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Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 09:05 PM
Replies: 250
Views: 11,151
Posted By Delvo
Of course not. The fact that, simply assigning a...

Of course not. The fact that, simply assigning a lot of offices to areas with few people allows few people with few votes to be represented by a lot of office-holders who got put there by few votes,...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th March 2024, 08:39 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,565
Posted By Delvo
It was the problem of punching that made me...

It was the problem of punching that made me realize something I hadn't previously known about myself: I have bigger thumbs than usual. They make it difficult to form a fist that doesn't have the...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 05:17 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,305
Posted By Delvo
Yes, the Republicans did that. And also, you both...

Yes, the Republicans did that. And also, you both appear to forget (presuming you were previously aware of) the fact that "willing to criticize Biden" does not equal "Republican".
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2024, 11:39 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
What I don't get about tax cuts for the rich is...

What I don't get about tax cuts for the rich is why it's so piecemeal. You can only keep cutting over & over again if the previous cuts were small enough that there was still something left to cut...
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2024, 09:31 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 2,305
Posted By Delvo
The present situation reminds me of the budget...

The present situation reminds me of the budget default avoidance thing with McCarthy. The Bidenistas went on & on with a bunch of vague starry-eyed feelingism about what a wondrous divine gift to the...
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2024, 02:12 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
Everybody knows only the rich need to borrow.

Everybody knows only the rich need to borrow.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th March 2024, 11:30 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,565
Posted By Delvo
More likely, if he's from China, he not only...

More likely, if he's from China, he not only believed it himself all along (which would mean he's not grifting by passing it along to others) but also didn't lose anything after this, because Chinese...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 11th March 2024, 09:04 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 102,565
Posted By Delvo
I don't believe any of those guys in any of the...

I don't believe any of those guys in any of the videos like that one ever really are surprised to find out that their opponents would actually touch them. We never hear it from the participant...
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2024, 05:30 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
In an election thread, it doesn't really matter,...

In an election thread, it doesn't really matter, since both candidates agree on this subject.
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2024, 08:24 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
All on the premise that it would enable them to...

All on the premise that it would enable them to earn enough money for all this to be no problem, which has turned out to be false.

"I am old-fashioned..." if you defraud somebody into debt, you...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 10th March 2024, 03:32 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 645
Posted By Delvo
Annoyingly non-specific. It should include a...

Annoyingly non-specific. It should include a picture of each one the public has seen, with the adjacent text explaining "this is several balloons tied together with other decorations such as flowers...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 12:40 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By Delvo
With the comments so far being exclusively about...

With the comments so far being exclusively about how he said stuff rather than what he said, the contents must have been the usual that SOTU speeches have all been for a long time.
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 07:07 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
Now would be a good time to point out anybody...

Now would be a good time to point out anybody saying otherwise.
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 04:48 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
Lightbulb The article specified that the miss came from the...

The article specified that the miss came from the difficulty of finding "moderate" Republicans to answer a survey about Republican versus Republican. Surveys for the general election include both...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 04:06 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
Lie.

Lie.
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 10:01 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
Trump has not only had rather weak wins in all...

Trump has not only had rather weak wins in all the primaries he's won, but he's also now lost his second one. For somebody who's trying to run as the "incumbent" and a "charismatic" cult leader,...
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 01:56 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
He doesn't want peace.

He doesn't want peace.
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 06:40 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 544
Posted By Delvo
I'm against debates on any subject by any...

I'm against debates on any subject by any participants as a general principle. The format invariably favors the worse side while the formality pretends to be about finding out which is better. And...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 29th February 2024, 06:24 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 13,922
Posted By Delvo
Videos of Willy Wonka's Warehouse are even worse...

Videos of Willy Wonka's Warehouse are even worse than still pictures make it seem. It not only looks empty with the big spaces of blank gray floor between objects, but also sounds very empty &...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2024, 12:38 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
I've seen things like that and "I probably...

I've seen things like that and "I probably shouldn't say what I want to say" a few times lately. The last one was after he flat-out mcconnelled in the middle of a sentence for several seconds. It's...
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2024, 01:48 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
Whoever came up with that joke was not familiar...

Whoever came up with that joke was not familiar with Trump's visual style.
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2024, 10:10 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
Aside from the people who recite Republican lies...

Aside from the people who recite Republican lies about student debt forgiveness helping the rich, the strangest thing in the student debt forgiveness saga is that anybody's still acting like Biden...
Forum: USA Politics 26th February 2024, 05:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 576
Posted By Delvo
The thing to watch with Presidential polls these...

The thing to watch with Presidential polls these days is whether the question is about who you'll vote for or how much you approve of him. With Biden, the DP has managed to maneuver itself into a...
Forum: USA Politics 25th February 2024, 07:21 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,980
Posted By Delvo
I've concluded that the dawdling is to give...

I've concluded that the dawdling is to give themselves as much time as possible to see how his fortunes go, so they can decide as late as possible whether or not to go down in history as helping him.
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2024, 11:43 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
They and I understand this particularly obvious...

They and I understand this particularly obvious bit of it equally well, as does any native English-speaker. What would be superior would be my level of honesty about it compared to theirs.
Forum: USA Politics 24th February 2024, 05:18 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
Nonsense. Not describing one thing as if it were...

Nonsense. Not describing one thing as if it were another thing is not making one of them the other's enemy. And you already know it... at least in just about any other context but this one, where we...
Forum: USA Politics 20th February 2024, 11:20 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
In 2016, the Republican Party nominated Joffrey...

In 2016, the Republican Party nominated Joffrey Baratheon, and the DP saw to it that the only way to vote against him was to vote for Petyr Baelish. In 2020, the RP stuck with Joffrey again, and the...
Forum: USA Politics 20th February 2024, 08:51 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
The problem for Democrats is the difference...

The problem for Democrats is the difference between long-term and short-term thinking.

It the long run, it will be better if we force the party to quit fighting us & catering to Republicans, and...
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2024, 03:25 PM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,980
Posted By Delvo
That is the goal.

That is the goal.
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2024, 03:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 576
Posted By Delvo
After lots of rounds of hearing "polls are...

After lots of rounds of hearing "polls are unreliable & keep getting things wrong" asserted from nothing but emotional denialism, never any facts or rational arguments to support it, today I did...
Forum: USA Politics 16th February 2024, 12:58 AM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Delvo
The denialistic defensiveness of Biden-backers...

The denialistic defensiveness of Biden-backers has reached Trump-cult levels. Reality itself no longer has anything to do with anything for them.
Forum: USA Politics 15th February 2024, 10:52 PM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By Delvo
For an innocent person getting railroaded, that's...

For an innocent person getting railroaded, that's not what a trial is. It's the opportunity for the railroaders to complete their railroading.
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 359
Views: 8,846
Posted By Delvo
This is the beginning of an argument against...

This is the beginning of an argument against abolishing those. Now would be a good time to point out somebody who has advocated for that.
Forum: USA Politics 13th February 2024, 01:05 AM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,980
Posted By Delvo
There are no legal (or any other kind of) minds...

There are no legal (or any other kind of) minds that actually think the President isn't an officer or the coup attempt wasn't a coup attempt, or that any other excuse for how the part of the...
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2024, 01:15 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,166
Posted By Delvo
That page starts the story in the midle. Before...

That page starts the story in the midle. Before English-speakers got there, there was already a village, known by French explorers & traders spreadong up the river from Louisianna as French for...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th February 2024, 08:19 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 19,708
Posted By Delvo
And the same thing that makes them spin the way...

And the same thing that makes them spin the way they do also makes them take the courses they take on a map. Do an image search for hurricane & typhoon paths/tracks and you'll see that they...
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2024, 08:09 AM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By Delvo
Exactly. Some better thread titles for what's...

Exactly. Some better thread titles for what's really at stake here would be...
How much support from the non-rich can the Democrats lose before they will admit that their whole approach is...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 11th February 2024, 08:44 PM
Replies: 448
Views: 19,708
Posted By Delvo
That depends on whether you're watching them from...

That depends on whether you're watching them from the ground or from space.
Forum: USA Politics 11th February 2024, 08:16 PM
Replies: 246
Views: 4,922
Posted By Delvo
For the general election of 2024, yes. What makes...

For the general election of 2024, yes. What makes the situation worth talking about is what's wrong with the DP for putting itself in situations like this in the first place and how to get it to quit...
Forum: USA Politics 11th February 2024, 07:05 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
That report did Biden a favor. It put the...

That report did Biden a favor. It put the attention on things that are easy to defend/dismiss. Not remembering what years you were VP? I don't remember the numbers for a lot of big stuff in my life....
Forum: USA Politics 9th February 2024, 12:44 AM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,323
Posted By Delvo
You couldn't ask for a better demonstration of...

You couldn't ask for a better demonstration of the fact that even his "defenders" know how far gone he is than the fact that they keep falling back to "but Trump".
Forum: USA Politics 8th February 2024, 10:03 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
But... but "ELECTABLE!"

But... but "ELECTABLE!"
Forum: USA Politics 7th February 2024, 11:36 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 1,367
Posted By Delvo
Simple process: just go ahead and do it. If the...

Simple process: just go ahead and do it. If the Feds say you can't and they'll use force to stop it, then it wasn't legal, and you can just surrender immediately. If the Feds don't do that, then it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th February 2024, 06:06 PM
Replies: 455
Split Thread: Homelessness Issues
Views: 7,654
Posted By Delvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNxQ8JWxWMA ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNxQ8JWxWMA

This video describes a factor I hadn't heard of before: public agencies that should be working on the issue contracting out bits & pieces of the work to...
Forum: USA Politics 6th February 2024, 05:48 PM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,980
Posted By Delvo
It isn't a head-scratcher. Bidenistas just like...

It isn't a head-scratcher. Bidenistas just like to pretend it is as a form of gloating about the stranglehold they have on the party.
Forum: USA Politics 5th February 2024, 11:05 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Delvo
Biden's foul mouth about Trump puts a couple of...

Biden's foul mouth about Trump puts a couple of other things in a new explanatory context.

He's previously said that he's not sure he'd be running again if Trump weren't. On its own, that would...
Forum: USA Politics 5th February 2024, 11:24 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 4,487
Posted By Delvo
Stopping after 5000 is allowing 5000 first, then...

Stopping after 5000 is allowing 5000 first, then stopping. Stopping at 5000 instead is allowing 4999 first, which is not a substantial difference.

Bipartisanship has nothing to do with...
Forum: USA Politics 4th February 2024, 04:46 PM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 67,980
Posted By Delvo
SWAT teams aren't normal/average cops.

SWAT teams aren't normal/average cops.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th February 2024, 12:20 AM
Replies: 448
Views: 19,708
Posted By Delvo
The moon formed at about half its current...

The moon formed at about half its current distance, which would make its gravitational effects four times as strong and its orbital period half as long. The number of days in a year was in the 460s...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd February 2024, 02:49 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 1,640
Posted By Delvo
I'm surprised there weren't B-1s stationed closer.

I'm surprised there weren't B-1s stationed closer.
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