Trump’s motion to dismiss based on his claims of presidential immunity is now due Nov. 7, while the government’s reply is due on Nov. 21. Whether the case ultimately goes to trial depends on the outcome of the election.

I have zero idea why Jack Smith waited so fucking long to bring this to trial. Maybe I’m missing something, but it feels like election interference to postpone court proceedings to give a candidate criminal deniability until after the election is over. If Trump really is guilty, the public deserves to know now, not after we all vote.

Listen, all I’m saying is that I’m not 100% sure I’d exist if I didn’t believe in spider karma. Better safe than sorry, especially when it costs you nothing.

My stepdad used to tell me about “spider karma” when I was little. Basically, all spiders are a part of a gang, and if you squash one they’ll just think he must’ve stepped out of line or something. However if you squash 3 or more, the spiders will all start talking to each other and plan out attacks on you when you’re most vulnerable. Sleep attacks are the most common, but occasionally they’ll get so pissed they choose to hide in a jacket or shoe and sacrifice everything just to inflict a little pain and terror for killing their mums or siblings.

I used to actually believe this btw.

Edit: why the downvotes to OP? home maintenance is always the best method for keeping pests out. No need for spiders indoors if ya dont have bugs indoors!

Is there a name for the subject you’re speaking of, or do you just mean as a general part of political science? Like I’ve seen memes referring to the subject, but I don’t take it as fact. I do know a bit about the multi-party Parliament and local governance of Sweden, but admittedly nothing deep. What would you suggest I further read up on in their system? And what study of Germany do you suggest I read in relation to this?

My own experiences in studying Vietnam have actually led me to the opposite position, where despite a voter turnout of 99%+, the country is still quite socially conservative.

That seems like a bit of an oversimplification based on the frequency of Dem wins to the voting percentage.

If true though, wouldn’t the US have been the more right wing under 2012 Obama than Trump since he had a lower voter turnout?

You can’t use evidence of a trend as evidence of political motivations is kinda what I’m getting at.

If that’s the case then there should be no argument from Dems about leftists voting third party in swing states.

We cannot continue to rely on fear to propel turnout. Fear and anxiety lead to paralysis and electoral withdrawal. Arguing “We’re not going to hurt you like they are” is no longer sufficient.

This has been such a massive failure on the Dems part, especially after seeing the excitement that Tim Waltz was able to generate after joining the race. I can’t stand to watch a Kamala rally or speech nowadays because it’s nothing but Trump fearmongering, and I don’t even know which parts are real worries considering the guy couldn’t even build a fucking wall.

It even backfires a bit too, because now I think more about how her office is going to come after our civil liberties. Obama created mass surveillance programs and went after whistleblowers, so what is her office inevitably going to do?

Ahh I see. You’re the type of person to pull out their phone in the theater. 👍

Who do you think is buying the movie tickets? Is your little cousin gonna smash his piggy bank and pay the $35 ticket with his leftover pennies and nickels?

It’s adults. Adults pay to watch the movies. I’d happily pay to watch Shrek again in theaters.

Remember when JB said, “I blacked out. Did something important happen?” in borderlands.

Me either, but he did, and we’re gonna get that joke again too.

I answered the question pretty straightforward since I thought it was a genuine question. Once I realized he’s a troll I gave up on responding to him.

Likely because it wouldn’t be reported to the government as thoroughly as hunting tags are. Politicians tend to be against policies that don’t directly give them clout when policies exist that could.

Exactly what I mean. There is zero organizing going on for PSL in this area, so it doesn’t feel nearly as important to push for a socialist vote compared to other issues, like ranked choice voting and cannabis legalization.

Tbh, I don’t expect any culture that considers tattoos to be taboo to be cool with weed.

Yeah, she’s been on my radar and I’ve heard some pretty good ideas and beliefs espoused by her and her running mate. Building leftist movements in a deep-red state is very much a “step lightly” action though, so I have worries that any overt socialist growth here will mean more attempted attacks on pride festivals by neo-nazis, and such. Hell, even mention of “antifa” brings out the crazies to roam the streets with rifles.

This is the #1 reason I have a hard time considering voting for Kamala in a non-swing state. We’ve got ranked choice voting in the ballot, so I’ll definitely be voting, but idk if I’ll cast a presidential vote or not.

I don’t endorse her, so why should I vote like it?

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This is why I don’t really consider the economics of the federation to be socialist. It’s all some vague idealist futuristic economy that lacks any semblance of democracy by only having two representatives per planet, regardless of population size.

Thems the pretty colors, but I ain’t see no movin’ pitchur!

(Gifs are such a pain to work with on Lemmy, 480p low bitrate is the only way I can get things to consistently work smoothly on-site. Yesterday’s gif could’ve been 1080p 30 fps, but I could not get it to upload.)