athairmor @ athairmor @lemmy.world

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These little glimmers of light give me hope.

Democrats are doing creepy stuff, too.

From the Center for Voter Information:

Dear xxxxxx,

Public records indicate that you are eligible to vote in the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Remember, who you vote for is private, but whether or not you voted is public record.

We're sending this mailing to you and your neighbors to share who does and does not vote in an effort to promote election participation. While we have hidden the name and street number of your neighbors to protect their privacy, these are their true voting records.

[table showing whether I and two of my neighbors voted on the last four elections.]

We will be reviewing these records after the election to determine whether or not you joined your neighbors in voting.

None of this is OK.

And Russia just fined Google some ridiculously large number. Coincidence? 🤔

Yeah, but if Trump loses he becomes near worthless to anybody that is paying him. He’s not going to run in 2028. I doubt he’ll be physically able to. He’ll be abandoned (or worse) by Putin/Xi/Saudis. He’ll have his cult but his handlers will be looking for the next Trump.

If people from Mint are saying it’s on their end why wouldn’t you believe them?

You’re not owed the technical details. If you want to encourage/pressure them, contact Mint support. They’ve already said that it’s a priority.

You can use RCS to message anyone on a carrier that supports it for their device from a carrier that supports it as long as you both have it enabled. There is a setting on your phone to turn it on. Consult the documentation for your carrier/device.

Yeah, I didn’t think he was gay until he, unprovoked, felt the need to assert that he’s not gay. 🤔

Newspapers have a long history of publishing editorials and opinion pieces. Newspapers are rarely, if ever, pure, objective news. Endorsements fall under the editorial content. They are an established tradition.

When the owner dictates that no endorsement should be made because it conflicts with his views, that’s a problem. It’s not the editors with domain knowledge making the call but the self-serving business-man doing it. And it’s not for the good of the paper, it’s for his business interests and personal ideology.

That is the problem.

I guess it depends on whether he needs to rile his base. The GOP already has them frothing at the name “Pelosi”. He might do it as an intimidation tactic. Hopefully, we never find out because he never gets the chance.

Did they not try an insanity defense? He must have been declared competent, I guess.

Life sentence is from the state charges. President can’t pardon that. But, yeah, he’ll pardon the federal charges if he gets the chance.

And, people are probably not good judges of how much they are influenced by the endorsements. I’m guessing most people wouldn’t admit that their opinion changed because of someone else.

This. Don’t talk to them.

But, do talk about them. Just don’t address them or their arguments directly. Engagement gives them legitimacy but ignoring and talking to others about their flawed logic can educate people.

Probably have to ask “Почему?” Or, “为什么?”

The drinking binge is going to be epic. He better be careful.

But, it also means we get Sam Altman as the next Elon Musk if he cashes in before the pop. And whatever other tech bros do the same. More filthy-rich men with the emotional maturity of a 12 year old.

Except the rapid real estate inflation started years before COVID. WFH may play a part but it’s hardly a major reason.

I’m going to have to modify my juicer.

Maybe, because we can measure the number of protons and neutrons with an ion accelerator? I don’t know if the something similar can be done with electrons.

So, if route all of the electricity in my house through my body, how far can I travel in time? What about a car battery’s worth?

You’re a single issue voter. Think about that.