In response to Adam Desrosiers.
agreed it's not a silver bullet to just move to ranked choice. But in conjunction with scrapping primaries? Goes a long way IMO.
03:21 PM - Jan 24, 2024
In response to RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his).
I think we need to do away with primaries and move toward ranked-choice voting. Parties can exist still, but a ranked-choice setup allows a much more viable place for third parties and hugely mitigates the move-to-extremism we've seen primaries have on the GOP. Already working in some states
03:20 PM - Jan 24, 2024
In response to RA.
used to live amongst a lot of wealthy people, my wife in particular served them in a candy shop and back during a period of proposed tax hikes on the wealthy she regularly heard groans of protest along the lines of "We *only* make $500k a year! It's not like we're rich - why tax us more?"
03:05 PM - Jan 24, 2024
In response to Kevin Hilbiber.
I once got a tale of woe about some rich person's second or third house being hard to maintain, capped off with something like "you know, whether you're rich or poor, we all have the same struggles. It's no different."
I wanted to slap him silly but simply stared a sec and went back to work.
I wanted to slap him silly but simply stared a sec and went back to work.
03:02 PM - Jan 24, 2024
In response to Phred.
you may not want to watch it ever. As the creator of the video says himself, the whole enterprise of documenting the symbolic language Lynch uses is antithetical to what Lynch wants for viewers of his work
For myself, I appreciated the video but didn't feel sold on it until about 2/3s through
For myself, I appreciated the video but didn't feel sold on it until about 2/3s through
Twin Peaks ACTUALLY EXPLAINED (No, Really) - YouTube
Garmonbozia, the Black and White Lodges, Mike, Bob and the Little Man, Judy, Audrey and Charlie, Season 3's ending... The mystery of Twin Peaks has survived ...
10:17 PM - Jan 15, 2024
In response to Phred.
hands down my favorite show. Even if some of it I have to avert my eyes from. deeply evocative and mysterious - and yet simultaneously directly symbolic, even pedantically so (as explained here: https://youtu.be/7AYnF5hOh...
there's nothing else like it
there's nothing else like it
Twin Peaks ACTUALLY EXPLAINED (No, Really) - YouTube
Garmonbozia, the Black and White Lodges, Mike, Bob and the Little Man, Judy, Audrey and Charlie, Season 3's ending... The mystery of Twin Peaks has survived ...
10:08 PM - Jan 15, 2024
In response to Secret Agent.
I keep thinking Trump and Trumpers can't go any lower. I keep being wrong. I might as well just accept that this prescient video by the onion is 100% accurate https://www.theonion.com/a...
11:42 AM - Jan 09, 2024
In response to Woke/Saying NO to polls.
but we should have socialized medical care for all, shouldn't we? Like every other wealthy nation on earth? Current Medicare for all isn't an end point. Medicare needs also to be strengthened and expanded so that we can do what any sane nation does: care for its citizens.
10:21 PM - Jan 07, 2024
In response to Secret Agent.
Bierstadt was one of the first artists that made me say I need to be a painter. Love his work!
12:42 PM - Jan 07, 2024
In response to Dark Beason.
I've developed a soft spot for the stegosaurus since learning that this cartoon's name for its spiky tale bones became the actual name of those tale bones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
12:38 PM - Jan 07, 2024
In response to Rachel Manny.
❤️ Jesus challenged us in so many ways and I think in a special way we need, today, to be more focused on this wish for us: peace. He constantly exhorts us to be at peace.
Nearly as difficult as his exhortations to forgiveness. But also, maybe, nearly as important.
Nearly as difficult as his exhortations to forgiveness. But also, maybe, nearly as important.
10:39 AM - Dec 19, 2023
In response to Benedict Scott.
given time, I don't see how any career survives the rapid advancements we're seeing in AI and robotics. The machines will be better than us at literally anything. The only thing left are jobs where we intrinsically value human interaction? Nurses, athletes, political leaders ...
10:44 AM - Dec 18, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
wait, did @April_Sparkles win Powerball?! I should message her - I have this perfect investment opportunity she'd just love ...
10:06 PM - Dec 11, 2023
In response to Michael J Sheridan.
Does an impeachment count for nothing? That was a thorough investigation with very clear findings.
09:06 PM - Dec 08, 2023
In response to Steve G.
Ah right, that's the big distinction. We only don't allow civil suits pertaining to the president's official duties, while he's still in office. But POTUS can still be sued for his illegal, private conduct
10:35 PM - Dec 06, 2023
In response to Steve G.
my understanding as well. Though we did explicitly exempt sitting presidents from civil suits, I think? Criminal prosecution of a sitting president is still theoretically possible, if unlikely to happen and contrary to current DOJ guidelines
02:54 PM - Dec 05, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
nice, minimal app icon. Looks great on my phone. Wouldn't mind it being the official site logo too. Does much more what a logo should, imo
Classic simplification, with memorable connotation and, despite its simplicity, is recognizably unique.
Spouty is cute, but more a mascot, not a great logo
Classic simplification, with memorable connotation and, despite its simplicity, is recognizably unique.
Spouty is cute, but more a mascot, not a great logo
02:26 PM - Dec 05, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
it's a little mixed. Some here are absolutist on certain issues and will jump at any opportunity to browbeat others for their insensitivity.
I often just don't speak because 300 character-statements are easy to distort.
Even this statement is potentially liable to backlash.
I often just don't speak because 300 character-statements are easy to distort.
Even this statement is potentially liable to backlash.
01:29 PM - Dec 05, 2023
In response to Dodi Davies.
Agreed. It's unpalatable, but you ally with who you've got to when stakes are so high. Like a USA-USSR alliance in WW2
01:16 PM - Dec 05, 2023
In response to Dodi Davies.
FirstWaver, joined in November ☺️
Very strange behavior
Very strange behavior
10:35 PM - Dec 02, 2023
In response to Gail Waldby.
I'm yet more frightened about explicit plans for overhauling the staffing of our institutions - putting throughout military and government agencies people who swear fealty to Trump, not the constitution. Those are the moves to entrench autocracy, which allow even worse than this list of awfulness
03:11 PM - Dec 01, 2023
In response to uOMi.
damn. One of the best on that network - never avoided asking a tough question of anyone. Hope he ends up somewhere great
11:47 AM - Nov 30, 2023
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
It's sensible to say that you can't trust an AI with [x-task] right now and is generally nuts to say otherwise ... but give it some years. AI will be routinely more competent than humans at every job. We're building the demise of our capitalist economy, and should be planning for its replacement.
10:00 AM - Nov 30, 2023
In response to Bruce Allen.
and those courts! Damn, they hurt the eyes. Celtics tournament court is sorta OK, but some others are genuinely uncomfortable to watch a game on
11:57 PM - Nov 28, 2023
In response to Claudia Citro.
gosh, I'd love to see it. Do they really have any leverage here? Ridiculously damaging thing Tuberville has been doing.
08:32 PM - Nov 27, 2023
In response to Dave Plus Coffee (he/him).
I really like the current state of AI - it's a sweet spot as useful tools that can be leveraged by creative individuals to facilitate more rapid writing, programming, designing, researching - but it's not yet taking away all our jobs. Unfortunately, it's going to get much weirder soon.
03:53 PM - Nov 27, 2023
