Matt Blaze
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“GOTV” = “Get Out The Vote”
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Matt Blaze
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After the polls close, the election outcome is generally determined, and it’s just a matter of letting the count proceed and waiting for the results. But one exception is provisional ballots, where campaigns continue their GOTV efforts to encourage those who voted that way to cure their ballots before the deadline.
Mississippi’s senate seat is likely to be decided by provisional ballots this year, so we’re seeing a lot of this activity now.
Never Forget Aaron
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When private property is abolished there will be no necessity for crime, no demand for it; it will cease to exist.
-- Oscar Wilde
Successful night tonight, my chums. Very lovely to have unlocked a new level in life of going out with non-drinking male friends. Difficult to convey the alcohol culture in the UK, but you're basically indoctrinated into going out with your mates and getting annihilated on alcohol and that's essentially your whole social and personal relationships. Unsurprisingly this has a knock on effect to many other areas of your lives. Culturally it's not terribly healthy. So I'm thrilled to have discovered going out on a Saturday night to a shisha joint and just banging a load of sparkling water, tea, a bit of food and having a shisha. Also not terrifically good for you, but a far cry from drinking 8 pints and getting in fights. Had a laugh, talked about our feelings and listened to one another and came away from it validated and positive and crucially will wake up tomorrow (today) feelin' fine. Although I went slightly overboard on the sweet potato fries and hummus. Like a wildman. Men! You too can do this and still be a total double-dog alpha male. Grrr. Had so much hummus mate. You should have seen my BiL. Went mental on the shisha and had 4 cokes. We cannot be stopped. Also - we talked about our hopes and worries in a way that was supportive and nurturing. Oi oiiiiii!
@TheBreadmonkey
That's no way to wind up peeing in an alley in the wee hours. Glad you had a blast.
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Okay, after making the joke in a reply, I couldn't resist making this.
@carstenfranke It’s really unfathomable to people from other other democracies how many things we vote for.
@mattblaze absolutely! This was only my 2nd US election and it took me a while to figure out all the offices I was voting for.
And in other countries there may be way more voting locations and more election judges. In my hometown we had to count about 300 paper ballots with a team of 6...
I really appreciate your insights on the US system and the safeguards in place. Your posts over there years have been very educational.
AI6YR Ben
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@wonofone @Daveography @ai6yr the name of the band is GOVERNMENT SPANK
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@w_b if penis-owners were as flexible as cats, Saturday nights at the bar would be a lot quieter 💁🏼♀️
Boob-owners aren't all that different 😋
jaz :twt: :wales_flag: ⁂
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Waiting for the car on #DefaidodonDay.
#sheep #Defaidodon #rural #RuralLife
Lol, Naples, California also facing sea level rise flooding.
(need an email to get in to these nowadays, you can make a temp email)
Thomas Sturm
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I love this panel of the 737-900 safety pamphlet, which demonstrates proper procedure for how survivors should pledge fealty to
~T h e B u o y a n t C h i l d~
Trump asks UFC chief Dana White to be White House press secretary https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/trump-asks-ufc-chief-dana-white-to-be-white-house-press-secretary?traffic_source=rss #News
The lag on these things. This particular mini-newscycle was about 45 min. lol
Garrote Klein
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For a while, I was under the impression that all spiciness, or burning sensation in food flavoring, would come from capsaicin, the compound that causes it in chili peppers. Then I realized that Sichuan peppers are a quite different kind of heat. Wasabi (horseradish) is different yet again.
How many hot-flavored compounds are there? At least five!
Kalsec: "The Elements of Heat"
AI6YR Ben
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LAist: The Naples Improvement Association says it wouldn’t be safe to welcome large crowds to the island. https://laist.com/news/naples-boat-parade-canceled-as-el-nino-season-threatens-dangerously-high-tides-over-christmas-week
@elexia @Graham_LRR These are very specific instructions for a crash in shallow water and the first ones in the water don't just wade to shore, but are game to prepare a bouncy castle surprise for the little kid on board.
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Share this #ShospleColupis, for no reason. 😅
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Share this #ShospleColupis, for no reason. 😅
Darth Hideout 🏳️🌈
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“The Cybertruck is survived by Musk, whose unconscionable wealth—net worth: $860 billion, give or take—means he has the means to torment us once more with whatever dumb fucking idea he has next, unless someone in our maybe-soon-to-be-functioning government wants to do something about that.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/217715/tesla-discontinues-cybertruck-musk-midterms
