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

Clearly they all stem from the same triconsonantal root. Though I couldn't find one for رجن (assuming the Egyptian pronunciation).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago

Warren ran in 2020. Hillary won in 2016 because of superdelegate bullshit creating an air of inevitable victory before a single vote had been cast and the DNC actively working to suppress the Sanders campaign through smear tactics and a severely limited debate schedule.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

They just need time to catch up with her recent decision to become a black person.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I think I'm probably less proud of the US than you, but I generally agree with your sentiment. Although I don't think that sentiment necessitates a nationalistic action like flying a flag in a yard or on a car. Especially when that type of nationalism tends to be associated with a mindset that is anti-immigration.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I make a lot of assumptions about people flying regular US flags in their yard, and I can't really say any of them are positive. Could be a regional thing? I'm in a pretty heavily left-leaning area and the people that are that outwardly patriotic are typically far right. Not universally, but enough for the assumptions.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fun fact: the surface area of Pluto is only about 4% larger than Russia.

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

I'm a less perfect example. Wanted to buy an EV but Teslas were probably too expensive for me to even consider. I don't know for sure because I literally never even looked at the Tesla options. I love my Chevy Bolt EUV that I plug into a normal 120 V exterior outlet. Fuck off, Elon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

A favorite for me is "That's not a good prize!"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm gonna run an experiment in 2025 and keep every single receipt so I can itemize my sales tax. My state has a stupid high sales tax and I don't believe the sales tax tables from the IRS are accurate.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

No, no, he has to get the couch off first.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Good suggestions, and yeah if someone has an accent I'm trying to identify I'll usually ask about the accent and region I think it's from.

I still feel a slight ick from "originally." And usually I'm talking with people from my general region and I'm really just asking what local town they grew up in, so it's sometimes more "did you grow up in [current location, or area they're talking about]?"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IMO 59/60 should be about the max for a first term president. That would put them at retirement age if they serve two terms. I think Walz is a great choice to make the whole thing more palatable to progressives like me (who feel that now for a third time in a row we've been deprived of a fair primary). I do wish the VP were a little younger than the president to set them up for a run of their own afterwards. Not sure if Walz has any intention of running afterwards, but we'd be right back to a retirement age candidate if Kamala serves two terms.

Personally, I'd like to see more presidents in their 40s or early 50s. That's plenty of time to get "experience" while still in principle being able to understand the needs of the majority of people. Plus it helps that they'll still live for a while in the world they shape after their term.

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