NYE plans. Yay!

lol

At some point Elon is going to end up in court for his crimes against the USA and I am pretty sure he is going to use the excuse he thought he was playing a video game.

December 3, 2024 For an astonishing six hours today, South Korea underwent an attempted self-coup by its unpopular president, Yoon Suk Yeol, only to see the South Korean people force him to back down as they reasserte...

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A great summary of the events in South Korea for those of us who had no idea what was going on

Compassion

65. Younger

I love it too! It is so powerful 💪💪

Happy Caturday

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This looks like AI to me. Especially the blue eyes on a black cat. Very pretty tho

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This has a translation

Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to redefine the principles that have been used in support of Māori.

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This recording catches the Speakers saying "No, don't do that" in exasperation as the MP starts the Haka. I am so amused by that detail

New Zealand parliament suspended after haka protest over Maori rights YouTube video by The Times and The Sunday Times

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Mood for the next 4 years

lol

He is representing our family lol

*This is the void. Your scream is very important to us and will be answered in the order in which it was received.*

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

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Just chillin’

She could’ve run the most excellent, most perfect campaign in the history of the world, done all the things that commentators blaming her for not doing, and the vast majority of Republicans would have remained unmoved. Meanwhile many of the undecideds were just not paying attention.

This suggests that nothing Kamala Harris, her campaign, or her supporters could have done would have made a difference.

Some of those “undecideds” showed themselves to be extremely low information voters. Apparently a significant number had missed the fact that Biden was no longer the candidate, and were googling this on Election Day.

Having the fate of the nation depend on the tiny fraction called the “undecideds” in the swing states is a troubling result of the electoral college system.

So it really just comes down to a numbers game for the vast majority of Americans. Very few minds are changed by the messaging of a campaign

Similarity with politics, voters have their “team” their party which they will support to the end, no matter how good or bad it is.

It’s fascinating how Americans bring the energy of team sports to politics. Support for *your* football team is unwavering no matter how badly or how well the team plays.