leguna (78)in #nih • 15 hours agoThere is a very large cohort of people in this country that don’t care whether or not they are telling the truth.To even ponder the question “am I telling the truth” would never even occur to them. For people with this mindset…leguna (78)in #harris • 2 days agoSaw some of the Harris-Walz interview.I'd say it was par for the course for presidential/VP nominees. Lots of weaselling and obfuscation to get around…leguna (78)in #fivethirtyeight • 3 days agoFiveThirtyEight explaining their election forecast model changes.They simplified it so it is easier to understand. Instead of a full Bayesian model, they are running a polling…leguna (78)in #media • 4 days agoI'm still amazed that anyone trusts the media at this point..I know I have some friends that still think only good things came out of the Covid Vax, and that the lockdowns were…leguna (78)in #politics • 5 days agoPoliticians do not support the issues they claim to support enough to actually do anything about them.They love making political hay out of controversy and they will do what they need to do to make every issue last…leguna (78)in #conflict • 6 days agoThe incursion and what it means.Three weeks of expanding Ukrainian occupation of Russian territory should make it very clear that Russia simply lacks…leguna (78)in #harris • 7 days agoEligibility according to NSMAGA.In which the NSMAGA (in this case, “The National Federation of Republican Assemblies”) proclaims that Kamala Harris is…leguna (78)in #minnesota • 8 days agoI know that I've already talked about Minnesota's Duty to Die law a bit.There are still two aspects of the law that are looming for me. One is that Blevins is serving time for defending…leguna (78)in #film • 9 days agoThe Wrestler.I'm not sure what possessed me to subject myself to Darren Aronofsky's masterpiece again tonight. It really is one…leguna (78)in #harris • 10 days agoThe one area I am quite hopeful with a Harris Administration is drug reform.People are familiar with her record as a prosecutor, but they aren't as familiar with her record as a senator. She…leguna (78)in #film • 11 days agoJust got back from the write-your-own-Pitch-Meeting edition of Alien: Resurrection: Resurrection.The thing I like best about tribute acts is, it's all the songs you know but sometimes in a different order. I'd…leguna (78)in #dnc • 12 days agoDay 2 of the DNC is gonna be packed to the gills.Michelle and Barack Obama are the keynote. Bernie Sanders is also going to speak- whatever you think of the dude…leguna (78)in #luxury • 13 days agoWhat a waste it would be to have more luxury than kings, but never be fulfilled in life.We live in such abundant and safe times that we are overwhelmed with luxury that 99.99999% of humanity could never…leguna (78)in #democracy • 13 days agoDemocrat peeps, explain?Shortly after One Poor Debate Performance, which lent Zero Credibility to the Right Wing Conspiracy Theory that he had…leguna (78)in #election • 14 days agoActions speak louder than words..no more.If Kamala Harris wins, it'll be proof positive that we've forgotten the phrase, "Actions speak louder than words."…leguna (78)in #harris • 15 days agoHarris and price gouging.This is what Harris said in North Carolina re: her price gouging proposal fwiw. Still unclear exactly what she intends…leguna (78)in #soviet • 15 days agoCollapse of USSR taken for granted.Thirty-three years ago the USSR passed out of existence as its eastern European satellite states continued their…leguna (78)in #kamala • 16 days agoKamala Harris just announced that she'd implement a policy criminalizing price gouging.I know that most jokes that economists tell are lame. This is no exception, but... Okay... There are three guys in…leguna (78)in #nord • 17 days agoNord Stream.A friendly reminder that the whole Nord Stream project was initiated by traitors to facilitate the sabotage of nuclear…leguna (78)in #dnc • 18 days agoDNC Speaker lineup.Not especially surprising. They all spoke at the 2020 convention. The funny thing about the RNC was basically no…