Powderhorn

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The column actually backs up the hed, as abhorrent as it is at first, second and third glances.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is that fucker still around and trying to do initiatives? The $30 car tab thing was first on the ballot before I left the state in 2000.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 5 points 5 days ago (5 children)

If these are technical manuals, I see no issue.

But fucking fiction?

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's more of a !chat post.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That was a CFC problem. We now have a DJT problem.

 

Yep. Every point is on point.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I cannot imagine how it must feel to be an American at the moment.

It is frankly a raft of emotions that changes by the hour, but none is positive.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

What we functionally have as our two-party system is the NSDAP and what the GOP was lying about in the '60s.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

I've neither the inclination nor energy to relitigate the details of 24-year-old events. Rest assured, we agree on what the outcome really was; this was when we as a nation stopped believing in voting.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

You're going to have a busy day.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

It was the intentional dismantling of our educational system. I had a long conversation with Mom yesterday before polls closed on EST, and, yeah ... I was at the tail end of competent education, and it wasn't all that competent. I was told by the English department to never try writing because I was disinterested in regurgitating their takes on historical works, after getting my only F in high school for graphic design in beginning yearbook.

Guess what two things I'd then go on to win national awards for? You can't expect every high school student to take those as Wet Paint signs and then have things weirdly coalesce in college.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure. But it's not like we can't attach more in the future.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Historically, you don't want to fuck with Switzerland. We like to blow up bridges and tunnels when threatened. But we'll take your gold.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I see nothing from the AP that suggests anything other than what I was speaking about.

 

Quick reminder that this is the gold standard for election calls. The AP has a more than 99% success rate over its history.

If you need to know what's going on, this is the only sane source. PBS is relying on AP calls, but of course with a bit of a delay.

 

I was trying to think about why today has significance, and then it hit. History may not repeat, but it rhymes.

Today, U.S. voters determine the future direction of the entire world. We shouldn't have this power, but that is irrelevant. Do we explore the world of authoritarianism, with major powers all falling under despots, or do we stand alone?

There is no way to overstate the stakes here. This is not hyperbole; this is simply the truth.

There's only one thing you can do. This election is not about you (though you count); it is about what we leave to posterity. An unlivable world? Permanent oligarchy? For those with kids or those who want them, do you want them to grow up with clean air and water?

And do not do this third-party shit. We got Bush instead of Gore because of 700 votes for Nader in Florida. Harris isn't perfect, but don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. A vote for Stein is a vote for Trump unless you're in a ranked-choice locale.

Yes, we have a broken system, but now is not the time to lament it by further fucking things up. We can eventually have that conversation as a nation, but in the '90s, when I lived in Germany, it was still considered gauche to be proud to be German. Is that the 50 years you want going forward here?

 

Buckle up folks, here we go!

 

The rules have not changed because of election proximity. I will not have this turning into a shitshow precisely when it doesn't need to.

Please consider this your warning. The removals will not involve further communication, and I will continue removing threads that are not appropriate for this community.

I get we're all scared. I get it. But my role is to keep standards met. You can post there.

 

This is the original source for the link I posted in !science@beehaw.org. I hope it can help someone in our community.

 

Sure, let's just add that to the pile. It's frankly the most impactful timing the union could achieve.

 

This is depression, alcoholism; it's getting pretty late-stage. All of this is wrong, and everything I've gone through insists they're fucking Reifenstahl.

Yes, I have mentioned her twice this week. It's because it's germane. I'm using that word a lot more, too. It holds a certain connotation.

But that aside, I do not want 988. I want a solution, not some attempt to make me believe rich people shall be my saviors.

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