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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Huh. I was wondering why I turned in two samples in the early afternoon and then later that evening it was already completed. I thought maybe I misread the time remaining and the overall progress too.

Oh well, free 50 medals for me!

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Arresting and silencing people who did not vote for him under the guise of combating domestic terrorism would be so easy. For as much as the right wing bad actors like to claim false flag every time something bad happens that they are to blame for, if Trump were to successfully orchestrate a false flag attack as president, he could have carte blanche to do whatever he pleased to his political enemies so long as the Supreme Court abdicated their responsibility to check his authority.

It really will be a terrifying time to live in America. The absolute best we could hope for with a second Trump presidency is him hunkering down for four years and do nothing after he gets what he really wants - all his criminal cases dismissed. That's the best case scenario. I shudder to think of the worst case scenario, which would be all-out civil war.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I actually just like the smell of it brewing. Heavenly.

Tastes like shit, though.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Sadly, there was also a box of Cheerios on the table, just not in this particular screenshot.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I'm still a little surprised that after Trump tried to subvert the election results in GA in 2020 that anybody would be willing to still vote for him in that state. I can't imagine many Biden voters having forgotten that particular incident. My hope is that they've held onto that anger silently and plan to turn out in November.

Another commenter made a very good point - Trump signs in MAGA country are safe. Biden or Harris signs in MAGA country are like asking for trouble. The conservative crowd is far more likely to commit acts of political violence, and virtually all of the south is a safe haven for Trumpism and conservative extremism. I can't blame anybody for not wanting to do yard signs. Especially since a lot of people find yard signs to be obnoxious no matter who you support.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Off the top of my head - male, female and nonbinary meet the criteria of "at least three" and are probably the most well known. But I imagine a straightforward answer like that would not have satisfied some right wing mouthpiece and they would then intentionally try to conflate sex with gender to make Biden look bad when they take it out of context on the evening news (not that proper context would have mattered to the people watching it anyway).

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If something is locked behind plexiglass at a store, I simply won't buy it. The few times I have because I was desperate for it and didn't want/couldn't wait for the online shipping, I always had to stand there in the aisle awkwardly waiting for an overworked employee who probably wasn't getting paid enough to come unlock it for me. Feels bad and just makes me want to buy online every time rather than waste a trip to CVS or Home Depot or wherever they're locking shit up now.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, I hated the answer he gave too, but it was pretty clear he wasn't expecting the question either. It was a bad answer and a mistake, but definitely one of the less egregious mistakes his campaign had been making in the weeks leading up to his departure from the campaign trail. At it's core, being satisfied with doing your best is a sentiment most people can agree with, but one that falls short of what we actually needed. It did not resonate with the people who were upset with him at the time. We needed Biden to be ruthless after his debate disaster, but he was still playing softball at the major leagues.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I give him a pass for that statement. Biden was running on the platform of election trust and legitimacy. How else does he answer the question? "No, and I'll fight tooth and nail to dispute the results if Trump wins?". Maybe the democratic base would have loved to hear that, but it's mixed messaging that would have been used as ammunition against him. He's the President of the United States. He has to project confidence in the system, which means trying hard to win, but stopping right on the dot at "doing your best" and accepting the will of the people, even if it's a distasteful outcome for everyone involved.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

A girl in college once told me I have "beautiful, horse-like legs". I did martial arts at the time and my calves and thighs were very well toned, but I was actually a little self-conscious about them, and I had never considered horses to be particularly beautiful so I kind of took it as an insult after walking away from the conversation. It wasn't until I relayed the story to a colleague a few months later that they told me it was probably a genuine compliment.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Okay, you've made some pretty salient points. I'm not too proud to admit that my understanding of the topic is limited. I appreciate you taking the time to educate me more on the subject.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Let me know how that interview goes, because if the rocket you developed and spent billions of dollars building explodes at launch, you're going to be looking for a new line of work.

I'm sure the next aeronautics company will totally understand. Mondays, am I right?

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