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[–] expr 2 points 2 weeks ago

Not really, no. Every Green I have ever seen in the US is either a Russian stooge or batshit insane (or both).

[–] expr 5 points 2 weeks ago

Atlanta is pretty incredible.

[–] expr 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

First of all, not all state legislatures are the same. Nebraska has a unicameral system, and despite the issues with the legislature, it's overall a much better system than a bicameral one. A bicameral state legislature makes even less sense than a federal one. The federal government should be unicameral.

This isn't 1789. We aren't some loosely federated collection of colonies anymore. We are one nation, and no citizen should have greater voting power than another. The interest of a state can be effectively represented by that state's representatives working together towards a common goal.

[–] expr 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

While that's true, it doesn't make it right. All representation should be proportionate.

[–] expr 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I agree, but it should also be something people do because they care about doing the right thing and value democracy, irrespective of what social media tells them to do.

[–] expr 30 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Bitch that's called voting.

God all these TikTok trends are so fucking dumb. I guess if it sways votes to Harris that's good, but what a sorry state of affairs we have that there are people out there that need to be drip-fed content in order to do their civic responsibility and stop fucking fascism.

[–] expr 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, the huge trucks and suburbans are pretty insane. I'm American and drive a small-ish SUV (2023 RAV4 Hybrid) and we fill the extra cargo space (and passenger seats) all the time. Groceries can do it (not all the time though), especially if making one of our (infrequent) runs to Costco to restock on stuff that's a lot cheaper/more useful to buy in bulk. The other day I used the cargo space to transport a large (6 ft/1.8m) folding table and 8 folding chairs for my son's birthday party. And speaking of kids: car seats, strollers, diaper bags, etc. need a fair bit of room.

[–] expr 7 points 3 weeks ago

You only need 1 tab to OOM if that tab is Jira. I've literally had tabs take up more than 10GB.

[–] expr 2 points 3 weeks ago

Do you think Matt brain would blue screen if I told him I took my wife's last name?

[–] expr 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No, there are many different kinds of stocks with different terms. Stocks are an asset with value, regardless of whether or not dividends are paid out. It's very commonly the case for shares to be issued with no dividends paid because profits are reinvested back into the company with the goal of increasing the share price for some future massive liquidation event (like an acquisition).

Shares also represent ownership in a company and thus their value is also in the leverage it can give potentially give you in said company.

[–] expr 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In my neighborhood, I've seen some houses take down their Trump signs. Dunno if it means anything, but I don't think I had ever seen that before.

[–] expr 1 points 1 month ago

I doubt it's what OP means, but technically Republicans did get rebranded as Democrats (and vice versa) due to the political realignment of the parties after the Civil Rights Act and the Southern Strategy.

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