smeg

joined 1 year ago
[–] smeg 10 points 1 month ago

I finished 2 books by Johan van Coenegham:

  • Het verhaal van Tom
  • Het verhaal van Kaat

Level 1 readers for learning Dutch!

[–] smeg 2 points 1 month ago

Fake news -Trump, probably

[–] smeg 23 points 1 month ago

The stock market performance is entirely irrelevant to her inability to perform her job.

[–] smeg 40 points 1 month ago

The US attorney general, whose job is to enforce the nation's laws, in a hearing about why she is protecting the Epstein abusers instead of prosecuting them, refused to answer questions on the substance of the matter. Instead, she started making personal attacks against members of Congress, and when that failed to stop the questions she proceeded to shout about how the Dow was at 50,000.

[–] smeg 3 points 1 month ago

We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas.

[–] smeg 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

But no accountability in the US for politicians or the wealthy. 🤔

[–] smeg 6 points 1 month ago

But no accountability in the US for politicians or the wealthy. 🤔

[–] smeg 2 points 1 month ago

Negotiating how to divide Poland again?

[–] smeg 17 points 1 month ago

A huge problem is the incredibly low bar to receive a driving license. Read a booklet, pass a paper test that barely mentions non-autos, and maybe take a basic practical exam. And there are many ways around the practical exam portion.

[–] smeg 4 points 1 month ago

I drink ground chicory coffee (but not like New Orleans, mine has zero real coffee in it). It's dark and bitter, just like the way I like my coffee. And it has no caffeine! Which is good because caffeine gives me tremors and panic attacks.

[–] smeg 4 points 1 month ago

My fam and I are all O. Like you, they don't like me. They'll go for anyone else. I also find that they will land on me and not try to bite - or if they do, they don't put in a lot of effort and don't pierce the skin. Even if they do bite, my skin doesn't appear to react and they seem to quit quickly.

Meanwhile, my poor spouse and kid are delicious. And they have soft, sensitive skin. It's ok, I always remember the repellent just for them.

[–] smeg 4 points 1 month ago

One potential hurdle for implementation is the lack of new funding in the bill for local governments and election offices, which would be responsible for enforcing its provisions.

American politics loves unfunded mandates. The result will be the lack of ease of voting for as many people as possible.

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