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- Comment on Is it really possible that the Maggats will keep Mitch McConell on life support until the midterms? Or will they just let him die and try a sympathy vote? 2 days ago:
apnews.com/…/mitch-mcconnell-senate-illness-hospi…
Staff for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell said last week that the senator is “continuing his recovery” in a hospital while the Senate is out of session. But his office has released no details about the former Republican leader’s condition during his weekslong hospitalization or whether he will be at the Capitol when the Senate returns next week.
McConnell was admitted to the hospital on June 14, according to a statement from his office that only said he was “receiving excellent care.” A statement a week later said that he would not be voting that week. And on Thursday, a new statement said that he “continues to improve” and ”appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital.”
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
lol cm is anything but mia. All the posts I can see, save maybe one are all very on topic, but very few are from new users.
- Comment on What is the sartorial function of that flap your zipper keeps getting caught in? 3 days ago:
Could just have parents that chose not to permanently disfigure their child.
- Comment on Data from the 2023 Insomniac leak showed that most first party Playstation games sold more physical discs than digital copies 6 days ago:
The only time I wanted a digital copy of a ps5 game was when I had a ps5 at home and one at work and got tried of forgetting a disc at one place or another.
- Comment on Need to have a community unlocked 6 days ago:
Lemmynsfw and all of its communities are archive only, you can no longer post to it.
- Comment on How come Rugby never caught on in the states? I played in college and it's basically like football without pads. Isn't it? 1 week ago:
The college in my town has a rugby team, but no football team.
- Comment on Why it is that in the USA for most people the default color for a casual sock is white but in most other places the default is black? 1 week ago:
I think the last time I owned white socks in the us was over 40 years ago.
- Comment on Has anyone ever actually had their vehicle tabs stolen? 1 week ago:
In New Mexico registration stickers have your plate number on them. I guess if they are removed it would fool someone giving a cursory glance at them. I am fairly certain the stickers are perforated so that peeling them off renders them unusable.
It is not uncommon to see drivers in Albuquerque without any plate at all.
- Comment on Can we use offensive language like slurs against race and sex and the disabled? Because I thought it would be fun on c/askhistorians to do a couple questions on where and why the words exist? 2 weeks ago:
Never go full Tarantino.
- Comment on How come Nurses are not bound by the same rule is a lawyer is to a defendant or a wife to a husband or a priest? If someone says something on their death bed why are we suppose to report? 2 weeks ago:
HIPAA*
- Comment on Why can't I apply SPF50 sunscreen twice to get SPF100 protection? 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Why has it became usual business for shows people like getting canceled after one season? They don't even have time to flesh out a decent story? Why not let them have at least 3? 2 weeks ago:
$$$$
- Comment on What is Exaptation, Alex? 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Supermarkets destroy food if it doesn't sell. We can always feed the world. We just don't. 2 weeks ago:
Here is a good list.
My dad grew up in the Army, my grandmother was part of it until her death in mid 00s. I saw how they treated the people they were helping, if you looked too nice for help you got none (I fit here when I was on the verge of homelessness in the late 90s, despite volunteering with my grandmother in years previous), if you looked too bad you got no help.
Their soup kitchen gave small portions and always had leftovers. This was thrown away, not even given to the volunteers.
- Comment on Supermarkets destroy food if it doesn't sell. We can always feed the world. We just don't. 2 weeks ago:
I am really surprised the Salvation Army does not destroy stuff in front of people who need it.
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Then the whole thing falls apart.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Sounds pretty anecdotal.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Them bitches will definitely etch a hole in your face or take out an eyeball…
Source?
- Comment on What is a router ? 3 weeks ago:
It is a woodworking tool that accepts various bits that rotate at a high rate of speed. It routs, or hollows out an area. It is used in cabinet making and for moulding production.
They are great for making different kinds of joins, as well as decorative edges.
- Comment on How can maladaptive daydreamers possibly enjoy movies if they daydream and can't focus on the movie? 3 weeks ago:
@grimreaper@sopuli.xyz, @pixelnomad@sopuli.xyz, @vader@sopuli.xyz, @AlvinTheChipmunk@sopuli.xyz back again?
- Comment on Is there music I haven't heard because I only speak English? 3 weeks ago:
Thanks @johnnyenzyme@piefed.social I came here to mention this sub too.
- Comment on 20 Jobs that people once thought were irreplaceable are now just memories 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on How did we get "bike" from "bicycle"? 4 weeks ago:
Bike (n.)
Etymology
Clipping of bicycle. First attested in 1882.
One explanation for the form with /k/ is that bicycle was parsed to bi(cy)c(le). An alternative explanation is that it was parsed to bic(ycle) but since speakers are aware of a general /k/~/s/ alternation (as in electric ~ electricity etc.), the softened /s/ was restored to a default /k/ when the “ending” -ycle was dropped.[1] Similar cases are merc /mɜɹk/, spec /spɛk/ for mercenary, specify. It seems unlikely, however, that this process is purely phonological and not at least partially based on the spelling ⟨c⟩.
- Comment on How do you vet a person asking to be a mod? Unlike others don't want to read their entire post history. How come pretty much no one is asking to be a mod on c/askhistorians? 4 weeks ago:
The only way to vet a mod is their history.
Exactly, otherwise you likely will end up with ancient homophobic young earther modding !askhistorians@lemmy.world again.
- Comment on Buzz off 4 weeks ago:
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- Comment on On an open source platform, I'm supposed to be able to change my username/display name, right ? 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on On an open source platform, I'm supposed to be able to change my username/display name, right ? 4 weeks ago:
The app I use shows your user name, but if I go to your profile I see both.
- Comment on On an open source platform, I'm supposed to be able to change my username/display name, right ? 4 weeks ago:
For example, I can change my username here on this instance.
Wrong, you can change your display name, but your username must remain the same. If your username is changed by an admin it brakes federation for your account and your posts and comments will only be visible on your local instance.
- Comment on What happened to us Pirates? We used to sail the web and never even thought about reprecussions just sharing. Now it seems like it costs to be a pirate like a VPN and such. WTH happened? 4 weeks ago:
