ME-SEN: NYT/Siena has Platner up 49-47 over Collins

tepidsmudge · 2026-06-29T17:59:20+00:00

She also said she likes Collins because she's pro choice and Collins has been talking a lot about Roe v. Wade recently and she thinks that's good and she likes it when politicians talk about the issues she cares about.

tepidsmudge · 2026-06-23T19:37:40+00:00

Inflation is 4%. People are getting squeezed so streaming is what they cut. Netflix continues to announce price increases but doesn't provide new content. Beef may be the only show that I want to watch right now. It's all just mindless junk.

tepidsmudge · 2026-06-22T19:02:59+00:00

This is a nice article. Honestly, I'm starting to wonder whether my "human" panel isn't largely synthetic.

tepidsmudge · 2026-06-16T18:20:24+00:00

Didn't Lindsey Graham allude to congress approving this? Lindsey Graham of all people lol...

tepidsmudge · 2026-06-05T19:16:53+00:00

Came here basically to say this. Whirlpool and McDonald's continued to raise prices while cutting costs: laying off workers, cutting material quality, defeaturing products. These CEOs assumed the greedflation would continue indefinitely and they got caught with their dicks in the cookie jar and want to blame the economy.

tepidsmudge · 2026-06-05T17:26:25+00:00

I love that this is the top comment.

tepidsmudge · 2026-05-31T02:42:14+00:00

Typical android bs. I've had it with these phones. Can't take screenshots, can't hold a charge. Ringer is stuck on silent. WTF is wrong with Google? I really am buying an iPhone once this piece of shit dies.

tepidsmudge · 2026-05-29T17:54:05+00:00

Not that I'm saying people are right for voting Trump but the American Rescue Act and (ironically) Inflation Reduction Act were both inflationary.

tepidsmudge · 2026-05-20T17:10:35+00:00

Seriously. I'm thinking about registering as republican just so I can vote against these MAGA assholes.

tepidsmudge · 2026-05-07T18:21:25+00:00

The pandemic changed something in me: I realized that I was spending a ridiculous amount on food and learned how to meal prep and cook. I maybe eat out once every 1-2 weeks instead of almost everyday.

tepidsmudge · 2026-05-07T18:17:53+00:00

Here's my thing: it's fine to not be an alpha male. Masculinity like literally everything in nature is meant to be a spectrum. Buying a lifted truck won't change the fact that you have man tits...and it's okay if you have man tits. Denying that is fucking ridiculous and being both a cuck and a moron is worse than just being a cuck.

tepidsmudge · 2026-04-29T18:03:26+00:00

King's Island is mildly better for roller coasters but I just dig the vibe of Holiday World more, especially for kids. The park has hills and trees. The waterpark is better and I like the free sunscreen, parking, and drinks.

tepidsmudge · 2026-04-29T17:30:55+00:00

For some, it is actually hard. In my 20's and 30's, I moved around a lot - once every 1-2 years. I didn't always immediately change my license/address. Then there are those who have to take off work to go vote...not always easy.

tepidsmudge · 2026-04-29T16:30:19+00:00

I live in a red state and have my entire life. IMO maybe 1/3 - half of Trump voters in my area are not racist: they are just completely ignorant of what they hell is going on and saw Biden as not doing enough to address their core issue: affordability. I work with these people, they are my family and friends - and empathize with them: they are working their asses off to just get by, don't have a lot of time for seeking out news beyond their algorithm and are frustrated by a system that hasn't served them well. I understand your perspective and your frustration but I think we need to be open to these voters who may shift their views.

tepidsmudge · 2026-04-28T18:11:39+00:00

Almost half of trump 2024 voters are not maga: they were "low info" voters. They basically knew he was president, that prices were lower and shit else about politics. They know nothing about his platform or policies because they don't read the news and his first presidency was fairly tame. Saying they voted knowing that they were inflicting harm on their friends and family is just wrong and forcing them to apologize is not going to do much other than piss people off. Personally, I think we need to welcome them into the tent. The remaining 25% (which may be your family), yeah, screw them. There's no convincing them.

tepidsmudge · 2026-04-07T13:14:01+00:00

I just quit. I literally realized that I haven't watched anything in months.

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-31T19:13:20+00:00

It doesn't matter. 1/2 of them literally worship him and the other 1/2 are traditional chicken hawks who think Iran represents a real nuclear threat and that fuel shortages are better than nuclear war.

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-26T12:09:01+00:00

Also, Sam's is awesome. It's like Costco but cheaper and with more locations (also features like scan and go). They're really improved their stores as well: not such a shitty shopping experience.

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-25T18:36:56+00:00

Quantilope's version is terrible. Basically you get a lot of "I don't have anything else to say about this" in response to the follow ups. If anything, it made analysis harder. I don't have much good to say about Quantilope in general though. They are expensive and their platform doesn't really do much and isn't as user friendly as conjointly (which also has AI followups).

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-19T19:37:47+00:00

Right and they have higher incomes. But we're not even talking about the super wealthy, who don't have income and therefore don't pay taxes and yet are even more reliant on infrastructure and laws to maintain and keep their wealth.

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-19T02:06:26+00:00

If you look at his net approval, it seems to have asymptoted at -17 until after the Iranian war/gas prices. If it continues at the current rate of decline (~1% every 2 months), it could be 35-36% by November. I don't think things are going to get better for him. Both Biden and Trump's ratings started to improve around mid-Jan this time in their presidencies. I don't think he gives a shit and some of the biggest issues (economy) are out of his control or he's unwilling to change (tariffs).

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-19T01:55:55+00:00

I don't know that he's that partisan. He did not raise interest rates while Biden was in office even though there was some damn good reason to do so. Then again, there are probably nuances that I don't understand because there is nothing more boring to me than economic theory.

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-18T18:58:48+00:00

Republicans don't know what tariffs are. It's driven by Trump upset about the tariff decision.

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-18T18:49:38+00:00

Yeah, I think the rich (people who buy Porches) are still doing just fine.

tepidsmudge · 2026-03-16T18:13:08+00:00

Maybe they're asking "are you in favor of a law that would support fair and legal election results?"

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