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Be merciful.

Kill her.

Oh FFS. 😆

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https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/34786/matt-yglesias-on-the-way-forward-for-dems?_=1732147741528

I wish they could wrangle the Kidd away from Baton Rouge. The Kidd (which just had some work done) is the most complete WW2 Fletcher Class left.

I just need that last one. I'd like to have it for when someone asks to borrow a pen.

He is quite funny. I watched some of his comedy specials. 😂 😂

@Aqua-Letifer said in What was the moment…:

@Mik said in What was the moment…:

When you really became convinced Trump would win.

For me, it was the barbershop piece. He was so comfortable, in his element, and so natural. It was then I really saw the attraction.

What bumped him over the edge had nothing to do with him. The deciding votes in my opinion came from people who saw the other party ignore the working class and double down on identity politics. Their vote wasn't for Trump but "not that."

Agreed.

Like it or not, you know where Trump stands and what he'll do. He'll offend, but he'll lead. People in the ballot box (or on their way to vote) looking at the check box for Trump and the check box for Harris, probably saw Harris' name and thought "she's never been popular, she's associated with Biden, and now it seems she'll say whatever people want to hear which is not sincere"... or something along those lines. In other words, the vote was for "not that" (as you said) or they just didn't vote at all, given the choices.

BTW @Mik for me I had a thought after Trump was shot at that "there's no way he loses now" but admittedly later in the summer was still doubtful until I kept seeing @LuFins-Dad 's poll numbers in the It's Starting thread. Knowing Trump overperforms his poll numbers, once he was tied again or leading, it seemed that is when it was over for Harris.

@Jolly said in AI - killing writing skill:

@Aqua-Letifer said in AI - killing writing skill:

Don't get me fucking started.

It's a rainy morning here. Perhaps the same is true at your house.

Perfect weather for a good book or a bad blonde (other hair colors may be substituted).

Either of the above selections is a great way to start the day and lightens a man's mood. ☺

Well, for me and what I do, AI is kind of like the herpes of social ills. You can ignore it sometimes, but it's always around. Oh yes, it's not going anywhere.

But yeah, you're right. It's actually been near 80 for the past couple of days—today's the first step toward something closer to normalcy.

Recently went through Tolkien's Sir Gawain, which if you ask me is a ton better than Simon Armitage's, poet laureate or not. Up next is his translation of Pearl. I don't even know if that's really all that possible, so it'll be fun to see where he took it. (He did lecture on it, back in the day.)

This particular case may have a lot to do with it. The rehabilitation aspect is nonsense. There are things you simply cannot come back from.

I can't see Pritzker getting very far. He's just not that cuddly, engaging or smart. His policies are too conventionally Democratic.

We should have.

I didnt/dont think it will happen, per my reasons in the other thread.

I was going to say “what primaries?” They haven’t had a real one since 2008.

I'd like to see some numbers behind this but it doesn't look good.

Not only do I trust my parents, I trust my in-laws as well.

But they give us money. The funny thing is my parents don't give my brothers money.

Both Mik and Nate Silver nailed it. Lichtman’s keys were actually correct, he just misapplied them.

I change my prediction to Matt Dolan. he's who I wanted to win the primary. I forgot that DeWine endorsed him.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/06/jd-vance-replacement-ohio-senate-seat/75827069007/