Balthazar

@Balthazar@lemmy.world
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Joined 1 years ago

Everyone else has covered the important stuff, so I'll just recommend that, especially if you have kids, you identify the local sledding hill and get a sled, snow pants, warm coat, snow boots, gloves and hat. If you've gotta live in it, make sure you enjoy it when it comes!

Before it gets cold, turn off your outdoor spigots from the inside. If you have ducted air, change the filter every few months. If you have a furnace or boiler, be sure to have a carbon monoxide detector in addition to regular smoke detectors.

What does election coverage offer that is insightful and useful?

Mainly an excuse to stay up past our bedtimes.

Yes, thanks!

Of course we're not going to know the answer until January 7, but we're staying up on Tuesday for the journey, not the destination.

Person woman man camera TV.

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There's no rule that says a dog can't be a commentator.

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Don't overestimate the strength of conviction of individual Republicans. Given the choice between upholding their principles and maintaining their position, the great majority of them choose the latter every time.

Seriously now, why is he so upset that his kids have to testify? It's not like they're being arrested. All they have to do is get up there and (at least pretend to) tell the truth. What's so awful about that?

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They need living space!

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Crazy cat-person vs crazy-cat person.

Is this an admission of defeat by the red team? Aren't they effectively saying that they don't want their state's results to be certified, and throw away their electoral votes because the blue team might win?

Or is it deeper, resulting in the more-populated blue team areas to not make certification, and therefore the state goes red?

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What's the alternative? Fix it with a sharpie?

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Donald Trump faces travel ban to 37 countries

That's 3 more countries than his 34 felony counts!

So, that's a guilty plea?

They're anti crime?

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"Let's go to bed so these people can go home."

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Yes.

Nice dog, but the best part is the license plate.

Wow, how unexpected. Never saw this coming...

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A hidden hero.

Why is it that those who are most vocal about being American don't understand what that means?

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Whether mandatory voting is bad or not, certainly it's way better than the American situation, where one particular party's strategy to win elections is to discourage and actively prevent people from voting. In Australia, every political party seeks to win by collecting votes.

The king is dead. šŸ˜„

Maybe not, but the application of the rules certainly seems to change.

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Does he even understand what the word "sorry" means? Has he ever uttered it in his life?

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And didn't you have to pay to not be listed?

Their favorite letter is "arrrgh".

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There was no one standard pirate flag. Different pirates used different flags, often with similar themes (black, skull, etc). The idea was to be intimidating: it was cheaper and easier if your target gave up without a fight.

Pooh Bear must have lost a few too many games.

Paywall.

Out of curiosity, how can there be 30 upvotes on a paywalled article? Do they all have WSJ subscriptions?

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Hawaiian word for foreigner, white person.

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The orange antichrist.

Impeach Hunter!

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Now we're going to play a real fun game. It's called, "Who is your daddy, and what does he do?"

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So much stupid brinksmanship. The US seriously needs a better system.

The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ā€˜Iā€™m from the government and Iā€™m here to help.ā€™

  • Ronald Reagan, 1986.

Many Americans truly believe that all government is actively working against them.

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Without being in-your-face woke: as many as are appropriate to the context.

Without "them" calling the story woke: none.

Yeah, gotta be wary of those sinister people...

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This is why we can't have nice things.