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[qqueenofhades]

I just read an article on The Conversation that states: "Today, most data has Trump narrowly beating Biden in the national popular vote, albeit within the statistical margin of error." (Source for that data: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/)

In your opinion, is that true? How can that be possible after everything Trump has done? After the Insurrection? I'm terrified 😕

(For reference, the original article can be found at https://theconversation.com/five-reasons-why-trumps-republican-opponents-were-never-going-to-beat-him-223288?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202888329325&utm_content=The%20Weekend%20Conversation%20-%202888329325+CID_fceedfd21410eb8a7b6fd6e1124d9d54&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=five%20reasons)

Short answer: no, I don't think it's true.

Long answer: no, I really don't think it's true. Here's why.

Broader context. A Republican has won the popular presidential vote only twice in the 21st century, and in the first of those occasions -- 2000 -- I use "won" very advisedly. We all know, or at least we should, about all the fuckery that went down in Florida with Bush vs. Gore and SCOTUS stepping in to stop the recount (which almost surely would have gone to Gore) and handing Florida, and thus the presidency, to George Dubya Bush by a mere 537 votes. Dubya then did win re-election and the popular vote/EC in 2004, in the throes of patriotic war fervor and the GOP's Swiftboating of John Kerry (who was a pretty terrible candidate to start with). Other than that? None. Zip. Nada. None. Even in 2016 when Trump squeaked out a win (and thus the presidency) in the Electoral College, he lost nationwide to HRC by over 3 million votes. He lost to Biden by 7 million votes nationwide last time. Also, the reason the GOP loves the antidemocratic Electoral College is that it always works in their favor, and because red states with relatively scant population are given the same power in the Senate. That's why California, with 40+ million people, gets two (Democratic) senators, and Wyoming, with 400,000 people, gets two (Republican) senators. There is just no way that red states can get the actual raw numbers to win the popular vote against heavily blue urban population centers. The only one that comes close is Texas, and while it's something of a white whale for Democrats who think fondly that it'll surely turn blue this election cycle (and then it doesn't), it's not giving all its votes popular-vote-wise to Republicans. So yeah. The numbers aren't there. Biden is about 99% certain to win the popular vote, but because this is America, the question is whether the EC will follow.

(Although, I gotta say. In the deeply unlikely event that Biden loses the popular vote but wins the Electoral College -- i.e. the exact same thing Trump did in 2016 -- the right wing would lose their fucking minds and it would be incredibly hilarious. Also, we might finally get some red states willing to sign up to the National Popular Vote Compact, which is just a few ratifications away from going into effect. As noted, the Republicans will cling onto the Electoral College with their last dying breath because it's the only thing that makes them competitive in nationwide elections. If it fucked Trump, they might finally listen to ideas about changing it.)

The media are incredibly biased, and so is Nate Silver. Silver first rose to prominence as an independent geeky Data Guy elections whiz-kid, and was relatively good at being unbiased. That is not the case anymore. He's now affiliated with the New York Times and has started echoing the smugly anti-Biden framework of both that paper and the mainstream media in general. I'm not necessarily saying his data is total bunk, but he's extremely eager to frame, narrate, and explain it in ways that artificially disadvantage Biden (in the same way the NYT itself is all in on "BUT HIS AGEEEEE," just as they were with "BUT HER EEEEEEMAILS" in 2016) And that's a problem, because:

The polls are shit. Like, really, really shit. Didn't we just go through this in 2022, where everyone howled about how All The Data pointed to a Red Wave and then were /shocked pikachu face when this was nothing more than a Red Dribble of Piss (and frankly, the best midterm election result for the ruling party since like, the 1930s?) We've also had major, real-time proof that the polls are showing a consistent pro-Trump bias of 10 or more points, which is a huge error and keeps getting corrected whenever people actually vote, but the media will never admit that, because TRUMP IS WINNING WE ARE ALL DOOMZED!! We heard about how Biden might lose New Hampshire because he wasn't even on the ballot and that would be a critical embarrassment for him. He cruised easily with 68% (all write-in votes and FAR more than any other Democratic "candidate.") Meanwhile, Trump won New Hampshire by about 15% under what the polls had predicted for him (after doing the same and barely squeaking over 50% in Iowa, one of the whitest, most rural, most Trump-loving states in the nation). The number ballparked for Biden in the NV Democratic primary was something like 75%; he got over 90% (and twice as many votes as any candidate in the Republican Primary/Caucus/Whatever That Mess Was). The number for what he was supposed to get in the SC primary was in the high 60% (driven by the media's other favorite "Black voters are abandoning Biden" canard); he absolutely crushed it at 97% statewide. When Biden is winning by whopping margins and Trump is underperforming badly, in both cases by gaps of ten percent or more, it means the polls are simply not showing us an accurate state of the race. This could be because of media bias, bad data, selective polling, inability to actually connect with voters (especially young voters, who are about as likely to eat a live scorpion as to pick up an unsolicited phone call from an unknown number). This also shows up in:

Special elections. We've heard tons of Very Smart Punditry (derogatory) about how Democrats kicking ass in pretty much every competitive election since Roe was overturned in 2022 totally means nothing for the general election. (Of course, if the situation was reversed and Republicans were cleaning up at the same rate, we would be hearing nothing except how we're all destined for Eternal Trumpocracy... wait. no... we're still only hearing this. Weird.) In the last special election in early February, Democrat Tom Suozzi won back his old U.S House seat (NY-03) by over eight points, after polls had given him at most a two- or three-point edge. (Funnily, once again a Democrat did far better than the media is determined to insist, so Politico hilariously called a thumping eight-point win "edging it out.") This represents almost a 16-point blue swing from even just 2022, when The Congressman Possibly Known as George Santos won it by 7 points. On that same night, a Democratic candidate in a Trump +26 district in deep, deep red Oklahoma only lost by 5 points, marking another massive pro-blue swing. This has been the case in every special election since Roe went down. Apparently blah blah This Won't Translate to the General Election, because the media is very smart. Even when Democrats (historically hard to motivate and muster in off-year election cycles, or you know in general) are turning up in elections that don't involve Trump to punish terrible Trumpist policies, we're supposed to think they won't be motivated to actually vote against the guy himself? And not just them, because:

Trump is a terrible candidate. Which we know, and have always known, but now it's really true. We've had up to half of Haley voters stating they will vote for Biden over Trump if that is the November matchup (which it will be). Haley, amusingly, actually outraised Trump in January, because it turns out that the Trump Crime Family's open promise to send every single donor or RNC dollar to pay El Trumpo's legal fees hasn't been a terribly effective message. We had Republicans in NY-03 telling CNN that they voted for the Democrat Suozzi because they're so fed up with the GOP clown show in the House and don't think Republicans can govern (which uh. Yeah. Welcome to reality, we all knew that ages ago too). We have had up to a third of Republican voters saying they won't vote for Trump if he's convicted of a felony before the election (and technically he already has been, but we're still hoping for the January 6 trial to go ahead). Now, yes, Republicans are a notoriously cliquey bunch and might change their minds, but for all the endless bullshit BIDEN SHOULD STEP DOWN BECAUSE DEMOCRATS ARE DISUNITED narrative the media has been pushing like their kidnapped grandmothers' lives depend on it, Democrats aren't actually disunited at all. Instead, Trump is in chaos, the GOP is in chaos, sizeable chunks of Republican voters are ready to vote for someone else and in some cases have already done so, and yet, do we hear a peep about how Trump should step down? Nah. In related news, did you hear that Biden is old?!?! Why isn't anyone writing about this?!?!

Now, I want to make it clear: Trump's chances of winning are not zero, and they are not inconsiderable. We need to face that fact and deal with it accordingly. Large chunks of the country are still willing to vote for white Christian nationalist fascism. Trump still has plenty of diehard cultists and the entire establishment Republican party in his pocket, and it's been made very clear that Putin is bringing the full force of his malevolent Russian fascist machine to bear on this election as well. Case in point: we spent four years hearing about HUNTER BIDEN HUNTER BIDEN SECRET CORRUPTION GIANT SECRET BUSINESS SCANDAL, and it turns out that the GOP's "star informant" has been actively working with Russian spies the whole time and fed them complete bullshit disinformation, which they were eager to repeat so long as it might hurt Joe Biden. (And it would hurt Ukraine, so, twofer! I cannot emphasize enough how much it was all a deliberate collaboration by some of the worst people on earth.)

In 2016, people naively assumed that Trump could never win, and so they were especially willing to throw away, spoil, or otherwise not exercise their vote, or throw purity hissy fits over HRC (likewise fed at the toxic teat of Russian disinformation). That was exactly what allowed Trump to squeak out a win in the EC and put us in the mess we are currently in. If people act in the same way in 2024 that they did in 2016, Trump's chances of winning are drastically increased. So once again, as I keep saying, it's up to us. If we all vote blue, and we get our networks to vote blue, Biden is very likely to win. If we don't, he won't, and Trump will win. It's that simple. We had better decide what we're doing. The end.

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[toughereel]

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[skettchybunnyanimation]

Disney is Going Downhill

October 16, 1923, marks when Disney first came into animation, being one of the first animation companies ever. Created by Walt Dinsey, the company began putting out many marvelous animations from their first-ever movie in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Drawfs, a technical marvel at the time. As the years passed, they continued to make well-rounded and meaningful movies such as Beaty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and more. Indeed, one of the creators of modern-day animation has pushed the limits with beautiful animation and storytelling. So, what went wrong?

It is no secret that within recent years, Disney has had many hits and misses, with the more recent being its 100th anniversary, Wish, which came out November 22, 2023, and quickly became the new laughing stock of the animation world. Clunky and not put together would be a polite way to describe the animation. They tried to emulate the style of Spider-Verse by mixing 2-D and 3-D elements but failed miserably. The story could be better, being extremely lackluster and uninteresting, with far too many characters to count or even care about. However, recently, an old storyboard was leaked from Wish, which, in the short run (about 2-3 minutes), not only showed a more compelling character and story but also more beautiful animation. So why would Disney not want to make the objectively better movie? It's because of Bob Iger.

 Bob Iger has been Disney's CEO for about ten years now. Around the same time, Disney stopped prioritizing good animation and original stories and started to prioritize sequels and live actions. Bob Iger does not care about animation. He only cares about making money which has caused Disney to take a massive hit to its credibility, from a company that used to release beautiful masterpieces to a company that isn't willing to take risks because of the possibility of losing money. 

This is terrible for the animation industry because it not only shows the rise of greed within corporate America but also makes animators question if their jobs are safe and if people care about animation anymore. This growing issue is becoming increasingly apparent. As animators and creatives, we must find a way to restore the power to the hands of people who care about this art form.

Work Cited

Culture, Shannon Power Pop, and Entertainment Reporter. “Why Disney Can’t Make Hits like It Used To.” Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2023, www.newsweek.com/disney-box-office-flop-indiana-jones-1819147#:~:text=The%20reasons%20behind%20Disney.

Masters, Kim. “Unpacking Bob Iger’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good PR Week.” The Hollywood Reporter, 25 July 2023, www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/unpacking-bob-igers-bad-pr-week-1235544279/.

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[seekthetruthbiblemedia]

Good Friday - ‘Christ died for our sins’ - 1 Cor 15:3

Psalms 118:24

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Have a great day. I am praying that you will discover real life through the Lord Jesus. Watch a short video explaining why you cannot accord to ignore the Lord Jesus.

https://archive.org/download/BibleTeachingAudiosByStephenBakerOfSeekTheTruthBibleMedia/Seven%20reasons%20why%20you%20cannot%20afford%20to%20ignore%20Jesus.mov

#Jesus #Easter #Faith #Christian #Christianity #thecross

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[artistkaila17]

Went to the hospital yesterday on my birthday to do Lasik eye surgery.

I didn't get to do a birthday po box thing, maybe I still do it another day or when I move away.

We had Crab salad, salad, lime tortilla chips and zero sugar sprite drinks for a early dinner.

Blew out the candles, had cake and no sugar added, locatose free cherry cordial chocolate ice cream.

🎂 Birthday quote for my 34th birthday:

When life truly begins. May this 34th birthday mark a fresh beginning in my life. Ready to live my life blessed. 34 years, 34 reasons to celebrate.

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[andybnn]

จันทร์เต็มดวงแรกของปี ครั้งนี้เป็น "Micro Moon" เพราะจะเป็น ดวงจันทร์เต็มดวงที่อยู่ห่างจากดวงอาทิตย์มากที่สุดของปี เราจะเห็นจ้นทร์เต็มดวงที่เล็กที่สุดในรอบปี และยังมีความเชื่อดั่งเดิมของชาวอเมริกาพื้นเมือง จะเรียกว่า "Wolf Moon" เพราะเชื่อว่าจะเป็นช่วงที่ หมาป่าจะออกมา หอน ด้วยความโหยจากช่วงฤดูหนาว แต่ในความเป็นจริงแล้วมีเหตุผลอื่นอีกมากมาย . Credit: https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-january#:~:text=It's%20thought%20that%20January's%20full,wolves%20howl%20for%20different%20reasons. (at Bangkok, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFFWUdvvZK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jackgrad703]

article insight week10

an article I found that interested me was ‘Why are men less likely to talk about their feelings?’ on triveworks.com. the thing that interested me about it was not the content of the article but actually the comments from men under the article about some of their personal reasons for why tho don’t open up. 

some men mentioned negative reactions from spouses when they get vulnerable and others mention reasons like not being encouraged to do so. i found this quite eye-opening and just shows how society has many men and even some women conditioned to believe men have fewer feelings or shouldn’t have feelings altogether. 

https://thriveworks.com/blog/why-are-men-less-likely-to-talk-about-their-feelings/#:~:text=The%20first%20reason%20is%20simple,little%20biological%2C%E2%80%9D%20Vossenkemper%20explains

[iwishihadasciencebackground]

Literature review 2: Forgetting: The benefits of not remembering.

SAn eye opening section of this talk, was when Dr. Small elaborated how scientists and people with a medical background always thought that the action of “every-day” forgetting was triggered by a malfunctioning of the neuron connections in our brains. However, he explains that new research has shown that every-day forgetting occurs in an entirely separate mechanism in the brain. Dr. Small goes on to elaborate that this new discovery in relation to forgetting, has always been present in our biology and may have served a purpose in another past generation but now, in the age of information, it has become a nuisance for most people. Mentioning his research into psychological and philosophical studies, he goes on to say that ths important biological trait, is integral for maintaining a healthy memory and forgetting balance within ourselves and may play a part in helping people to live happier lives. If something like this forgetting mechanism could be synthesised in a pill form, or rather, activated in a non-destructive way for people sufferring trauma, this could revolutionise psychiatry. I began researching to see if this was in any way to see if there were any studies that may look into this hypohesis, however the closest existing and proven ‘forgetting drug’  I found was Twilight Anesthesia. The drug is given to patients in varying levels, depending on the level of responsiveness or non-responsiveness needed for surgery and can be dangerous. Arguably, any narcotic substance or indeed, alcohol too, could be classed as a short term “forgetting” drug and they would also be dangerous for use regularly. This is an interesting line of theory from Dr. Small and should warrant further medical and philosophical investigation to determine the risk/benefit of applying it to the pharmaceutical world. 

A statement that bothered me in this talk, was Dr. Small’s response to the question on photographic memory. He said that a person with a photographic memory would lead a lonely life and have to lock themselves away for fear of over stimulaton of their brain’s remembering function. While it’s understandable and a very valid response to the question, there are many examples of people with photographic memories living happy lives and their photographic memory plays a part in that too. One example is the English artist Stephen Wiltshire. He has gained attention over the last few years after doing various interviews and documentaries on his ability to draw vast, urban landscapes from memory. Stephen is autstic and his communication and ability to relate is slightly hindered by his condition but, through his photographic memory art, he has reached and connected with people across the globe. Stephen now has a London based gallery and studio, a piece of his art can sell for anything from €1,700 and €200,000. This may be only one example and the extent of Stephen’s struggles are not publicly documented, however, by using his ability to his advantage and not regarding it as a disibility, he has improved his live immensely. Therefore, while it is a valid generalised response from Dr. Small, it is also reductive when addressing something so complex as havaing a photographic memory. 

Twilight Anesthesia information below. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_anesthesia#:~:text=Generally%2C%20twilight%20anesthesia%20causes%20the,procedures%20and%20for%20various%20reasons.

Stephen Wiltshire  interview. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqKRfZHpYBs