What’s their other option? They’ve put all their eggs into one basket and now have given him full control of the RNC so there’s no chance for someone else to get in. Even if they dislike him, they’ll still go to the polls for the down ballots and probably mark the straight ticket box if they have one. There’s no way for them to save face. If they could find one testicle among them, they’d ditch him and throw Nikki back up. She would likely win and maybe be less bad than Trump - i don’t think she’d try to stay in office forever. Best case now, she gets 25% write-in red vote and Biden wins big, but that seems unlikely.
What is it about the text messages and emails sent by older people that make me feel like I'm having a stroke?
Maybe they're used to various shortcuts in their writing that they picked up before autocorrect became common, but these habits are too idiosyncratic for autocorrect to handle properly. However, that doesn't explain the emails I've had to decipher that were typed on desktop keyboards. Has anyone else younger than 45 or so felt similarly frustrated with geriatrics' messages?
I turned it on a bit ago just to see how they were spinning. As expected and same as election, if he loses it’s because it’s rigged. Sounds to me like they expect a guilty verdict.
Bill Pruitt, a former producer for The Apprentice whose NDA just expired after 20 years, writes in Slate that Donald Trump used the n-word during the production of the show — and there are tapes of him doing it.
This! We don’t need to call people out or harass them for being stupid. We just need for them to drift away from the cult. The constant publicity and chatter just feeds it.
I think this is the biggest problem I see in people trying to understand deeper fields of study, a concept is just too large or out of our perceived reality to even make sense without years of knowledge. I think people fall into the “woo woo” just because it’s easier to not really know versus becoming a doctorate in a...
Attempting to learn about science is more effective if you believe that one wiki entry will not make you an expert, there will always be someone who knows more than you, facts shift, and the unknown is part of it.
My daughter went through this - Lost her license at 17, continued to drive, and each year got caught resulting in another year of suspended license. This went on for about 7 years. She finally went to the court and asked for a hardship license. It was a pain in the ass because she had to keep a log with her that documented every trip and her insurance was crazy expensive, but after a year of that, she got her license back. It sucks, but in the end paying a couple hundred dollars and going through the real process with the courts for a year was much cheaper than continuing to pay bail and tow fees.
That’s not really an option here because of distance, weather, and infrastructure. You could do it, but it would mean riding in a regular traffic lane. It’s more common in urban areas or small towns. We have bike paths in my suburban area, but they’re mostly used for fun (behind houses, around a lake, through a park, …). We sometimes ride to get a coffee or to the library, but it’s mostly a fun afternoon activity, not a quick way to run errands or get to work/school.
How far (km) is it to your parents? What do you do when the weather is bad? I’m in Dallas. My husband drives 40 miles to work each way and my work is scattered across the city. Shopping is usually stopping someplace with a parking lot on the way home. I would love to live in a city where there was a non-car option. Our public transit is not very efficient and for most people here, biking is just for fun - ‘going for a bike ride’ after work or on the weekend.
Gamers like to make it sound like $70 is a new thing today for video games. When, I've seen adverts of games back in late 90s and early 90s that were priced $70. It's always been around so I find it ridiculous that so many of them complain that the pricing is too high when, it's been a thing....
The decision is much too big to let anyone pressure you one way or another. It’s totally okay for you to want what you want, and it’s okay for that to change throughout your life.
So I went to a hospital the other day and was told I have a de-deductible of $3,000. I am not sure how much my insurance paid (if anything). At some point I have to talk to the hospital about payment and I want to talk them down to accept a lower amount. I do have some savings to offer, but I would like to get them to agree to...
One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (www.reuters.com)
This is the first poll taken after the conviction, and has us at 41% Biden/39% Trump...
"My juror": Trump believed a loyalist on the jury could save him, until the very end (www.salon.com)
LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS IN HUSH-MONEY CASE (www.nytimes.com)
edit: I have changed my title to match the new NYTimes headline. Sorry about the all caps, I guess they are really excited about this lol...
Fox News and right-wing media have already decided the Trump trial verdict (www.cnn.com)
The jury might still be deliberating, but Donald Trump’s media allies have already delivered a verdict to their audiences....
$6 for a hot dog? That’s how much Americans now expect to pay. (www.marketwatch.com)
For 20 Years, I Couldn’t Say What Donald Trump Did on the Set of The Apprentice. Now I Can. (slate.com)
Bill Pruitt, a former producer for The Apprentice whose NDA just expired after 20 years, writes in Slate that Donald Trump used the n-word during the production of the show — and there are tapes of him doing it.
You kinda have to believe in real magic to study science in-depth
I think this is the biggest problem I see in people trying to understand deeper fields of study, a concept is just too large or out of our perceived reality to even make sense without years of knowledge. I think people fall into the “woo woo” just because it’s easier to not really know versus becoming a doctorate in a...
Man with suspended license appears in Michigan court over Zoom while driving (abc7.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15976653...
If Texas Ever Tries for Independence again, the US should Send Mexico the "Come and Take it!" cannon just to rub their idiocy in their faces.
What do people today act like is new, when it's already have been a thing or already been around?
Gamers like to make it sound like $70 is a new thing today for video games. When, I've seen adverts of games back in late 90s and early 90s that were priced $70. It's always been around so I find it ridiculous that so many of them complain that the pricing is too high when, it's been a thing....
Who is still without power?
This guy right here 🙋. I believe I am about to hit the 43 hour mark.
Americans shrug over falling birthrate (www.newsweek.com)
Medical Bill negotiation, how should one do it?
So I went to a hospital the other day and was told I have a de-deductible of $3,000. I am not sure how much my insurance paid (if anything). At some point I have to talk to the hospital about payment and I want to talk them down to accept a lower amount. I do have some savings to offer, but I would like to get them to agree to...
An 81-Year-Old ‘Serial Slingshot Shooter’ Is Arrested After Decade of Mischief (archive.ph)