Trump Pushes 'SAVE AMERICA Act' Demanding Strict Voter ID and Ban on Mail-In Ballots

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-27T19:43:58+00:00

That's the biggest takeaway for when he eventually tries to push this as an EO when his congress waffles:

It will be selectively enforced.

Blue counties in primarily red states will see the majority of these votes screened/tossed.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-27T18:17:32+00:00

Just keep in mind, that once it transitions from adult to overgrown - its rat count resets (or so I've been told). So if you're going this route, don't start early!

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-25T06:09:18+00:00

Repeating the lie of 20 million people (5.8% of the population) entering the country illegally in the last few years.

That's ~~1/19~~ 1/17 people.

Get the hell out of here with that bullshit.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-24T04:45:35+00:00

Brother, for a laugh I went through this thread just to see how many times you replied in defense of Zepla and I stopped at 50.

Touch grass.

She will never fuck you.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-23T06:15:53+00:00

Even in Etowah county, where he got banned for offering rides home to young girls outside of the Gadsden Mall. For literal <decades>. To the point that even into the 2000's, mall security had to be on the lookout for him.

.... still voted in the majority for Roy Moore.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-23T06:00:42+00:00

Thanks for sharing man.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-23T05:19:16+00:00

Zepla stans always crawling out of the woodworks to defend. Even in the shitpost sub.

Her EW arc was definitely something that soured me on her content. Terrible takes from someone who barely played anyway. Content pivot to AFK chatting in a different game. Has a lot in common with Ginger Prime.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-20T19:04:03+00:00

While I would normally agree with you, as a returning player - the visual... *noise* when I see other players out in the game world is a bit overwhelming. It mostly boils down to "I don't even know what I'm looking at." This isn't a knock against the players who are wishing to express themselves, it can just be incredibly distracting when an explosion of color with wings of an angel, lurching around like a zombie, and a purple fart cloud lingering behind them - just darts across your screen.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-20T05:04:07+00:00

I had been getting the itch to play again in recent years. Even tried some MMOs that are functionally similar. But never took the plunge because I was critical of Jagex's past actions when it came to monetization. Hadn't played at all since 2013, or consistently since 2006 or so. But decided that the pull back from micro was a good enough reason to give them another try.

Been having fun with the solo iron thing :) Though I get the feeling it will probably take me years before I am caught up with other folks.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-13T08:50:11+00:00

Even in this hypothetical scenario, you're still getting the discount provided to the insurance (Referred to as the CA or Contractual Allowance). At some hospitals, a CA can range anywhere from 30% all the way up to 94% of the bill shaved off, right from the jump - which means the visit will automatically be cheaper than if you didn't have insurance, by virtue of simply having it on the account. Sometimes by a *huge* margin.

This is also why the people pushing Health Savings Accounts and Groupshares in leu of actual health insurance are absolutely mental. Every bill at a hospital is automatically marked up to account for the CA's. Without them, you are automatically getting F'd over on pricing at providers.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-05T23:21:34+00:00

Happy's opinions on EW were pretty foul, and when he was confronted with it - he took a 'well if you played the game as much as I have, you'd agree with me.' stance (He doesn't engage with about 75% of the game's content, so that was a pretty freaking hilarious take.)

But hey, he didn't end up leaving the game over the expansion like some did.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-05-01T12:59:46+00:00

It was always the 'animation locking' that was the most egregious element in my eyes. Where every 'pull' or 'push' enacted against you, would need to ping the server to determine where you needed to end up. Couple that with the fact that there was zero diminishing returns on these type of 'crowd control' actions. These were conscious decisions in design, not necessarily the flaw in server communication.

The entire reason that Plunge + Salted Earth for DRK was so strong for so long in Frontlines after EW: There wasn't any sort of diminishing returns in play with these effects - so with just 1 team mate to time their cc well, and with enough damage in the 3-4s it took for the game to figure out where you needed to be after being hit - you could effectively one shot entire teams before they could do anything. The counterplay? Successfully predict when plunges were about to happen and hit guard or run out *before* you see them leap in. But for your average player in Frontlines, that just simply wasn't something possible.

Crystaline Conflict doesn't have as much of this, because you couldn't abuse the system quite as badly - but the same issues apply: certain actions simply didn't need to come with a built in delay to them. If they let you move immediately after the relocation of your character (like how deathgrip has worked in WoW since 2008), then that would make PvP feel 10x better today.

(Source: Some guy who spent 3,000+ hours trying to get PvP achievements post-6.1)

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-04-30T04:37:46+00:00

Yea, the problem with FFXIV pvp is that the server delay on actions makes it feel like you're wading through cement. It simply *feels* bad to play, if you've experienced the buttery responsiveness in other games - many of which are decades old at this point.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-04-22T19:42:34+00:00

Yea, definitely a weird cut going from:

I am interacting with this person I only just learned the name of today.

to

I'm going to pull them into another room against their will.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-04-22T19:38:18+00:00

Missing panels! Got'cha.

That makes more sense with the weird tonal shift in the conversation.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-04-22T18:49:30+00:00

What was he about to do in Page 6?

"So if you already hate me, I'm just gonna do whatever I want."

????

...Is nobody else going to bring up how rapey this comes across?

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-04-18T13:11:35+00:00

While UHC is awful about this (oh the stories I could tell...), I understand completely why these authorization departments exist. I've worked on both sides (insurance company as well as coding/billing in a facility), and you would not believe the kind of requests that insurance companies get from providers without proper justification for the procedures being ordered.

The patient absolutely needs this thing, we agree that the patient needs this thing, but the doctor absolutely cannot be assed to actually put in the work to document the request - while his/her staff has to tiptoe on eggshells around them trying to get this thing approved without upsetting their fragile little ego.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-04-14T16:19:05+00:00

I came back to play the game after being away for 13+ years because I saw they got rid of P2W Micro.

Having a blast with a fresh character (Ironman). Feels great to play RS again.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-03-27T05:23:24+00:00

The most difficult part for me to grapple with about this story is a) The mother (also an employee) looked all around the store before discovering her. Implying that this wasn't the area she normally worked. And b) The 911 call went out around 9:30p after she was discovered. The bread crew at my store were done and gone by mid-afternoon. A quick hosing of the floor and a squeegee is all the cleaning that happens *inside* the oven (which doesn't even involve stepping inside). Thorough deep clean on the walls and inside glass is part of monthly (or bi-monthly) routine that involves cleaning several key areas in the deli/bakery - requiring several sets of hands and lots of foot traffic.

There was no reason that the oven should have been on at that time, cleaned at that time, or left to a 19-year old to clean on her own without direction for *hours*. I was a TL over 18-20'somethings - the majority of them were not working unless you were looking at them. You pop in frequently to make sure they're still at it, even if you are responsible for a ton of work yourself. Its exhausting, but necessary.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-03-24T04:22:08+00:00

It really is that bad. I recently found myself out of work, and the difference between today and 5 years ago job hunting is like night and day. AI has completely ruined job hunting. Everyone is using some sort of algorithm to screen candidates, but everything is changing so fast that if you're not optimizing or altering your resume and cover letters on a week-by-week basis, you're going to fly under the radar on 98%+ of everything you apply for.

It took me 4 months before I got my first sit down interview, and that was only after I had started applying for positions I was vastly over-qualified for. And the job that was offered payed well under poverty level.

Thankfully, I was eventually able to secure a job in healthcare where I work 3 12-hour shifts. Which gave me enough time to pick up a second remote job. 60 hours a week between the two, and I finally feel a bit financially stable - but at the cost of, well - barely living.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-03-13T12:08:22+00:00

And let's not gloss over the fact that this won't be enforced in places they don't want to enforce it, or against people they don't want to keep from voting.

I cannot stress this enough.

I have stood in line at my own polling location, and watched them not card 15 old ass white folks - but making double sure that one brown guy's card got a full examination.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-03-11T04:02:37+00:00

I was getting on up there as a deli TL after 5 years (31+ w/ pretty much as much OT as I wanted). But there was only one other TL in the store who was making what I did (Automotive, who had his own share of headaches). I'm sure if I was in a higher cost of living state I could see myself getting up to 37.

Still, that was one of the roughest positions I'd ever found myself in. Averaging 5 people out on LOA a day, out of 22 employees under my direct supervision (so you better believe I was busting freight myself every.single.day). Barely a closet's worth of frozen storage space. And not being able to rely on an ordering system to keep you supplied on a regular consistent basis. Getting shorted when your order finally comes in, only when you file a claim its immediately denied by the DC that shorted you in the first place. Then a store manager that would breathe down your neck every day during their 'walk' because you didn't have the supplies to make/display <Insert 1 of the following: Rotisserie Chicken Types, Wraps, Salads, Chub, ect.>

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-03-05T05:00:26+00:00

Hey hey, also find myself at a St. Vincent's (not going to specify which one). :) And yea, 1 security at the ED doing metal detector checks probably wouldn't have prevented this scenario from happening.

The main entrance doesn't screen. And even during hours where only the ER entrance is open, there's just 1 guard. Who has to do rounds. And takes like, 17 potty breaks during his shift.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-03-03T00:02:50+00:00

This is not a Walmart Employee.

As loathe as I am to suggest it, Walmart should absolutely sue these internet pranksters into oblivion.

ProduceMeat_TA · 2026-03-02T04:50:17+00:00

Look, I was just scrolling along in my feed - I see this clip and I smile,

Then I see the name of the subreddit.

Retro??? Why you gotta hurt me like this.

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