You could have told me that was a photo and I'd have believed it!
The work done on it has been fascinating. You'd think if it were simple hysteria there would be outbreaks among the civilian population, but it's always government employees.
Because that 4.5% of the population is deserving of the same human rights as anyone else, and when they are denied those rights, they are more susceptible to abuse and suicide.
It's actually lower than 10%. I had always commonly heard 10% and was shocked to learn that it's more like 4.5%.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/259571/americans-greatly-overestimate-gay-population.aspx
Removed, civility, ableist slur.
I went through their history, it was all self promotion, either to their website or their instagram.
All removed and banned.
He CAN win Michigan, he won't at this rate, but he still CAN. He just has to make a lot of changes that a) he doesn't feel are necessary and b) isn't wiling to do.
Like admit the economy sucks for a lot of Americans.
I got polled yesterday and was asked to write a winning line for Biden:
"In 2020, under President Trump, you didn't know where your next roll of toilet paper was coming from! People were scalping it out of the backs of their cars in grocery store parking lots! You want to go back to that?"
My Own Private Idaho. Portland, 1980s.
https://youtu.be/2WoJ4GN5MaQ
Zero Effect. Portland, 1990s.
https://youtu.be/TF9YaxBAGyc
Animal House. Eugene, 1970s.
https://youtu.be/KWjtI6n5xWM
How To Beat the High Cost of Living. Eugene, 1970s.
https://youtu.be/9-77VpXSygs
I have friends who try to convince me to sing, I always tell them "Look, there's only one song I can do and I guarantee they don't have it..."
"Come on man, they have thousands of songs, they have to have it..."
"Fine, if they have it, I'll do it. Green Onions by Booker T and the MGs."
And man, they'll run and look for that song... then they argue...
"I don't think it's a real song!"
"I know it is! I've heard of it!"
The song:
While Havana Syndrome is real, to my knowledge it's not that refined. It should have impacted everyone in the room, Trump and the moderators included.
The known reports of the syndrome occupied entire floors of buildings. The idea that someone could use it and just target one guy is a little out there.
Uncanny X-Men v.3 #33 most liklely. 1st app. of Bo.
Clooney's Xavier to Giancarlo Esposito's Magneto.
It's too soon for polling to reflect anything, re-check in 1-2 weeks.
As of right now:
Michigan - Trump +4
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/michigan/
Pennsylvania - Trump +4
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/pennsylvania/
Wisconsin - Tied, Biden +2, Trump +2-3 Tossup
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/wisconsin/
Georgia - Trump +5 to +10
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/georgia/
Arizona - Trump +6 to +10
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/arizona/
Nevada - Trump +3
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/nevada/
New Mexico - Biden +1 to +2
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/new-mexico/
North Carolina - Trump +3 to +8
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/north-carolina/
Minnesota - Biden +2 to Trump +1 Tossup
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/minnesota/
So, really, bad news for Biden across the board except for New Mexico which is just freshly getting polling data.
Oh, I never meant to bring Trump into it, just that Obama continued Bush's drone program and in a perfect world it would have all been illegal... but not if the President does it. ;)
That's the thing though, with the Republicans in charge there will NEVER be a vote on this. They won't allow it.
It owes money to Universal, Sony, Lionsgate, Warner Bros., and more.
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/18127978
> > informed employees of the filing late Friday [...] that it had filed for a debtor-in-possession loan — a way for companies that are reorganizing after filing for bankruptcy to secure additional working capital to meet payroll. [...] employees have been waiting for paychecks since June 21st [...] it’s not certain that the company will be able to secure such a loan. > > > Chicken Soup took on $325 million in debt when it acquired Redbox in 2022 and has since been sued over a dozen times over unpaid bills. > >
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling on Johnson v. Grants Pass by the end of the week. But that decision won't change state law.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16974478
Here we go, the first Presidential debate between Biden and Trump begins at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific.
How to watch it:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/how-to-watch-cnn-debate/index.html
"The CNN Presidential Debate will air live on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español, and via streaming on Max for subscribers and without a cable login on CNN.com. CNN will make the debate available to simulcast on additional broadcast and cable news networks.
You can also follow CNN’s live debate coverage on CNN.com, which will include analysis and fact checking."
"According to parameters set by CNN in May, all participating debaters had to appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency and receive at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN’s standards for reporting.
Polls that meet those standards are those sponsored by CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Marquette University Law School, Monmouth University, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post."
Edit And that's it! Thanks for watching everyone!
tl;dw:
Consensus is Trump didn't so much as beat Biden as Biden beat himself.
The real loser is CNN who failed to fact check anyone, and there were obvious fact checks on both sides.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a $30 billion antitrust settlement in which Visa and Mastercard agreed to limit fees they charge merchants that accept their credit and debit cards. U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklyn said she was not likely to grant final approval to t...
The Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday that bars guns for domestic abusers, rejecting an argument pressed by gun rights groups that the prohibition violated the Second Amendment.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16783334
> 8-1 with Thomas the dissent. > > “The court and government do not point to a single historical law revoking a citizen’s Second Amendment right based on possible interpersonal violence,” Thomas wrote. “Yet, in the interest of ensuring the Government can regulate one subset of society, today’s decision puts at risk the Second Amendment rights of many more.”
The Supreme Court upheld a federal law Friday that bars guns for domestic abusers, rejecting an argument pressed by gun rights groups that the prohibition violated the Second Amendment.
8-1 with Thomas the dissent.
“The court and government do not point to a single historical law revoking a citizen’s Second Amendment right based on possible interpersonal violence,” Thomas wrote. “Yet, in the interest of ensuring the Government can regulate one subset of society, today’s decision puts at risk the Second Amendment rights of many more.”
Aer Lingus is to begin today to contact passengers affected by pilots’ industrial action next week.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16769411
> "It’s expected that up to 40,000 passengers will hit by flight cancellations. The airline is to get in touch and offer a refund or alternative booking. > > The pilots are to begin an indefinite work-to-rule from next Wednesday after balloting for industrial action, which means they will not engage in overtime or out-of-hours duties."
Aer Lingus has cancelled 124 flights over the first five days of planned industrial action by pilots in their dispute over pay.
"It’s expected that up to 40,000 passengers will hit by flight cancellations. The airline is to get in touch and offer a refund or alternative booking.
The pilots are to begin an indefinite work-to-rule from next Wednesday after balloting for industrial action, which means they will not engage in overtime or out-of-hours duties."
Several workers at the pharmacy chain said Rite Aid plans to transfer prescriptions to Walgreens.
"Since filing for bankruptcy in October 2023, Rite Aid has been closing stores across the country and in Michigan.
Rite Aid has more than 180 stores in Michigan."
One day after it was reported that two federal judges urged her not to take the classified documents case against Donald Trump, Judge Aileen Cannon will begin three days of hearings that could determine the future of the charges against the former president.
"Judge Aileen Cannon will begin three days of hearings that could determine the future of the charges against the former president.
Trump is arguing that Jack Smith – who has brought charges against Trump in Florida and Washington, DC – was unlawfully appointed as special counsel."
Three days to go "Yeah, no he wasn't."
A third of the cases heard this year are still undecided, including former President Donald Trump's claims about immunity from prosecution.
Term technically ends a week from tomorrow, Friday, 6/28.
"Of the 61 cases the Supreme Court heard this year, 19 are still unresolved with a few weeks left in its term
The high court's justices are still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the election interference case against him, more than a month after hearing arguments
Another case, related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, questions the validity of obstruction charges brought against hundreds of people who took part in the insurrection
There's also still an abortion case on the docket this year: whether doctors can provide that medical procedure in emergencies in states that banned abortion after the court overturned Roe v. Wade"
Well that was a blast from the past...
Following a fakeout where it's theorized that the mysterious woman popping up in episode after episode may be the long lost Susan Foreman (last seen in the episode "The Five Doctors" in 1983), it turns out they were the villain Sutekh, last seen in the episode "Pyramids of Mars" in 1975.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Foreman
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Doctors
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Mars
Season Finale next week!
Brandon Hopkins, a bee researcher with Washington State University, points May 15 with his hive tool to the new bee larvae cells where baby bees develop in the hive near […]
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16506221
Brandon Hopkins, a bee researcher with Washington State University, points May 15 with his hive tool to the new bee larvae cells where baby bees develop in the hive near […]
The 1,400-pound bull that jumped the fences at the Sisters Rodeo and charged into the crowd on June 8, injuring at least three people, will never compete in another professional bull riding event, …
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16431608
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