Actually that makes sense, the messier it is the more he can claim that cheating was involved. Interesting how the ICE playbook got it’s big kickoff in California and now we have a sheriff seizing voter ballets there as well.

California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election

“What is Habeas Corpus?” joking, but I guess my minds been so fractured from this administration it doesn’t even consider the constitutional protections America has.

It does make me wonder about the presidential line of succession though. The Speaker of the house is 3rd in line, they could all get together tomorrow and vote him in.

The Constitution does not explicitly require the speaker to be an incumbent member of the House of Representatives… permitting a non-member to serve as Speaker would effectively exempt Speakers from the eligibility requirements of the House Qualifications Clause of Article I, Section II and from being bound by an oath of office under the Oath or Affirmation Clause of Article VI as opposed to House members. (link)

Would be fascinating to see how something like that would play out, scary, but still fascinating in a historical precedence kinda way.

I’m calling it now so I can link to it in 3 years, Musk is wanting to make a presidential run.

like @[email protected] said, this show has a purpose and I think Trump is planning on going even harder and now they have someone they can pass the torch off to since they’ve already vetted his ideology and love his money. Gotta distance yourself at some point so you can swing in and be the “savior”. He can lay the whole DOGE think on the current administration getting in the way and will totally be a conservative this time. The comments and rhetoric around Elon are already starting to be softer now that he’s in this feud with Trump.

Good information, I’ve been doing the temperature thing more and more but for cooking I haven’t switched (gonna have to refigure the food safety guidelines so I’m not putting myself in danger on that one).

I think you’ve convinced me to officially do a marathon, that seems like a great and healthy way to consider the larger distances and wrap my head around it!

Ty for the Mnemonic, definitely something I was looking for and even responded to someone else with the musical treble clef one. The thunder one will definitely help and something that can be passed onto kids (everyone basically knows the miles one). I’m gonna have to start compiling a list because all of you are awesome and there’s a lot of information on here.

Just wish signs in the states were posted with KPH as well but that’s extremely rare, I still associate maps with mileage and arrivals based on MPH so will be harder to transition that then anything else I imagine (120 miles away so about 2 hours on a hwy going 60 mph which is average for states).

didn’t know that one, was referring to the Land of Gallon one. Get to prince and princesses then everything would get fuzzy, recently acquired a hot-plate thing with conversions on it so remembered even less of it till I looked it up again.

Good idea with the hands, I kinda already had this with the other system (different methods though) so now I gotta do the new ones and sear that into my brain. I’ve always been interested in a tattoo like the myth busters guy with a ruler on his forearm but I like the hang-ten one and seems cheaper/less painful.

It could be useful at times, in my experience it’s just two people trying to remember this strange ass poem and end up having to look it up anyways.

I was confused on the “cup” part because I wasn’t sure if you meant like a typical drinking glass or the actual cup-customary measurement until I looked at it (another reason i dislike the measurement system…a cup of coffee is so damn vague at times). I’ll definitely remember the torso one.

Ahh cool, you don’t have anything to actually say. Have a good one!

Did you not read the article?

This is the second time Republicans have tried to codify the bill, which passed in the House last year but failed in the Senate.

it’s long been an obsession of the GOP, which frames the practice as an existential threat to democracy.

Did you not look into the site that published the article?

The New Republic was founded in 1914 to bring liberalism into the modern era… face challenges that belong entirely to this age, from the climate crisis to Republicans hell-bent on subverting democratic governance.

This site, This article, and These comments are not made as a critique on the republican party and were never intended to be.

Do you want a real example of “THiS Is ThE nEW AmErIcA!!”?

List of party switchers in the United States

Democrats to Republican

2020–present

2020 – Jason Barrett, West Virginia state representative[136]
2020 – Kevin Horan, Mississippi state representative[137][138]
2021 – Mick Bates, West Virginia state delegate[139]
2021 – Ryan Guillen, Texas state representative[140]
2021 – John Jay Lee, mayor of North Las Vegas, Nevada[141]
2021 – Vernon Jones, former Georgia state representative[142]
2021 – Jon Ray Lancaster, Mississippi state representative[143]
2021 – Inna Vernikov, future New York City councilmember[144]
2022 – Elaine Beech, former Alabama state representative[145]
2022 – Alec Brook-Krasny, New York state assemblymember[146]
2022 – Glenn Jeffries, West Virginia state senator
2022 – Ari Kagan, New York City councilmember[147]
2023 – Dov Hikind, former New York state assemblymember[148]
2023 – Tricia Cotham, North Carolina state representative[149]
2023 – Eric Johnson, mayor of Dallas, Texas[150]
2023 – Jeremy LaCombe, Louisiana state representative[151]
2023 – Mesha Mainor, Georgia state representative[152]
2023 – Elliott Pritt, West Virginia state delegate[153]
2023 – Francis C. Thompson, Louisiana state representative[154]
2024 – Marie Alvarado-Gil, California state senator[155]
2024 – Todd Blanche, United States Deputy Attorney General (2025–present)
2024 – Matthew Coker, New Hampshire state representative[156]
2024 – Sherry Gould, New Hampshire state representative[157]
2024 – Mike McDonnell, Nebraska state senator
2024 – Gabriel Ramos, former New Mexico state senator, later re-elected New Mexico state senator[158]
2024 – John S. Rodgers, former Vermont state senator, later lieutenant governor of Vermont (2025–present)[159]
2024 – Gloria Romero, former California state senator[160]
2024 – Doug Skaff, former West Virginia state delegate
2024 – Shawn Thierry, Texas state representative[161]
2024 – Susan Valdes, Florida state representative[162]
2024 – Hillary Cassel, Florida state representative
2025 - Lindy Li, political commentator and campaign operative[163]
2025 - David Pascoe, South Carolina First Circuit Solicitor (2005-Present)[164]

Republicans to Democrats (for comparison)

2020–present

2020 – Frank Aguilar, member of the Cook County board of commissioners. Previously an Illinois state representative[338]
2021 – Joy Hofmeister, Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction (2015–2023) and 2022 Democratic gubernatorial nominee[339]
2021 – William Marsh, New Hampshire state representative[340]
2021 – Jennifer McCormick, former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction (2017–2021)[341]
2022 – Jim Leach, former U.S. representative from Iowa (1977–2007)[342]
2022 – Kevin Priola, Colorado state senator[343]
2023 – Michelle Henry, attorney general of Pennsylvania (2023–2025)[344]
2023 – Samuel D. Thompson, New Jersey state senator[345]

Is the general IQ on Lemmy dropping that rapidly? I’ve seen your name before but can’t remember the context so I’m going to assume this is in good faith.

Leadership positions…wait for it… lead and address the members of their party and their actions. You know, like the republicans currently have on lock and shit on anyone that steps out of bounds. These individuals should most definitely be called the fuck out

Rep. Golden’s Tweet

“I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense,”

Some claim that requiring proof of citizenship is too onerous a burden, or that it will “disenfranchise” those whose names have changed for reasons like marriage. The truth is the SAVE Act ensures name changes will not prevent anyone from registering to vote.

But most importantly, it requires state leaders to establish protocols to allow citizens to register even if there are discrepancies in documents, such as name changes.

State’s Rights… The “real” truth is… Common Sense, if that isn’t the fucking republican playbook I don’t know what is. Best part is the end,

Maine’s voting culture is the best in the nation. I am confident that under the SAVE Act, our state can both ensure that only citizens can cast ballots and that no one faces unnecessary barriers to registering to vote.

fuck you, we got ours. No protections for those outside of his state, he doesn’t fucking care lol. Every single one of these fuckers needs primaried and taken out of office. The actual fucking DNC shutting down funding and kicking these losers from the party would be a miracle we all need but won’t happen.

These comments and reactions are so interesting to me. Like, who are you? If you’re a progressive, you don’t want more blocking for a citizen to vote. If you’re a conservative, you don’t want laws being passed that aren’t necessary and add to the government’s control.

There is absolutely no on-going problem with voter fraud. There is absolutely no reason for this to be a problem for any legislative body to be focusing on. But, you and other commenters always have the same response, “Well, country (A,B,C) do it, what’s the big deal?”

Like wtf is the big deal to begin with? It never starts with that, it’s “what problem do you have with this extra legislation that isn’t needed?”

EVEN ONE PERSON NOT BEING ABLE TO VOTE BECAUSE OF THIS IS A PROBLEM TO ME! ONE PERSON BEING DISENFRANCHISED FROM RUNNING DOWN TO THEIR LOCAL ELECTIONS TO VOTE BECAUSE OF A REQUIREMENT THEY CAN’T REACH IS A FUCKING PROBLEM FOR ME!

I’ll always be bitter and upset when I see people snarking on Dodge, they fully deserve it but I just love their body styles and designs compared to most modern cars. The dodge caliber is the only wagon I’ve ever seen that made me drool and even though it’s out of production I’m still considering purchasing one to this day for work equipment hauling.

wha? I thought it was known that walz was actually pretty young (60) compared to how he looks lol. Definitely on the older side of average age for president looking at the stats, but he’s 2 years younger than jon stewart and even gavin newsom is 57.

… you’re referring to the emoji movie as art? Your ability to take Tele’s sentence and completely butcher the concept and wording is more art than that movie could ever dream of being.

Yeah, but where do you have to go to redeem those keys and then subsequently have to open their program every time you wish to use your purchase (which you don’t own). Steam is very good at promoting itself and locking people into their platform, it’s a constant free advertisement program where they have total control and no competition.

I understand the “Steam is fine” position, but I also wish we weren’t always turning to this ONE supplier for a goods or service because it always hits the hardest when corruption takes over. Would love for these threads to be filled with multiple conversations of all these great different gaming services everyone personally loves for one reason or another, instead of comparing the crappiness between these few huge mega-corporations.

I thought the entire SNL50 shit was kinda gross when watching a few segments of it. Every skit (especially the adam sandler song), had references to “Lauren’s” horrible work ethic and how much of a psychological shit storm working on that show is.

• Multiple references to Norm Mcdonald being fired for speaking out about OJ
• the loss of members (some from drug use because of the industry and the show they’re now continuing to promote).
• turmoil and treatment of the staff and writers
• obvious racial bias, especially for the weekend update teams in the past

Like it just kept going on and on with little jokes telling how much of a crap place it is, then everyone smiles and says, “Thank you Lauren!!” I honestly doubt if George Carlin was alive, that they would’ve asked him to come back and host (he was the first host).

If this would’ve been the last show, like they all decided to hang up the towel. Then sure, treat it like graduating from a crappy ass highschool you’re just so thrilled to be out of, you can enjoy the last day. But all the appearances and references just reminded me of how shitty SNL has really been over the decades. Sure some great writers and performers, but those have been squeezed and mutilated out of creative individuals for decades for our entertainment.

I really have nothing to say about the “outrage from conservatives” lol, that just feels like clickbait for every side.

how the fuck are we near 10 years later and I’m just now seeing what should’ve been the DNC’s campaign motto from the start? People, politicians, and pundits can argue about “flavors of fascism” till the cows come home, but the hatred is plain for anyone to see.

For anyone looking for other cool ideas or videos about speed of light etc

What Is The Speed of Dark? - Vsauce (13m:31s)

• Cool older vsauce video going over shadows and light speed etc

The Faster-Than-Light Guillotine - Because Science (w/ Kyle Hill) (14m:19s)

• Basically goes over the “FTL Scissor action” that a lot of people have covered but he does a good segment covering it.