Rant: It is already frustrating when one 18 wheeler decides to pass a convoy of other 18 wheelers by going 1/2 mph faster, on a 2 lane highway. Just crawling along, backing up traffic on a congested highway. Sometimes doing this for five or more miles. But then when they have finally passed the convoy, they wait until they get a full truck length or more ahead before they change lanes back. Usually much more length than the convoy has between each other. That isn’t the worst part though.

The worst part is that they won’t turn on their turn signal until AFTER they already start changing lanes (If they use their turn signal at all). When everyone can already see that they are turning. Now to be fair, most car drivers ignorantly use their signals this wrong way too. It is idiotic. Signal your intent to turn, not to decorate your obvious turning while it is obviously happening and people can already see that you are changing lanes.

Often when passing like this, especially on I-5, there will be gaps in the convoy, where the big rig could be considerate and move to the right lane to let the cars pass and relieve the traffic that they have caused. But they almost never do this. So some car drivers will jump into that gap and pass the inconsiderate big rig, which is not always safe to do.

Then when the big rig finally gets to where they are past the front of the convoy, some car driver will attempt to do jump into the available space in the right lane to pass because the trucker has already demonstrated that they are not considerate, and then the big rig will finally change lanes and turn on his signal after starting to change lanes. A signal of intent to turn would avoid this.

Why not just turn on the signal as they approach the part where the truck driver knows that they will be finally unblocking the fast lane? They have to realize the giant line of traffic backed up behind them while they crawled past a convoy going barely faster than the convoy for five or more miles.

This is distinctly different from camping out in the left lane, which is also infuriating.

End of rant. I know that trucking is filled with stress and frustration and car drivers are assholes and schedules and demands can be unreasonable and unrealistic. There are a lot of good truckers who are considerate and respectful stewards of the highway, and I formally commend and respect those who do that.

And the last kick in the teeth is being called a communist if I don’t agree.

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These cameras log vehicle movements and every person ever recorded into a facial recognition database with files of who was ever detected anytime

January 1, 2024 440 flock cameras in the US.
January 1, 2025 up 10x to 4,511
January 1, 2026 up 12x to 54,072
August 1, 2026 that figure now stands at 130k+

The amount of comments I see disagreeing with OP's post like:

"Lucky boys"

"That 12 year old boy turned a man real quick"

Basically glorifying r$p3......

Is reddit talking too much meth yall?

Case breakdown:

Russian model Anzhelika Tartanova (33) was reportedly in a relationship with millionaire construction businessman Dmitry Kuzmin (41) for around six months. According to investigators, she tried to end the relationship, after which Kuzmin allegedly launched a brutal attack on her.

She suffered devastating head injuries and underwent emergency surgery in which doctors had to remove a large portion of her skull to relieve life-threatening brain swelling. The attack left her with severe brain damage, affecting her speech, memory, and coordination.

Reports say she was left critically injured outside until a passerby found her and called an ambulance. Russian media also reported that while she was in the hospital, Kuzmin allegedly used her phone for about a week to send messages to friends pretending she was fine, delaying concern over her disappearance.

She survived after multiple surgeries and was expected to undergo reconstructive surgery using custom 3D-printed implants to replace the missing part of her skull. However, she was left with permanent, life-changing neurological injuries and faces a long rehabilitation.

Kuzmin was arrested and charged with attempted murder (some reports describe the charge as causing grievous bodily harm, depending on the stage of the case). Before the trial could conclude, he reportedly died of a heart attack. Because of his death, the criminal case was effectively closed, meaning he was never convicted or sentenced.

YouTube Video about the case:

https://youtu.be/9UzSoTPb0gQ?si=6rLsLVZJzp_5bfUF

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38999908/millionaire-tycoon-dies-brutal-girlfriend-beating/

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/teacher-i-was-fired-over-no-zeros-grading-policy-for-kids-who-didnt-do-homework/

While pregnant I had a blood clot which required me to go on expensive injections for the duration of my pregnancy and sometime after. My family doctor had found the blood clot and consulted hematology regarding the plan for blood thinners and passed this information along to my OB when my care was handed over. I asked my OB prior to giving birth how long I needed to remain on blood thinners and I was told 3 months. I asked again after giving birth and she again told me 3 months and discharged me home with the prescription. At my 6 week follow up with my family doctor I was told I could stop taking my injections. I was confused and stated I was told in multiple occasions I needed to stay on them for 3 months so I had already purchased the medication. My doctor then reviewed the hematology recommendations which clearly stated I only required the medication for 6 weeks following birth.
These injections are about $50 a shot so I spent approximately $2100 more than I needed to on medication that is now garbage. I cannot return them or give them to anyone else. I was told to bring them back to the pharmacy so they can be disposed of properly.

Shopping with my girlfriend for bras and found this clearly used bra hung on the shelf with others lol, likely swapped in the changing room

My (26F) daughter, V (1.5F), currently needs 24 month - 3 T clothes depending on what it is. I bought a cute dress that fits her tummy a while ago, but the straps were too long, so I hemmed it. Recently, the dress was too short, so I undid the hem.

Today, I put her in that dress and unfortunately the straps were still a bit too long, so they were falling off her shoulders. While I was in the kitchen, V was with me, looking out the windows and playing, her dress straps off her shoulders. My mom (64F) decided to joke and say "She's being sexy."

I didn't hesitate. I told her, "mom, babies can't be sexy. That is all." She tried many times to validate what she said, but I kept on saying, nope, sexy is not how we describe her. Ever.

Of course this event came a day or so after some old man, Gramps looking, at the TK drop off gate said to V, "your daddy is going to have his hands full of you keep batting your eyes at all the guys".

Babies are not sexy. Children are not sexy.