tmyakal

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[–] tmyakal 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: when my wife's ex-husband was deep in the throes of heroin addiction, he managed to rob the same bank twice and get away with it both times.

You might be right that he'd be caught eventually, but he OD'd before he could try a third time.

[–] tmyakal 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's not “this one has to solve everything” so much as "this one needs to even demonstrate an attempt at the promises given."

In 2008 Obama ran on codifying Roe v. Wade, but once he was in office? "It's not the time." The DNC has been lying to progressives since before I could vote.

[–] tmyakal 26 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I feel this. My in-laws voted for Trump because Biden was going to outlaw Catholicism in the United States. Absolute lunatics.

[–] tmyakal 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

If your only options are the fascist or the guy who promised to bring the fascist to justice but actually didn't even try, then your problem isn't getting solved by voting in that election.

[–] tmyakal 62 points 4 days ago (24 children)

It's in part because Biden ran on opposing fascism, got elected, and then did nothing to oppose fascism. He sold himself as a dragonslayer, but once he got in, he didn't want to upset the pro-dragon crowd.

So, yeah, when his protege ran the exact same campaign, it didn't instill a lot of confidence.

[–] tmyakal 26 points 5 days ago (6 children)

The US government isn’t making them do it.

The Feds aren't making them do it, but plenty of states are working on it.

[–] tmyakal 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nope, it's a default Windows ability. You can find it under the Accessibility settings, called Mouse indicator.

[–] tmyakal 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only way to get elected if you're north of Westchester County is to get appointed to the position first.

I wish I was exaggerating, but Hillary Clinton and Bobby Kennedy are the only non-NYC/non-incumbent senators the state has elected in nearly 70 years.

[–] tmyakal 19 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I have held my nose and voted for this rat-fuck in every election of my adult life. I keep hoping someone who actually cares about New Yorkers will primary him.

[–] tmyakal 67 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Not just Israel. He's also here for the Baileys!

From Wikipedia:

Schumer has long claimed that his political decisions are guided by an imaginary middle-class couple, Joe and Eileen Bailey (initially O'Reilly), swing voters living in the Long Island suburb of Massapequa

[–] tmyakal 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What you're missing is that this is two opposing viewpoints in a zero-sum game. You're in one bucket or the other.

So going from 58 to 49 means that Trump looks 9 points worse, but also that Biden looks 9 points better. That's an 18-point swing.

[–] tmyakal 7 points 1 week ago

You can own a property and pay landscapers and handyman for less than the cost of renting. Hell, I've had landlords pay property managers to handle even that.

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