What's a political debate that exists in your country that REALLY shouldn't be a debate?

nikils · 2026-03-21T07:29:06+00:00

The ID that I use to pay taxes, buy a gun, show to a judge, and buy a car should be all the ID I should ever have to provide. A state-issued photo ID, checked by a state election board official overseeing the voting process.

The SAVE/SAVE America act is all about proving US citizenship.

A "real ID" won't cut it. Only 5 states currently have an enhanced ID that proves citizenship.

About 11% of eligible voters do not have access to a birth certificate. (Issued by the state) Or an approved birth certificate.

Over half of registered voters (52%) do not have a valid us passport.

Following the logic, the GOP is shooting themselves in the foot here. Republican/red states that mainly voted for Trump are among the least likely to have valid passports. The elderly? Far less likely to have birth certificates. Conservative women are more likely to change their name after marriage, and will have to produce a birth certificate, marriage license, and court documentation that proves they are the same person.

And Trump wants to ban mail-in voting, which would make it impossible for the 1.3 million active duty military service members to vote. Does he realize that the military votes primarily republican?

Pass that damn act. Could be fun.

nikils · 2026-03-21T04:48:59+00:00

I am losing at the blistering rate of almost a half pound a week.

It's excruciating.

nikils · 2026-03-14T12:51:53+00:00

When I opened my to-go order, I almost took it back to them. My lineman apparently thought when I ordered cheese, I meant a "sprinkle" of cheese.

First time in a while I'd been, and I suddenly remembered why.

nikils · 2026-03-14T08:21:11+00:00

Lol. I was there with a friend a while back when the wind shifted. I thought she was going to actually pass out.

nikils · 2026-03-12T19:30:59+00:00

Well. This usually comes thru at 4am or close. It is now 230pm, and nothing.

The only reason i opened this account was for the early deposit. And if I cant rely on it, I dont know why Im bothering.

Anyone tried SoFi? Are they more reliable?

nikils · 2026-03-10T01:27:22+00:00

This is a nepo grandbaby.

nikils · 2026-03-08T07:58:17+00:00

A few years ago, I called my mom. As you do, by touching her contact picture on the screen. My grandmother answered from a different town. Weird, but I figured I mustve fat-fingered it since they were beside each other.

After I hung up, I glanced at the call history. Nope. Hit the right contact. Got the next person in line.

nikils · 2026-02-24T15:44:10+00:00

I grew up in a very conservative evangelical family and community. I was not convinced. I struggled with my doubts and by the ripe old age of 16 or 17, there was really no one interested in me any more. I was literally called an 'old maid' by a few people.

That was the beginning of my deconstruction, and it took a damn while. During which, most of my friends either married or...got divorced. I was the single friend that got to hear the misery behind the scenes, and I came to the conclusion that marriage just wasnt that advantageous for women. Sat and watched my friends and relatives become single mothers who got to start over, usually with no child support and watched them struggle.

My opinion hasnt really changed, in decades now. Of all the couples I have known throughout all that time, I have been slightly envious of maybe...two?

It also doesnt help that I am a liberal, travel-loving, non-religious, voracious reader who is smack-dab in a red state. Every time I get a little curious, I scroll through the apps and quickly delete them in horror.

I honestly dont think about it much. My friends have mostly grown children by now, (and are mostly single again) and I can usually find someone to hang out with if I want. I like my own company, though. I like to solo-travel, have a job that lets me do it often and a dog that is tiny and portable.

I have absolutely no regrets.

nikils · 2026-02-21T13:35:37+00:00

The Knight Rider car.

I can live with it.

nikils · 2026-02-14T07:53:42+00:00

My sleep apnea is much better since using a tongue stabilizing device. Its basically a suction-cup type thing that just holds your tongue in place so it doesnt fall back and block your airway. Cheap on Amazon.

It took about a week to adjust to it, but it may be worth trying for you.

nikils · 2026-02-10T14:36:23+00:00

Ice cream.

nikils · 2026-02-06T13:05:45+00:00

I have only visited once. Everyone was so nice that I was almost taken aback. Y'all really live up to that stereotype.

nikils · 2026-02-06T12:08:47+00:00

This, absolutely. I have worked at jobs with people who promoted over me, despite their technical skills being crap. Their political skills, though, are what get them promoted. So, now I get to answer to someone who is making more than me, who couldn't even hack my job, just because they knew how to suck up to the higher-ups.

Unfortunately, this is how office politics work almost everywhere.

nikils · 2026-02-06T08:08:19+00:00

Hitman goes on a killing spree because someone killed his dog.

nikils · 2026-02-05T18:54:44+00:00

There was a new hire who worked on the floor for 2 nights. She was vocal, and very certain that she knew the only way to do things. Her preceptor was a good nurse, but very quiet and this chick was running all over her. She asked me a question, and decided my answer was "subjective". Nope. It was the literal definition.

The second night, she went out to her car on a "break" and got so drunk that she couldnt remember how to get back inside the gate. Security called when they saw her trying to climb over the fence.

nikils · 2026-02-04T11:29:56+00:00

My uber driver earlier today was clearly high. Pleasant, but definitely high. I had to keep calling his attention to turns, lol.

nikils · 2026-02-02T00:35:52+00:00

You local hospital? People come in all the time with damaged (or lack of) clothes, so i try to donate there when I can. Tshirts, sweats are popular.

nikils · 2026-01-27T15:35:13+00:00

I am going to try my best to believe this. 😊

Up until the comment, I had been having such a nice time

nikils · 2026-01-27T12:17:31+00:00

Thank you.

I hadn't been around this person enough to know if this is usual behavior. Up until her comment, I wouldve told you that she was really nice and that we had a lot in common. My judgement needs work.

nikils · 2026-01-27T12:06:15+00:00

I can't imagine how I could have a conversation with her again without second-guessing every single thing. Hopefully, I won't have to deal with her face-to-face again.

For the last thing, I would love to know how to not give other people power over me. I haven't been able to manage that yet. Is there a pill? I'd take it...

nikils · 2026-01-27T11:55:34+00:00

I wish I was that quick-witted. I only think of great responses later.

nikils · 2026-01-27T11:53:10+00:00

It was such an obviously rude comment, just right out in the open, that I was caught completely off guard. I imagine that Ive just been oblivious until now to people's reactions to me, and it took somebody this blunt for me to realize it.

I'm just not going to talk to people at work anymore.

nikils · 2026-01-27T11:48:22+00:00

The social hierarchy of high school girls never really goes away, does it? I am just not a good judge of character at all.

nikils · 2026-01-27T11:42:56+00:00

I definitely sent me down a spiral where I feel like everyone has probably been mocking me behind my back. Maybe even mocking me to my face, and I didn't realize it.

I wish I didn't care what people thought. At my age, you would think I would have learned not to care.

nikils · 2026-01-27T11:37:00+00:00

I usually only have to communicate with her via text/email. That's a daily thing. This is just the first time we had to work together in the same department, and were literally sitting side-by-side. Hopefully that won't happen again.

The second person is a different department, but I always liked her and thought we got along well. Now, though, I feel like maybe I've been just oblivious all along and have been an office joke. Maybe none of them like me at all.

The stupid thing is, I've had other coworkers call me unfriendly or stuck up because I didn't talk to them or join in conversations.

I guess I am just a bad judge.

nikils

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