Sounds like there was a wave of bannings too, judging by the comments.

There will be plenty of topics to come that will provide similar outlets considering what is pending.

I always thought it’d be interesting if one senator were elected only by the most populous municipality in each state.

She was never anywhere close to the left to abandon it, but there is a fairly loose definition of what constitutes ‘the left’, especially in online spaces.

What she did represent was a chance to be a change, but solidified in reinforcing the status quo, which has been resoundingly unpopular.

The Cheney roadshow and advertising the border policy drafted by hyperconservatives didn’t help. Sidelining Walz didn’t either, especially since he was the stronger message on proven policy.

But really it was the most unsurprising course of action the Democratic Party could’ve taken, so I can’t say that bait and switch sentiment should be felt by anyone else but newcomers to American politics.

Is it too political to suggest this may be considered a hatecrime to Gollum?

There are a whole lot of folk that plain demand full support of genocide as the cost of doing business/having rights. Reluctance to support genocide is viewed as eroding the foundation to their very way of life.

“I am not actually ‘shoving’ you into a locker Timmy. I am merely using mechanical force to shut the locker door through its hinges and simply allowing your body to find the path of least resistance: inside of it.”

Asheron’s Call hit up player housing early on too.

Compare to Brazil. They had a similar scenario play out with Bolsanaro. He was prosecuted and barred from office until I think 2030 for his stunt. It doesn’t seem controversial.

“Is” huh…?

investigating whether state subsidies are giving them an unfair advantage over European competitors.

This makes it seem likely the farmer was gonna get screwed either way. It isn’t that a company trespassed, but that the company that did it was Chinese.

There was a whole era of gaming from the late 90s to like 2010 where like a couple developers made something special, left, and then the company coasted on the code for a decade.

For me it was the Company of Heroes series.

Squirrels aren’t a typical vector for rabies. There was no indication the squirrel was exposed to a rabies vector, like a bat, any more than a household pet or human.

It bit a NY cop though, that’s what happened.

If they can deny a genocide is occuring in Gaza they can deny that Bernie would have won with the same intellectual rigor.

All I ever saw were ads of Obama asking for five dollars. Everytime I saw it all I could think was “Damn this is going to piss people off.”

The final days and weeks the Trump campaign hit the swing districts saying all the things people had been asking Biden and Harris to say.

Biden made sure there was no question there would be 0% chance of course change. Trump, being Trump, could shrug his shoulders one day and decide to change course. Higher than 0% but still probably 0%.

Dishonest politics, but that’s how campaigns use issues to win elections. It sucks and we’re all in for the very preventable ride now.

That’s the thing that’s hard to determine: if he gave up because of Lieberman or if Lieberman was the cover for backing off.

I didn’t think so at the time, but given the track record and actions of the party since then? I kinda do feel Obama wasn’t so all-in for it.

Obama chose to oust Dean over the public option, which facilitated Lieberman’s success in that endeavour, so yeah that is accurate to say.

Howard Dean was the hiccup in the DNC after 2004 when Kerry and Edwards went for the ticket. He got control of the DNC (being 3rd) and got the party to run on healthcare reform and a public option in all 50 states. The moment Obama took control Dean was removed and the signal was given the public option would not be fought for.

The DNC allowed Obama to be the nominee because they were assured he would back off on progressive policy and institute corporate friendly programs like the ACA. For the DNC him being the first black president was a suitable surrogate to progressive change.

Squirrels tend not to be vectors for rabies. I got shredded by a squirrel my cat brought in that I thought was dead. The doctor shrugged me off and sent me home with some antibiotics.

Squirrels don’t consume rabies vectors, so they’d have to be bitten by a bat with rabies first if they have it.

I actually kind of enjoy powerlines and junction boxes. There’s a level of engineering that is both rough and delicate that is magnified by how orderly and chaotic they are alike.

Now if the power lines are at the expense of a view through trees, that’d be more a bummer. Likewise if the trees remain that’s a hazard waiting to happen, which is also a bummer.

Buried lines and conduit pipe are preferable in most cases and share similar aesthetic characteristics.