Disclaimer: someone calm me and op down.
Nope. Too busy losing my goddamn shit over this insane, dictator-making, Enabling Act 2.0 garbage.
If he bows out, I'll breathe a sigh of relief. In a way, it doesn't matter if he had a cold and jet lag during the debate, and he's tip-top now. In fact, I've watched footage of him since the debate, and it seems to be true. He's back to his normal self.
But the political damage could be too much, regardless of his actual health.
At the same time, if he doesn't bow out, I will gladly crawl through broken glass to vote for him.
For all of you urging Biden to abuse these ridiculous new powers... Are you nuts? Part of Biden's appeal is that he's the sane one, not the demented orange baboon. If he starts behaving just like that festering asshole, he's going to lose a lot of that appeal. A lot of people will go, "Well, if my choice is between a shit sandwich and a shit salad, I'm not eating at this restaurant," and stay home on election day.
He committed those acts before he was president, and he paid out of his personal accounts. I seriously doubt he's going to be able to wriggle out of this. Of course, his strategy is delay, delay, delay, so this is still, frustratingly, a win for him.
And that, right there, was the goal. This decision, rather than clarifying anything, intentionally muddied the waters - and treads awfully close to turning the presidency into a monarchy - in order to allow Trump to drag things out even more. They really, truly do not want him to face any sort of justice for January 6th before the election, and they hope the election will result in him never having to face justice at all.
I don't care if you fucking hate Biden, people... Vote for him like democracy depends on it, because it fucking does. This is not a dress rehearsal. There will be no do-overs. If you let Trump become president again, America is done.
The left is larger than the right, here. How does that make it not a center-left country? We're sure as hell not a right-wing country, and much of our government is an accident of antiquated and stupid systems, not a true reflection of the people.
I do hope that happens. A graceful exit for Biden and a fresh-faced nominee could very well be the thing we need.
Not really trying to "spin-doctor," because your concerns are legit. It's not just that he had a cold, after all. He may exercise regularly and be in good shape for an octogenarian, but he's still an octogenarian. Being sick likely means head and chest congestion, exhaustion, and a temperature - and those combined with the kind of speech impediment that gets worse when its sufferer is under stress... Well, it's not a good thing. It results in performances like last night. As he ages, perfect storms of bad luck like that will occur more often, and eventually his age will fully catch up to him.
We need to acknowledge things like that.
At the same time, we need to acknowledge that all in all, he's been a remarkably good president under extremely trying circumstances, and his predecessor - hopefully not his successor - is a felon and a con artist who will open the door for a fascist takeover of this country.
One is too old. The other is a nightmare and the death of this country.
Ah. Yeah, I don't know of a way to get ACC on Linux.
I'm less concerned about his cognitive faculties, though I definitely understand your concerns. Apparently, he was suffering from a gnarly cold last night, and he looked both tired and unwell (though he did better as the evening progressed).
Apparently he's feeling much better today, because he just finished up a rally and looked like his usual self again. Honestly, kind of fired up, in fact.
I think going forward with the debate was a mistake. He should have just rescheduled, and admitted he'd caught a cold. Yes, the right-wing would turn that into "he's on death's door," but that would have petered out, while the soundbites from this debate will have legs for a while.
Pay attention, people. This is part of a Friday bad decision SCOTUS dump. Watch what they do, and remember that if you don't vote for Biden, you can expect more of it.
FOR FORTY YEARS.
If Trump wins, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito are likely to retire, comfortable in the knowledge that Trump will appoint very young, very inexperienced, and very fascistic replacements. People who will erode the rule of law as much as they possibly can, destabilizing the country in the name of "small government."
- Expect rulings that will destroy environmental protections.
- Expect rulings that will destroy unions.
- Expect rulings that will eliminate health and safety regulations.
- Expect rulings that will fatten fat cats and hurt everyone else.
Abortion? Outlawed. Contraception? On the chopping block too. LGBTQ+ rights? Gone. They will do everything they can to turn the clock back as far as possible.
And with young, stupid, easily manipulable conservatives on SCOTUS, you can rest assured that the damage will outlive you.
If you don't vote for Biden, get used to rulings like these and many, many more for the rest of your life.
I'm also surprised Brown Jackson didn't dissent.
Regarding Linux, what commercial software are you dependent on? More and more, it's all online, even Office.
Sysadmin? You haven't needed to be a sysadmin to run Linux for years.
Just in case people don't know... Yes, that's the actual headline. Pretty sure Vox is actively trying to get our attention.
Fair. Found multiple sources. Well, that's actually a bit of a relief. If he was genuinely sick last night, that explains the hoarse voice, especially early on.
Yes, I watched it. I originally bowed out after about ten minutes, because the format was so awful it would have been painful to watch even if Biden was forty years younger and Trump wasn't a mendacious buffoon. But I saw people indicating it got better starting at right where I left off, so I spent some time going over the later portions.
And yes, it did get better. Never got good, mind you, but at least more bearable.
I've since learned that Biden warmed up after that first ten minutes, so I went back and watched some of it, and it's true. His performance was never great, but he did ok and got in a few solid hits.
I think he's old, he's tired, the format sucked, and he's not my first choice... But I'll still vote for him over the orange felon.
No, and that's not what he did. The debate format forced him to rush, and with a speech impediment like his, that means staying on track is hard. But with a few exceptions early on, it wasn't hard to figure out his points.
Hunter Biden has been convicted of all three felony charges related to the purchase of a revolver in 2018 when, prosecutors argued, the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun-purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.
[META] Help!
Hi everyone,
News is weird. When it's weird enough, it reads like articles from The Onion, and that's what we're all about. But as the community grows, there's more and more content being posted here that just isn't very Onion-y.
> Jimmy Carter Becomes Second President Convicted Of Felony For Sticking Up Waffle House
Take a look at that headline from The Onion today. Or this one:
> World Series Of Poker Entrants Play One Hand Face-Up So Everyone Can Learn Rules
Or this one:
> New Hormone-Free IUD Wards Off Sperm With Steady Emission Of Police-Grade Pepper Spray
That's the flavor we're going for. We want real, credible news articles with headlines that read like they're from The Onion.
This is not the community for:
- Non-Onion-y political news (it's gotta be absurd enough to look Onion-y)
- Non-Onion-y regular news (it's gotta be absurd enough to look Onion-y)
- Satire (it's gotta be actual news)
- Fake news from fly-by-night "news" sites (again, it's gotta be actual news)
That means not every ridiculous thing a politician does qualifies as appropriate content here.
I need your help, though... I need people to report content that just isn't Onion-y, and I need people to try not to post non-Onion-y content in the first place.
Finally, I need help moderating, so this is also a formal call for new mods! Post below if you think you're ready to take on moderation for one of the larger Lemmy communities! Tell me why you'd like to mod, and link to a news story from any time (it doesn't have to be current) that has a properly Onion-y headline, to show that you really get this community.
I'll pick two people to become new moderators for the community from participants. Good luck!
The Kansas Supreme Court's majority has held that there is no state constitutional right to vote in the state.
The race to replace longtime state lawmaker Paul Holvey in a Eugene-area legislative seat ended in a decisive victory on Election Night.
Three of Oregon’s largest school districts had measures on the May ballot to either establish or renew levies in their communities, but just Portland Public and Eugene appeared to have gotten a “yes” from voters.
Eugene voters have rejected a proposal for a new rating-based election system.
Andrew Rice claimed on Tuesday that he spotted former President Donald Trump "editing" the speeches his allies made outside of the courtroom.
Some context:
> Former Trump White House Communications Director Michael Dubke suggested on CNN Tuesday that Trump had mobilized his allies and proxies to the courthouse in an effort to “get around the gag order” imposed on him by Judge Merchan.
Yep. He's trying to violate the gag order indirectly. Unfortunately for him, the gag order specifically includes attempting to have surrogates violate the order on his behalf.
I suspect there's another gag order hearing incoming.
Roger Corman, who directed and produced hundreds of B movies and discovered Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, has died. He was 98.
Federal authorities searched the congressman's home in Laredo in 2022 as part of an investigation into the country of Azerbaijan and a group of U.S. businessmen.
This is what a DOJ that hasn't been twisted by political bias looks like. It doesn't matter that Cuellar is a Democrat. If he did the crime (and he's innocent until proven guilty), he should do the time.
Republicans: Take note.
Supreme Court arguments on Trump immunity case
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in the blockbuster case over whether former President Donald Trump may claim immunity from prosecution in the federal election subversion case. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.
Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta was told that if he was charged with lying to the FBI, the former president would pardon him when he won a second term in 2024, according to notes from an interview with a witness in the federal classified documents investigation.
> Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta was told that if he was charged with lying to the FBI, the former president would pardon him when he won a second term in 2024, according to notes from an interview with a witness in the federal classified documents investigation.
"This nurse scares me if I'm Trump," Watters said.
> Those calls came after numerous media outlets reported potentially identifying biographical information about the woman, including her job and the neighborhood she called home. Fox News Jesse Watters highlighted the juror's details while reading through public pool notes about the selected members. "This nurse scares me if I'm Trump," Watters said.
How did you treat COVID-19?
I've just finally contracted it for the first time. I'm vaxxed and multiple-times-boosted, so it's not that bad...
But it's still pretty fucking miserable. Ugh. The paxlovid seems to be helping some, but in return it's giving me the most horrendous taste in my mouth. Like a battery fucked a lemon in there.
What worked for you when you caught it, lemmings?
Edit: Holy cats, you guys came through! Thank you all for your various recommendations. The gist of it seems to be:
- Definitely stay on the paxlovid (and use pineapple to deal with the awful taste in my mouth that's a side-effect).
- Rest. Fucking REST! Do not, under any circumstances, stop resting until it's run its course. (Fortunately already doing that, since I've been feeling half-past dead.)
- Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and mucinex are my dear, sweet friends. (I'm already a big fan of mucinex, so I have some already.)
- Drink a lot of water. (I have a comically oversized cup I've been using for that.)
And I gotta say... Now, as the end of the day approaches, I think I might, just maybe, be feeling a tad better. Thank you all!
Italian island overrun by goats is offering them free to anyone who can catch them
The tiny, remote Italian island of Alicudi is home to only around 100 residents and, ideally, about 100 wild goats.
Florida venture capitalist Michael Shvartsman and his brother Gerald Shvartsman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in an insider trading scheme linked to the blockbuster deal that brought former President Donald Trump’s social media business public.
> Florida venture capitalist Michael Shvartsman and his brother Gerald Shvartsman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in an insider trading scheme linked to the blockbuster deal that brought former President Donald Trump’s social media business public.
> Each of the brothers pleaded guilty in New York to one count of securities fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors.
[US] How do you register to vote in all fifty states?
I don't need to know this myself, but I'm sure someone out there does, so here's how:
https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
If you're a U.S. citizen and legally allowed to vote in your state, registration is quick and easy. Get registered today if you aren't already!
Eugene museums offer affordable admission to families in need
This is pretty nifty. Eugene has some very nice (and underrated) museums.
Trump Georgia election interference case hearing
A judge is holding a hearing Thursday on a motion to dismiss the Georgia 2020 election case against Donald Trump. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
This is happening right now.
[CA] What are the differences between civil law and common law in Canada?
Question does what it says on the tin. I'm not sure how that particular balancing act works.