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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
So Biden getting asked about Court packing, says he doesn't want to give an absolute statement on what he'd do until after the Senate votes, because he doesn't want his position to dominate the news when the people should be hearing whats going on in the Senate right now.
PSN ID: FateSeraph | Switch friendcode: SW-0145-8835-0610 Congratulations! She/TheyHe wants to be able to go, "Dat was court-packing just now, better counter-pack." But he can't say that before ACB's nomination vote is complete.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Pretty much yeah. Said he'd put out a clear answer before Election Day and did outright call bullshit on the Senate doing jackshit about COVID-19 but somehow having time to rush this through.
PSN ID: FateSeraph | Switch friendcode: SW-0145-8835-0610 Congratulations! She/TheyYou poor bastard.
More on-topic:
YouTube bans QAnon, other conspiracy content that targets individuals – YouTube said it would be enforcing the updated policy immediately and plans to “ramp up in the weeks to come.”
Edited by sgamer82 on Oct 15th 2020 at 6:42:11 AM
Edited by tclittle on Oct 15th 2020 at 9:52:28 AM
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."So fun fact. Apparently in California, since voter registration is tied to the DMV, renewing one's license if it's about to expire somehow resets one's voting registration information. Information such as the mailing address for the ballots, meaning it goes to the residence in the USA as opposed to overseas.
Take a guess why I'm mentioning this now. Go on, guess.
Disgusted, but not surprised![]()
I don't know, actually. That could be a reference to trump using that as ammunition for his dumbass voting fraud crusade (however flimsy the connection), or it could mean that you're currently living overseas.
Edited by jjjj2 on Oct 15th 2020 at 11:02:08 AM
You can only write so much in your forum signature. It's not fair that I want to write a piece of writing yet it will cut me off in the midSo now I have to re-register as an overseas voter with my mailing address and hope I get election materials in time to vote.
Fortunately, my county's registrar has informed me of what I need to do. It's still a hassle though.
Kind of makes one wonder why the fuck voter registration is tied to one's driver's license in the first place.
Edited by M84 on Oct 15th 2020 at 11:05:37 PM
Disgusted, but not surprisedThere was a good moment in Biden’s town hall where a mother of a trans teenager asked him about what he’ll do for trans people after all Trump has done to further marginalize and harm us.
Biden looked really upset and shaken by what Trump’s been doing, and promised to undo his executive orders and change the laws to help trans people, instead of harming us.
It was, I think, the first time either candidate has acknowledged us in this race, but Biden’s twitter doubled down afterwards and said that trans rights are the biggest civil rights issue of the modern day.
Did he say that explicitly on Twitter? This is the only one I can find.

Two Town Halls are happening right now (8PM EST) for Trump and Biden.
NBC will be hosting Trump's town hall, while ABC will be hosting Biden's.