Typical

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

This is all fake, you all get that, right?
I hope so....
If you don't get it that.....Then I'm Melinda from Nigeria and I want to send you $10 million!  But first I need a $10,000 processing fee, your bank account number and your social security number.
Let me know when you want to wire the funds.

This is all fake, you all get that, right?
I hope so....
If you don't get it that.....Then I'm Melinda from Nigeria and I want to send you $10 million!  But first I need a $10,000 processing fee, your bank account number and your social security number.
Let me know when you want to wire the funds.

This is all fake, you all get that, right?
I hope so....
If you don't get it that.....Then I'm Melinda from Nigeria and I want to send you $10 million!  But first I need a $10,000 processing fee, your bank account number and your social security number.
Let me know when you want to wire the funds.

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

The militant left is just as bad as the far right. They feed off of each other.
When I look at the police photo associated with the attached article I see like 90% people of color and women. And the super woke crowd can't even be happy about that! You just can't please them. They need and thrive off of controversy and aggression. And as you can read, they will just as happily violate democratic norms and choice as will hard core conservatives. I say a pox on both ends of the spectrum.
This year's parade now has so much negative energy associated with it it should be cancelled and revisited next year after they get their shit together with a whole new executive committee. 

So the answer to Could we get more ridiculous? would have to be, Not without trying really, really hard.

And the fight goes on.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/nyregion/lgbtq-pride-parade-reclaim-heritage.html
When a board votes against its membership in a closed meeting.....the end is near. 

Not really comparable. And that has been remedied.
 
Now that the organizers have announced police will stand back and their private security (mall cops?) will be on hand, I really wouldn't get anywhere near it. (Not that a trail of bland, corporate branded "floats" and a half dozen hopeless political candidates is remotely interesting, anyway.)
 
The super woke groups are jumping the shark and endangering their silly selves and everyone around them in the process.
 
I would avoid.

Not really comparable. And that has been remedied.
 
Now that the organizers have announced police will stand back and their private security (mall cops?) will be on hand, I really wouldn't get anywhere near it. (Not that a trail of bland, corporate branded "floats" and a half dozen hopeless political candidates is remotely interesting, anyway.)
 
The super woke groups are jumping the shark and endangering their silly selves and everyone around them in the process.
 
I would avoid.

The Gay Pride parade hasn't been relevant for 25+ years.
 
The super woke organizers should just end it.
 
P.S. The NYPD has kept the Pride Parade safe from skinheads, fascists, religious nuts, etc., etc., for decades. Good luck for the future! I wouldn't get anywhere near it.

Not really comparable. And that has been remedied.
 
Now that the organizers have announced police will stand back and their private security (mall cops?) will be on hand, I really wouldn't get anywhere near it. (Not that a trail of bland, corporate branded "floats" and a half dozen hopeless political candidates is remotely interesting, anyway.)
 
The super woke groups are jumping the shark and endangering their silly selves and everyone around them in the process.
 
I would avoid.

The Gay Pride parade hasn't been relevant for 25+ years.
 
The super woke organizers should just end it.
 
P.S. The NYPD has kept the Pride Parade safe from skinheads, fascists, religious nuts, etc., etc., for decades. Good luck for the future! I wouldn't get anywhere near it.

The one thing I am certain of on this topic that that most, if not all, crypto "currencies" will some day go to zero. The two questions are (1) how high will they go and how much volatility will they experience in the meantime and (2) WHEN will they finally go bust. Great fortunes will be made and lost during the ride whether that ride be 24 hours or 24 years.
 
Bitcoin is widely accepted by legitimate businesses now, but, with rare exception, upon receipt they IMMEDIATELY convert into a national currency. They do it to appease their customers who wish, for whatever reason, to trade in crypto.
 
I have money in several crypto currencies. I do not consider it an investment per se. It's essentially speculation or gambling. Nothing wrong with doing either, but just don't bet the farm.
 
Have fun at the casino! And good luck.

The one thing I am certain of on this topic that that most, if not all, crypto "currencies" will some day go to zero. The two questions are (1) how high will they go and how much volatility will they experience in the meantime and (2) WHEN will they finally go bust. Great fortunes will be made and lost during the ride whether that ride be 24 hours or 24 years.
 
Bitcoin is widely accepted by legitimate businesses now, but, with rare exception, upon receipt they IMMEDIATELY convert into a national currency. They do it to appease their customers who wish, for whatever reason, to trade in crypto.
 
I have money in several crypto currencies. I do not consider it an investment per se. It's essentially speculation or gambling. Nothing wrong with doing either, but just don't bet the farm.
 
Have fun at the casino! And good luck.

Bernie Madoff kept his game alive for 20 years, so just about anything is possible I suppose. But when this crypto currency mania ends, and it will certainly end, it's going to be an amazing mess.
 
A friend of mine swears cryptocurrency is here to stay and is taking over the world. To listen to him is like hearing an evangelical preacher certain of everlasting heaven. It's practically religion to a whole lot of people. They literally spend hours each day thinking or talking and/ or speculating in....cryptocurrency. Something that does nothing. And that's what makes it so crazy and ultimately dangerous.
 
I own some cryptos. They aren't an investment, per se. They are gambling. I haven't bet the farm. I hope I recognize when to get off. We'll see!
 
And of course big banks are getting involved. They are setting up funds (primarily or exclusively with other people's money, BTW) and trading operations that earn commissions. But are they holding the stuff in any sort of material amount on their own balance sheets? OF. COURSE. NOT.
 
Yes, there is demand for alternative payment systems (a whole lot of it illegal). But who says that medium is going to remain cryptocurrency? And who in the hell says a unit of Bitcoin is worth $55k or will remain at $55k? The price is random depending on any recent waive of enthusiasm or pessimism.
 
If Mercedes will sell you a low end model of their cars for one bitcoin today, which as a "value" of $55k, when bitcoin drops to $27.5k they are going to charge you two bitcoins for the same product. And that is because they immediately change the bitcoin they receive into real money and that is how they price their product.
 
Crypto is a bubble like no other.

The Gay Pride parade hasn't been relevant for 25+ years.
 
The super woke organizers should just end it.
 
P.S. The NYPD has kept the Pride Parade safe from skinheads, fascists, religious nuts, etc., etc., for decades. Good luck for the future! I wouldn't get anywhere near it.

Not really comparable. And that has been remedied.
 
Now that the organizers have announced police will stand back and their private security (mall cops?) will be on hand, I really wouldn't get anywhere near it. (Not that a trail of bland, corporate branded "floats" and a half dozen hopeless political candidates is remotely interesting, anyway.)
 
The super woke groups are jumping the shark and endangering their silly selves and everyone around them in the process.
 
I would avoid.

Not really comparable. And that has been remedied.
 
Now that the organizers have announced police will stand back and their private security (mall cops?) will be on hand, I really wouldn't get anywhere near it. (Not that a trail of bland, corporate branded "floats" and a half dozen hopeless political candidates is remotely interesting, anyway.)
 
The super woke groups are jumping the shark and endangering their silly selves and everyone around them in the process.
 
I would avoid.

The Gay Pride parade hasn't been relevant for 25+ years.
 
The super woke organizers should just end it.
 
P.S. The NYPD has kept the Pride Parade safe from skinheads, fascists, religious nuts, etc., etc., for decades. Good luck for the future! I wouldn't get anywhere near it.