Honestly I don’t think ‘women and girls’ feels clunky, but that’s just me

The stairs are part of an art installation at the Kongresshaus in Biel, Switzerland. “Beautiful steps number two” was created in 2009 for an exhibition. The artists told the website Snopes the stairs and doors are not functional, and the steps are not meant to support real people.

This is legit the first time I’ve heard of Cyprus not being European

The priest looks like Father Ted

American English yes, British English no.

I’m unsure about other English-speaking countries.

"Yes, because the reduced happiness of others elevates mine in comparison. This is because I believe in a rigid social hierarchy where happiness is zero-sum, and it’s the only way I’m able to climb the ladder. Once the short-lived boost in happiness inevitably wears off due to the world not actually working in that way, I will further look to enable suffering to forever chase the high in the only way I know. I will never truly feel deep satisfaction and inner peace, and I will slowly decline into old age feeling ever more isolated and bitter.

Get rekt, libs."

That’s some 5d chess right there

And second and secondmost, I blame the anti-Trump non-voters. The GOP only lost about 2 million from 2020, but the Democrats lost about 14 million. I know they’re not all accounted for but that is a MUCH larger swathe from blue than red. Obviously some switched sides for their own reasons but basically there are maybe 10 million voters who decided that voting for the lesser of two evils wasn’t on their agenda and did nothing. Disappointing.

Edit: obviously I blame all the propaganda from the billionaires/wealthy media/foreign interference etc too (and moreso), but let’s take that as read.

…my state and several other blue states have been working on a contingency plan ever since Biden looked like a certain loss, months back.

Can you expand on this, in eli5 fashion? Curious foreigner here.