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    Republicans play to win, Democrats play to be remembered as even-tempered losers.
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    Do people think this is worth it if I'm only (or mostly) going to play the campaign?
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    Kevins have an employment rate of 90% while Tads have an employment rate of 98%.
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    Capital rioter Jenna Ryan is excited to go to prison to lose weight, detox, and do yoga:
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    Scotus has ruled that you can gerrymander on a partisan basis. So...impeach on a partisan basis, and remove her because she is right-wing. That's it. Raw political power is the only thing the right-wing respects, and if it's allowed then it should be done.
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    So it turns out that in the middle of Level 3 lockdowns last December, Downing St held multiple Christmas parties for the PM, cabinet, etc. And of course:
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    What's even more remarkable (and a testament to our political system) is that this success can be attributed to all sides of the political spectrum. You have a centre-left federal government, mostly right-wing provincial governments (but also some further-left-wing), but all have worked pretty well together on this emergency.
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    This is great news of course (since preventing infection is good), but the best news is hidden further in the article: This effectively means that two doses should remain able to provide protection against severe illness. This is really, really good news. EDIT - Also, for those of you aboard the Novavax train, it's expected to be approved in Canada as early as this week.
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    Kellogg to permanently replace striking employees as workers reject new contract WWW.REUTERS.COM Kellogg Co said on Tuesday a majority of its U.S. cereal plant workers have voted against a new five-year contract, forcing it to hire permanent replacements as employees extend a strike that started more than two months ago. Apparently Kellogg was offered a 3% raise and the union rejected it, along with the company creating a two-tiered system of employees that would have diluted the power of the union. Looks like I have another company to boycott!
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    Prepare for a wave of doomposting because of this info.
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    And to be clear—this represents how many antibodies are created to fight the virus. So it's a measure of how quickly/easily the body detects it (preventing infection from taking hold), not a measure of how well the vaccines prep the body to defeat the virus (preventing severe illness). Unfortunately, that part of it will likely only be figured out in the real world as we see hospital numbers roll in.
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    White politicians in North America and Europe: "Why won't these Africans accept the things we insist they need?!" *ignores last 500+ years of history of colonization of Africa and the distrust it has created*
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    By using firearms at all, you experienced a greater chance of being shot (or shooting someone). No one is saying it was likely that it was going to happen. But even very small % figures add up massively (in the absolute sense) when applied to the entire United States. As others have said, there is no utility gained from guns that is worth the human sacrifice brought by their existence and sale.
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    In case anyone wasn't aware, there was a huge party (over 100 people) in Oslo where only fully vaccinated people were allowed. One person had Omicron and attended, and it was reported shortly after that the majority of people at the party caught it, which caused some people to panic. The logical next question is: okay, and how bad were their cases? Because we already know Omicron has the capability to escape antibody immune system response (what keeps you from catching it), but we don't know how well it can get past the stronger t-cell response. The answer (so far) appears to be some good news:
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    Assuming equally-educated children in both cases, the risk of gun violence in a room with no guns is infinitely lower than the risk of gun violence in a room with any amount of guns. Not hard to figure. Obviously guns can be brought in from outside (which is why children should be taught basic gun safety if they live in a place where guns are common), but that has no bearing on the risk of gun violence in homes that have guns vs homes that don't. It's well-documented that having a gun in a home increases the chance of a person dying of gun violence.
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    Well in terms of gun violence in the home using guns that are in the home, I imagine it's an infinite difference in risk. Also, I should add that if you live in a place where guns are common (like the US) then even if you don't have guns in the home you should still teach your kids gun safety. So really the metric is: no guns in home+safety lesson >>>>>>>>>>guns in home+safety lesson
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    What do you mean?
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    Well if someone has kids then the biggest thing they can do is to remove guns from their home. Then they can teach their kids the safest thing (after that) to do with guns is not to touch them at all, and that anything a gun points at can be killed by accident. No guns at home >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> guns at home+safety lessons
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    In the future, all toilets are made from vibranium. It's a strain on the environment and the planet's crust, but the ease of mind is worth it.
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    Yeah it didn't really happen. My understanding is they discovered a nano construct/cavity that could contain a warp bubble.
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