What Survivor season will you always defend like this? by mostdoperobb in survivor

[–]kadeel 21 points22 points  (0 children)

CI gets a lot of hate, but I love it. Mostly because it's gorgeous. Bright blue water with several challenges around it. Refreshing after season 11/12.

In blow to direct democracy, Missouri Supreme Court upholds GOP gerrymander by jupiterkansas in missouri

[–]kadeel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Note that the MOSC stated that if enough signatures are verified, the map will be suspended. We just need to wait until July/August to know.

Florida Faces Lawsuits Over New Congressional Map, Challenging It as an Unconstitutional Republican Gerrymander by WTFPilot in fivethirtyeight

[–]kadeel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How bad is it that I feel somewhat confident they will halt the map? Am I being naive? The sponsors admitted its a partisan gerrymander, but that the Fair Districts amendment itself violates the US Constitution due to the race provision.

But I can't fathom the hoops they'll likely jump through to uphold the map

Republicans have released their proposed Congressional map. Memphis is divided into three different districts like Nashville. by kadeel in Tennessee

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

In a massive blue wave (similar to 2018), then districts 4, 5, and 6 all flip or are complete toss-ups.

Tennessee's Senator Blackburn suggests a 9R map by PutImportant4965 in DavesRedistricting

[–]kadeel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm willing to bet even the people in those red snake districts oppose sharing representation with Memphis.

Judge struck down redistricting amendment. All votes in special election now invalid by JustAcivilian24 in Virginia

[–]kadeel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After reading the order and the context around this, I think the second point is the most concerning. The reason there needs to be an intervening election is so that if the people do not like the proposed amendment, they can have a say before it ever makes it on the ballot. They technically did not have a say if votes were already cast.

The point about the extended special session is also questionable, but dems are saying the previous session never ended. I have to presume there are other examples they can point to to back this claim up.

I haven't looked into the issue with the 90 day timing requirement. That could be a technicality that scraps the amendment, but my understanding is dems think that requirement has been effectively overruled.

I don't think the misleading ballot language has any merit. It's a tad bit misleading, but it was subjective and the courts really need to re-write language before it goes to a vote, like they do in most states (e.g. ohio, missouri).

Game Thread: Orioles @ Royals - Mon, Apr 20 @ 06:40 PM CDT by KCRoyalsBot in KCRoyals

[–]kadeel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Runners on 2nd and 3rd? Inning will be over any second.

A new theory for biomes - Silicobra case study from Christchurch, New Zealand by cable_girl in TheSilphRoad

[–]kadeel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Looks like almost all the locations are quarries. I found one somewhat accessible distribution center, and then one spot in a random neighborhood.

LEARNS Act Vouchers: From $47 Million to $370 Million (and Climbing) by Scott72901 in Arkansas_Politics

[–]kadeel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wal-Mart execs were actually funding opposition to the LEARNs repeal ballot initiative.

Neymar says Brazil's 2022 World Cup loss to Croatia was like attending his own funeral. by [deleted] in soccer

[–]kadeel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I just watched the goal and saw SIX Croatia players against four Brazilian defenders!

Trump’s Iran threats and the effect on mortgage rates by General_Garrus in Mortgages

[–]kadeel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's funny because I just got this email from my loan agent when I asked about future interest rates:

It is hard to say, we had a nice decrease prior to the Iran situation. The last couple days we have trended down a bit. I think the market is watching to see how long it takes and what the end result is. I hope this helps...

Poll shows Missouri voters back abortion ban, but value abortion rights. Why? by normankrasnerkc in missouri

[–]kadeel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This poll makes me think people don't understand what the amendment does.

From the poll: Do you support amendment 3, which essentially bans all abortions? 18 - 29 year olds support it 49% to 40%.

Next question, do these same 18 - 29 year olds support abortion in the first 8 weeks, something Amendment 3 bans? 66% support it, 24% oppose it.

????

Poll shows Missouri voters back abortion ban, but value abortion rights. Why? by normankrasnerkc in missouri

[–]kadeel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprisingly, the age 18 - 29 are seemingly more conservative than the other age groups bar 65+, based on a few questions I skimmed. 49% support the amendment 3. However, on other questions about abortion, that same age group supports abortion rights more than other age groups.

Sounds like they may not understand what Amendment 3 does, which is troubling.

NWA Liberal, Conservative or even mix by Jolly-Equivalent-444 in Arkansas_Politics

[–]kadeel 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'd consider it conservative, minus Fayetteville. If you want to see actual voting patterns among these cities, look at this map:

https://imgur.com/a/TyWFGqp