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in our weekly briefing from corporate they said we're seeing a huge spike in jigsaw puzzle sales since it's a family get together activity ![]()
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qirex posted:america has a permanent mental image of a "farmer" as a folger's commercial white guy in his 50s with wrinkled tan skin and piercing eyes who does stuff like kneel down and hand inspect small piles of harvested grain by rubbing them between his leathery hands and slowly smelling them good ole hobby farmers. they don’t make a significant fraction of output or get most of the subsidies but they have a shitload of land
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unpacked robinhood posted:goddammit Bernie looks like im not voting for president this election, just state stuff
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unpacked robinhood posted:goddammit Bernie loving same. Going to join the DSA when we are allowed to be around ppl again. At least I'd feel like I am doing something.
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better late than never. you can join it online, though, you don't need to be around people to join (or to do some types of organizing)
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I have a 4 day weekend coming up. Open to suggestions on how to recharge in this loving hellscape. Going to try to art some
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unpacked robinhood posted:goddammit Bernie today is an earl grey with brandy morning syntaxrigger posted:loving same. Going to join the DSA when we are allowed to be around ppl again. At least I'd feel like I am doing something. i joined after trump won. theyre good people doing good work
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i can't in good conscience join the dsa after that jazz hands video there's gotta be other orgs, right?
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:i can't in good conscience join the dsa after that jazz hands video my plan is to subvert the democratic party from the inside it sucks but we have a two party system. you have to choose which one you want to influence from the inside
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or just say gently caress parties and make them do what you want from the outside
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guillotines don't care what color tie you wear
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lancemantis posted:guillotines don't care what color tie you wear agreed
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california did our part, not sure what the rest of you chucklefucks are up to
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PIZZA.BAT posted:my plan is to subvert the democratic party from the inside What is the argument against 2+ parties? Is it just "unlikely" because tradition or is there some other reason?
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its less that there's some argument about it and more that when you rely entirely on FPtP in a geographically based system, you end up with two parties that are more or less the same
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syntaxrigger posted:What is the argument against 2+ parties? Is it just "unlikely" because tradition or is there some other reason? if we had a functioning electoral system with ranked voting, and many parties forming coalitions, we could end up with a robust democracy for working people instead of an oligarchy
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governor has yet to formally extend the shelter in place thingy, but apparently she received the necessary authority from the legislature yesterday as a precursor to do such. boss just told me that i can assume WFH next week as well (and beyond, i guess). curious to see how long this measure is extended for.
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hahah 69. nice
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tried to faceswap with will riker for all my meetings today with terrible results![]()
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syntaxrigger posted:What is the argument against 2+ parties? Is it just "unlikely" because tradition or is there some other reason? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
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President Beep posted:it's loving nuts around here. we live within walking distance of my kid's school, but the parents that drive there do exactly what you describe. it's chaos. at a bunch of other schools in the area cars stack waaaay out into the street. my friends neighbor drives her kid down 1 block to sit in the car waiting for the bus, lets the kid out for the bus, then drives to work. i have seen her do this and it blew my mind.
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Crusader posted:tried to faceswap with will riker for all my meetings today with terrible results wow did not know the hosed up jesus painting was actually a gif e: lomarf. just noticed my new text.
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Crusader posted:tried to faceswap with will riker for all my meetings today with terrible results lol what app / prog is this? I grabbed a 'relaxing beach' video off Youtube and keyed it in as an animated backdrop in OBS today for the daily standup. ![]() wish I'd had a prop blue cocktail glass or pineapple with straws in.
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yes but as rotor keeps harping on people get kidnapped constantly in that 1 block so what should a parent do
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President Beep posted:e: lomarf. just noticed my new text.
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Neat! Thanks.
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NoneMoreNegative posted:lol what app / prog is this? snap camera + lens studio to do the custom face
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efk_z9kg2MU
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syntaxrigger posted:What is the argument against 2+ parties? Is it just "unlikely" because tradition or is there some other reason? we have first past the post voting combined with winner take all. this naturally forces politics into a bifurcated system. there are examples out there where this isn't the case but you need significant cultural norms to overcome it. the fact we immediately split into a two-party system and stayed there for centuries pretty much means we're stuck with it unless we completely overhaul how votes are tallied and distribute power
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syntaxrigger posted:loving same. Going to join the DSA when we are allowed to be around ppl again. At least I'd feel like I am doing something. join the SRA as well
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syntaxrigger posted:What is the argument against 2+ parties? Is it just "unlikely" because tradition or is there some other reason?
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PIZZA.BAT posted:bifurcated i fuckin love this word
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Kazinsal posted:join the SRA as well what is the SRA?
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syntaxrigger posted:what is the SRA? the nra except for communists
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syntaxrigger posted:what is the SRA? socialist rifle association advocates for proper firearms training and rights for leftists in america
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PIZZA.BAT posted:we have first past the post voting combined with winner take all. this naturally forces politics into a bifurcated system. there are examples out there where this isn't the case but you need significant cultural norms to overcome it. the fact we immediately split into a two-party system and stayed there for centuries pretty much means we're stuck with it unless we completely overhaul how votes are tallied and distribute power ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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i remember a tweet a while back where some aus voter used their ranked voting to enumerate every party choice on the ballot, all so they could rank this terrible fascist party 240th
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honestly I view open secession as more likely than america implementing ranked choice voting on a national level but if it can happen, I'm all about it.
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rotor posted:california did our part, not sure what the rest of you chucklefucks are up to buying AR15s. maybe look into it?
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rotor posted:honestly I view open secession as more likely than america implementing ranked choice voting on a national level but if it can happen, I'm all about it. Considering how unhelpful the federal government has been during the pandemic and leaving some governors to their own devices, it would seem to me secession is more likely than it has been in the past BUT I don't ever see that happening. Especially not without bloodshed.
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