TommySalami @ TommySalami @lemm.ee

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You are absolutely correct. My partner and I got Pixel 6s on a huge discount from Best Buy when it was time to upgrade.

Not Australian, but looking through the proposal, it seemed pretty basic. It's pretty sad that even a relatively toothless measure like this couldn't pass. Though I'm definitely not throwing stones, I'm in America.

If you haven't played the Robocop: Rogue City demo yet, you have 10 seconds to comply. Your move, creep.

My first was a Rattata from bootleg pack since Grandma didn't know better. Favorite was a foil Kabutops in Japanese.

Especially after he backtracked on the compromise with Biden and then loudly announced he would not concede anything to Dems. The guy went to Home Depot and bought the rope himself. Like, it wasn't going to end well for him either way, but it isn't sad. He constructed this situation, he shouldn't be surprised it blew up in his face.

A damn shame. KOTOR 1 & 2 are still, IMHO, one of the greatest Star Wars stories/experiences. I'd really love for something to revisit the time period.

Lots of good recommendations already, but my personal favorite is PhilosophyTube, both on YouTube and Nebula. The terribly depressing reality of many topics is couched by elaborate theatrical sets and costumes. At this point, there is a huge back catalog of topics that cover everything from traditional Socratic thought to modern social issues and everything in between.

"Reset the board!" 14 0 days since a classified document leak

Well, hell is supposed to be forever. Eventually the liquid piss would evaporate, leaving behind solid compounds that, in my experience, would still smell quite bad. And then, she'd burst into flames again. Sounds like a win-win.

Only? The US accounts for 40% of all military spending in the world. We are at nearly 3 times second place, China, $876 billion to $290 billion. Considering the US has the most billionaires and compilation of billionaire wealth, I really don't think GDP is the great earmark you are portraying it as.

I don't play Magic, but that issue definitely overlaps with tabletop gaming. Early into my start into the hobby, I played in a public campaign at my FLGS and the whole table was kind of sad stereotypes. Thankfully on my way out that night, I met some other folks who were looking for another player in their private game and they were all more socially adept, sanitary, and welcoming.

Definitely see what you saying. Some yellow flags in there, but it ultimately seems supportive of progressive, ethical moves by government. Demos seems to be very focused on this issue. As a Michigander, Big Gretch has been doing a great job and I'm really happy to see the state put its money where its mouth is.

No worries! I'm a big fan of FROM and you are absolutely right, they just aren't for everyone. I honestly wish more people would see that a game can be good but you don't have to enjoy it. That's me and a lot of strategy games like Crusader Kings.

I'm not going to hunt down formal sources for these, because they've been pretty widely reported on, especially back during the 2022 election. We know COVID disproportionately affected older, conservative communities. In less populated, more rural areas, even a few dozen more deaths could affect outcomes. We know youth turnout was higher than in previous years, and certain Republicans' push to raise the voter age is a reaction to that. Biden is still challenging SCOTUS about student loans and is currently working on getting Medicare pricing for lots of medications. I'm from Michigan, and our state government has recently passed a lot of progressive policies, same for my local city and many of the cities near me. So there may be some bias there, but there have also been a lot of public success in Minnesota and Hawaii. And Jim Inhofe just retired, and between McConnell's freeze and Feinstein rambling during a vote, it's clear these elderly reps are having health issues. They can't live forever.

I empathize with what you are saying, but the red wave didn't happen because a bunch of Republicans died from COVID and youth voters mobilized in big numbers. The best solution I see is, as someone else said, changing our voting system to ranked choice. It will create more freedom of choice, parties will have to develop stronger platforms, and it will be easier to stomp out fascists. And Biden has made some moves to help progressive causes, and there has been a lot of success on local and state levels. Even if that isn't satisfactory, the old guard is shuffling off slowly but surely. It is a miscarriage of democracy that Diane Feinstein still has a seat, and the politicing over filling her space is doubly shameful. I would certainly hope that establishment Dems know how fragile their voter coalition is, especially after losing Roe after decades of doing nothing to codify it. As much as it is fuck around/find out time for the GOP, it's put up or shut up time for Dems.

THAT'S A NICE HEAD YOU HAVE ON YOUR SHOULDERS

I hope you are right. More end-user freedom is a good thing and, if it is a matter of turning the tide, I'd love to see more tech companies competing to be the most accessible for repairs.

Philosophy Tube's most recent episode explains "austerity" in the context of the UK's public services and I gotta say, what an absolutely dumb shit, quintessentially British way to cannibalize your own society.

I wish every major city had one, or even if other theaters that try to be classy adopted their policies. Alamo is head and shoulders above any movie theater competition in my opinion, even before taking into account the meal service.

They need to get with the goddamn program and start actually making solid moves with clear results. Michigan and Minnesota have been successful in this recently, at least. The vast majority of establishment Dems haven't fought for anything but the status quo for decades. That's a fair percentage of the reason we are in this mess in the first place, because in their eyes even if Trump isn't doing the right thing, he's at least doing something different. It's shitty logic, but it is hard to argue with when the alternative keeps being old white guys that don't want to offend corporations.