this is, in a round about way, making a right. Democrats are being disenfranchised in Texas and to make up for it, Republicans are being disenfranchised in California. If you want to complain, fucking ask the Republicans in Texas. They can easily and quickly unfuck this whole situation by making no changes to their districts.

Want to know the test on the whether the Republicans want to play fair? Republicans in California should be scolding their colleagues in Texas for redrawing maps unfairly but instead are blaming Democrats in California.

The Democrats are finally starting to realize you can’t play chess with a child who refuses to acknowledge the rules.

Do you remember what the Trump administration promised to deliver two weeks ago?

That’s why it works.

It’s true in the same way that he had a chat with the president of Puerto Rico.

The political process and how to change it in a meaningful and lasting way without risking tyranny profits of the capital class is almost always the problem.

Ftfy.

If we get Bell riots because of this it will be worth it.

I added a cross brace across the back as well as a cross brace on either side of the desk, with a 6" extension. The desk immediately became sturdy with just one brace but I added the second. It held my 200lbs ass on the front without issue.

I think I could have done just 3" and it would have been fine. But now I’m confident that I can have sex on it which is a side benefit to just the standing desk mount.

The fact that police officers can lie but people can’t shows you the terrible power imbalance in our law enforcement.

Remember: Shut the Fuck Up

I have a very common name. My Starbucks name is Bart.

Honestly, at this point people should use Pornhub.

They history are.

But Trump is threatening to not pay the back pay and only pay those who pledge allegiance to him.

Do you think he fucking cares? He just wants the gold shiny so he can be like Obama.

I point this out every time GOP and ObamaCare and Repeal are mentioned.

Republicans in 2016 fucking RAN on repealing the ACA. It was a full blown blitz. In the final years of Obama, Republican-controlled House and Senate fucking PASSED full repeals of the ACA. Obama, of course, vetoes each one of them. They amounted something like 80+ bills to fully repeal it.

Trump runs on getting rid of “ObAmAcArE!” He wins the White House with, again, a Republican-controlled House and Senate.

Not ONE single bill to repeal the ACA was ever introduced. Famously, Republicans said “TWO WEEKS!” for their plan that never came to fruition.

Republicans know how popular the ACA is. They also knew that Trump would be dumb enough to sign a repeal into law.

This is all performative politics: gaslighting their base so that they will look good in upcoming local elections. Republicans, again, fully control the House and Senate and could repeal the law full-cloth but they don’t. Because they know they’ll get slaughtered in the elections.

The sad (but predictable) thing is that it worked.

Republicans HATE Obamacare. But don’t you dare try to take away their Affordable Care Act Medicaid!!

Actually this is my exact plan. It occurred to me that the tipping over could be fixed by extending the base out to move the center of gravity back. I’ll post an update once I make the change. It won’t be until tomorrow due to life.

Omg you explained this very well. I didn’t take into account that moving the legs back would move the center of gravity.

God damn it. Physics! You bitch!

I think the triangle approach is not possible. I am beginning to wonder if my approach (e.g. table with an apron) is the wrong approach.

You are correct: with nothing on it, the table is fine. But with the weight of the monitor stand near the front, pulling my chair causes the table to tip.

Based on comments and other drawings I’ve seen so far, I’m thinking you’re right. I’m going add a crossbeam across the legs (the two sides and in the back).

My goal was to build the desk with subpar wood so there are some twists and cupping in the wood. So getting every square is a challenge.

I would prefer not to. I could but it would only be on one side of the table.

The dimensions are w: 25" x l: 48" x h: 30"

The legs move slightly when pulled (it could be sturdier and the brace would certainly help with that) but the whole table shifts. If I pull with the monitor stand on it, the table would fall over.

Add dual climate control and then I’m with you.