Nil Satis Niasse Optimum
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Nah will lose by around 270 / 250 or something.
Donald Trump for President Thread
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Yes that would be the correct definition of it.
@TX Bill would have you believe that Gore actually did something wrong by calling for a recount which was legally mandated in the state of Florida.
Just took my two oldest kids with me and cast my vote. Turnout seems lower than previously though that might be due to expanded early voting. Nice experience with the exception of some electioneering inside the polling station from two folks with Don't Frack Maryland signs. Kind of weird since it wasn't even on the ballot
abelard
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox..._country_s_most_deceptive_ballot_measure.html
"At first glance, Florida’s Amendment 1 looks sunny for solar power. If it passes on Tuesday with 60 percent of the vote, the measure would give Floridians a constitutional right to a solar panel. The bill’s title, “Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice,” sounds positive enough.
But Floridians can already own solar panels. Buried in the second sentence, if you bother to read past the right to a solar panel, you’ll find the real purpose of the measure: a provision that could end "net metering," which allows solar panel owners to sell excess power back to their utility on hot summer days. This change would vastly reduce the incentive to own or lease solar panels. A similar initiative in Nevada this winter “brought rooftop solar to a dead stop” in the state.
Amendment 1 was written by a group funded by the state’s big utility companies. It’s a great example of the initiative-industrial complex, the smattering of corporations and consultants that have transformed the ballot initiative—engineered to bypass special interests in the statehouse—into a way for special interests to bypass the statehouse."
"At first glance, Florida’s Amendment 1 looks sunny for solar power. If it passes on Tuesday with 60 percent of the vote, the measure would give Floridians a constitutional right to a solar panel. The bill’s title, “Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice,” sounds positive enough.
But Floridians can already own solar panels. Buried in the second sentence, if you bother to read past the right to a solar panel, you’ll find the real purpose of the measure: a provision that could end "net metering," which allows solar panel owners to sell excess power back to their utility on hot summer days. This change would vastly reduce the incentive to own or lease solar panels. A similar initiative in Nevada this winter “brought rooftop solar to a dead stop” in the state.
Amendment 1 was written by a group funded by the state’s big utility companies. It’s a great example of the initiative-industrial complex, the smattering of corporations and consultants that have transformed the ballot initiative—engineered to bypass special interests in the statehouse—into a way for special interests to bypass the statehouse."
I wonder what actual percentage of voters know the details. I am guessing less than 10%.
abelard
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Who can blame them? How is one meant to gain an informed perspective on "Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor, Group 4"?
abelard
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/canada-is-the-hero-america-needs-right-now/article32687256/
Speaking of "Cosompolitan Elites" (*not* a parody)
"My switch mirrored a shift I’d been witnessing in America for months, one that recently went into wild overdrive. Increasingly, it’s felt as if the Canadian-American relationship – so agonized over in the north; practically undetectable in the south – has experienced a Freaky Friday moment and we’ve switched roles. Americans all around me are obsessed with Canada, while simultaneously experiencing a deep and vocal insecurity about their own county. Canada, meanwhile, is giving the U.S. public pep talks about its greatness. It’s truly bizarre.
The varying roots of this new Canadian obsession are not difficult to pinpoint. The arrival of Justin Trudeau, (central casting could not have produced a man more fitting to the moment) was going to muster international attention no matter what. More so, as the United States is about to lose the most glamorous (among other, more crucial qualities) couple ever to occupy the White House. That Trudeau is also the public face of the extraordinary Canadian response to the Syrian refugee crisis – one so starkly different to the United States – makes it an even more compelling story to American readers, as evidenced by widespread coverage of it here. (If you want a sense of how deeply uncertain some Americans are feeling right now, scan the comments sections of The New York Times recent multipart feature on Syrian refugees in Toronto; it is rife with apologies). Canada is not only sexy, it’s also behaving with a national heroism America traditionally likes to associate solely with itself. The Canucks are basically out America-ing America.
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Still, when The Times recently ran an explanation of Canadian Thanksgiving, it felt a bit like a reassuring primer for increasingly terrified liberals: Fear not, there will still be turkey, just earlier!
It’s unlikely anyone is actually leaving the U.S. regardless of Tuesday’s outcome – Americans are not in the habit of cutting and running. Even so, it’s almost impossible to overstate the traumatic nature of this election. The anxiety is nearly paralytic. “It’s so hard to go on with business as usual,” a panicked editor wrote me. “I’m REALLY struggling,” admitted a high-level executive.
The country is experiencing an identity crisis unlike anything in its history, and from this vantage point Canada, so often a punchline or an afterthought, has become a reassuring beacon of sanity. Or, to paraphrase the great U.S. president, a better angel of the American nature.
This will not come as a surprise to Canadians. Yet, despite the tumult that has resulted in this shift, it’s both strange and wonderful to witness the “cousins” figure it out. Great White North indeed."
Speaking of "Cosompolitan Elites" (*not* a parody)
"My switch mirrored a shift I’d been witnessing in America for months, one that recently went into wild overdrive. Increasingly, it’s felt as if the Canadian-American relationship – so agonized over in the north; practically undetectable in the south – has experienced a Freaky Friday moment and we’ve switched roles. Americans all around me are obsessed with Canada, while simultaneously experiencing a deep and vocal insecurity about their own county. Canada, meanwhile, is giving the U.S. public pep talks about its greatness. It’s truly bizarre.
The varying roots of this new Canadian obsession are not difficult to pinpoint. The arrival of Justin Trudeau, (central casting could not have produced a man more fitting to the moment) was going to muster international attention no matter what. More so, as the United States is about to lose the most glamorous (among other, more crucial qualities) couple ever to occupy the White House. That Trudeau is also the public face of the extraordinary Canadian response to the Syrian refugee crisis – one so starkly different to the United States – makes it an even more compelling story to American readers, as evidenced by widespread coverage of it here. (If you want a sense of how deeply uncertain some Americans are feeling right now, scan the comments sections of The New York Times recent multipart feature on Syrian refugees in Toronto; it is rife with apologies). Canada is not only sexy, it’s also behaving with a national heroism America traditionally likes to associate solely with itself. The Canucks are basically out America-ing America.
...
Still, when The Times recently ran an explanation of Canadian Thanksgiving, it felt a bit like a reassuring primer for increasingly terrified liberals: Fear not, there will still be turkey, just earlier!
It’s unlikely anyone is actually leaving the U.S. regardless of Tuesday’s outcome – Americans are not in the habit of cutting and running. Even so, it’s almost impossible to overstate the traumatic nature of this election. The anxiety is nearly paralytic. “It’s so hard to go on with business as usual,” a panicked editor wrote me. “I’m REALLY struggling,” admitted a high-level executive.
The country is experiencing an identity crisis unlike anything in its history, and from this vantage point Canada, so often a punchline or an afterthought, has become a reassuring beacon of sanity. Or, to paraphrase the great U.S. president, a better angel of the American nature.
This will not come as a surprise to Canadians. Yet, despite the tumult that has resulted in this shift, it’s both strange and wonderful to witness the “cousins” figure it out. Great White North indeed."
Wait, what?
Jean Sibelius makes a great Pandora station (in addition to great music). Easy entry for someone like me, who has no musical training and is already surpassed in knowledge by the young lads.
Surprised by the pronunciation of the first -a. Those darn русские.
привет финны
carolinablue232
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Seems like athletes and celebs tend to vote left, so I'd guess Hillary.
abelard
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"Make America Grate Again"
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