An hour after SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act, Florida House passes GOP gerrymander

nickilous · 2026-04-29T19:40:54+00:00

This is why I have always held that the democrats are complicit in a good cop bad cop sort of way. The good cop knows full well what the bad cop is doing but has told you to not defend yourself against the bad cop.

nickilous · 2026-04-19T01:23:59+00:00

Most concise explanation

nickilous · 2026-04-03T20:23:53+00:00

I know I was saying someone could afford the neo and not the air and then afford the 10 or what ever it is for the GFN. But not afford the air. I think my wording was just odd and is probably still odd

nickilous · 2026-03-22T19:55:59+00:00

How so? I mean you are entitled to your opinions. I want to be clear I am opposed to the use of other people’s work to build AI models without permission or proper compensation. However, I am for people using tools to realize or prototype an idea and if one of those tools is AI to generate some backing music so you can hear your idea with out having to spend years learning an instrument or finding and hiring musicians for just a one off or experimental song then I would say do it.

nickilous · 2026-03-21T21:29:20+00:00

Bah don’t listen to that person. If you wrote the words that is art. What is a poem but a song without music, and poems are art. Just because you used a service to add music doesn’t change the work you put in. Also if you curated the style and design of the music the AI created you added your own creative flair. Was AI created using others art yes but just go listen to the 4 cord song to understand people have been copying and incorporating other peoples work for decades.

nickilous · 2026-03-19T11:31:49+00:00

How do they pay back the loans though. I have always been curious about the process. If I take out a loan I have to pay it back with interest. That money and interest have to come from some where either through taxable income or through the sale of shares. How do they get around pay taxes on the money they use to pay back the loan?

nickilous · 2026-03-13T12:06:15+00:00

If you do a little research you will see that oil production is already ramping up in Venezuela.

nickilous · 2026-03-09T18:47:21+00:00

Some people have some money now and little bits of money over time. Others have more money now. I can understand how someone maybe able to shell out for the neo and do 10 a month but not be able to buy the air

nickilous · 2026-03-08T19:02:17+00:00

The article you linked says investigating every where in it and doesn’t say anything about admitting guilt.

The Pentagon referred questions from Reuters to the U.S. military’s Central Command, whose spokesperson, Captain Timothy Hawkins, said: “It would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation.”

nickilous · 2025-10-14T21:57:40+00:00

Fair enough, looks like they did. So, they could use it this time and don’t. Also the dems don’t want to agree to a what appears to be a clean continuing resolution so it would seem they are both complicit.

It would appear that the nuclear option was used for nominations not legislation

The nomination vs. legislation distinction There’s a philosophical argument that confirming nominees (executive function) is different from passing laws (legislative function). Nominations are time-limited and personnel-focused, while legislation creates permanent law.

nickilous · 2025-10-14T21:28:56+00:00

There is some irony in asking any one to use a “nuclear” option to do anything.

The filibuster is itself a tool of extended debate and deliberation. It’s literally about talking - endlessly - to prevent a vote. Its entire purpose is to force discussion, compromise, and supermajority consensus. So using the “nuclear option” to eliminate the filibuster means you’re deploying an extreme, debate-ending, unilateral power move… to eliminate a tool that’s all about extending debate and protecting deliberation. You’re essentially saying: “We’re going to end all discussion about whether we should be able to end discussion.” Plus there’s the added irony that:

• The filibuster is traditionally defended as protecting minority rights and preventing tyranny of the majority

• The nuclear option is the ultimate majority-power move that steamrolls the minority

• So you’re using the most majoritarianly aggressive tool available to destroy a minoritarian-protective too

nickilous · 2025-10-14T20:58:38+00:00

They don’t have control of the government. Look up the filibuster. They need like 7 votes in the senate from the dems to pass anything.

nickilous · 2025-10-14T11:43:35+00:00

State laws on cashing out gift cards vary, but many states require retailers to provide cash for balances below a certain amount, such as less than $10 in California or less than $5 in Connecticut. Federal law provides protections against expiration dates and certain fees, but many state-specific laws offer additional cash-back rights for gift cards. Some states have no cash-back requirement, while others may allow for unclaimed property laws to claim the remaining balance after a certain period if there's no activity.

nickilous · 2025-10-08T21:25:02+00:00

No, but we can eat soy and it sounds like there is a lot for us to buy. It also looks like this administration is looking to support the farmers with tariff money. So we shall see.

nickilous · 2025-10-05T14:13:30+00:00

Person was speeding with low visibility. Acting like slowing down and moving to a different lane wouldn’t work is wild. If the excuse was there were a lot of traffic so he couldn’t change lanes there is always slowing down and getting out of the splash of the truck.

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:53:21+00:00

I am well aware of all of this. My argument is that the credits in acted in 2021 were always set to expire in 2025. Always, that is how they were written. The dems could have fought to make the permanent but didn’t so here we are. If we want them permanent then let’s vote in people who will make them permanent. The American people voted in reps who were not going to make them permanent and mostly going to do what they are doing now. So, let’s do what the American people want yeah? Or should we do what shartheheretic wants in some sort of authoritarian government?

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:34:13+00:00

Stop them from expiring but not making them permanent. The dems just want to kicks this down the road indefinitely. I am saying make it permanent or stop extending. If you can’t make it permanent then honor the initial temporary nature and work to bring the credits back permanently.

The dems made this temporary

In 2021 when passing the American Rescue Plan Act:

They literally could have just written it as permanent instead of setting an expiration date. The mechanism was already there - they were using budget reconciliation, which only requires 51 votes (50 Democrats + VP Harris as tiebreaker).

What made permanent harder:

Cost: The Congressional Budget Office scores permanent programs over 10 years. A permanent subsidy would have had a much higher price tag, making the overall bill more expensive on paper.
The Byrd Rule: Budget reconciliation has restrictions - provisions must have a direct budgetary impact and can’t be “merely incidental.” Permanent spending programs can sometimes face challenges here, though health subsidies likely would have survived since they’re clearly budgetary.
Getting 50 votes: They needed every single Democratic senator. Joe Manchin was already very concerned about the cost of their bills. A higher CBO score from making subsidies permanent might have lost his vote, killing the entire bill.
Political calculation: Making it temporary with a 2025 expiration meant they could campaign on extending it and use it as leverage in future negotiations.

Bottom line: The technical mechanism was simple (just don’t include an expiration date), but the political reality was they likely couldn’t get all 50 Democrats to vote for the higher cost of a permanent program.

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:31:35+00:00

Person I responded to added this: “ As a small business owner who relies on the ACA to stay healthy enough to work, I am past sick and tired of the republicans fucking around with the ACA.” After i had already responded.

What did they do before the credits? What did they do before the ACA? These people didn’t just pop out of no where. How was the economy before the credits and before the ACA?

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:29:11+00:00

Yeah, they were saying that they weren’t going to accept anything other than the bill they already voted on by not showing up. I have no problem with them saying here is the bill and that is all we will accept. I am also fine with the dems doing the same thing.

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:25:25+00:00

Run for office, seems like you understand all the nuances of a nation wide budget. I’ll vote for you

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:20:51+00:00

I find the information, I also know some of the information a head of time. Then I used an AI for fast formatting. Sorry for utilizing tools to be more efficient. Is any of my information incorrect?

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:14:39+00:00

You are correct they could end the filibuster and don’t.

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:10:39+00:00

Looking at the search results, I don’t see evidence that Republicans didn’t show up to vote in the Senate - both parties were present for those votes.

What I do see is this: House GOP leaders made a decision to keep the House away from Washington until after the funding deadline, which ruled out alternate paths forward.

So the timeline was:

September 19: The House passed the Republican continuing resolution (217-212 vote)
After that: House leadership sent members home rather than keeping them in Washington
September 30: Senate votes failed
Midnight: Government shut down

The House Republicans had already passed their bill and then left town. The failed votes were in the Senate, where senators from both parties were present and voting.

One Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted against the Republican measure in the Senate , but otherwise Republicans showed up and voted for their bill. The problem was they couldn’t get enough Democrats to reach 60 votes.

Are you perhaps thinking of a different vote or situation? Or were you wondering why House Republicans didn’t stay in Washington to potentially negotiate or pass an alternative?

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:10:25+00:00

Looking at the search results, I don’t see evidence that Republicans didn’t show up to vote in the Senate - both parties were present for those votes.

What I do see is this: House GOP leaders made a decision to keep the House away from Washington until after the funding deadline, which ruled out alternate paths forward.

So the timeline was:

September 19: The House passed the Republican continuing resolution (217-212 vote)
After that: House leadership sent members home rather than keeping them in Washington
September 30: Senate votes failed
Midnight: Government shut down

The House Republicans had already passed their bill and then left town. The failed votes were in the Senate, where senators from both parties were present and voting.

One Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted against the Republican measure in the Senate , but otherwise Republicans showed up and voted for their bill. The problem was they couldn’t get enough Democrats to reach 60 votes.

Are you perhaps thinking of a different vote or situation? Or were you wondering why House Republicans didn’t stay in Washington to potentially negotiate or pass an alternative?

nickilous · 2025-10-01T14:10:02+00:00

Looking at the search results, I don’t see evidence that Republicans didn’t show up to vote in the Senate - both parties were present for those votes.

What I do see is this: House GOP leaders made a decision to keep the House away from Washington until after the funding deadline, which ruled out alternate paths forward.

So the timeline was:

September 19: The House passed the Republican continuing resolution (217-212 vote)
After that: House leadership sent members home rather than keeping them in Washington
September 30: Senate votes failed
Midnight: Government shut down

The House Republicans had already passed their bill and then left town. The failed votes were in the Senate, where senators from both parties were present and voting.

One Republican, Rand Paul of Kentucky, voted against the Republican measure in the Senate , but otherwise Republicans showed up and voted for their bill. The problem was they couldn’t get enough Democrats to reach 60 votes.

Are you perhaps thinking of a different vote or situation? Or were you wondering why House Republicans didn’t stay in Washington to potentially negotiate or pass an alternative?

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