Witchfire
@Witchfire@lemmy.world
Queer tiefling fire witch
- Comment on Is pet care a privilage that only "rich countries" have? Do you think people from poorer countries should be judged for not taking their pets to a vet? 1 day ago:
All we can do is provide the best care we can and give them the best life we can provide
- Comment on I am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in? 2 days ago:
I’m not really sure what this has to do with my comment
- Comment on If I were to go out steal 34 cars. And charged with 34 felonies. One per each car. Could I not use the presidents case in defense of my own? Why or why not? 3 days ago:
Huh, that’s a lot of dragons
- Comment on I am an American. I used to be proud of my country. Now it feels like a turd circling the drain. Is there anything going on behind the scene that America is actually doing good in? 3 days ago:
I always introduce myself using my native birth country, never as an American. If prompted I’ll say I’m a New Yorker. I refuse to represent that stain on the planet
- Comment on 18-26 year olds, How do you plan to dodge the draft? 1 week ago:
RFK wants to send people with ADHD and autism to labor camps. I don’t think having ADHD puts you lower on the list
- Comment on Do RICH people of color ever get harassed by ICE? 1 week ago:
Everywhere. Just open the news. Every random backwoods has a pending proposal from a vulture capitalist
- Comment on Do RICH people of color ever get harassed by ICE? 1 week ago:
There’s more to it than that. A rich person can afford a luxury car, a poor person might have a beater or a low cost lease. Guess which one the police are going to actually stop
- Comment on Avocado. Is it really so untasty or I am doing something wrong? 1 week ago:
Fwiw, I’m latina and generally not a big fan of them. Growing up, my dad ate at least one a day. It’s a huge thing in Hispanic households
- Comment on Americans: How the hell do you meet new people or get into relationships after college? 2 weeks ago:
Hobbies. Groups. Bars/clubs. Anything that fosters community. Find somewhere that cultivates a shared interest and engage with others, they aren’t necessarily going to come to you
- Comment on I just want juice, is that so much to ask? 2 weeks ago:
Apple and grape are the same
- Comment on Can some please explain to me why it is that your health insurance can deny you medication, even if your doctor says you need it? 2 weeks ago:
The reason is what pushed Luigi to merc one of them
- Comment on How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand? 2 weeks ago:
Oh boy don’t look up American required math education
- Comment on How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand? 2 weeks ago:
That’s why it’s a fucking robbery when bilingual parents refuse to teach their kids a second language. Sadly happens a lot in the US with Spanish
- Comment on How come in American classrooms they make another language an elective. Why not teach our kids as many languages possible that way if we go somewhere we will kind of have uper hand? 2 weeks ago:
The US is allergic to other languages. Hell, it’s even allergic to English depending on where you look. It’s all just part of the government’s plan to keep people stupid.
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Languages are great, and you learn a ton about other cultures along the way. For anyone on the fence of learning another language, I can happily say being trilingual is super fun and worth the effort
- Comment on Michelle Obama once said when they go low we go high. Meaning the republicans go low. What would be the equivalent of the Democrats going low instead of high ground? 3 weeks ago:
It’s a compromise
- Comment on Push to eliminate sales tax on food and groceries in Missouri runs into resistance 3 weeks ago:
Yeah US sales tax applies to everything. It’s not like HST that varies by product
- Comment on Earbud question: Does anyone actually like to silicone tipped earbuds over the solid plastic ones? 3 weeks ago:
I détest the silicone ones. They’re uncomfortable and I always lose the tip. I only use the hard plastic ones
- Comment on For Americans, what do you really think of Latin Americans? 4 weeks ago:
Gallo pinto is lazy man’s food.
- Chop up onions and peppers (optionally celery), add to giant frying pan and cook slightly with some oil
- Dump in a metric buttload of rice. Day old rice is better than fresh. Fry it up a bit
- Add a can of black beans, juice included. Mix it all together
- Season with salt, garlic, Goya Adobo, and a fuckton of cumin. Add other spices to taste.
- Right before serving, add a fuck ton of cilantro and mix (no substitutions!). This shit shrinks like spinach.
- Serve with some sort of side - fried egg, sweet plantains, chorizo, chachirron, cheese (queso fresco or fried)
- Comment on For Americans, what do you really think of Latin Americans? 4 weeks ago:
Yes but the American idea of a taco is not traditional Hispanic food, and especially not representative of the majority of Latin America
- Comment on For Americans, what do you really think of Latin Americans? 4 weeks ago:
I’m originally from Costa Rica, but lived in both the US and Canada
The US has always had a major xenophobia problem, even in progressive areas. The area I grew up in is a red area of a blue state and my experience there as a latina was fucking horrible, in large part due to the cops. No one in the US seems to understand that Costa Rica is a country and I would constantly get called Puerto Rican or Mexican.
Canada is different, Costa Rica has a much stronger presence here and people are much more aware of it (though I’ve yet to actually meet any other Costa Ricans). My experience as a latina has been better by comparison, though unfortunately it’s because a lot of the racism and xenophobia gets directed at South Asian people.
- Comment on When did it become normalized to start passing credit card processing fees to the customer? 5 weeks ago:
Was it really baked into the price of the goods when the price of the goods hasn’t changed?
- Comment on What should I NOT do in front of rich people? 5 weeks ago:
Peel your calzones
- Comment on What do you recommend I carry in my first wallet? 5 weeks ago:
An uno reverse card
It’s come in handy more times than I’d like to admit
- Comment on JD Vance visits Milan, Italy 5 weeks ago:
Supposedly he brought his own food with him to Italy. Why would anyone bring American food to fucking Italy
- Comment on Jeans Vendor, what is my size? 5 weeks ago:
Women’s sizes don’t mean jack shit. A die roll is more reliable
- Comment on why is the beginning on the left and the end on the right? 1 month ago:
It’s fairly arbitrary. Many languages write right to left, and some even write up and down
- Comment on Is it theoretically possible Trump and ICE are killing a very large number of immigrants (like 25% of those detained) and no one knows? 1 month ago:
Didn’t aerial photos of that camp show mass graves and dead bodies…
- Comment on Am I financially enabling child labor in 3rd world countries by buying second hand fast fashion? 1 month ago:
No, secondhand is perfectly fine
- Comment on Should longer hair be handled by salons or male barbers? 1 month ago:
It’s still good to trim the ends every now and then to clean them up
- Comment on Should longer hair be handled by salons or male barbers? 1 month ago:
It really depends on what you want to do with it, though I’d recommend a salon