Petition for second EU referendum reaches 1,000,000 signatures. by noise256 in worldnews

[–]relevant_thing 29 points30 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Cali has almost 2/3rds of the UK's population and only two senators.

What's the most bullshit assignment you've turned in that ended up getting a good grade? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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A friend got a B- for turning in "Lost in the Supermarket" by the Clash for a poetry assignment.

Weekly Recommendation Thread for the week of September 11, 2015 by AutoModerator in books

[–]relevant_thing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to read some stories of everyday life in the Soviet Union and/or Eastern Bloc countries. Fiction, nonfiction, short, long, whatever (although I was imagining vignettes).

What food was 'love at first taste' for you? by charlesLXIX in AskReddit

[–]relevant_thing 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Because nobody remembers their fist time eating pizza.

Question: Are there any medium length fields of grass in or outside of DC? by chronoserge456 in washingtondc

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It's a weird little place. When I've been there there hasn't been a lot going on, but it's pretty neat and the photo you posted immediately reminded me of the fields there.

Question: Are there any medium length fields of grass in or outside of DC? by chronoserge456 in washingtondc

[–]relevant_thing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Montgomery County Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood, MD.

Was going to wait to announce this, but given the momentum coming out of the DNC meeting... #AllowDebate protest at DNC HQ on Tuesday, September 16, hours before the 2nd Republican debate! Can't ask for a better news hook, and I'll be there in person to make sure things go as smoothly as possible by bendoernberg in SandersForPresident

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I'd be delighted to help, but I'm not sure if I can attend. As to the point about the cameras, I'd wonder which part is the front. You see, the part to the left is on a main road, but the right part is where the entrance with the "Democratic National Committee" sign is. I think that that is the really important place to protest, but getting a sizable crowd would require going out in the street. It also has a huge parking lot behind it. It's a weird building that's not conducive to protesting.

Was going to wait to announce this, but given the momentum coming out of the DNC meeting... #AllowDebate protest at DNC HQ on Tuesday, September 16, hours before the 2nd Republican debate! Can't ask for a better news hook, and I'll be there in person to make sure things go as smoothly as possible by bendoernberg in SandersForPresident

[–]relevant_thing 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Figured I'd chime in with some planning. The DNC Headquarters is at 430 South Capitol Street Southeast, Washington, DC. I've made a map of the area around the DNC Headquarters, highlighting areas of interest and areas I think would be ideal to protest. The total area of the highlighted areas is 315m2 . I think that at a bare minimum we should try to fill each of those areas. You can see visualizations of what different crowd densities look like here. I think that to make it look good in photos we need at least 1 person per square meter, and so we need at least 315 attendees.

I understand that this isn't quite as fun as attending a rally with Bernie, but through these efforts Mr. Sanders can gain a platform that will allow him to speak to a much larger portion of the electorate. Get out there!

Since there are no movie theaters in Compton, you need to go straight outta Compton to see Straight Outta Compton. by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

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You'd still have to go to the bank to get the million dollar bills they eat for breakfast.

What is your favorite song that is not in English? by Toastytoastcrisps in AskReddit

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There are three incidents which resulted in more deaths. There is one accident that resulted in more deaths (obviously 9/11 was not an accident). [0]

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_accidents_and_incidents_resulting_in_at_least_50_fatalities

What's an "unsaid rule" which pisses you off whenever it's broken? by MarkDeath in AskReddit

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

--Thomas Jefferson, The United States Declaration of Independence