That’s a headline that just gets worse with every word
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When Biden was still running RFK appealed to some voters as a more youthful alternative. The Kennedy name recognition also goes a really long way.
Generally the more people learn about him the less they like him, and Harris becoming the nominee pulled back a lot of the “he’s too old” voters. So RFK’s voter base draws more from Republicans than Democrats now. But it used to be more evenly split.
Additionally, there are still some Democrats (or Dem leaning independents) who like RFK’s antivax nonsense. Before Republicans elevated antivax theories to the party’s platform in 2016, that used to be something most commonly associated with the fringes of liberal communities.
This got me curious as to when thought bubbles were first used. This website claims they were invented by Dirks. The example they give of his use of a thought bubble is from 1909, a year after this Everett True comic. So while this certainly predates common usage of though bubbles, it potentially also predates the first instance of one!
How are there no truck nuts on that thing?
Curiously, this article doesn’t explain why RFK tried to claim NY residency on his ballot application. It’s an odd oversight since the AP is usually pretty good about providing context.
There’s effectively a constitutional requirement that a president and VP be from different states. The electoral college doesn’t allow a state to award its electors to candidates for president and vice president from the same state. Since parties want both of their candidates to be elected, they make sure to pick candidates from different states.
Since RFK’s running mate is also from California, he is trying to claim NY residency because he has long ties to the state. However it’s pretty obvious that he doesn’t actually live in NY.
There’s a reason that rumor spread so effectively
What a terrible day to be literate
TIL fascists are boggarts from Harry Potter
The GOP doesn’t have the ability to oust Trump. He’s completely taken over the party apparatus - his daughter-in-law became the co-chair this year and the chair is a loyalist. He has enough support from his base to win any primary.
The only way he’s not the GOP nominee in 2028 is if he dies or is in too poor health to do his rallies.
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IceCube announcement: Observation of high-energy neutrinos from the Galactic plane
(icecube.wisc.edu)
Because the US doesn’t have a federal identification card. At the state level you can use the id number of someone’s drivers license or state id for identifying them, which is marginally better since it changes with new id cards.
SSNs weren’t intended to be used for identification, but since there’s no other national option they effectively are.