The downshift in Congressional collegiality began with Newt Gingrich. He instructed other GOP Representatives to attack & malign Democrats, including name-calling. That was over 30 years ago, and it's now baked into their worldview. It's past time that Democrats step up their game.
November 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The downshift in Congressional collegiality began with Newt Gingrich. He instructed other GOP Representatives to attack & malign Democrats, including name-calling. That was over 30 years ago, and it's now baked into their worldview. It's past time that Democrats step up their game.
The product placement could do with a subtle downshift, tbf. Fam. 😂
November 6, 2026 at 7:46 AM
The product placement could do with a subtle downshift, tbf. Fam. 😂
attempting to downshift so much ...
i think i broke the shift ...
*coughs*
i think i broke the shift ...
*coughs*
November 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
attempting to downshift so much ...
i think i broke the shift ...
*coughs*
i think i broke the shift ...
*coughs*
Outernet/Othernet Downshift Life YouTube channel secrete data
November 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Outernet/Othernet Downshift Life YouTube channel secrete data
Volvo 240, high school boyfriend, insisted I be able to downshift while making hand signals to turn because he was a nerrrrrrrrrrrd
QOTD: What car did you learn to drive a manual transmission in?
I learned in a friend’s 1987 Chevy Spectrum.
I learned in a friend’s 1987 Chevy Spectrum.
I learned to drive stick on one of these.
Very forgiving.
Very forgiving.
November 4, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Volvo 240, high school boyfriend, insisted I be able to downshift while making hand signals to turn because he was a nerrrrrrrrrrrd
Stepping into Thailand often acts as an instant reset for the chronic stress carried over from back home. It is less about changing the location and more about finally letting the nervous system downshift. #expat #mindfulness
November 10, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Stepping into Thailand often acts as an instant reset for the chronic stress carried over from back home. It is less about changing the location and more about finally letting the nervous system downshift. #expat #mindfulness
No gear shifts, just continuous acceleration is so lovely. On ramps where ya need to get into a merge without slowing anyone down, as gas car would downshift and slower accel.
Assume yours, like most EVs, will preheat or cool super fast via app, and not smoke out a garage, or engine noise.
Assume yours, like most EVs, will preheat or cool super fast via app, and not smoke out a garage, or engine noise.
November 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
No gear shifts, just continuous acceleration is so lovely. On ramps where ya need to get into a merge without slowing anyone down, as gas car would downshift and slower accel.
Assume yours, like most EVs, will preheat or cool super fast via app, and not smoke out a garage, or engine noise.
Assume yours, like most EVs, will preheat or cool super fast via app, and not smoke out a garage, or engine noise.
it is a loser want downshift fucking wreck it please fattened ruined destoryed for real pleasenfuck
You are meant to be loser-ified
You are meant to be downshifted
You are meant to be wrecked
You are meant to be fattened
You are meant to be ruined
You are meant to be destroyed
You are meant to be turned into fat, pathetic loser who is a hyper-consumer of corporate food slop...
You are meant to be downshifted
You are meant to be wrecked
You are meant to be fattened
You are meant to be ruined
You are meant to be destroyed
You are meant to be turned into fat, pathetic loser who is a hyper-consumer of corporate food slop...
November 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
it is a loser want downshift fucking wreck it please fattened ruined destoryed for real pleasenfuck
But absolutely yes. It was a gutless wonder and you had to downshift to get up hills 😆
November 4, 2026 at 2:04 AM
But absolutely yes. It was a gutless wonder and you had to downshift to get up hills 😆
For me with my dad it was an old Dodge truck that you had to double-clutch to downshift. Much grinding.
November 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
For me with my dad it was an old Dodge truck that you had to double-clutch to downshift. Much grinding.
I bought a wrecked one when I was a kid and got it running again. On the test drive afterwards it was a rocket. As I approached 90 mph I noticed the brakes went to the floor and I had to downshift and floor it to spin it around before I ran into the side of a mountain. I sold it to buy an el Camino
November 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I bought a wrecked one when I was a kid and got it running again. On the test drive afterwards it was a rocket. As I approached 90 mph I noticed the brakes went to the floor and I had to downshift and floor it to spin it around before I ran into the side of a mountain. I sold it to buy an el Camino
A Volvo station wagon. And then my first car was a 63 scout with 3-speed and no syncromesh on the first gear so you'd have to double-clutch to downshift to first if not at a dead stop.
In which car did you first learn to drive stick:
Tried to learn in a VW bus. Rear engine. cable from the gas pedal to the engine snapped a few blocks away from home, and I spent the next 15 minutes trying to feather the clutch to be able to "drive" home in 1st gear at idle
Learned more later
Tried to learn in a VW bus. Rear engine. cable from the gas pedal to the engine snapped a few blocks away from home, and I spent the next 15 minutes trying to feather the clutch to be able to "drive" home in 1st gear at idle
Learned more later
A Pinto station wagon with no first gear and reverse was going.
Which is to say I never really learned to drive stick and had no interest in learning.
Which is to say I never really learned to drive stick and had no interest in learning.
November 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A Volvo station wagon. And then my first car was a 63 scout with 3-speed and no syncromesh on the first gear so you'd have to double-clutch to downshift to first if not at a dead stop.
Hoping for a smooth and positive election outcome tomorrow here in Minnesota and beyond; if nothing else, selfishly, so that I can take a little more time to pause and downshift in what has been a relentless year. The doing fun, good, things next year would also be great too.
Let's go do this.
Let's go do this.
November 3, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Hoping for a smooth and positive election outcome tomorrow here in Minnesota and beyond; if nothing else, selfishly, so that I can take a little more time to pause and downshift in what has been a relentless year. The doing fun, good, things next year would also be great too.
Let's go do this.
Let's go do this.
chuck didn't just downshift, he lost all control, swerved & ran off the road into a (really ugly) swamp!!
November 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
chuck didn't just downshift, he lost all control, swerved & ran off the road into a (really ugly) swamp!!
November 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I think this admin is too dumb to downshift to some kind of situation where they cede power to the Democrats and accept lame duck status for a couple of years
One pundit noted that instead of lame duck, what we're likely to get from this admin is "angry duck"
One pundit noted that instead of lame duck, what we're likely to get from this admin is "angry duck"
November 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I think this admin is too dumb to downshift to some kind of situation where they cede power to the Democrats and accept lame duck status for a couple of years
One pundit noted that instead of lame duck, what we're likely to get from this admin is "angry duck"
One pundit noted that instead of lame duck, what we're likely to get from this admin is "angry duck"
Tonight's sleep tip: no screens 30 minutes before bed. Let your brain downshift. I'll handle the soundtrack — Deep Sleep Radio, 8PM–8:30AM CT. brianbooms.com
November 6, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Tonight's sleep tip: no screens 30 minutes before bed. Let your brain downshift. I'll handle the soundtrack — Deep Sleep Radio, 8PM–8:30AM CT. brianbooms.com
It's impossible for some people to downshift their bigotry about a group they never encounter in real life: the tale grows in the telling...
November 2, 2026 at 10:42 PM
It's impossible for some people to downshift their bigotry about a group they never encounter in real life: the tale grows in the telling...
I'll give you a dirty downshift
November 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I'll give you a dirty downshift
In memory of Ash,
here's a photo of me about to drive a Jaguar Heritage E-Type roadster. I even flukily managed a clean downshift into second in the Moss box.
RIP 😢
here's a photo of me about to drive a Jaguar Heritage E-Type roadster. I even flukily managed a clean downshift into second in the Moss box.
RIP 😢
November 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
In memory of Ash,
here's a photo of me about to drive a Jaguar Heritage E-Type roadster. I even flukily managed a clean downshift into second in the Moss box.
RIP 😢
here's a photo of me about to drive a Jaguar Heritage E-Type roadster. I even flukily managed a clean downshift into second in the Moss box.
RIP 😢
My father owned a 1946 Willy’s Jeep, the first civilian model. Two and four wheel drive plus creeper. I needed to double clutch to downshift. Electric motor on driver’s wiper, but passenger’s was fully manual.
QOTD: What car did you learn to drive a manual transmission in?
I learned in a friend’s 1987 Chevy Spectrum.
I learned in a friend’s 1987 Chevy Spectrum.
I learned to drive stick on one of these.
Very forgiving.
Very forgiving.
November 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
My father owned a 1946 Willy’s Jeep, the first civilian model. Two and four wheel drive plus creeper. I needed to double clutch to downshift. Electric motor on driver’s wiper, but passenger’s was fully manual.
Schedule processing no later than mid-day and block 30 minutes afterward to downshift. Put it in your calendar and set phone reminders. Use that time for a walk, a warm drink, or gentle stretching. Avoid intense exercise, conflict, or heavy news. If you must work later, clear focus-heavy
6/15
6/15
November 8, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Schedule processing no later than mid-day and block 30 minutes afterward to downshift. Put it in your calendar and set phone reminders. Use that time for a walk, a warm drink, or gentle stretching. Avoid intense exercise, conflict, or heavy news. If you must work later, clear focus-heavy
6/15
6/15
non-restorative healing. the answer is to get up and move around.
i don't know if getting up and moving around is the answer? maybe literally yes, maybe just go for a walk. maybe downshift, which i know is sometimes the answer.
i should read that pdf about burnout I downloaded and never opened
i don't know if getting up and moving around is the answer? maybe literally yes, maybe just go for a walk. maybe downshift, which i know is sometimes the answer.
i should read that pdf about burnout I downloaded and never opened
November 8, 2026 at 3:04 PM
non-restorative healing. the answer is to get up and move around.
i don't know if getting up and moving around is the answer? maybe literally yes, maybe just go for a walk. maybe downshift, which i know is sometimes the answer.
i should read that pdf about burnout I downloaded and never opened
i don't know if getting up and moving around is the answer? maybe literally yes, maybe just go for a walk. maybe downshift, which i know is sometimes the answer.
i should read that pdf about burnout I downloaded and never opened