Whelp. In today's edition of FWW

[Pom]

The stupidity is epic.

[pixy0stix]

What?

[AJL]

Wait, what? I understand the groundhog thing. I don't understand why people are upset.

Do people really not understand that whether some giant rodent sees its shadow or not, there are always still six weeks of winter left from today? #peoplearestupid

[walterismydog]

Feb 2, 2017 9:38:20 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

What?

Not sure if this is rhetorical what, but in case my rage made everything confusing:

The same women who have implored us not to post political bs. "Make Facebook fun again!" "Omg $6 avocados?! Worth it!" and the like are posting today about how pissed they are that there is six more weeks of winter according to a rodent.

I guess they like to believe rodents.

[walterismydog]

Stupid indeed.

I want off this crazy train.

[Pom]

Groundhogs are wise, but they don't believe in scientific evidence about the climate. Climate change is crazy talk.

[walterismydog]

Feb 2, 2017 9:45:03 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

people pay attention to groundhog day?

Apparently so!!

Hey look, dingbats - the world is crumbling around you! But let's get mad about a shadow/lack of shadow!

Fucking A, man.

[mrssandro]

Oh I saw a white woman post like this morning..

"I am heartbroken, This is a terrible for our country! I demand we band together and stand up to this atrocity etc etc etc....

Then a ton of hash tags

#Notmygroundhog #groundhogban

Shut the Fuck up with this mess!

[walterismydog]

Feb 2, 2017 9:41:46 GMT -5 AJL said:

Wait, what? I understand the groundhog thing. I don't understand why people are upset.

Do people really not understand that whether some giant rodent sees its shadow or not, there are always still six weeks of winter left from today? #peoplearestupid

Calendars and seasons are #alternativefacts

[Pom]

Feb 2, 2017 9:45:03 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

people pay attention to groundhog day?

I've seen a couple of posts. Yeah, mostly morons that like their FB fact-free and funzies.

Don't worry that Cheeto is destroying our country with his stupid mouth, tiny fingers and brain. 

[2curlydogs]

You need new friends.

[walterismydog]

Feb 2, 2017 9:50:01 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

You need new friends.

I have plenty of good friends, these are mostly people who have loved me since before I was born. People who would have done anything for me (and I them) before this election. And some ding-dongs from hs.

I'm not deleting them. Enemies close and what not. I need to know their true selves.

[smock]

Ugh, I saw GMA covering the groundhog (sitting in the waiting room of a doctor's office)--and said to Mr. Smock, "Great, our democratic institutions are under attack, and everyone's talking about a frightened rodent."

[cville]

Groundhog Day is fun. It's also a good movie. It is not a substitute for science.

But I can't get too outraged at people joking about the groundhog seeing his shadow IF those people are 1. Actually joking, and 2. Otherwise aware of the dismantling of our country. I mean, I'm not filling my Facebook with rainbows but I have made the occasional non-political post. Because this is a marathon, not a sprint, and sometimes sharing a picture of my delicious Friday night wine moves me.

Caveat: the #groundhogban is gross.

[pixy0stix]

I have absolutely no fucking clue what is going on in here, but ok.

[al320]

People care about this that much?

[walterismydog]

Feb 2, 2017 9:53:31 GMT -5 cville said:

Groundhog Day is fun. It's also a good movie. It is not a substitute for science.

But I can't get too outraged at people joking about the groundhog seeing his shadow IF those people are 1. Actually joking, and 2. Otherwise aware of the dismantling of our country. I mean, I'm not filling my Facebook with rainbows but I have made the occasional non-political post. Because this is a marathon, not a sprint, and sometimes sharing a picture of my delicious Friday night wine moves me.

Caveat: the #groundhogban is gross.

I would be fine with the above scenarios. But some of these are the ones who post hate speech about anything "liberal" and then implore the rest of us to be quiet with our "political bs"

A funny (liberal) friend posted the groundhog thing with "what next, 2017?" and that is funny. She also posts constantly about the horrible actions happening in our country.

Yesterday I posted news of Nickelback headlining at red rocks and said something along the lines of "Remember the horror show of 2016? Simpler times, my friends. Now Nickelback is headlining RR: the end is nigh" - sure, it's silly and dumb, but I'm also not an ostrich about reality.

[josieposy]

Feb 2, 2017 9:57:42 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I have absolutely no fucking clue what is going on in here, but ok.

Let's go get some flapjacks. Too early for flapjacks?

[hopecounts]

Feb 2, 2017 9:45:03 GMT -5 @majorwife said:

people pay attention to groundhog day?

My kid asked to watch it this morning.
LOL
They have been talking about it at school.

[WOT?*]

It's groundhog day? Holy crap. I totally forgot. I've been busy watching the world end and hoping we make it to spring. At the end of March, just like always.

[MixedBerryJam]

Wait a sec ... people are using Punxatawney Phil as science-based evidence that climate change is a hoax? I think I just got stupider thinking that thought. Holy fuck. 

And speaking of holy fuck, P-OTUS (aka "popular vote loser Donald Trump, possibly my new favorite moniker but I digress) dissed ARNOLD FUCKING SCHWARZENEGGER's ratings at the prayer breakfast. Christian right, THIS is what you wanted?

[sporklemotion]

This is so gross. Jokingly equating the refugees to a fucking groundhog.

I live in a land of eternal winter, so I get it. But mocking the struggle in our country... I just can't.

[walterismydog]

Feb 2, 2017 10:14:03 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

This is so gross. Jokingly equating the refugees to a fucking groundhog.

I live in a land of eternal winter, so I get it. But mocking the struggle in our country... I just can't.

Make America Gross Again

[pantsparty]

Feb 2, 2017 9:43:16 GMT -5 walterismydog said:

Feb 2, 2017 9:38:20 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

What?

Not sure if this is rhetorical what, but in case my rage made everything confusing:

The same women who have implored us not to post political bs. "Make Facebook fun again!" "Omg $6 avocados?! Worth it!" and the like are posting today about how pissed they are that there is six more weeks of winter according to a rodent.

I guess they like to believe rodents.

[pantsparty]

Feb 2, 2017 9:53:31 GMT -5 cville said:

Groundhog Day is fun. It's also a good movie. It is not a substitute for science.

But I can't get too outraged at people joking about the groundhog seeing his shadow IF those people are 1. Actually joking, and 2. Otherwise aware of the dismantling of our country. I mean, I'm not filling my Facebook with rainbows but I have made the occasional non-political post. Because this is a marathon, not a sprint, and sometimes sharing a picture of my delicious Friday night wine moves me.

Caveat: the #groundhogban is gross.

On a daily basis, I am really started to dig into every Trump event to determine my level of rage. Because I can't operate at HULK RAGE LEVEL constantly.

Trump asked people to pray for Arnold Schwarzenegger at a national prayer breakfast? That's only a 2, on the Trump Scale O' Terror.

[noeliav]

Feb 2, 2017 10:10:23 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Wait a sec ... people are using Punxatawney Phil as science-based evidence that climate change is a hoax? I think I just got stupider thinking that thought. Holy fuck. 

And speaking of holy fuck, P-OTUS (aka "popular vote loser Donald Trump, possibly my new favorite moniker but I digress) dissed ARNOLD FUCKING SCHWARZENEGGER's ratings at the prayer breakfast. Christian right, THIS is what you wanted?

No he didn't? Really??

He's such a baby.

[textbookcase]

My cousin posted this, it's great.

Why not take a break from negativity and learn about each other? 😃

1. Who are you named after?
There is a literal, fascist administration in office in the United States.

2. Last time you cried?
Resist it, unerringly, with all your strength.

3. Soda or water?
A woman, scheduled to be deported, attempted suicide in the airport.

4. What is your favorite lunch meat?
Donate to the ACLU.

5. Longest relationship?
Law enforcement is illegally enforcing the ban, even though a stay has been issued by the court system.

6. Do you still have your tonsils?
Soon, we won't have the courts to depend on, either.

7. Would you bungee jump?
Get your news from Twitter, not Facebook. FB manipulates what you see. Getting an account is easy. Ask me who to follow.

8. How many years at current job?
Stand up for minorities and women's health and freedom of the press.

9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Make sure to take care of your mental health in this tumultuous and stressful time.

10. Roller coasters?
Punching unapologetic actual Nazis is illegal and you definitely should do it every chance you get.

11. Favorite ice cream?
Many of the Democrats are folding. Keep the heat on them, keep writing and calling them.

12. Favorite thing to do?
This is not normal. Don't act like it is. You can't ignore this.

13. Football or baseball?
Steve Bannon has said himself he is a Leninist who wants to destroy and remake society, and he is manipulating the POTUS to sow chaos as a pretext for crushing civil liberties and seizing permanent power.

14. Leggings or Jeans?
Install the Signal app to make sure your messages are end-to-end encrypted and stop using FB messenger, Google Voice/Hangouts, and texting, which are easy to spy on.

15. What are you listening to?
Keep up with everything going on, do not let up.

16. Favorite Color?
Prepare for the increased repression of American citizens. It is coming.

17. Tattoos?
Keep in mind that he is constantly lying to us. Do not believe anything he says. If he says the sky is blue, look up and check it, yourself, or save time and assume that he's lying.

18. Married?
They still haven't fixed the pipes in Flint, Michigan.

19. Hair color?
Stop being complicit.

20. Eye color?
Stop being obedient.

21. Favorite to eat?
Stop fooling yourself that you won't have to fight somehow.

22. Scary movies or happy endings?
Stop being scared. Stand up for what you believe in.

23. Android or iPhone?
America is a country of immigrants. We are better because of our diversity.

24. Chevy, Ford or Buick?
We will not re-center the white working class at the expense of minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ in the hopes of poaching voters. Elevate people less privileged than you who are being actively repressed.

25. Favorite holiday?
It will get worse. You are stronger than you think, and you can take it.

26. Beer or wine?
You have to. We don't have any other options.

27. Night owl or morning?
Your children and grandchildren will remember you by what you did during these years.

28. Favorite day of the week?
Dissent is American. *All* enemies, foreign *and domestic.*

Come on....someone do this with me. 😄 Let's have some fun, take a break from negativity and learn about each other.
Copy and paste into your status and just change your answers.
____
Copied from a friend

[chedifuen]

Feb 2, 2017 11:24:15 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

My cousin posted this, it's great.

Why not take a break from negativity and learn about each other? 😃

1. Who are you named after?
There is a literal, fascist administration in office in the United States.

2. Last time you cried?
Resist it, unerringly, with all your strength.

3. Soda or water?
A woman, scheduled to be deported, attempted suicide in the airport.

4. What is your favorite lunch meat?
Donate to the ACLU.

5. Longest relationship?
Law enforcement is illegally enforcing the ban, even though a stay has been issued by the court system.

6. Do you still have your tonsils?
Soon, we won't have the courts to depend on, either.

7. Would you bungee jump?
Get your news from Twitter, not Facebook. FB manipulates what you see. Getting an account is easy. Ask me who to follow.

8. How many years at current job?
Stand up for minorities and women's health and freedom of the press.

9. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Make sure to take care of your mental health in this tumultuous and stressful time.

10. Roller coasters?
Punching unapologetic actual Nazis is illegal and you definitely should do it every chance you get.

11. Favorite ice cream?
Many of the Democrats are folding. Keep the heat on them, keep writing and calling them.

12. Favorite thing to do?
This is not normal. Don't act like it is. You can't ignore this.

13. Football or baseball?
Steve Bannon has said himself he is a Leninist who wants to destroy and remake society, and he is manipulating the POTUS to sow chaos as a pretext for crushing civil liberties and seizing permanent power.

14. Leggings or Jeans?
Install the Signal app to make sure your messages are end-to-end encrypted and stop using FB messenger, Google Voice/Hangouts, and texting, which are easy to spy on.

15. What are you listening to?
Keep up with everything going on, do not let up.

16. Favorite Color?
Prepare for the increased repression of American citizens. It is coming.

17. Tattoos?
Keep in mind that he is constantly lying to us. Do not believe anything he says. If he says the sky is blue, look up and check it, yourself, or save time and assume that he's lying.

18. Married?
They still haven't fixed the pipes in Flint, Michigan.

19. Hair color?
Stop being complicit.

20. Eye color?
Stop being obedient.

21. Favorite to eat?
Stop fooling yourself that you won't have to fight somehow.

22. Scary movies or happy endings?
Stop being scared. Stand up for what you believe in.

23. Android or iPhone?
America is a country of immigrants. We are better because of our diversity.

24. Chevy, Ford or Buick?
We will not re-center the white working class at the expense of minorities, women, and LGBTQ+ in the hopes of poaching voters. Elevate people less privileged than you who are being actively repressed.

25. Favorite holiday?
It will get worse. You are stronger than you think, and you can take it.

26. Beer or wine?
You have to. We don't have any other options.

27. Night owl or morning?
Your children and grandchildren will remember you by what you did during these years.

28. Favorite day of the week?
Dissent is American. *All* enemies, foreign *and domestic.*

Come on....someone do this with me. 😄 Let's have some fun, take a break from negativity and learn about each other.
Copy and paste into your status and just change your answers.
____
Copied from a friend

I love you cousin and want to copy this. I've seen nothing about groundhogs in my feed. It's basically all politics right now 

[textbookcase]

Feb 2, 2017 11:26:38 GMT -5 chedifuen said:

Feb 2, 2017 11:24:15 GMT -5 textbookcase said:

I love you cousin and want to copy this. I've seen nothing about groundhogs in my feed. It's basically all politics right now 

Copy it! I think she got it from someone else.