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It also goes a lot deeper than that.

Hitler's policies were somewhat inspired by the U.S.

Well stated! Agreed on all points.

As many times as Biden said he was committed to a woman's private right to choose, it will come across more convincingly coming from a woman.

On top of that, she is a professional who chose to not have children of her own, but married a man with children from a prior relationship.

That's the non-tradional family many of us have today. Exactly the kind of family the right wing is pushing against.

Hadn't seen Walz floated yet, he would be a superb VP. He was a teacher before he went into politics and is a very effective communicator.

Betting markets also work based on available information.

Harris hasn't really started campaigning but the betting markets are getting money down for her and as such adjust the odds.

I also want to point out that these articles also act as an advertisement for the betting markets.

I don't expect anyone to stop posting about them but this is one way they gain business - getting stories published during notable events to bring in the suckers.

As many as want them and can afford them. It's a relatively trivial reason to be annoyed at a politician.

I may be an angry guy but I also want to help Lemmy be a better place.

So I try to both speak my mind and take my licks when I overstep.

I greatly appreciate this data!

And appreciate being corrected on my overstatements.

Fair. I didn't, and acknowledged she is part of the problem, but I take that hit for the tone I took.

And thanks for the civil reply, that was more civil than mine.

What the fuck, you didn't even say why you don't like him. Fuck right off.

Negative shit thrown at Pelosi in recent years:

She got a haircut during COVID.

She has a separate freezer for her ice cream.

She profits greatly from stock trades.

Two are non issues, and one is an issue that a great deal of congress members are guilty of.

Knock it off.

It's petty, it reduces her accomplishments to a meme, and it ignores the true scale of the problem that neither party wants to stop.

I agree it's a problem but it isn't solely a Pelosi issue. This is misogyny on full display. She isn't the Speaker. She's in the minority party and not even the minority leader.

It's what bookies do.

They set the payouts and take bets from both sides so that the losers pay for the winners.

After a little work it's just math and turning away bets / adjusting payouts when you're already too heavy on that side.

Thank you!

He's awesome. Always finding weird things to do.

He's gotten into D&D, plays in two games with me... and started collecting tree bark on his walks, which he makes into rolled up 'dollops' and he's giving them backstory for one of his D&D characters.

So damn weird to find out my dad's spending his evenings rolling hot, moistened tree bark into tight spirals while making up lore.

I think most of that drop was panic, but it became sustained because of the media narrative.

Regardless, I'm on board with replacing him, especially if it drives voter engagement.

Heard of rather than seen it.

My dad started a rumor that a coworker kept jello in her desk. Just mentioned it from time to time and let it be. Time goes by...

One Monday morning he goes in early and reignites the rumor.

When the coworker arrives there's a crowd outside her office. She's annoyed and throws open all her desk drawers to prove her innocence... and finds her file drawer full of lime jello, one unpeeled banana in the middle.

If I recall right she laughed until she peed herself.

The drawer was large enough it took my Dad most of Saturday to fill it. And most of the space in our fridge.

Edit: There was also a time my dad and I rented a small trailer and took some stuff to the dump.

I always loved this as we would look around and see if there was anything worth scavenging and bringing home.

But no, nothing interesting.

On the way home I turn to my Dad and say "Let's tell mom and sis we found a moose head."

They believed us, we go out to the trailer and I'm opening it slowly to reveal that it's empty... and a prior renter had spilled some red paint in the bottom.

My sister screams "IT'S STILL BLEEDING" and runs inside.

I could've never predicted it would go that well. I'd of course meant a mounted moose head. And this was in Florida, where I'm fairly sure there are no 'fresh' moose.

Edit 2:

Thought of one more.

My sister and I are at karate class and my parents pick us up. They got donuts while waiting for us.

When we get home, the dog had taken a crap out on the patio. My dad goes to clean it up and yells "he got into his eye medication! It's all slimy."

We go and look and sure enough it's covered in whitish crud.

My dad picks it up.

"Looks like dog shit."

sniff

"Smells like dog shit."

takes a bite

"Tastes like dog shit."

My sister and I screamed and ran to our rooms as my dad ate his glazed chocolate doughnut, laughing his ass off.

All these pranks were within a year of each other.

She is a woman of color who was a cop and prosecutor when recent events call those first two qualities into question with the latter two.

But this is a time when Democrats, I believe, will say that this is a strong candidate with knowledge of the legal system in a time when we need to strike down right-wing supported terrorism and put the enemies of our nation away.

Let's see how she campaigns, not that she can lose my vote.

The phrase is Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line.

But I don't think it's really all that accurate. It's more like Republicans fall in line, Democrats come to terms with.

And we will.

Also, Biden was not bad at the job. Few had the knowledge of the levers of power to keep shit running with Republican/Sinema/Manchin obstruction.

But he is four years older, and I hope moving to a different candidate works out. Democrats should love a chance to vote for a totally new candidate who keeps most of the same mildly progressive agenda.

But I will say if she doesn't stick with the plan to reform the Supreme Court I will be extremely disappointed.

I would argue Manchin is rich enough that he doesn't need compromat to comply. He wants to be an oligarch in New Gilead, so he is kissing the ring.