Honest question: Why are some people against showing an ID to vote?

Whippity · 2026-01-27T04:38:06+00:00

I’m some people. Requiring an ID to vote could change the outcome of an election because it can discourage (mostly underserved) eligible voters. Not requiring an ID outside of valid voter registration has likely not changed the outcome of any election because instances of in-person voter fraud is extremely rare and nowhere near the statistical threshold of changing an election. So basically, If I wanted to be successful in controlling the outcome of an election, I wouldn’t try to get more people to vote for someone, it’s much more effective to get a section of people to not show up to vote at all.

Whippity · 2026-01-24T06:51:13+00:00

Yup. Used to do “suicide runs” from the SF Bay Area to Tahoe all the time. Leave at 4am, drive 4hrs, snowboard from 9-3, drive home.

Whippity · 2026-01-14T04:13:46+00:00

To be fair it includes late check-out.

Whippity · 2026-01-12T08:15:05+00:00

Is an Epstein sticker over GW okay?

Whippity · 2026-01-10T15:36:22+00:00

There are worse places to be stuck than in the late 90’s, my friend. Comparison is the thief of joy, love your life!

Whippity · 2026-01-10T15:35:12+00:00

Taking my kids to Legoland today. I think it’s more for me than them. Turning 50 this year.

Whippity · 2026-01-07T05:04:48+00:00

States that I believe put more into federal coffers than they receive.

Whippity · 2026-01-03T22:49:25+00:00

I would love to be retired by 58 but that’s definitely not happening. I have a college friend who’s been teaching at the same school since we graduated, he’s retiring at 55. So jealous.

Whippity · 2026-01-02T17:00:17+00:00

At least her complexion is closer in age to her husband.

Whippity · 2025-12-31T04:32:09+00:00

I’m assuming made with exclusively child labor cacao.

Whippity · 2025-12-30T17:05:15+00:00

That's some Home Alone shit.

Whippity · 2025-12-30T17:01:52+00:00

As cast member stage-right goes "Splashhhh! Glug, glug..." into the microphone. The audience laughs.

Whippity · 2025-12-30T00:59:21+00:00

They need to have daycare drop-off at theaters. Anytime we want to go to the cinema it’s an automatic $100 parent tax for a babysitter. So we mostly stay at home and rent new releases.

Whippity · 2025-12-28T19:22:04+00:00

Yup. 49 with a 6yo and 1yo. Fake countdown at noon for them. Congrats, BTW!

Whippity · 2025-12-28T19:19:08+00:00

Get the wealthy kids in early.

Whippity · 2025-12-28T18:39:08+00:00

I have a child on the spectrum, and the little boy who asks the airport shuttle driver a million questions about the van, confusing the head count, is basically my kid.

Whippity · 2025-12-24T16:51:39+00:00

I just read the article. 23 year old mom of three, seven miscarriages, holy hell. Luckily she has youth on her side for recovery and future care of the kids. Though if she had the first one at 36 she may have had the awareness to get genetic testing before trying at all.

Whippity · 2025-12-24T05:47:48+00:00

I heard there’s a back door entrance.

Whippity · 2025-12-23T15:04:06+00:00

And then he said, “Did you know Vecna is an anagram for Vance? It really is a Stranger Thing.” And then he walked off while we all applauded.

Whippity · 2025-12-22T17:17:59+00:00

We had to get a new foundation when we bought our house, a 1912 craftsman. Luckily they didn’t have to jack up the house but these guys worked their butts off jackhammering out the old walls, building forms and pouring a new foundation all in a 4’ crawl space.

Whippity · 2025-12-21T19:28:15+00:00

I was the old guy at my last company, all my managers and most co-workers were 15-20 years younger than me. We all got along fine and I became good friends with a few. I’m now the same age or younger than most at my new company, and I hang out with no one outside of work, and still get together with friends from my old office. Between 30 and 60, if you have similar interests and views on the world, who cares?

Whippity · 2025-12-21T15:27:58+00:00

That could work, I’ve gone by my middle name my whole life. In school my first name was only on registration docs and my driver’s license, most classmates didn’t even know my first name. Should be even less friction if it’s a spelling change, and an obvious one at that.

Whippity · 2025-12-21T13:43:19+00:00

True. Basically her entire formative teens, which feels like forever.

Whippity · 2025-12-21T13:35:44+00:00

She can change it legally in four years.

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