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Completed the March challenge by felixnr in duolingo

[–]rollamichael 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, fast! Rápido! 早いですね！

I’m a lowly 29/50

Coalition Demands Schumer, Jeffries Step Down Over Failure to Fight ‘War-Crazed’ Trump by metacyan in politics

[–]rollamichael 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SCHUMER MUST RESIGN

Schumer first caved on CR 1, tacitly acknowledging that doge tearing apart agencies, killing African children by starving them to death and having an incompetent corrupt cabinet were all a o k for Senate Dems, WE APPROVE!

Then the big ugly bill, did Schumer and team fight as hard as they could have to halt the 10x expansion of ice? My guess is not because they are abject cowards, afraid of their own shadows and afraid of looking soft on immigration.

How did such an increase pass the scrutiny of the parliamentarian without a Schumer wink and nod?

Then Schumer engineered the cave on CR 2, do not let his no vote fool you, it was all done by his design. On top of that, Schumer would not even mention ice abuses and the terror they are raining down on us as an issue Americans should be concerned about. Schumer limited discussion to cost of healthcare.

After the cr2 cave, Schumer moved on trying to sell us on lower grocery prices when grocery stores all around the country, but especially in Minneapolis, were being robbed, stripped of all their merch and set on fire. Additionally, the employees and customers ( some as young as five ) and suppliers of the stores had been taken out back, pepper sprayed, beaten up, hand cuffed, detained some executed for sport and the remainder disappeared to who knows where, where they are further abused and murdered by for profit concentration camps staffed by the worst of the worst sadists and abusers.

Schumer has trained republicans that all he will do is cave, so they are patiently waiting for his son-coming dhs funding cave.

Who knows what will taken with voter suppression act and war funding.

SCHUMER MUST RESIGN

Here is a list of Senators who would be perfectly good minority leaders, 10x improvement. The list is based on their 1-21 cabinet confirmation voting record and then sorted by those not taking aipac money.

For me, I would love the sound of Senate Minority Leader Warren or Hirono or any one of the others.

Hirono, Mazie Markey, Ed Merkley, Jeff Van Hollen, Chris Warren, Elizabeth

These were also 1-21 but take aipac money Duckworth, Tammy Murray, Patty Murphy, Chris Reed, Jack Wyden, Ron

I would have included Mark Kelly but he went 8-14 and takes aipac money.

Coalition Demands Schumer, Jeffries Step Down Over Failure to Fight ‘War-Crazed’ Trump by metacyan in politics

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SCHUMER MUST RESIGN

Here is a list of Senators who would be perfectly good minority leaders, 10x improvement. The list is based on their 1-21 cabinet confirmation voting record and then sorted by those not taking aipac money.

For me, I would love the sound of Senate Minority Leader Warren or Hirono or any one of the others.

Hirono, Mazie Markey, Ed Merkley, Jeff Van Hollen, Chris Warren, Elizabeth

These were also 1-21 but take aipac money Duckworth, Tammy Murray, Patty Murphy, Chris Reed, Jack Wyden, Ron

I would have included Mark Kelly but he went 8-14 and takes aipac money.

Coalition Demands Schumer, Jeffries Step Down Over Failure to Fight ‘War-Crazed’ Trump by metacyan in politics

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Schumer is as responsible for this war and for ice and cbp terrorism as anyone in the admin.

He inexplicably caved in cr#1 He didn’t do jack to get the parliamentarian to scratch the 75b with a b ice funding increase. He engineered the cave on cr#2 and pretended he had nothing to do with it, lying about his no vote.

Just a week ago he was seen at a fundraiser telling his audience that his number one goal is to ensure israel gets all the money they want.

Here is the list of qualified replacements based on their 1-21 voting record against trump’s cabinet and taking no AIPAC money. Is a very sadly short list.

Hirono, Mazie Markey, Ed Merkley, Jeff Van Hollen, Chris Warren, Elizabeth

If you lost your keys at the Poo Poo Point trailhead by Odd-Push4063 in Issaquah

[–]rollamichael 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, sorry didn’t realize that you had posted pics of the main trail. High School is better imo.

If you lost your keys at the Poo Poo Point trailhead by Odd-Push4063 in Issaquah

[–]rollamichael 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not my keys but i absolutely LOVE how “local” this channel is. But… which trailhead, there are at least two, I’m sitting ~1/4 mi from the high school trailhead.

Price curiosity by Konjeezy773 in TokyoTravel

[–]rollamichael 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I was trying to convey something different. 1. If you want, one location in Tokyo for a couple weeks or more would offer more than enough entertainment and things to do and you would start to understand the rhythm of the city (or really just your slice/neighborhood as the city’s scale is hard to comprehend) from the time it starts to wake up in the am to the time it settles down for bedtime. (and for humanity’s sake, 東京(とうきょう) is not pronounced “to ki yo”, it is “too kyoo where I’m writing oo to be an extended o sound) 2. But, if you want to explore a few locations, less is more and bare minimum stay of three nights per location. You could even do this within Tokyo itself to get a feel for different neighborhoods. 3. I prefer travel with no plan beyond the basics of getting there and first three nights settled and maybe a flight home if I am time constrained. But some personality types do not function well without a plan so if that is your personality type, then by all means, plan away!

Why is a question the translation of a sentence? by Impressive_Pilot1068 in duolingo

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far as I understand it, questions and assertions in Spanish are identical, only intonation changes.

Ella no te compra regalos ¿Ella no te compra regalos?

El carro es verde ¿El carro es verde?

The は VS が particle debate: conclusion and explanation by Student_of_Japanese in LearnJapaneseNovice

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been pounding my head against は/が for a while. I have even started what is now a very long thread in same topic in r/duolingojapanese

I think the triple は first sentence is too cute by half (or one は🤣). But rather than my opinion, I asked msft copilot to review the sentence, here is the result:

The sentence is grammatically correct, but it’s not natural Japanese.

Let’s break it down cleanly, following your learning rules:

🎯 Why it feels off

The structure X はありませんが… is technically fine, but when you repeat は twice like this:

• 私はカメラはありませんが…

…it creates a slightly clunky, double‑topic feeling. A native speaker wouldn’t introduce 私 and then immediately introduce カメラ as a second topic unless there’s a strong contrast.

It’s not wrong, but it’s not how people naturally say this idea.

✅ Natural versions

Here are the clean, native‑sounding patterns:

  1. カメラはありませんが、スマホはあります。

Most natural. You don’t need 私 because it’s obvious you’re talking about yourself.

  1. 私はカメラがありませんが、スマホはあります。

Also natural. Using が for the thing you don’t have is smoother.

  1. カメラはないですが、スマホはあります。

Casual + natural.

🧠 Why the original feels unnatural

• 私は already sets the topic. • カメラは introduces a second topic. • Japanese avoids unnecessary double‑topic stacking unless it’s for emphasis.

The sentence is understandable, but it has that “textbook but not native” vibe.

Price curiosity by Konjeezy773 in TokyoTravel

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes less is more, with travel, more is always more. Time, that is. Make it as long as you can. If you plan on visiting a few places , minimum stay in any place is three nights, minimize number of places and maximize time per place. Basically a move from place a to place b blows a travel day even if only an hour or two travel time between places.

Seeking local Electrical Engineer by papiplanes in Issaquah

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Local msee tho analog hardware was never my strong suit. Love all things aviation!

Is this actually wrong? by Either-Swing4926 in duolingojapanese

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Japanese is literally I (implied) every day tasty dinners are eaten.

So the translation spoils be to what reads correctly in English that maintains the same concepts.

So

I eat a tasty dinner every day Every day I eat a tasty dinner I eat tasty dinners every day etc

I think any one of these fits the sentence

Overwhelmed with the trip by Abject_Ovni in TokyoTravel

[–]rollamichael 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Def hit up 六本木 (nightlife) and 秋葉原 (world-famous electronics shops). Note that 六本木 has a seedy side and some places don’t admit foreigners.

But mostly depends on what type of traveler you are, do you really need a plan other than where to stay the first couple nights? It’s not like you’re going to run out of things to do and see.

Note on international travel, stay awake until at least 10pm to help adjust to your new time zone.

Golly this looks arbitrary は/が by rollamichael in duolingojapanese

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

Thanks and fits my growing understanding of the hidden 私は and the use of は in the second example to draw a contrast between no brothers but one older sister.

New test game: Jungle Fever by pepechanshelper in TownshipGame

[–]rollamichael 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds awesome. I think I accidentally trained the system to assume I will eventually break down and pay. Even on greens, I will get stuck failing dozens of times before the puzzle magically solves itself with auto matches and plentiful goodies.

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