billy corgan, twice. total dick once, nice the other time. dan aykroyd bought us a shot. ray manzarek of the doors had a strong presence and was direct but polite. chuck palahniuk at a book signing, funny but no opinion either way. john waters was kind and weird, exactly what you’d expect. al jourgensen didn’t say much and looked terrible. I corresponded via email with terrence mckenna and he was very kind.
we did this during elementary school in the 80s. I also remember doing duck and cover drills for nuclear war.
I just block ads via dns (next dns, set in android network and internet settings)
also, supposedly, if you’re a moderator you can access nsfw content
I believe the vote counts, yes.
primary voters vote for the candidate. party elites might have their horse but if the voters go another way, then their horse still loses the race despite the advantage. an outsider candidate could win if they have the votes.
funding and party support is one thing. votes are another.
unfortunately, he wasn’t chosen by voters when it came to actual primary votes.
voters select these candidates via primaries and general election, though.
science is a liar sometimes
if a business cannot pay their workers a living wage without having customers subsidize their wage with tips, then that business shouldn’t exist.
I eat prunes daily. some people think it’s a laxative for old people. sure, there’s fiber in them and fiber helps you stay regular but just the same as eating most fruit. prunes are just dried plums and they’re delicious
Colorado votes by mail and it’s regarded as the gold standard in regards to integrity and efficiency.
as if a progressive president would have been able to do more than biden. they’d be obstructed the same by republicans ans scotus, if not more
I don’t know about lemmy but I’m using kbin and it’s pretty easy to subscribe to magazines (aka communities) and block the ones I don’t want to see
I wouldn’t be surprised if reddit admin are inflating upvotes on pro reddit comments or have an army of bots defending reddit.
he was an informant for “drugs, gambling and human smuggling.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-proudboys-leader-exclusive/exclusive-proud-boys-leader-was-prolific-informer-for-law-enforcement-idUSKBN29W1PE