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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The only message that matters right now.

I'm not American and I cannot vote for an American President. If you're American and have not yet voted, please do so as soon as possible. If you have voted, thank you for your service 🫡

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

And then worry.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Non-American, though (rightfully) heavily invested in this election.

Since I’m an otherwise powerless observer, we took our family to Tokyo Disneyland to help and distract us until the results are in.

Really feels like a surreal Last Supper moment, NGL.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's going to be a long trip, results probably won't be fully tallied for a week at best.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

It’s a week in Japan in total, then a couple more weeks travelling Asia. Trying to cram in as many distractions as possible

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Do you know what day it is?

Remember, remember this 5th of November, The Jan 6 treason and plot. I know of no reason the Jan 6 treason, Should ever be forgot.

Yeah— I’m going to curl up and watch V for Vendetta..

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Watch MSNBC, take a drink every time they throw to Steve Kornacki.

Wake up from your coma in 2025. ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I love you and I hate you. How dare you tell the world what I'm doing!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago

Let's go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this to all blow over

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unless either candidate OVERWHELMINGLY wins, there's not going to be anything tonight, and probably not tomorrow. The last of the swing states won't close polls until 8p (Mountain time, I think). Trump is almost certainly going to declare that he is the winner "by a lot". Best case, we'll know tomorrow morning.

So take a couple alprazolam, drink a couple shots, and black out until tomorrow.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Plus, it could take a week for Arizona to count their votes.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

The election day ground game is crucial! Don't waste your time just worrying. If you're in the US, look here: https://events.democrats.org/ It's not too late!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As you watch the results remember the "red mirage" - a well known phenomenon where Republican candidates take an early lead because Republican votes get reported early. This is simply because Republicans tend to live in smaller towns and low-population areas, which finish their vote counting sooner because there are fewer ballots. Democrats tend to live in denser urban areas that take longer to count, so their votes show up later; this is known as the "blue shift".

You can see the red mirage happening right now... 45 minutes ago Trump had 23 electoral votes and Harris 7. Now it's Trump 95 Harris 35. This should even out as the counts from the cities start to roll in.

Trump is planning to declare victory early in the night before the blue shift occurs, so his followers can turn off the TV and go to bed happy. Then when the final count shows Harris on top they will "know" the election was stolen because in their minds they "saw" him win.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Third button: weed or alcohol so you don't have to think about anything for a couple days!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

this election is not good for our health

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (6 children)

We’re on a Disney movie marathon. First was The Great Mouse Detective and we just finished The Sword in the Stone. What should we watch next?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Robin hood, then emperor's new groove

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not a movie, but X-Men 97.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Already finished it. Hit me straight in the member berries

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Treasure planet! Or Atlantis

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Treasure Planet it is!

And then Atlantis.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

how to train your dragon (and its sequels) are my comfort picks

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

The Black Cauldron

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

I'm fortunate that I'm out of town on a work trip so I won't have the energy to worry.

I feel bad for my wife who is at home deep in the red.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or, as it is the Fifth of November, watch V for Vendetta.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Then bomb Congress!

No wait.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I have a bottle of wild turkey and some gummies. If it looks bad, I will just drug myself into another universe

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm refreshing the map constantly

Edit- this has been a mistake

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m about to go get a bottle of whiskey and try to get through this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You didn't already get ~~three~~ one?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I ended up getting two

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Internet porn has entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I’m watching Star Trek and keeping my phone on do not disturb

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You could always leave it all behind a come to Japan.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

That's an impractical joke answer to a lot since they're strict about outsiders but it's a genuine possibility for my Japanese wife and I.

I guess I best apologize to Duolingo and get back to practicing my 日本語...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ve heard Southern Japan is basically depopulated and a tropical paradise. Is that true?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

By southern do you mean Kyushu and shikoku? I haven't been to Shikoku but it does look like a Paradise from when Degawa and other celebrities went there on TV.

Kyushu is also pretty tropical, but more populated, and has more tourist attractions, thus more tourists.

Both are beautiful. I haven't been all over, but Shikoku looks more tropical than Kyushu.

Unfortunately they also are where most of the summer typhoons wreck havoc, landslides destroy the most property and bury the most people. Most of japan besides Kanto, Hokkaido and touhoku are pretty tropical so for example if you move to areas around Kanazawa you can get most of the Paradise with less natural disasters. If it is just for a visit, however, Kyushu is amazing. Kumamoto, Beppu, Fukuoka are beautiful in their own unique ways.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (7 children)

It was kind of funny to watch Hanzawa Naoki, and they'd be like: "As punishment, we're transferring you to this city outside of Tokyo!" And they'd be like: omgz a fate worse than death. And I'd look up the city and it'd be a place with great public transportation, a famous temple, and amazing local cuisine.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

That's kind of like telling a poor person they could always go back to school and study to become a doctor, i.e., technically possible but extremely difficult. My understanding is that it is next to impossible to immigrate to Japan unless you have a Japanese parent or are rich and/or a celeb, but would love to be proven wrong! I would love to live there!

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[–] AI_toothbrush 3 points 1 month ago

I am just waiting it out and getting the news when it gets posted(im european tho this election sadly effects me and a lot of other people who are outside the us)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I’m playing D&D in 30 minutes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Me: get high and worry about nothing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I need 3 Grand Slam Chili Stampedes - one with extra onions, one with extra chili and extra onions, and one with extra chili and extra extra onions.

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