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SquishMitten

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  1. No, it’s not neutered. It has the same authority regardless of anyone’s opinion of it.
  2. Nicole, nobody actually think’s you’re the killer. You don’t need to keep making posts to support your alibi … as fake as it clearly is.
  3. I had to take a call right after the question was asked so I didn't hear the answer, but I see two very big possibilities. Starting with this.... .... This is a reasonable interpretation, and I saw that for two reasons: First, when written, it would be reasonable to assume they believed that a) someone who had committed insurrection couldn’t possibly win an election (e.g., they couldn’t fathom that the confederate states would have enough voting power to get someone like Davis elected as President as opposed to winning a Senator/Rep) and/or b) if someone who had committed insurrection WAS elected as president (which was ultimately made possible by flaws with the electoral college), then shouldn’t they be allowed to take office? Isn’t that the ultimate goal of a democracy? If the “majority” of the country believes a person should be president in spite of a constitutional clause, then isn’t that the will of the people saying they don’t agree with that part of the Constitution anymore? In other words, if they are supported by the “majority” then shouldn’t that be reason enough to allow them to take office? The second point someone falls apart when you compare it to age and birthplace limitations that everyone agrees can’t be superseded, but I can’t entirely disagree with the argument that those restrictions aren’t fundamentally different than the insurrection clause in their purpose, although I personally believe “committed insurrection” is a much more disqualifying reason than someone being 34 years old or born in Canada and lived all but the first few days of their lives in the US. I guess the point I’m making is that if someone like Trump could be re-elected, then isn’t that the entire point of our Democracy? Even if it means the end of it? Having said all that, I want it to be absolutely clear that I don’t think he should be permitted to hold the office, I don’t believe he should be allowed to live another day outside of a jail cell, and according to the constitution, should probably be executed for treason.
  4. It’s a legitimate question. That will be argued by several states if SCOTUS rules Trump ineligible, and it would make it to SCOTUS.
  5. Very much all of this. If you’re new to listening to these things it’s very easy to entirely misread a judge. Comments like “assume I agree with you on that point” do NOT mean they agree. Typically, that means “if I ultimately agree with that point, then I know what comes next so I don’t need to hear more about that from you” or “I already have my decision on that, but I want to hear what you think comes after.” But they aren’t going to disqualify him. The concern that other states will then say Biden is ineligible for X reason and remove him from the ballot is legitimate. The point about states doing it days before an election are very real and dangerous. Do you then postpone voting until it plays out in court? Potentially for years? What happens if they go ahead with the vote and that candidate isn’t on the ballot and presumably loses because a bunch of people don’t know how to write in a candidate? They’re going to find the most legitimate reason they can to punt this to Congress or a criminal trial before they can properly review applicability of the constitutional provision. It could be unanimous to shut it down forever, and that’s probably for the best since the no votes are going to win anyway. Don’t need a dissenting opinion that can provide any fuel for some R state to base a claim on.
  6. It seems to me that the dirtiest thing in a house is probably the bar inside the toilet paper holder. It would often get used when hands are the dirtiest, and it never gets cleaned.
  7. Looking elsewhere it clarifies that it was the water body record. Guess they just don't get very big in that lake for some reason
  8. Gotta just be the record for that specific lake
  9. Beard was fired as much for his handling of the situation after that night as he was for whatever actually happened that night
  10. A US sub crew that was nearby, participating in the same training exercise.
  11. And also because vaccines aren’t 100% effective in every person that gets them. And some people have other health conditions that prevent them from being able to take particular vaccines. People in both groups die because of moronic anti-vaxxers.
  12. Will it though? I get why that seems logical at a glance, but that’s gotta be a massive portion of the overall usage. Can’t find any recent source, but as of a few years ago it was calculated that about 25% of the subreddits are NSFW. Doesn’t look like there’s any way for the public to determine how much traffic goes through those subreddits though. I’d guess it’s a significantly higher percentage, but I have no data to back that up. Either way, even if it’s only 25%, that would dramatically decrease shareholder value. I certainly wouldn’t want to be on the board of a company when it intentionally removed 25% of its value. Tumblr, Imgur, and probably others have shown this is a devastating decision.
  13. Nearing 3” here, but fucking cockshit gotdamn roof has another fucking leak. That’s the 6th godfuckingdamn leak in 3 years on a roof that’s about 5 years old
  14. Stop saying stupid shit. It makes y'all sound stupid and your idea is shit.
  15. I’ve got so much wood from that storm I started burning it almost immediately. It’ll all burn eventually if you’ve got hot coals.
  16. For firewood, I think you’re fine now. For cooking, probably want to wait until spring/summer. But I’d just toss a few logs on a fire and see how they burn.
  17. I believe those are similar to fitted sheets and can be removed for cleaning. The seat belt is attached to the chair frame which appears to be fully intact. At least that’s what I’m going to tell myself.
  18. Are they winning just because nobody else is participating? None of that shooting seems the least bit impressive
  19. Yeah, I was just referring to the Gaza Strip being dry
  20. Good luck telling a bunch of Irish soldiers they're going to be stationed in a place where alcohol is outlawed.
  21. There's usually only one bailiff in the courtroom. They're rarely ever very close to the judge either. He actually shows up at the 24 second mark of the longer video above and you can see he's sitting down behind a partition, likely along the side of the courtroom. No chance he could've gotten to the judge quickly. The first guy that jumped up to help was either the court coordinator or reporter
  22. Cop handled that wrong on pretty much every level, but I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they’ve had plenty of encounters with that lady. I’m also going to assume her neighbors call in complaints frequently. She sounds like your typical meth addict that screams at children and anybody else she perceives to have slighted her. Also, it sounded like she mentioned them having previously pointed assault rifles at her. Cops clearly didn’t have a warrant, but this lady doesn’t seem to be even remotely sane.
  23. Think this is the first time I’ve managed this. That’s always my go-to second word if I have a complete miss. Daily Quordle 709 2️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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