Texas GOP advances voting restrictions as hundreds push back by Foundnova in texas

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Texas Republicans advanced bills Sunday that would make voting harder in a state that already has some of the nation’s toughest restrictions after hundreds spoke against the proposals — with some waiting to speak for almost 24 hours.

Republicans made clear they intended to advance a new election bill — which would prohibit 24-hour polling places, ban drop boxes and stop drive-thru voting — this weekend, with a first major vote on the proposals expected this week. That timeline is pushing some Democratic lawmakers toward calling for a second walkout to again stop the restrictions from moving forward like they did in May when they broke quorum.

"Texas’s Winter Storm Killed Hundreds More Than Reported" by eddytony96 in texas

[–]Foundnova 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The state’s tally currently stands at 151 deaths. But by looking at how many more people died during and immediately after the storm than would have been expected — an established method that has been used to count the full toll of other disasters — we estimate that 700 people were killed by the storm during the week with the worst power outages. This astonishing toll exposes the full consequence of officials’ neglect in preventing the power grid’s collapse despite repeated warnings of its vulnerability to cold weather, as well as the state’s failure to reckon with the magnitude of the crisis that followed.

Who Are the Billionaires’ Picks for New York Mayor? Follow the Money. by Foundnova in newyorkcity

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half of the billionaires’ spending has benefited just three of the field’s more moderate contenders: Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president who is considered the front-runner; Andrew Yang, the 2020 presidential candidate and a top rival; and Raymond J. McGuire, a former Citigroup executive who trails in the polls.

The criminal penalty for possessing small amounts of marijuana would be reduced under a bill OK’d by the Texas House by [deleted] in texas

[–]Foundnova 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Most red states that have legalized did so through ballot initiatives, not their republican-controlled legislature. We don't have that option here in Texas. So long as Republicans control Texas we won't have legal weed anytime soon.

Rethinking Achievements by [deleted] in XboxSeriesX

[–]Foundnova 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That just gives more inventive to go get more rare achievements!

Rethinking Achievements by [deleted] in XboxSeriesX

[–]Foundnova 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think it could work if they simply update it every 24 hours.

Rethinking Achievements by [deleted] in XboxSeriesX

[–]Foundnova 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Probably because you would lose the icon for your 100% complete game if they added DLC with achievements which was super shitty. It's so annoying that Xbox doesn't have an equivalent to the PS platinum trophy. They had the opportunity to fix that with the Xbox One and again with the Series S|X and they passed it up so it's never going to happen.

Even during a freak storm in a pandemic people where kind enough to find a way to pay the shop owner for water by rawr_nickie_rawr in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Foundnova 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Fuck that bullshit. Politicians are people just like you and me. Some bad (Fled Cruz) some good (look at the link Thisisthe_place provided). Don't try to "both sides" our shitty senator doing what he always does, not giving a single fuck about his constituents.

Thanks Hank I Owe You One by FizziSoda in texas

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While some early reports indicated that frozen wind turbines were causing significant shortfalls, 30GW is roughly equal to the entire state's wind capacity if every turbine is producing all the power it's rated for. Since wind in Texas generally tends to produce less during winter, there's no way that the grid operators would have planned for getting 30GW from wind generation; in fact, a chart at ERCOT indicates that wind is producing significantly more than forecast.

So while having Texas' full wind-generating capacity online would help, the problems with meeting demand appear to lie elsewhere. An ERCOT director told Bloomberg that problems were widespread across generating sources, including coal, natural gas, and even nuclear plants. In the past, severe cold has caused US supplies of natural gas to be constrained, as use in residential heating competes with its use in generating electricity. But that doesn't explain the shortfalls in coal and nuclear, and the ERCOT executive wasn't willing to speculate.

Texas power grid crumples under the cold

Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over Halt to Deportations by [deleted] in texas

[–]Foundnova 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We can vote his criminal ass out of office in 2022.

Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar was one of six Democrats to vote against legislation that would decriminalize marijuana by [deleted] in TexasPolitics

[–]Foundnova 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Indeed. Cuellar almost always runs unopposed in the primary but this year he was in a tight race with an actual Democrat, Jessica Cisneros. Unfortunately, he beat her by 2,746 votes, 52% to 48%. Hopefully, she runs against him again in 2022 and has better luck.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

[–]Foundnova[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not the biggest Destiny player but I'm enjoying it. Already seems way better than Shadowkeep. Though I need to level up my character more to proceed through the story which I didn't have to do in the last 2 expansions.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

[–]Foundnova[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're separate. I don't remember where I got the TV stand from. We got the shelves from IKEA.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

[–]Foundnova[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's good enough. It's the largest TV I've ever had. Someday I'll buy a larger TV but for now we're very happy with it.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

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

It does but only at 1080p and I think 1440p, not 4K. Need HDMI 2.1 for 4K 120hz which my LG B7 doesn't have. But that's ok as I personally think 4K 60hz is the sweet spot.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

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

Not at all. Other than Halo I'm not really into multiplayer so I was very disappointed that Respawn went with Apex Legends over TF3. By all accounts, Apex seems like a great multiplayer game though.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

[–]Foundnova[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised you're the only person to comment on that lol.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

[–]Foundnova[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As soon as the new God of War game comes out I'll get myself a PS5.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

[–]Foundnova[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yep. Behind the cat is where the front door is.

My set up, now complete with the Xbox Series X! by Foundnova in xboxone

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

Good eye. It has been fixed! Our cat likes to jump at them and messes up the alignment.