast cancer, spreading through her body like a plague. She nearly died a couple of times and currently has an ileostomy and requires constant parenteral treatment. My mom has always been fantastic to doctors, an example of strength for acquaintances. But for me, my mom has always been a cruel person. Don't get me wrong, she's my mom, and I adore her with all my heart. But it always seemed to me that she carried a lot of hatred in her heart, a lot of anger and resentment towards everything. She would get angry easily, entering furious states where she would scream, break and throw things. She would often say hurtful things to me, and when she didn't, she would give me horrible silent treatment. Sometimes she wouldn't talk to me for weeks, locking herself in her room. The truth is, my mom could die at any moment. Her body will eventually collapse on itself, and that always terrified me. I always came begging for her forgiveness, doing many things that I didn't always want to do so that she would "consider whether to forgive me or not." Other times, she would tell me how much she wanted to die. She would come and lie down next to me and talk about how she wished it would all end, that I should give her reasons to keep living. Also, I had to constantly monitor her condition. Many times she had to be hospitalized because she ate things she knew she couldn't eat.
My dad (48M) helped me. He had a job that paid for everything but was very demanding in terms of hours. Sometimes he could work for 12 hours straight, so he couldn't be as present. Still, in every operation my mom went through, he was patiently waiting in the waiting room. My parents are divorced, and they have been for a long time. My dad just has this silly sense of responsibility towards my mother. All this makes my mom sound like a horrible person, but I assure you she wasn't always like that. When she wanted to, she was very sweet and funny. She gave the best hugs and helped me study things I didn't understand.
Last Christmas was a breaking point in this matter. My mom was angrier than usual, and after yelling, she gave a derogatory look at all the gifts and went to lock herself in her room. My dad and I silently cleaned up, ate cold food, and retired.
Since then, she and I started fighting more often. She even hit me once. We decided to go to a family therapist, who after listening to us said it would be a good idea for my mom to spend some time at my grandmother's house while I stayed there with my dad.
It's been three months since my mom left, and I know she wants to come back. She writes to me, but I never reply. Sometimes she writes nice things, and sometimes very resentful things, about how I made her leave her home, how uncompassionate I am. I know she wants to come back, and I know she loves me, but there was a significant break in our relationship.
Honestly, I don't want her to come back. I don't know if I even want to see her again.
It's never been so nice to come back home without shouting or broken things. Sometimes guilt overwhelms me. My mom has cancer, she's very sick, and here I am enjoying this weird feeling of freedom. I don't know what to do. I can't ignore her forever.

Hi,
I'm lost about my capabilities and not sure if it is me or it was my job.
Context: I graduated with a BSc in medical biology then shifted to software, I self studied for a bit, learned HTML, CSS and JS then went to a 4 months bootcamp and learned React and more advanced JS. Once finished I self-studied for a year and learned a bit of OOP, developed a website and learned new things here and there.
Then got a job at TD, they were using Java and Angular, I literally had 0 knowledge and found it difficult to work with and understand. Before the job I got 2.5 months of training and was barely able to finish my trainings and failed sometimes as It was extremely fast paced. I shared my concern with my trainer but he always said "I'm not worried about you, you work hard, you are slower than your peers but you'll eventually get there". That was for the studying part because I love learning.
Working was difficult, I got big tasks from week 3. I tried my best and a senior developer was helping me out for 6 months here and there. Things got even harder and I got bigger tasks to work on and was never able to do anything on my own. Sometimes I would ask my husband (senior computer engineer) if the ticket makes sense to him and he would say that they're not clear in terms of what they want. Sometimes even when a senior took my ticket, they wouldn't be able to figure things out until a week later. and sometimes it was just me.
Fast forward 1.5 years later, I got laid off. My manager said I wasn't performing and she accused me of so many faulty things not development related. I talked to her and showed her proofs but she cut me off in the middle of the conversation and said "hope we meet on better terms next time". My first 6 months review of another manager was very positive thanks to the help I was getting.
I never loved the job because I never understood what I should do. I was extremely frustrated and wanted to leave because of the toxic env. People looking down on me, no one to explain things better, no one cared to help or answer my questions and when I got an answer it was a 2 words one that didn't explain much. The senior developer left after my first 6 months. The expectation was that I should know what to do by myself. It made me feel really bad and felt like a loser. If I have mentioned all this to my manager she would have fired me immediately, she was a very bad manager in all senses.
During the 1.5 years I learned tons of new tools and new things but it was never coding itself. I never got better at coding, never understood the tickets/tasks or java better and never felt like I was improving (my work history confirms this). Projects were huge and intertwined and I could never find my way out alone no matter how much research/trial and error I did.
After all this I decided to forget about full stack development. But it makes me sad to give up on all the knowledge I have.
Now I'm wondering if it's really not my thing and better leave it behind, or if there is a chance for me to become a really good developer one day. All the projects I worked on on my own were nothing like a TD-sized project.
Do you think I have a chance or better forget about it?

Last night, I called my (22F) bf(25m) on the phone while he was gaming with one of his friends. He’s never met this friend and to my knowledge, he lives in a different state. Somehow we got on the topic of video games and he made fun of the fact that I play animal crossing because “it’s not a real game”. It didn’t bother me too much because I enjoy animal crossing and I knew that he didn’t mean anything malicious by it. We had some playful banter and he ended up laughing at something his friend said so I asked him what was said. He told me that his friend said I was loud, just like his gf. I kind of laughed it off because it wasn’t too offensive and I suppose I can be a bit loud at times. What got me though was that he told me his friend said that I was a crazy bitch like his gf too. And my bf just laughed at it. He didn’t defend me or say anything like “hey man that’s not cool” and honestly it kind of hurt me. I would have definitely defended him. When I brought it up to my bf after his friend logged off, he said that he did defend me when this was absolutely not true. I was on the phone with him while this conversation was happening. I mentioned this. He then told me “well when I say things sometimes you’ll be like ‘you’re crazy for saying that’”. It’s true, I do say that but I feel like it’s different for me to say “Damn that’s crazy” vs his friend calling me a crazy bitch and him laughing at it. I am supposed to see him soon to talk about it AGAIN but I don’t know exactly how to bring it up because this happened last night. Am I overreacting? What advice can you guys give me? Because I’m not going to lie, I kind of want to dump him. It was one thing for him to laugh at what his friend said, and another for him to try and gaslight me in to thinking he defended me when I was literally on the phone with him and he didn't. I’d never let my friends say anything like that about him and laugh. Neither would I brush it off if he brought it up to me. How should I handle this?

I just don’t know how to figure out what’s actually good and what’s marketing. I thought Vader’s Vault was like the best you could get but reading here it seems that they are kind of hit or miss with customer service (and I can’t find a Luke one). Saberspro keeps popping up no matter what company lightsaber I search, and it feels like they might not actually be good, but rather just good at SEO and add targeting. A years ago when I found out you can buy a super realistic lightsaber I got a Disney Mace Windu one. It’s ok and stuff, but I’ve seen in different places like this ones that look way better and with blades way brighter and smooth when turned on (my current one goes like a small block at a time. Almost like the bars that go in the battery indicator of an old phone when you charge it). It’s for my boss and his son for their birthdays.
Sorry if I sound like a novice or idiot about this! I love star wars but I’m not a fanatic and never dove deep into this kinda stuff

I'm terribly afraid of walking past people when I go out, mostly when I'm with my dog and I see other dog walkers.
There is an unwritten rule (in my head anyway) that you should always nod or smile or if you're passing on the same side of the street then stop let the dogs greet whilst you make small talk with the person.
Ive avoided doing this for years, it's now very anxiety provoking and I have small panic attacks a lot.
My problem is I hate how I look and think I look weird or ugly. Next up, I genuinely don't have anything to say. I struggle giving geninue smiles and my body language cries out all my insurecrutes and low self esteem, so I feel and notice people not wanting to speak with me or sometimes acknowledge me.
I walk with my head bowed a lot because I fear rejection, the minor rejections of them not returning a smile or a hello.
I've tried just ignoring people and pretending I'm focused on something else but as I actually am not this just causes more insecurities and worse s my confidence.
I know the often said saying people don't actually care what you're doing or aren't thinking half as much as you think about yourself but this does not help me in the least, I can't take a philosophy like that and use it to my aid.
My problem is I'm super paranoid, I'm always looking at other people to see if they're looking at me.
I've tried 'naturally' glancing at people but it's so hard because I ain't thinking about anything else when I'm out, at least not when people are around, cars included.
Just looking ahead focusing on something, it's suuuuper tough not to fall back into paranoia and being on alert.
It's literally so bad sometimes that I struggle keeping my safety as number one priority such as when crossing the road. Same thing happens when I'm driving, it turns from people to people in cars.
I was originally going to post this on social skills Reddit group. But I've decided not to because I don't think they truly take into account the mental health aspect of it. It's more a confidence thing for them, and when I say them I guess I'm saying everyone who hasn't had or have avpd.
One last note, my moods are low a lot so I really end up spiraling downwards into a crushing sense of fear and depression. So I can't give smiles, cheery hellos. So I sometimes wonder should I even bother faking it if it's only to make me feel I'm not weird in their eyes when they think that anyway after I try and act and behave normally?
Like, what would happen if I say hello in a tone that befits my actual mood as opposed to faking happiness.
Just putting this out there as I ain't got anyone to talk about this to, would love to hear any of your experiences, good or bad in tackling similar issues, please. Thanks.

What I mean is, when you go to tell your kid that they definitely aren’t going to get a sibling but your partner would love to have another one, how do you tell your kid? I haven’t been 100% sure for a while that I was OAD, but our kid (in older elementary school) knows we had been leaning towards no more kids. I have become sure I don’t want kids in the last couple months, but my husband would love another kid. I’m planning on us saying something to our kid like “we wanted to let you know that we decided we’re definitely not going to bring anymore kids into the family”. The problem might come if our kid asks my husband about it directly, if or why HE doesn’t want anymore kids. Should my husband lie and say he’s fine with not having anymore kids (I’m assuming not) or should he say that he would like more? Because both options kind of suck. I figure honesty is the best, but will him mentioning that I’m the “reason” our kid doesn’t get a sibling, create some animosity? I’m assuming it depends how he says it, but what’s the best way to say it so that he doesn’t unintentionally cause our kid to blame me? Any ideas? Our kid may not directly ask him, but I want to have a response prepared unless they do, because it is a possibility. Also, even if our kid doesn’t ask, it will probably come up at some point in their life. Thanks for any examples of how to do this without causing possible resentment in our kid!

I admit I (17F) have always been too much of an introvert most of my life. Recently though my room has been depressing cuz I'm dealing with some stuff so I try to go out more but every time I go out I always have to get a lot of questions, a disapproving look, and a million suggestions on what to do instead. Even when I just want to talk a walk. and God forbid, I ask to go out after 7 pm you just double all I said previously. To be fair I do get to go out most of the time but I just hate how I have to go through all that before, it pisses me off sm and ruins my mood which more often that not is already ruined if I wanted to get out of the house in the first place.
I called out 2 of my family members one time about it and they just said "If we both thought it was the best thing to do at the time doesn't that tell you. you should rethink your opinion on the matter"
I called out one of my family members on it recently (in front of them but the rest but they payed attention towards the end of the convo really) and he said that I'm young and he was in charge at that time. I told him When he was my age he literally traveled to another country and he said "Yeah but you're stupid" Sure he seemed like he regretted how it came out immediately. I told him "Do you not realize how condescending that is?" he said smth like when you're the one responsible it's different. Then my family started talking about I had no sense of direction, not really in a helpful criticism kinda way, just bringing it up to prove me wrong.
It's true I don't remember the way to places easily, or the names of streets. That's why I always make sure I go places I'm not that familiar with while I have enough data on my phone to have GPS on me. To them, that's proving I shouldn't go out alone.
I don't understand how I'm supposed to get better by not leaving the house alone, it feels like an endless cycle [ I don't go out alone enough--I don't get better at learning the way to stuff--They don't encourage me to go out]. (Tried learning when I go out with ppl I just don't remember since I know I'm safe having someone who knows where we're going when I'm not alone I always get distracted usually by talking to the person I'm with).
Anyways, it took me a lot to stop calling myself stupid because I'm not "street smart" and when I heard that I cried.
The other day, I went out alone rejecting the offer to drive me a very small incident happened where I had to call one of them for help and they still won't let it die
In their defense, More often than not they suggest driving me there or getting the thing I wanted for me. Which sometimes can be helpful for example I'm busy with smth or short on time I'm grateful for it in that sense.
Other times though I just feel the rage building inside me as they suggest every possible way in order not to let me out.
And what bothers me the most is now whenever they offer me a ride my first thought isn't "Oh shit what a nice gesture, thanks" it's "They are offering this because they think I shouldn't go out alone because I'm too stupid or smth".
I love my family and believe it or not compared to ppl I know I don't consider them that strict, but I honestly feel the rage building inside me BEFORE I even ask to go out to a 15-minute walk to a coffee shop so I just scratch the idea. But IDK maybe I'm just being ungrateful because some ppl pointed out I've acting like a btch (they didn't say that they just said rude) which I didn't see but can see how what I've been going through ,as I mentioned in my 2nd line, can affect this. so Idk
I don't even know what I want out of this. I just thought I'd get it off my mind..or chest haha okay I'll shut up.
(Also wanted to point out my mom does the questions and the disapproving look to my brother as well not just cuz I'm a girl however I just get it by 2 or 3 ppl instead of 1 and over stupider stuff so maybe it is also cuz I'm a girl idk)
damn, my whole problem is being annoyed and frustrated.
TLDR; I'm just complaining at smth that annoys me honestly.

Hello!
First of all, thank you for any help provided!
This is my first post regarding this issue and I have checked through a lot of previous threads, with no solution currently. I recently built a new PC, November 2023, and have been having an ongoing issue with my physical memory load being extremely high. The PC components are 7800x3d, 7900xtx, 32gb ram @ 6000 mhz. I can get specific make and models of everything if it would help!
When I initially built the computer I would monitor all of my performance via HWinfo and never had any issues until about a month and a half ago. I never noted my Memory performance with too "high" of utilization, and everything was great. Now I constantly have red HWInfo spikes and AVERAGE usage of my Phsyical memory at 99%. It doesn't spike to this 99%, it maintains it.
It starts where I am often times idle at around 75%-80% usage in Task Manager. I have all startup apps turned off except for Discord, Battle.net, Logitech G-Hub, and AMD Adrenaline (I have tried to turn them off and it doesn't fix it). The memory usage continues to grow to 92-96%, if I open ANY game that's slightly intensive (WoW, Overwatch, CoD). I eventually hit 99% where it maintains for a day or two, then eventually blue screens and shuts down. I shut off my PC every night. When it does blue screen I get the error: "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" "What failed: ntoskrnl.exe"
When the PC blue screens after maxing out at 99% memory usage for a bit of time, the device turns on and I have 8-12% memory usage while idle, as opposed to the 75-80%. I then slowly start to ramp up my memory usage over the course of 5-7 days until I eventually get the 99% shutdowns again.
I attempted to go into System Recovery and "Fix problems with windows update" and reinstalled Windows while preserving my files. This also resolved the issue, temporarily. It worked the same way I described above when I get a blue screen. Issue resolved and then slowly ramps up until blue screen.
I also attempted to manually check for any drivers through Device manager.
I have checked usage within Resource Monitor and am unable to find a solution.
I am assuming I am likely dealing with a memory leak, somehow, that is going undetected in task manager and resource monitor? I am not sure how to resolve this.
My other suspicion is failing RAM. If this is the case, I could buy some known good RAM from Best Buy and swap it out to see if the issue is resolved, just would rather avoid and continue to exhaust software troubleshooting.
My only next troubleshooting step is a full Windows restore without preserving any data.
If anyone has any advice or guidance I'd be immensely grateful. I know this is a lot of text but not sure what else to do at this point. I have attached a photo of my current idle resource monitor and task manager. This is after a most recent Windows Shut down event, not a blue screen. There are definitely some tasks open, and I recognize that my memory usage should fluctuate due to normal Windows functions. I am just concerned that I am ramping to 99% over the course of a week and then eventually getting a shutdown of my device.
Posting this in a couple other subreddits.
Thanks again!