

Well… without Mitchell McConnell ignoring the Constitution to get two extra appointees for Trump 1, we might be at a 4-5 decision the other way…


Well… without Mitchell McConnell ignoring the Constitution to get two extra appointees for Trump 1, we might be at a 4-5 decision the other way…


I think the reasoning is that since black people vote like 80% Democrat, drawing maps to ensure no black people get elected is fine. There are no federal laws against purely partisan gerrymandering, after all.
And honestly with this Supreme Court, even if the state legislatures involved said very loudly “we changed the voting districts for the express purpose of limiting black representation” they would find some convoluted way of allowing it.


I don’t think this is true. I think that Europe is trying to separate its interests from the USA as quickly as it can without causing pain for European countries or inviting retaliation from the US.


If your other option is to starve and die, you want the yard ruler.


“Internal combustion engine vehicles also lose range in extreme cold weather,” points out Ed Kim, the chief analyst with the research group AutoPacific, who was not involved in AAA’s research. The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated a 10% to 30% drop in gas vehicle fuel economy in cold weather, depending on the type of trip. “This isn’t a problem that’s exclusive to EVs. This happens to basically any kind of vehicle when it gets really cold.”


I looked at the technology used by the EU age verification.
You prove your age to the app by scanning the NFC in your passport. No government servers exist.
When a site requests your age, you return only a “yes I’m older than 18”, proven by your passport. Not your age, just that you’re older.
I think it preserves privacy pretty well.
I don’t think that it will protect children, but I do think that it preserves privacy.


Thomas has been a weird and terrible person for decades, long before MAGA.
He was one of the main pushers of Citizens United, for example. He really believes that wealth should provide more political influence.


Okay I’ll bite.

This is why not only should fathers get the same amount of time off as mother’s, but they should be required to take it.
I keep thinking making a magic mirror would be such a project…