BlogHide Resteemsleguna (78)in politics • 20 hours agoThree suggestions to not be so angered by politics while staying informed:Stop thinking of your leanings as dogmatic beliefs rather than hypothesis. You don't need to retract anything without cause, just be open to the possibility that you're wrong, that there's a way of…leguna (78)in pete • 2 days agoI know it's hard, rich guys, but, you've gotta keep it in your pants.So, unlike most younger morons who went to college, I'm aware that men gain greater access to sex once they gain wealth and status. Sexual appeal is different on the basis of sex. A lot of men spent…leguna (78)in ukraine • 2 days agoBiden approves Ukraine's use of US long-range missilesFor those that hate Trump, what do you think about Biden approving Ukraine's use of US long-range missiles this week? Germany won't support Ukraine with long range missiles as they know it will…leguna (78)in voting • 4 days agoA lot of people in jail end up being disenfranchised unfortunately even though they have the right to vote.Cook county jail is one of the few places that actually has voting centers in jails, so pre-trial detainees can vote. Colorado to its credit adopted a law to have voting centers in all its jails.…leguna (78)in progressive • 5 days agoProgressives will be the death of the Democratic Party.When one can no longer distinguish between right wing populist idiocy and left-wing populist idiocy, it is time to stop voting for Democrats. I pray to Saint Mencken that this comes to fruition.…leguna (78)in second • 5 days agoIt's time to stop beating around the bush when it comes to the Second Amendment.When the word "militia" is used, that's talking about you and me. DC vs. Heller maintained that the Second Amendment assured the individual right to bear arms. The word "regulated" doesn't mean…leguna (78)in election • 7 days agoWith most of the vote in, turnout is slightly below 2024, but not significantly.In the battleground states, turnout actually was higher than 2020 except in North Carolina (down 1%) and Arizona (down 3%). In Michigan and Wisconsin turnout was up 1.4% and 1.3% respectively! In…leguna (78)in medical • 7 days agoI haven’t seen discussion of this. It’s a big deal.It’s really bad for all the people who have those folks as their doctor providing care and all their data in the app, that they were cut off without any notice. The app was shut off and so all the…leguna (78)in trump • 9 days agoForeign policy appointments.Trump's foreign policy appointments so far (Waltz, Rubio) are less bad than my worst expectations, and might even be considerably better. If their policy preferences prevail (a significant if, as…leguna (78)in trump • 10 days agoEnding birthright citizenship.Stephen Miller, Trump, Heritage Foundation, and others want to end birthright citizenship. You may think they can't do so as they would need to repeal the 14th amendment. But that isn't their…leguna (78)in health • 11 days agoLives saved by vaccines.And this likely underestimates the lives saved by the measles vaccine given it is a conservative estimate. The coronavirus vaccines saved million lives already as well. In the last 50 years, 40%…leguna (78)in democrat • 12 days agoThis is going around, but it’s missing something important.Crime rates are historically quite low, but perception matters. When someone has an AR-15 shoved in their face during a robbery, and later the criminal is shown standing next to the mayor with…leguna (78)in harris • 13 days agoI don't acknowledge Kamala Harris's appointment of herself as the leader of the resistance.That's just her egotripping and her selfish ploy to stay relevant. She and her handlers are the reason why Trump won. She lost to an asshole that had an 8% higher disapproval rate than approval…leguna (78)in politics • 13 days agoHarris campaign was in debt.Kamala raised over $1 billion and her campaign is still $20 million short of all the expenses they incurred over the past 3 months. Could you imagine what a nightmare her leadership would have…leguna (78)in election • 15 days agoImmediate thoughts after last night.Washington Post had a survey a couple weeks ago where they just showed people policies blind and asked them which they liked and asked which candidate has those policies. Voters liked Kamala…leguna (78)in elephant • 16 days agoMind or Brain?At some point during my lifetime, at a time that I didn’t quite notice when, there was a shift in American culture from talking about the mind to talking about the brain. All this “brains” talk is…leguna (78)in election • 17 days agoHere are where the Senate and House forecasts stand.A lot more divergence in the models than the presidential race. Generally speaking Democrats are not favored to keep their Senate majority, but have a chance. And the House is roughly a toss-up…leguna (78)in da • 18 days agoCan we take a breath and look at district attorneys?We're pretty close to a presidential election. That gets the most attention. Can we take a breath and look at district attorneys? The DA in my county, which is supposed to be a Republican…leguna (78)in politics • 19 days agoGender idiocy.Democrats think a violent man imprisoned for rape is a woman. Republicans think a woman in a voting booth isn’t a woman. I want off of this timeline. wait, I think I misread this. Is she…leguna (78)in election • 19 days agoAs it usually does FiveThirtyEight has released its resource on when each state should have its votes tallied.The big change this year is that Georgia will have the vast majority of its ballots counted by election night. And the order of results could cause "blue/red shifts" if the voting patterns between…
