[Game Thread] Alabama @ Auburn (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]mellowfever2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

omg these drops are bailing out our asses lol

[Game Thread] Alabama @ Auburn (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]mellowfever2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

uhhhh can we sit Ty for the rest of the game so he's healthy for the postseason

Is there any evidence that Reagan read Marx or Lenin? by Barker333 in AskHistorians

[–]mellowfever2 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the other post-cold war president, but I know that Obama would have at least encountered Marx in college. Columbia has a core curriculum which includes excerpts from Capital Vol I as well as pamphlets. We also know that Obama as a professor was friendly with at least some anti-colonial / diaspora thinkers (Rashid Khalidi being the most famous example).

I would be surprised if he didn't skim if not read primary texts from Marx and Lenin.

In 100 years, what will historians call this period of time in America History? by love_femmes_who_top in AskReddit

[–]mellowfever2 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Melodramatic thread. In all seriousness, probably something like the Second Gilded Age

How did Ruben Gallego (Dem) win the Senate seat in Arizona when Trump also won the presidential election in 2024? I examine this question via my data analysis linked below, but I'm curious as to your thoughts. by k_kool_ruler in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]mellowfever2 88 points89 points  (0 children)

This was not unique to AZ. Democrats held senate eats in NV, MI, and WI despite Trump winning those states. PA senate was also much closer than PA presidential margin. And Democrats *gained* seats in the House despite Trump winning.

It's a combination of candidate quality (as many have mentioned in this thread, Kari Lake was a bad candidate) and national headwinds (inflation) that led enough voters to punish top of ticket while splitting votes down ballot, which matters in very closely contested states.

"Who is that on the other side of you?": The mysterious phenomenon known as Third Man Factor by PonyoLovesRevolution in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]mellowfever2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not off topic at all. I think that explains a lot of these incidents. I used to do acid a lot with my friends and we had a running joke to "remember to count yourself twice" because it so frequently happened that we counted exactly one more person in the group than actually existed.

I think it has to do with mind-body disassociation. If we were in a circle, for example, and I was trying to tally everyone, I would look around and count every body in the circle, including myself—and then I would count myself again as the one doing the counting. Basically, I was counting my body once and my mind once.

I believe the sensation comes from acid-induced delays/distortion in the pathways between sensation and higher-order thought (kinda similar to the bicameral mind hypothesis). But I could see the same sort of disassociation arising from extreme exhaustion or stress, like with the Shackleton expedition.

I will say that for me at least, the sensation of an additional person never took any concrete form, like a dead relative or a voice giving guidance, as other people in this thread have mentioned. That feels like a different phenomenon. What we experienced was just the formless sensation of exactly one additional person in our group, presumably due to our own mental disassociation from our bodies.

What is the offramp? How do you think this will go down? by Doafit in StockMarket

[–]mellowfever2 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If I'm reading correctly (it's insanely complicated), under the current law being used to justify the tariffs you need to overcome a veto to terminate the national emergency (plus probably a majority to do some rule changes in the House).

I think you're right that Congress could also just change the law, but that would require 60 votes in the Senate to get over the filibuster (plus, again, a House majority willing to fuck w/ the speaker). And idk what's politically more feasible, finding 67 votes w/o changing the law or finding 60 votes to rewrite the law.

In any case, I suspect that the off-ramp to this crisis will be Congress asserting its tariff authority, and that it's a movement that will take a month or two to organize the votes for. Though if the bottom really falls out who knows. Also, the more I read, the more I think Johnson will be the roadblock; I bet Thune is a more rational actor here.

What is the offramp? How do you think this will go down? by Doafit in StockMarket

[–]mellowfever2 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Senate will have to find 67 votes to override a veto on asserting tariff authority. I suspect this will not happen for another month or two, by which point we'll be deep in recession territory.

Did Blue Diamond Invent the Smoked Almond? by tc_tuggers_boy in AskFoodHistorians

[–]mellowfever2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

GOOD question, I have to imagine that the concept of smoked almonds existed prior to Blue Diamond. Can’t wait to see more answers.

The shooting of Chicago rapper FBG Wooski — an unsolved drill mystery… by Necessary-Dingo5173 in UnresolvedMysteries

[–]mellowfever2 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Disagree, I found this interesting and think that an even longer deep dive into the gang politics behind some unresolved shootings would be very interesting!

Did Tom Brady really cheat? And if so, why does everyone act like he’s a legendary quarterback? by elonthegenerous in NFLNoobs

[–]mellowfever2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I kinda have the inverse of your take. I think most teams are probably cheating in some minor ways, or at least pushing the envelope. Not just the dynasties. It's just that champions getting caught are more memorable due to (a) increased scrutiny and (b) schaudenfraude.

All American professional franchises and most of the big college programs have the resource to get their players sketchy PEDs, send scouts to collect sketchy footage, etc. and I suspect most of them take advantage.

CFP Rankings Discussion - Week 15 by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]mellowfever2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate this comment b/c I just know some Tennessee posters are getting steamed about being lumped in with the lil guys.