I think it's a good thing the news will filter out to the TDS community slowly.
They couldn't handle hearing about it last night. It's safer for everyone this way.
POTUS is talking about needing to go to the SCOTUS.
"As far as I'm concerned, we already have won it."
Damn right, Sir.
VP makes me feel like I am enveloped by the spirit of James Baker hunting for dimpled chads in 2000.
My view: This is good for the constitutional freedoms Americans enjoy. Time for a tune-up.
We won it fair and square. Legal confirmation incoming.
I'll look out for a transcript of the POTUS and VP remarks then add more comments below later.
I had my little meltdown earlier (>40 hours awake, understandable.) I'm feeling great now! The wonders of pharmaceuticals LOL.
I'm hearing that the Trump campaign's case can be considered by SCOTUS in the morning. They'd move everything else off the schedule. No idea how long it will take.
I expect "mostly peaceful" rioting BUT on federal land they wont get far.
Thank God for that.
A judicial resolution at this time is a good thing. Instead of #WeThePeople wondering what shenanigans are going on, the process requires everything to be out in the open, for once.
Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
TWTR's bullshit side panel says "Election results: Trump projected to win Texas, Florida & Ohio while Biden takes New Hampshire and Minnesota, according to AP, NBC and ABC."
NO mention of the latest news, that we're going to SCOTUS.
"according to AP, NBC & ABC." means zilch.
We're making history, folks. If you're old and decrepit like me you'll remember the hanging chads fiasco of 2000.
The system is working as intended. Man, our Founding Fathers and Mothers were smart af. I never get tired of learning more about them.
One more thing: A lot of MAGA folk talk as if there can never be a man or woman as effective as Trump for the 2024 and 2028 races. I say: stop thinking so small. The next GOP President won't be exactly like him, but will have their own strengths and talents.
The GOP bench is very deep. I'm always thinking 4, 6, 8 years ahead. It's the day after the election, so I'm thinking about the next one already.
Please don't expect our next MAGA champion to be just like Trump. This doesn't end four years from now. Open mind.
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(1) Headline: "Doctors begin to unlock the mystery behind long-term Covid-19."
Actually, doctors have been working on this for many months but I'm glad they're getting some recognition.
Many kinds of infection can lead to lasting issues. Not just this one.
(2) I think it is something that we, the public, should be more aware of. The aftermath of an infection can be difficult to diagnose, let alone treat. Some are specifically known about, others are vague and general. You don't want to get that kind, trust me.
(3) "Post viral fatigue" is a thing. It can last a few weeks or months then goes away. Or it can last years, or be permanent. It can recur, which makes it hard to distinguish from a new disease process.
(1) A quick comment on this: "Our lawyers have asked for “meaningful access”, but what good does that do? The damage has already been done to the integrity of our system, and to the Presidential Election itself. This is what should be discussed!"
(1) The level of Radical Islamic Terrorism in Europe & North America has markedly decreased since Obama left office, but still flares up here & there.
The killing of 3 innocents in Nice, France, is linked to the antisemitism & anti-Christian narratives of Turkey's Erdogan.
(2) The usual outlets eg BBC, NYT etc ran the same pro-terrorist narratives they always do. So I looked elsewhere for info about the attack. I found it at this Australian outlet:
(1) Twitter no longer claims to be an aggregator of trending topics... which was their main value proposition when they launched >12 years ago.
The once-useful side panel is now mere advertising for their TDS-addled buddies.
Re: "growing US political violence" ...
(2) The reporting of political violence (aka terrorism) in the US is now absolutely partisan.
To the left it's all the fault of Trump, always.
To others, it's the fault of the person firing the gun, placing the IED, or bankrolling those people.
(3) Almost all of the terrorism in the US this year has been caused by the left. A very tiny proportion is caused by people the left claims are "right wing" or "conservative" or "Trump supporters."
Predictability, scratching the surface in each case leads to a different result.
(1) Brief thread about the recent election in New Zealand.
The majority of NZ voters are more brainwashed than even I thought they were.
Having now seen one of the worst NZ election results for conservatives in my lifetime, I think we're at the point the USA was, pre-2016.
(2) Remember the USA before Trump entered politics in 2015? (Real) conservatives were despondent, but still fighting as best they could to limit the damage Democrats and the GOPe were doing to the country.
GOPe = Establishment Republicans.
(3) That's what NZ is like right now. So I hold on, protecting myself as best I can, economically & in terms of safety. The chance to put things right has been pushed further out.
Not necessarily for the full 3 years of a term, but probably.
I survived an EQ on 2/22/11 in Christchurch, NZ in which 185 people died and the city's downtown and coastal areas were destroyed. We're _still_ rebuilding.