Seven counties voted in favor of secession, and in six of those counties, more than 70% of voters were in favor of the measure.
I like your reasoning. I'm a libertarian myself, so I get it.
But I held my nose and voted Democrat the last two Presidential elections because I think Trump is a uniquely dangerous person. I hate the "this time is different" argument, but I actually think it applied this time.
Hmm. Interesting argument.
Maybe people believe that it will save a starving child in the future. Like, some future where politicians finally listen to them?
Morality is not subjective. It is not (or at least should not) be based on emotions.
Of course. But one can hope for insight and help in answering it, no?
But, given that Trump will very likely be as bad or worse, why give him the chance? Just to be able to make the statement?
But considering the alternative to Harris, it doesn't seem as clear as day to me.
Serious statement: I don't understand the argument that not voting for Harris was the morally correct thing to do, because of Gaza. Why does anyone believe this?
And I'm being serious. I feel like there might be an argument there, I just don't understand it. Can someone please "steelman" that argument for me?
That's not out of the question yet.
Thank you. That's a very considered response.
Is it okay to continue to work for a (non-defense) federal government agency under an administration hostile to my own moral and ethical beliefs?
Should I be looking for a different job?
Yabbut, electoral politics isn't the only way to make a community better.
I just read a story yesterday about a community in northern Maine that ran a neo-Nazi out of town. For example.
If you're a leftist, wouldn't that situation make you want leftists to move there? Wouldn't that be a (tiny) net positive?
The teenagers involved were on their way to secondary school, police sources said.
Probably cause they won't let you vote more than once in the same place. You gotta find other polling places.
I saw one of those at a public library in a small town in Connecticut! I hadn't known they existed till then. Amazing stuff.
Autism cases spiked 175% among U.S. residents from 2011 to 2022. The rates climbed at a faster rate among young adults.
"Autism spectrum disorder spiked 175% among people in the U.S. from 2.3 per 1,000 in 2011 to 6.3 per 1,000 in 2022, researchers found. Diagnosis rates climbed at a faster rate among adults in their mid-20s to mid-30s in that period, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open."
Bros
I saw the movie Bros last night. Hilarious! I've been in meetings just like the ones the museum board has.
And apropos this community, the poly moments were so spot on. (In a laughing-with-you-not-at-you kind of way.)
TIL not everyone tells jokes on beggar's night
The Halloween tradition of Beggars' Night is unique to Des Moines. We explain the history.
In America (and elsewhere?) we have a tradition of trick-or-treating where on Halloween or the night before kids go around the neighborhood in a costume, knock on doors, and get candy. It's a lot of fun.
But I was well into adulthood before I learned that not all places have kids tell jokes before they get candy. Apparently it's only the city I grew up in that they do that! Not even neighboring cities do it.
Station claims it's visionary, ex-employees claim it's cynical; reality appears way more fiscal
The station using all AI hosts is an experiment, they say, to "engage" with the "question" of AI. It's not the money, of course.
TIL there are approximately 13 sextillion transistors in existence
As a silicon wafer supplier, we sometimes wonder how many transistors there are in the world. Learn the answer in our latest blog.
That's more than your mom.
Teens Want Less Sex in Movies and TV Shows, Study Finds
Teens prefer movies and shows about friendship and don't feel that entertainment needs so much sex, according to a UCLA report.
I am not a teen.
Why do cell phones have a data limit but home internet doesn't?
Why do cell phones have a data limit but home internet doesn't? I understand bandwidth limits, but how can home internet get away with giving users all the data they can use, but cell phone providers can't?
TIL that the tumbleweeds commonly found in the American West are Russian thistle. They are an invasive species from Asia that adapted well to the dry, open landscapes of the western U.S.
It's kind of funny, I think, that a plant so closely associated with America is actually not native at all.
Two global alliances may soon be directly engaged against each other
Israel and Iran are fighting, pulling in Lebanon and Gaza. Russia and Ukraine are fighting, pulling in NATO countries. India is strengthening ties with Russia (via BRICS) and will probably get involved somewhere. North Korea is sending troops to fight with Russia, and so South Korea is considering getting involved on Ukraine's side. And China is getting ready to invade Taiwan which will definitely involve the U.S. That's... 43 countries at war or about to be at war, representing almost half of the world's population.
"But Rachel also has another hobby, one that makes her a bit different from the other moms in her Texas suburb—not that she talks about it with them. Once a month or so, after she and her husband put the kids to bed, Rachel texts her in-laws—who live just down the street—to make sure they’re home and available in the event of an emergency.
"And then, Rachel takes a generous dose of magic mushrooms, or sometimes MDMA, and—there’s really no other way to say this— spends the next several hours tripping balls."
Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake, was created by the Red Rock Dam, which submerged six historic towns to control
Lake Red Rock was formed by flooding that entire basin, including six towns. I read somewhere that they didn't even clear out the buildings and roads. There's probably still stuff down there in the bottom of the lake.