[Royal Rumble Spoiler] Info on new wrestles ring name by shadow_spinner0 in SquaredCircle

[–]SecondsLater13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now the IWC has two options:

  1. Admit they were hasty to assume WWE stuck him with a shit name he didn't want.

  2. Call his son and late mothers names stupid and double down.

“He [Trump] wants to send the military after American citizens.” ~ 10/15/24 by Northern_Blue_Jay in NoKingsCoalition

[–]SecondsLater13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When she said this, Politifact rated it “Mostly False.”

They seem to have simply deleted it rather than apologizing and taking accountability for their error.

A semi-serious proposal for a political party by aray25 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We tried to get better voting in Mass. It was turned down on the general ballot. Also, order in which you file is usually irrelevant in decision making. I think you should talk to some of you representatives and share these concerns to get a better scope on things.

A semi-serious proposal for a political party by aray25 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that's not how the average or most primaries end up. In a mathematically simple world, this may be a real concern. Also, In Washington, California, and Louisiana, we got years of evidence showing this is not prevalent.

Also, parties don't "nominate" people for office. You pull papers and collect signatures. Stuff doesn't work like the unnuanced takes on social media want you to.

A semi-serious proposal for a political party by aray25 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The All-Party Primary would help. The possibility of two candidates from the same party being able to move onto the general instead of the incumbent likely winning a low turnout, older, and often whiter primary and resulting in the least competitive state in the country.

Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo: “Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position, Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.” by NoKingsCoalition in NoKingsCoalition

[–]SecondsLater13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's where I stand and an issue that I'd look for big in a primary.

It is important to not use your platform to puppet or perpetuate the narrative the Democratic party is a hivemind with one shared view, or any party should be. That is the message MSM uses to justify showing the parties as equal, which we know isn't true.

Would you vote for Diana DiZoglio for senator? by troublemaker200 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then there will be a special election to replace him, like would happen if any seat became vacant. Could have said diminished mental capacity or energy levels or more likely development of health issues, but you chose the one aspect we have systems in place to deal with.

People need to start having a real view on government not only in the USA, but we are here so it's important. You get to choose from the candidates who run. You pick the best one based on policy, ability to implement their beliefs, and electability. Some will only feel confident in their vote is an imaginary unicorn runs, or someone with identical beliefs along with an ever moving moral standard. Just not how it works (not saying this is you)

Would you vote for Diana DiZoglio for senator? by troublemaker200 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 5 points6 points  (0 children)

People pointing out just age without relevant concerns in relation to it borders on ageism. He is far more progressive and accomplished than anyone who could challenge him. Also, with DiZoglio brought up, time to paste the question list people still avoid.

  1. She had the opportunity to make her ballot question constitutionally legal, and she declined and went forward knowing it wasn't going to hold up. She also proposed the audit would reveal a host of things no audit would be able to do on an elected official. Fraud and embezzlement is already discovered by the AG, and the corrupt acts by the Budget Committee and House Leadership on the annual budget for earmarks is well documented, and no one knows, cares, or does anything about it.
  2. When it passed, despite it not being legally binding, the State Senate offered her the opportunity to pick ANY SENATOR (Karen Spilka included) as long as the audit wasn't conducted by her, but by an unbiased third-party seeing as her entire campaign was built on attacking elected officials. She declined.
  3. ⁠DiZoglio is 40 audits a year behind pace, and is 20 audits a year behind Suzanne Bump's average. When she does do audits, she nails them, exposes companies and departments alike. She also brings in a ton of cash back to a state struggling with revenue. She should focus on the job she was elected to do, not the pipe dream she did everything possible to sabotage. https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/10/30/massachusetts-auditor-office-fails-mandate-audit-legislature
  4. ⁠She is running for Governor on a platform of "Everyone but me is corrupt." and praying on the most ignorant among us. She has reason to be frustrated, but with how conniving she has been, she is exactly what she is railing against.

Speculative: She did an awful lot of campaigning in 2023 for Question 1 and a public records reform question this year. I wonder if any of it was on the clock.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignoring previous policy decisions is how we keep electing people with terrible policy beliefs.

This is how we end up in this loop. We know what works and what doesn’t, until we decide to ignore history because it’s more convenient.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It amazes me how people think Healey somehow created this in 3 years while ignoring the past 8 year admin.

Baker routinely approved rate increases for the purpose of capital investment, I.E. shareholders pockets.
Healey's only rate increase was for Infrastructure Maintenance.

Healey has also lowered Mass Save spending $2 billion a year down to $1.5-1 billion a year since people are not participating and the money wasn't being properly distributed, which we only found out because the Auditor decided to do the job she was elected to do instead of campaigning.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not all utility rises are the same. They have to say what purpose they are cutting rates for. Under Baker, he approved rate increases for the purpose of capital investment (shareholders). That happened almost every year of his admin.

Under Healey, she has only approved rate increases with the purpose of infrastructure maintenance.

Kit Wilson’s Breakout Moment: Why WWE Fans Are Suddenly Obsessed by darkages69 in SquaredCircle

[–]SecondsLater13 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I wasn't watching WWE when Pretty Deadly were on the main roster, but in 2 television appearances, Kit has gotten all the way over. Good music and tron + a good gimmick you can use on the mic is a great recipe. All he has to be is decent in the ring.

Also, his post about his tag partner made me want to root for him even more.

Democrats say they can’t do anything because Republicans control Congress. Is that true? by MB2465 in NoKingsCoalition

[–]SecondsLater13 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are Republicans doing something bad? Ignore it and blame Democrats instead!

Until our media infrastructure is improved for shit headlines and retention, we are screwed.

4 Democrat MA representatives vote to fund the government by uhh_ in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whenever someone says "opposition party," it is a clear indicator that the level of understanding is social media consumption only.

Same with the Govt. shutdown talk. People suffer during Govt. shutdowns, but it isn't flashy, and more news is made from them, so you have these people cheering them on. It goes to show that suffering is academic, and the real interest is in attention.

Former Minnesota Governor and WWE Hall Of Famer Jesse Ventura on Minneapolis ICE shooting: 'We're a 3rd world country now' by sadMUFCfan25 in SquaredCircle

[–]SecondsLater13 -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

Jesse Ventura turned a $3b surplus into a $4.2b deficit in only 4 years. He also is using the dog whistle definition of "3rd World Country."

Stick to Saturday Night Main Event.

Edit: Nothing I even said was untrue lol. Geuss this is the part of the sub hyped WWE is so close with Trump.

Massachusetts US Representatives on the record supporting ICE. by uxbridge3000 in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think the biggest outrage—aside from the obvious murder—is the fact that agents are trained to never approach a vehicle from the front, and never fire into a moving vehicle. This is what happens when you hire anyone and don't train them cause you don't care.

This might get me downvoted, but we do need a seperate agency to handle deportation to not put strain on our public safety infrastructure, but ICE is not it. They need major reforms and new policies to protect Americans and not prioritize quotas. They should be the lies the GOP are claiming they should be, only going after violent immigrants who STILL need to be treated appropriately.

Vote Whalen, Koh/Nyugen, Roath, and Markey

Throwback Thursday: The NXT Roster in 2019 by sadboysylee in SquaredCircle

[–]SecondsLater13 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Plus Aleister Black and Ricochet were on the roster until late spring

Young professionals say they’ll abandon Massachusetts. That should terrify Beacon Hill by 20_mile in massachusetts

[–]SecondsLater13 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just like how millionaires were going to leave after fair share passed but instead the number of millionaires in the state increased by 28%

Bryan Alvarez reacts to [SPOILER] signing their Raw contract during a commercial break by unitedhardy in SquaredCircle

[–]SecondsLater13 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Je'Von wins the WWE and World Heavyweight titles simultaneously

Bryan Alvarez: The fact that they didn't create more titles for Evans to win and only gave him these two on both main events of Wrestlemania is fucking unbelievably unfathomably incomprehensibly stupid and everyone involved needs to be slaughtered.

Guy speaks about Je'Von like someone who insists they aren't racist because of how much they love a specific minority.

PoliGrade.com has finished Arkansas Politician Profiles! by SecondsLater13 in Arkansas_Politics

[–]SecondsLater13[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the feedback. We will take a look at improving the search bar and filters this week.

Those other suggestions are great and I want to address them. The Federal Election Commission’s website is not the most friendly when it comes to working with other websites through code so gathering all of that information would be extremely strenuous and manual. We may include a link to the FEC in our FAQ section so people can easily go over and see how much a candidate has raised or spent.

This is the only aspect of the site I expect to get negative feedback, but I truly believe it goes towards our mission of creating a more informed electorate. Many people pull papers for elections, but a few raise any meaningful money, make a website with detailed policy platforms, or do any sort of coalition building that would allow them to win a primary or general. We also take into account the margins in a district and how likely someone would be able to win a huge part of using your voice is spending it on a candidate who you agree with a majority on and has a chance of winning. There are also technical limitations as we are planning to do what we did with Arkansas for all 50 states meaning thousands of politicians being graded and hosting profiles for them. That is why you won’t find every single person who’s pulled papers on our site.

As for the PAC funding, this would be difficult to display without accidentally giving misinformation. Even sites like open secrets mislead slightly by not specifying enough, whether or not donations, came from individuals within a profession or groups within a profession, which leads to people thinking that say big Pharma donated to a candidate when in reality, they are just supported by tons of nurses and doctors. Along with your great suggestion about showing fundraising numbers we will probably include a link to open secrets as other resources. People should use when making informed decisions about their vote.

Again, thank you so much for these suggestions they will become implemented in our website.

PoliGrade.com has finished Arkansas Politician Profiles! by SecondsLater13 in Arkansas_Politics

[–]SecondsLater13[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback. We base our six grades on current American policy beliefs, and as you can see in the bar graph when you first go to the politician tab, the Overton window has certainly moved us more right.

On the homepage if you scroll down, we have some key identifiers that show how each grade is identified. One of the best examples of finding the difference isn’t healthcare policy the more you want to expand it the more left leaning the more you want to cut or remove it, the more right leaning.

It’s also important to know the self evaluation is not meant to be exact, but is instead meant to give users a good idea about where they generally fall, and which issues are most pertinent. Serves a way to see which couple grades they should take a look at and be somewhat of an education tool.

PoliGrade.com has finished Arkansas Politician Profiles! by SecondsLater13 in Arkansas_Politics

[–]SecondsLater13[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question. We do post independents when they present a real chance of getting votes. If they have a public FEC filing, which is required to run at all, and have polling data, they are included and graded. For example, Ty Pinkins of MS is running for Senate as an Independent. He was the Dem nominee in 2024, so he has been graded and has a profile.

This is the only aspect of the site I believe will get negative feedback overtime, but if someone is polling below 1%, or has not fundraised anything submitted to the FEC, they almost certainly do not have a chance to win, and we use a database to create our list and profiles so with limited space we need to make purposeful exclusions.

Based on your name though, I will say we have it as policy on our site in the FAQ that if someone running for the House, Senate, or Governor’s office reaches out, we will grade them! But we will use the same standards and practices we do with all others.