politics politics Republican Karl Rove says Trump got ‘crushed by a woman he called dumb as a rock’ during ‘train wreck’ debate
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  • Countess425 Countess425 1 week ago 100%

    W's office has already said neither he nor his wife will comment on how they're voting this election.

    He wrote in "Condoleezza Rice" in 2020.

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  • news News Republicans threaten a government shutdown unless Congress makes it harder to vote
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  • politics politics 'Trump is desperate': Ex-GOP aide thinks a Vance-RFK swap is a real possibility
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  • Countess425 Countess425 3 weeks ago 100%

    At this point there's no way to do it legally. Ballots are already being printed. But legality's not an issue for Trump and his personal fan club.

    I think Vance could step down, then Trump would have no running mate, I think? And a VP would be appointed by Congress if he wins? Idk.

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  • 196 196 Haunted rule
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  • Countess425 Countess425 4 weeks ago 100%

    It's me. I'm that ghost. Or I will be one day.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy What is the OLDEST online account that you currently still own and still use somewhat frequently?
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  • Countess425 Countess425 1 month ago 100%

    eBay is my oldest, not sure when exactly, 2001-2002-2003 something like that.

    Next is my Something Awful forums account from 2005.

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  • health Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related CDC gives doctors new IUD insertion guidelines after TikTok outcry
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  • Countess425 Countess425 1 month ago 100%

    Ditto. It was totally worth it, I loved my mirena. But yeah it turns out you can pass out from the pain of having your cervix tugged on, and my doctor told me to quit being so hysterical. Like I was making a choice to lose consciousness for the fun of it.

    I didn't even get ibuprofen, I just got some mifepristone in advance that does not treat pain at all.

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  • news News Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco
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  • Countess425 Countess425 1 month ago 100%

    There's not as many as you'd think, it's just they're all so loud and every single one of them has an eyesore of a cybertruck. It's like confirmation bias.

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  • world World News Ukrainian men band together to heal from Russia's sexual torture
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  • news News Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco
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  • Countess425 Countess425 2 months ago 100%

    Austin doesn't want him either.

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  • news News North Dakota voters will decide whether to abolish property taxes
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  • Countess425 Countess425 2 months ago 100%

    Lt. Gov Dan Patrick is on a crusade to end property taxes and replace them with...🤷‍♀️

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  • politics politics Biden’s ads haven’t been working. Now, he’s trying something new.
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  • Countess425 Countess425 3 months ago 60%

    I didn't realize Joe Biden was the Prime Minister of Israel

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  • historymemes A sub for Historymemes civil rights history
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  • Countess425 Countess425 4 months ago 90%

    We typically don't. The conservative synagogues in my hometown were really concerned about the Darfur genocide; hosting fundraisers and awareness campaigns. They all had signs out front that said "Never Again...in Darfur" but when it comes to Palestinians, the Boomers are just SO rabid.

    You're right; the Jewish community should do better and all the American Jews who send money and make major political donations should demand more, especially given our history.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy What kind of jelly do you use for your peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?
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    Traffic Jam.

    It's got a bunch of different berries and rhubarb sometimes. Slovacacek's on I35 outside Waco makes the best.

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  • folklore Folklore, Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales Who are your favourite villains from mythology?
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  • Countess425 Countess425 4 months ago 100%

    Clytemnestra. Agamemnon sacrificed their daughter, disappeared to war for 10 years, shows back up with a sex slave and is just revered as a hero. Fuck that guy. I'm glad she killed him. He deserved it.

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  • news News Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry
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  • Countess425 Countess425 4 months ago 100%

    He's actually been around since the Soviet Union. He perfected the art of invisible paper pushing.

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  • nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions If you take care of your parents or other elderly, how are you preparing to age gracefully?
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  • Countess425 Countess425 5 months ago 100%

    I'm moving into a retirement community. Get in there early enough and they have to take care of you until you die. But before that point, retirement communities are like dorms without having to worry about grades or getting pregnant. Lotta syphilis, though, I hear.

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  • news News Trump attacks judge on Truth Social moments after gag order hearing
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  • Countess425 Countess425 5 months ago 100%

    You don't think he's spending any of that on his campaign or legal fees, do you? That's his money.

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  • news News Trump attacks judge on Truth Social moments after gag order hearing
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  • Countess425 Countess425 5 months ago 100%

    His fundraising is going historically terrible right now.

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  • news News Trump attacks judge on Truth Social moments after gag order hearing
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  • Countess425 Countess425 5 months ago 80%

    I've seen lots of speculation that Trumbo is trying to get himself thrown in jail for the publicity of it all. It would result in a huge fundraising boost and conservative outrage, even if just for a short while, and no one wants to give him the satisfaction.

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  • news News Tabloid CEO Says He Killed Negative Stories on Trump Affairs
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  • Countess425 Countess425 5 months ago 100%

    It's this. He testified today, and earlier against Cohen, in exchange for immunity for crimes that he willfully and knowingly committed.

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  • homecooks Vegan Home Cooks Tomato pesto with cashew cream drizzle that I later dropped all over the carpet at work
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  • Countess425 Countess425 5 months ago 100%

    Booo it looks amazing. Do you have a recipe, and does it taste good cold? Seems like it would taste good fresh outta the fridge.

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  • austin Austin Texas Community My view of totality
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  • Countess425 Countess425 5 months ago 100%

    I'm in hill country. We had enough break in the clouds not to miss anything!

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  • worldnews World News Paris Mayor Says Russian, Belarusian Athletes 'Not Welcome' At Olympics
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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 100%

    Like I said, it's about viewership, and the UK brings very little of that compared to the US, Russia, and China.

    If you really cared to see the best, you'd know who Simone Biles is. Everyone tunes in to see their guys win.

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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 100%

    Yeah, Vincent had just as many no-hands bagel days as he did Starry Night days. If not way more.

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  • worldnews World News Paris Mayor Says Russian, Belarusian Athletes 'Not Welcome' At Olympics
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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 92%

    The competition between USA, Russia, and China is what gets people to tune in, really. With anyone of those countries not participating, viewership tanks, is my guess.

    There's also the whole thing about eschewing politics. Traditionally wars were paused for the Olympics, but I'm pretty sure that's irrelevant today, especially when the US led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980 and then Russia boycotted the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. It's really about viewership.

    Oh and the IOC is notoriously corrupt. If Russia pays to participate, the IOC will find every which way to let them, no matter how badly they cheat and genocide, same with the US and China.

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  • anticorporate Anti-Corporate Movement Are mass layoffs and hiring become a trend today in big corp world ?
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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 100%

    A lot of it also has to do with the pandemic. Tech companies got seriously bloated during the pandemic and now that people are spending money on in person experiences instead of virtual ones, the industry is contracting back to normal.

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  • news News Harvard Removes Binding of Human Skin From Book in Its Library
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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 75%

    It has been understood by some for a long time, but not all. Especially when morbid curiosity is what brings visitors to your museum; without that morbid curiosity, you likely can't make enough to stay open.

    NAGPRA was renegotiated by a Native American Secretary of the Interior and, wouldn't you know, having diverse voices helps people understand things differently, thus the massive change this year in the way museums display human remains. That's a good thing. Be mad about the past so it doesn't happen again, but also be glad that the display stops now.

    As for using a cast, I'm sure they have one. But I don't know if using one affects how medical research is conducted.

    Oh yeah ETA: until the advent of the Internet, doctors coming to a place to examine collections of medical specimens was indeed the only way to do certain kinds of medical research.

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  • news News Harvard Removes Binding of Human Skin From Book in Its Library
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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 66%

    There is likely medical knowledge to gain from seeing and understanding Gage's injury that can help other people with headwounds. Not from the binding of a book.

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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 66%

    The museum is permanently closed and its collections are only available to researchers by appointment only.

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  • Countess425 Countess425 6 months ago 57%

    Not if you're in a similar time zone, like someone the same-ish longitude in the same state (as illustrated). And we're all on the same planet with the same moon, so even if it's not visible in the sky, it's still there.

    Your autism is showing.

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    Love this for Supes!

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  • priest_arrested Paragons of Virtue Arrested ‘Spawns of Satan’: Ruby Franke detailed torture of kids in newly released journal - National | Globalnews.ca
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    Ruby Franke is a religious extremist. Your mom might've called you a son of a removed sometimes out of frustration. Along with the physical and emotional torture, Franke calling her kids "spawns of Satan" is an indication that she feels it is her spiritual duty to do anything and everything to get rid of the devil in her children, even if that means getting rid of the children. She would have let them die and not felt an ounce of remorse for it.

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  • unpopularopinion Unpopular Opinion [GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife
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    I'm so glad to know I am not alone.

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  • politics politics Reminder: Trump’s Last Year in Office Was a National Nightmare
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    Actually, he's trying to stay out of prison now.

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  • asklemmy Ask Lemmy Do you still use Meta products daily for personal use?
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    I use Facebook for a few nonprofit pages I run. Its main perk is events organization. I also use Instagram for my nonprofits as well -- it's easy(ish) to cross post on both platforms while still respecting the individual audiences who consume content on each.

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  • usa United States | News & Politics GOP Congressman Spews Racist Screed on Fall of “Western Civilization”
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  • Countess425 Countess425 7 months ago 96%

    If there is any evidence of the downfall of western civilization, Chip Roy is it.

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  • politics politics Key Trump Lawyer Withdraws as Manhattan Criminal Trial Nears
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  • Countess425 Countess425 8 months ago 90%

    You only pay a certain amount up front. Once that amount is used up, they bill hourly sending invoices once or twice a month. When he doesn't pay that, the attorney quits, and trump has to hire a new (sometimes team of) lawyer who needs time to get up to speed on the case and it can be a delaying tactic as much as lowlife-ness.

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  • asklemmy Asklemmy what are the most ethical places to give your stuff to in a will
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  • Countess425 Countess425 9 months ago 100%

    Donating to just about any charity is a noble cause! I'd also suggest establishing scholarships with educational organizations you like and, depending on the size of your estate, consider endowments that ensure continued support to those organizations.

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  • politics politics Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP
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  • Countess425 Countess425 9 months ago 100%

    The Government will shutdown on Jan 15th if they don't pass some sort of legislation, and that's also super bad for the "governing" party.

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  • mtf Transfem Epilator recommendations?
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    It's also not really permanent. Definitely better, but even laser usually requires regular (albeit sporadic) maintenance.

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    The Iliad and the Odyssey
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    Drop Your Favorite Etsy Store!

    I'm decorating a new house. I want it to be witchy as hell. I get a whole room just for myself where it can be Halloween all year round, even. Please let me know who is great to work with and has great shipping and who has the best celestial embroidery art because I'm having a hard time finding that!

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    Queen of the Jungle lording over her domain

    Just out of frame is a monstera I'm pretty proud of (my husband got one at the same time as me, and mine has exploded. His has...not died).

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    My favorite manicure ever!

    I got this manicure done back in May 2021 for my SIL's wedding. I feel like this is a picture of my soul. 💗💗 Nails done by Tia at Cute Nail Studio in Austin, TX.

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