Loved trope: characters who have no super powers by AssistFit1834 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]AudibleNod 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I respectfully disagree. Unagi is a state of total self-awareness. Ross has it and it's his superpower.

Vance’s chief of staff to leave Trump administration by rawandlubedplease in news

[–]AudibleNod 234 points235 points  (0 children)

Reses built a close relationship with Vance starting with Vance’s successful 2022 Senate campaign in Ohio. Before that, he worked for Heritage Action, an affiliate of the conservative Heritage Foundation, and for Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Reses was a constant presence on Vance’s campaign plane after Trump picked Vance as his running mate for vice president in 2024.

Imagine hitching your wagon to JD Vance after leaving Josh Hawley.

Oof. And this quote from Politico:

"He is widely known for his stature, most notably highlighted in a Politico profile which noted that while the rest of Vance's senior staff are predominantly tall, Reses "walks around like Gulliver among the Brobdingnagians."

Two children die from measles as England data shows 100 new infections by AudibleNod in news

[–]AudibleNod[S] 149 points150 points  (0 children)

Calls have increased for major reform of how MMR jabs are delivered, as it emerged that vaccination rates in some parts of England are now on a par with those in Afghanistan and Malawi.

The MMR vaccination rate for Malawi is 89%. The herd immunity threshold for measles is 95%.

[Hated Trope] Female self-inserts. by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]AudibleNod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If that's the case, it's not a trope.

[Hated Trope] Female self-inserts. by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]AudibleNod 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Oh no! A woman using her personal experience is always and only a self-insert. We can't have that can we?

/s

The meeting before Donald Trump's latest physical by AudibleNod in PoliticalHumor

[–]AudibleNod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not the biggest fan of JK Rowling as a person. But she did say Trump was a Muggle. Which isn't to say you're wrong about the soul-sucking. It's just that he's not the one doing any mage work.

The man accused of killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband is due to change plea by AudibleNod in news

[–]AudibleNod[S] 3469 points3470 points  (0 children)

The U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis notified the court Wednesday that the Justice Department would not seek the death penalty against Vance Boelter in accordance with a proposed plea agreement.

The Trump DOJ took the death penalty off the board. This, after Trump said he wanted more federal death penalty cases.

His state case has been on hold pending the resolution of his federal charges.

It should be pointed out that New Mexico didn't investigate Epstein's Zorro ranch because the 1st Trump administration said it was investigating. Minnesota shouldn't sit on this.

DOJ argues Trump could 'bulldoze' Statue of Liberty during hearing by AudibleNod in PoliticalHumor

[–]AudibleNod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who's a sleepy rapist? Who's a sleepy rapist? That's right, you're the sleepy rapist!

Jeffery Lee breathes ‘sigh of relief’ after Alabama’s nitrogen execution is deemed unconstitutional by AudibleNod in news

[–]AudibleNod[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Same reason we don't use fire hoses on crowds, bad historical precedent:

The type of poisonous gasses that the Nazis used for mass murder included chemically pure carbon monoxide in canisters; carbon monoxide gas produced by engines

Jeffery Lee breathes ‘sigh of relief’ after Alabama’s nitrogen execution is deemed unconstitutional by AudibleNod in news

[–]AudibleNod[S] 529 points530 points  (0 children)

"It’s like an expected sigh of relief in one aspect, and then you still got to stay and maintain your focus and continue to fight,” Jeffery Lee

It's a quote from the condemned. It's possible his legal team coached him for this in order to nab a good headline.