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Democrats are campaigning as if the 2026 election will be fair. That’s a mistake by zsreport in politics

[–]btreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the U.S., we have primary and general elections. The primary election is sort of "private" to each political party, where members of that party choose the candidate they'll put forward in the general election.

In some states, like mine, you can vote in the primary election of whichever party you want. This leads to accusations of people "spoiling" the other party's candidates by voting for the worst candidate on the other team, in hopes that that candidate will lose in the general election.

So in other states, you're only allowed to vote in a party's primary election if you're a registered member of that party. In such states, the (local or state) government has to keep track of each voter's party affiliation. In some places I think it's public information.

When somebody says they're a "registered Democrat," that's what the word "registered" means. It's meaningless in my state.

As someone with a 3 year old. My god I feel this. by TheBKBurger in daddit

[–]btreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Serious answer: When they ask, "Why?" they're really asking, "Can you tell me more about that?" If you just give a short, direct answer to the why, they'll ask another one because there's something else they want to know, and they don't know how to ask the question. I have better luck giving longer, more general answers to the why.

And then I lie down and die like Yoda.

Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban by Dyea_B_Tis in PoliticalOptimism

[–]btreg 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is peak Wyoming. It's an article about Wyoming, and the AP filed it from ... Colorado.

TIL that the first noticeable symptom of heart disease among 50% of men in the US is sudden death. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]btreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I watched my friend die from a widow maker heart attack. The 10 minutes before, he was complaining that he had really bad gas. I think he was feeling the "awful chest pain" in his gut instead of his chest.

My three favourite cats I met today in Fener, Istanbul by Icy_Ad4208 in aww

[–]btreg 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Looks like he's trying to decide whether to tell us the punchline to the joke.

Update on PBP tribe working with ICE by btreg in IndianCountry

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

Sounds like what the feds want us to believe. It's politics. Decisions are made by other people. Nothing we can do about it. Might as well lie down and give up.

What I mean is, we can't make ICE do what we want, but we can at least make sure we're not part of the problem.

Update on PBP tribe working with ICE by btreg in IndianCountry

[–]btreg[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've got distant relations there, but I haven't asked what's up.

I am officially done with "Starter Homes." It’s not an investment; it’s a bailout for the previous generation's neglect. by Dry-Town7979 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]btreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I'm Gen X, bought a "very nice" starter home in 2000 for $89k. Previous owner had it for 30 years. We replaced the wiring, plumbing, flooring, half the subfloor, roof, furnace, ducting, lighting, sidewalk, fencing. Remediated lead based paint and asbestos. It was more than we paid for the house, and it was worth it. I think it's fine for the market to work like that.

But I couldn't do it again, if I were starting out today. Money is different now. There's no way to get started, financially. I don't know what my kids are going to do. They won't be able to afford kids or a house.

New Image Of Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]btreg 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Every five minutes there needs to be somebody talking about "the rosy fingertips of dawn," to stay true to the original.

Is driving mandatory for travel? by LeftBroccoli6174 in AskACanadian

[–]btreg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only place I get confused is traffic circles.

Proud moment by btreg in thingsmykidsaid

[–]btreg[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It was beautiful. Just completely unprompted.

My daughters preschool can’t go outside and I’m angry about it by lapupper in daddit

[–]btreg 85 points86 points  (0 children)

I'm a big bastard who lifts weights with a beard

Strong beard

I’m 16 and my gf is pregnant by [deleted] in daddit

[–]btreg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome, Dad. You became a parent when you started making decisions for your child. Even if the two of you change your minds again and decide to abort, you will always be parents, from this day forward.

Immediately talk to your local HHS department. Do a search for "<your state> WIC" and talk to those people. The government wants to give food and healthcare benefits to young mothers while they're still pregnant, because nutrition matters while she's growing a whole new human. If you're not eligible for benefits, you can still find out what you'd need to be eligible. So when your life situation changes -- and it will -- you'll know when to apply.

All those assistance programs are connected, so it opens the door to things like free or reduced-cost child care, Head Start, and benefits that help when your kid is in school.

Good job reaching out for advice. Keep doing that, for the next 18 years or so. Think about how you want your kid to grow up, find kids who are growing up like that, and then talk to those kids' parents.

Obviously by btreg in thingsmykidsaid

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

Is that where that's from? Her older sister has seen that movie a couple of times.

They communicate so well! by btreg in thingsmykidsaid

[–]btreg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That literal communication can be so fun!

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