adespoton

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is different from the most distinctively Canadian animals… which is why the Virginia Opossum is in the list, along with other animals that are common to other places, but evolutionarily isolated within Canada.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

“Oh, I’m sorry honey! I’ve got plans to be out with the boys guarding the polling station on election day; you’ll have to stay home and take care of the children. Maybe you can vote next time….”

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 127 points 2 weeks ago (13 children)

You want to know why Republicans did a hard course change on mail in voting for 2024?

THIS is why. The husband can ensure the wife fills out her ballot “correctly” in the comfort of their own home, instead of the wife filling it out as she sees fit at the polling station.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe he should take up that urge to read the Bible. And pay attention to what he’s reading. Maybe start with the gospel of Mark, and not Genesis.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So… cleanup costs match the cash confiscated.

All this, and only a single person was arrested.

And it’s the largest operation busted — there’s probably numerous others across Canada that haven’t been discovered yet.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well, he’s probably trying to take back the word “gay” — meaning happy. Maybe to him it’s normal to be happy on your sofa?

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

If you do the first, you’ll likely have more opportunities to do the second down the line… assuming you survive.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

Discontent fuelled by narratives in the east and south.

BC Conservatives got elected partly because they share part of their name with a different political group.

I bet many of the people who voted for them would be shocked to learn that a large number of the party members used to call themselves BC Liberals.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 115 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

Wait… GOP is declaring victory on Tuesday, while also being the impetus behind assuring that the full results won’t be available until later in the week… at the earliest?

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

US elections happen like clockwork every 2 years. Why isn’t there just a voter roll purge day at a reasonable point in time every 2 years to provide people the time they may need to re-register?

I know the answer, but if it’s honest, it should be baked into the state’s election cycle.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not about what he likes, it’s about what can erode public trust in the process enough that people will reject the entire system and Trump can declare himself president without having to worry about the will of the people.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Or, it could lower the number of frequent flyers.

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