I mean the Musk part of it is just weird. He owns an EV company, spends his money to hurt EV sales, supports Texas being anti EVs, but wants to move all his businesses there. Like the whole EV cab business only works if the people are willing to get in the cabs. And he's trying to convince people on the right to hate them, and the left to hate him...

So he has to be losing half the market intentionally it seems.

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    Apparently he said elsewhere Sony told him Bethesda pulled the license, so Sony may not even have any play in this other than being the storefront. If so this would be like being mad at Walmart because the Windows license they sold you stopped working and Walmart is like yeah... We see you bought it here, but you need to talk to Microsoft about why they pulled it after years of use.

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    Yeah I think impeachment gets dicey around what could qualify or not. Their actions don't actually have to be criminal. What falls under harmful to the public trust becomes more of an opinion than a set rule. Like, does taking money for your campaigns from donors tied to supportimg our country starting wars across an ocean with people that in no way benefits the public? Someone could probably make that argument, that saying we should continue sending missiles to a country that has been continuously proven to use them to kill children/innocents/and needed infrastructure for humanity to survive... I would say is harmful to the public trust... But I'm sure others wouldn't.

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    The comical thing is that 49 states have written laws pertaining to automatically doing a recount if the numbers are this close. Kind of like Florida did in 2000. Mississippi is that 1 of 50 states that does not have one.

    So without proven fraud, I can't see why a judge would give a warrant to recount them

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    I am wondering what peoples thoughts are surrounding the idea that all national news should be considered News and not entertainment, and as such any National News should be illegal to hide behind a paywall, subscription, etc. If you claim you are broadcasting news, then it is vital to the population and should be free. Putting an enter your email here/subscription/payment for this should be made it unconstitutional as it is withholding information vital to the people about their country and how to make proper decisions on how to act.

    If you post something inaccurate about news you should be held liable based off the number of views. 1% of the population saw it, that's the percentage of your companies wealth you are fined. 58% of the population saw it, you should be fucked, and never be able to afford the same mistake again.

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    2028 seems probable, I'm hoping from everything we saw the last 12 years though makes there be a medicare for all or something similar out in place in 2029. Other changes definitely needed but if they land that.. maybe 2032, but that's so far away we have as close of a guess that the U.S. won't be a nation by then

    Edit: accidentally said 2009 instead of 2029, comical tho

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    Yeah if you look at 2000 in particular Bush "won" by .01%.

    If you are familiar with that election that is when Al Gore won the popular vote in the U.S., a recall was called in Florida twice and conspiracies surround how Bush's own brother was the Governir of Florida.

    Basically first count said Bush won by 1784 votes ~.009%. That triggered and automatic recount by the machines. Which came back saying he actually only won by 327 votes, meaning the room for error was wider than the election. His brother helped stall a manual recount, they sent it to the Supreme Court and the U.S. supreme court decided it didn't matter because hand counting them would take time and awarded all 25 elector votes to Bush, making him President of an election he had not one neither the population, nor possibly the electors... But we'll never know.

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    Florida has gone to the right in the last 10 years but before that they always swung back and forth.

    Like if you look at who Florida voted for, it was pretty much who won president except the Trump 2020 election.

    Election Year Winning Candidate Party Margin of Victory

    1960 John F. Kennedy D -0.2%

    1964 Lyndon B. Johnson D +27.0%

    1968 Richard Nixon R +5.0%

    1972 Richard Nixon R +27.0%

    1976 Jimmy Carter D +1.9%

    1980 Ronald Reagan R +10.0%

    1984 Ronald Reagan R +20.0%

    1988 George H.W. Bush R +10.0%

    1992 Bill Clinton D +2.0%

    1996 Bill Clinton D +5.0%

    2000 George W. Bush R +0.01%

    2004 George W. Bush R +5.0%

    2008 Barack Obama D +2.8%

    2012 Barack Obama D +0.9%

    2016 Donald Trump R +1.2%

    2020 Donald Trump R +3.4%

    2024 Donald Trump R +13.1%

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    Exsiccated/Exsiccation - was trying to think of a single English term that could be the equivalent of starvation; like if someone was dying of thirst, but I felt parched isn't weighted enough to fulfill the gravity of it.

    In latin exsiccare meant to dry up completely, so that's how we got here I guess.

    Thoughts? Is there a term I have forgotten that fits what I was looking for?

     

    Thought process: Elizabeth II became queen in 1952, the first bond book Ian Flemming made released 1953. Bonds whole story normally until they try to actualize things is that he is already married to queen and country, so he no matter what chooses her over all. The last movie released before she died. Instead of "shaking things up" by picking a younger Bond, I think it would be better if they just end it on a Bond many didn't like, a retiree. (Many did like him as well..). But I feel it would be a fitting ending.

    If anything just bring a new 00 agent, one that's fit for a new era

     

    My brother isn't a fool, but I am curious how many children especially in the Florida area will have to grow up being taught that it's the Guld of America while their own parents think why? while most of the world and country looks at them like really?

    So to not be a complete ass and prepare for the future, what do you guys think would be adviseable to both address such in person, teach your kids to address in person, and address it in a manner so a child is treating like discussionn, not a "clash" per say .

    I have to acknowledge there may very well be a time when my niece/nephew were told by their teacher in school, there is no Gulf of Mexico

     

    So I was a fool, neighbors dogs got into a fight, not abnormal, but never had it been more than a growl and a nip and the dogs know oops they aren't playing, stop. Well the larger dog has been sick, (princess). So when playing the smaller dog apparently (new to the family ~6 months, maybe 3 years old) saw it as an opportunity apparently. When playing (German shepherd next door to them on the other side, so they run and play with a 4' fence between them. The shepherd can jump the fence if he wants, but doesn't except few occasions whole bored. (He came to visit me on Oct. 31 while I sat outside, put him back, jumped over and came back to hang out). I have no issues with the shepherd as he gets aroundy chickens, and does not hurt them. Today my neighbor heard his dogs fighting and tried to break them up. He tried putting a rope around princesses neck to pull them apart, but the smaller dog had her by the underside of the throat and would not let go. I heard it from next door and ran over. There had never been blood spilt before In their playing, but there was blood clearly now from biting around the throat and I couldn't tell who. I assume princess. He was throwing a 5 gallon bucket of water (near 30F 0C here) at the dogs to see if they would sperate. I hopped the fence and took the smaller dog who had the latched jaw by the scruff and pulled her off. Then got him to take princess to another small gated area. The smaller dog was fine with me, but when she realized playtime was over (tail wagging, madman of a young lady) she grabbed my forearm, I told her no, and pushed her off and she immediately stopped. (Yes she's dangerous and I was dumb). But her entire canine tooth went through my forearm and I had a hole near a centimeter round.). My fiance doesn't do well with wounds. She immediately started telling me I need to go to the emergency room, but honestly I'm poor, and I wasn't bleeding much at all. (I'm stubborn yes, but she missed anything important, I mean not bleeding like... 1/60 of a ketchup packet and no bandages.). Pure luck. So I cleaned it with cold water doused it on hydrogen peroxide and made sure it was covered. But now my fiance keeps acting like she's the victim, and it's an act of me against her. It's been near 10 hours, I have full feeling in the hand, no puss or heat, nothing other than mild swelling. I traced it with a pen just to make sure the bruise doesn't expand and I don't know. But Im just tired of getting told I don't care about her, because I won't spend money we don't have to make sure I'm okay when I got bit.

    Edit: also I should say he's a great neighbor, he will come feed the chickens and give them attention for fun, if he has nothing to do , he will mow our lawn and help out with ever being asked. So ~300 worth of medical assistance, though he offered, I'd never allow him to pay. I've never asked him for anything, but he has been helpful for more than 4 years I've lived here. If anything I would swear I owe him money for his hospitality

     

    I was trying to throw together some quick items to have something for dinner later. Some penne was left, some rotini was left, had some hot sausage I meant to use for a pizza the other day, but the spouse didn't want sausage that day, whatever, make a quick dish.

    Cook the bottom of the box penne and rotini, throw the sausage in a pan, season/brown in, throw it into the pot of drained pasta.

    Take the sausage juice/fat and add flour to it to start a roux. Everything seems good, poor in the last of the milk.. wait, was that thick. Crap it smells off, check the jug, best by January 7th. Son of a b, can't get that sausage fat back to start over, and the milk is gone. Looking for liquids because I don't have any broth or such in the pantry. Ugh

    Limbitless (mae.ucf.edu)
     

    I made a comment earlier mentioning Limbitless and I am curious what it's reach really is, have people heard of it, has it helped a number of people, or few?

    It was a non-profit starter in ties with the University of Central Florida to provide prosthetics to those whom could not afford it.

    Edit: I just added a URL for reference in the body

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