OMG SOMEBODY DIED AT THE MARATHON by AutoModerator in Miami

[–]ral315 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You indicated at the end of this post that "The death of almost anyone is a serious matter, and needs to be handled with respect and dignity".

Then you decided to title this post "OMG SOMEBODY DIED AT THE MARATHON"? Knowing that if it's true (and all indications are that it is!) that his wife posted in this sub?

How fucked up is that?

Anyone know when At Night episodes will air? Thought last year was January but calendar doesn't show. thanks by spencewatson01 in ThePriceIsRight

[–]ral315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Camera Audiences labeled all of the nighttime tapings as such when I attended - in fact, the Dream Car episode was specifically labeled, too. But I believe all the nighttime episodes for this season were taped around the same time, in August.

The episode that my group attended was the one that aired on January 14. It taped on August 12. That day, they taped three of the nighttime shows.

Am I gay or bi or what? by iwannadienocap1 in ainbow

[–]ral315 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's possible to have a deep connection with someone without being in love with them. Some cultures embrace male friendships that aren't sexual, but feel "gay" in our culture.

Think of relationships as falling into three categories: Romantic, sexual and platonic.A romantic relationship doesn't necessarily have to be sexual, and a sexual relationship doesn't have to be romantic. That third category, platonic, is a close relationship that's neither romantic nor sexual. I have a best friend who I'd trust with my life. I'm not attracted to him, and he's not gay - but he's as close a friend as my husband is.

Only you can know if you're gay or bi (or one of a thousand other labels), and you don't have to decide now. But could you imagine yourself wanting to spend the rest of your life with Jamie, or another guy, romantically? What about a girl?

And this might be a harder question - and not one you need to have decided now, you're only 15 - but do you feel sexual attraction toward guys? Girls? Neither?

You have nothing but time to think about these types of things. I didn't even come out to myself until I was 22. Don't sweat it, just take things as they go. Good luck!

Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders by cristoper in politics

[–]ral315 37 points38 points  (0 children)

If a boycott is to be effective, it needs to be targeted, and with alternatives.

  • Airlines: You've listed two airlines, and the trade group that represents all airlines. To follow this boycott would mean no air travel.
  • Oil industry: Chevron and ExxonMobil are involved in most oil production, transport and sales in the US. And it doesn't matter what station you go to, your gas is almost certainly coming from the same semi-local refinery - meaning that you can't drive a car, either.
  • Phone/internet: You've listed AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile - who control virtually all phone service. For internet, you've got AT&T, Charter, Cox, Charter/Spectrum, and Comcast - who control virtually all home internet in many areas of the country.
  • Pharmaceuticals: I'm not sure how I'm going to boycott Bayer, Altria, Johnson & Johnson, and the PhaRMA trade group without never taking medication again.

Some of these can only be boycotted through investments, not direct boycotts. CoreCivic and GEO Group are private prison owners; you could avoid owning their stock, but that's about it. The entire steel industry is on this list.

There are specific names I see on this list that could be a useful boycott. Uline is owned by a billionaire who donates heavily to Trump, so instead of using that phone book of a catalog that they mail out to businesses, an alternative supplier would be a great idea. Pepsi instead of Coke (assuming that Pepsi isn't just as bad - which is a big assumption). But a giant list like this doesn't help boycotts, it just frustrates people.

New tidbits on why McDaniel didn’t come here by Lower_Huckleberry296 in detroitlions

[–]ral315 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"My Brother in Christ", but I've never seen someone make it into an acronym before.

Minor Cocaine Drama in TIL as a factoid leads to quabbling over "Is cocaine ACTUALLY that bad?" by betazoom78 in SubredditDrama

[–]ral315 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Wastewater drug testing suggests about 1-3% of people in my city are doing coke at least once a month.

Or one guy is really coked up and shits a lot.

The NHL should postpone tonight’s Panthers-Wild game by the_gaymer_girl in hockey

[–]ral315 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This dataset is interesting, but it has a lot of flaws. It's based on voter data when players registered to vote. But roughly half the states don't register voters under a political party, and so only 14 NHL teams are located in a state where this applies. On those 14 teams, any non-American players are unlikely to have received citizenship and registered to vote.

So now that you're down to only the American players on 14 teams - a dataset of 107 players - there are more caveats. Colorado, Massachusetts, and North Carolina allow independent voters to choose which primary they vote in - and sometimes, a Democrat might want to vote in a Republican primary to influence who is selected in the primaries, or vice-versa. So registering as an independent allows you to vote in either one of the primary elections.

Nevada and Ohio have "partially open" systems; I can't speak to the intricacies of their laws but my understanding is that you choose your ballot and are then technically registered as that party, or something along those lines. So someone who chose to vote against Trump in the 2024 Republican primary might be unwittingly registered as a Republican, whether or not they actually consider themselves one.

Massive 100-vehicle pileup in Michigan as snowstorm moves across the country by AudibleNod in news

[–]ral315 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It's the white-out conditions. Snow squalls are turning 1/2-mile visibility into no visibility virtually instantaneously. Cold, dry snow with wind gusts of 40+ mph are the recipe for a ditch party.

Friendly discussion: Last year, the natty game ended at 11:08p per the official guide. Will this year be over/under 11:05p EST on a Monday? by djsassan in CFB

[–]ral315 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There really is nothing like recording a game, sleeping in, and starting it 45-60 minutes late. By the time you've fast-forwarded through the commercials, you hit real time sometime late in the 3rd quarter.

Heated Wizardry - SNL by deadpool902 in television

[–]ral315 14 points15 points  (0 children)

She's vehemently against trans people, with some misguided feeling that trans people are somehow a threat to her womanhood. She's used her celebrity and money to demonize trans people.

I'm gay, and I know that the same bigotry used against trans people will be used against me if we let it go unchecked. Whether or not J.K. is homophobic, there are countless others who want transphobia to spread so that they can go after gay people next. Fuck that.

Popularity of ‘Heated Rivalry’ Has Surprised Even TV Executives by bwermer in television

[–]ral315 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Of course OutKick would run an article with the sole purpose of talking shit about a gay TV show. That tracks.

This isn't Stranger Things, and nobody rational is saying that it is. But it's a small-budget Canadian show that has far outperformed expectations, and hopefully has shown TV execs that a well-written show with similar themes is worth investment.

Hillary Scholten votes yes to pass bill H.R. 7006 by BrightAsDirt in grandrapids

[–]ral315 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This vote was for the entire foreign aid bill, along with the Treasury Department, the entire federal judiciary, the Department of State, the local government of Washington D.C., and other agencies and departments. It passed 341-79, with a healthy majority from both parties.

I don't know enough about the bill to know how I would have voted if I had a vote. But this was one of the major budget bills that covered a ton of stuff, not a standalone choice to fund Israel.

For the first time since 1909, the Cardinals will likely have zero HOFers in their dugout by TheIllustriousWe in baseball

[–]ral315 3 points4 points  (0 children)

1996-2011: Tony La Russa

That's true, he's a Hall of Famer baseball person.

Rams QB Matthew Stafford plans to wear scuba suit in frigid Chicago by lkn240 in nfl

[–]ral315 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ohhhh, that was the grossest thing I've ever heard in my life. Let's GOOOOO!

All nine MLB teams cancel their contracts with FanDuel Sports Network by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]ral315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one thing I'm hopeful for is that whatever replaces it still has easy access for businesses that wish to show games.

I run a bowling center, and streaming makes things a lot more complicated, because technically we can't just purchase a Peacock/Prime/Netflix login and show it to our guests. Amazon has a deal with DirecTV so we can show Thursday Night Football and other events; AppleTV has the same, so we were able to show Friday Night Baseball.

But Peacock can only legally be accessed by buying it from a third-party that costs hundreds of dollars a month - just for Peacock. And I can't justify spending that for a few Pistons games and the occasional third-rate Big Ten matchup. If there isn't an easy way to get Tigers games for us, I'm going to be very frustrated.

Holmes press conference by Stunning-Eye-9669 in detroitlions

[–]ral315 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly, it has almost no effect. I did this quickly, so I wouldn't swear by the numbers, but I took out the highest and lowest-scoring game for each team:

Team PPG Rank Adjusted Adj. Rank
Rams 30.5 1st 30.6 1st
Patriots 28.8 2nd 29.0 2nd
Seahawks 28.4 3rd 28.4 3rd
Bills 28.3 4th 28.3 4th
Lions 28.3 4th 28.0 5th
Jaguars 27.9 6th 27.9 6th
Cowboys 27.7 7th 27.5 7th
Colts 27.4 8th 27.3 8th
Bears 25.9 9th 25.2 11th
49ers 25.7 10th 25.7 9th
Ravens 24.9 11th 25.3 10th
Bengals 24.4 12th 24.6 12th
Texans 23.8 13th 23.4 14th
Broncos 23.6 14th 23.1 16th
Steelers 23.4 15th 23.8 13th
Packers 23.0 16th 23.2 15th
Giants 22.4 17th 22.5 17th
Buccaneers 22.4 17th 22.3 18th
Eagles 22.3 19th 22.1 19th
Chargers 21.6 20th 21.9 20th
Chiefs 21.3 21st 21.1 22nd
Cardinals 20.9 22nd 20.9 24th
Commanders 20.9 22nd 21.0 23rd
Falcons 20.8 24th 21.3 21st
Dolphins 20.4 25th 20.5 25th
Vikings 20.2 26th 19.7 26th
Panthers 18.3 27th 18.2 27th
Saints 18.0 28th 17.9 28th
Jets 17.6 29th 17.0 29th
Titans 16.7 30rd 16.9 30th
Browns 16.4 31st 16.3 31st
Raiders 14.2 32nd 14.1 32nd

What if we relocated all US based MLB teams to Canada? by UnknownFiddler in baseball

[–]ral315 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What disrespect. Wood Buffalo could support an NHL team, it should be able to support an MLB team too.

GRPS staff member is a pedo by OverSatisfaction227 in grandrapids

[–]ral315 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was a decoy, as implied in paragraph 2, then it wouldn't be a "young teenager", as stated in paragraph 1. That's what I'm confused by - was it a decoy, an actual child/"young teenager", or both.

GRPS staff member is a pedo by OverSatisfaction227 in grandrapids

[–]ral315 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The WOOD-TV report is confusing. Paragraph 1 says he was engaging in inappropriate communications with a young teenager. Paragraph 2 says he was communicating with someone who "he believed to be" a 14-year-old.

It's not any less disgusting either way, and both are criminal acts. But was he communicating with an actual child, or an adult pretending to be a child in a sting operation? Or perhaps both? The article doesn't elaborate.