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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

Unfortunately, there's no process for that. Single judges can be removed via impeachment, but being a partisan hack is not a high crime.

Similarly, nothing can happen with Conservatives controlling the House and Senate.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

"I’d like to ask you to speak with your student about the dangers of pretending to have a weapon on a school campus."

Or... now hear me out... OR the students flood the AI with false data rendering it useless.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

You need to Planet of the Apes that...

Humans left Earth in the present day and through some wibbley wobbley timey wimey stuff end up flung into the future and don't realize it.

They aren't aliens discovering the husk of Earth, they're us.

Bonus if some of the angry ghosts are friends/family of some of the crew members.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I remember when W.'s administration got caught with theirs, it was something like 900 lies across the entire administration and we yelled about that! Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rummy, Powell, the lot of them added up to 900.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2004/03/18/Congressmen-launches-Iraq-lies-database/85221079635199/

Trump: "Hold my Diet Coke:"

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

This is like if James Herriott made up All Creatures Great and Small. This is devastating!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's what I was afraid of when he announced a surprise speech...

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I think the one accurate statement was "People can't believe what's going on!"

Yes, well that's true!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

He seems to get enough nappy naps.

Remember when the complaint was "Who do you want answering the phone at 3 AM?"

Who could have predicted back then that 3 PM would be the real problem?

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

AI is a fad and when it collapses, it's going to do more damage than any percieved good it's had to date.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And more significantly, the Switch 2 is for kids. There's no sizable youth market for the Steam Deck.

But out of all the handheld PCs, the Steam Deck is #1, so that should give you some idea about the sales on the others. 😉

https://www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/618709/steam-deck-3-year-anniversary-handheld-gaming-shipments-idc

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I was looking at getting a Switch 2 MicroSD card for a gift and shit's bonkers, yo.

I get they changed the standard for the Switch 2, but $300 for 1TB?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQJBDLZY

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I say this as someone who loves their Steam Deck... Steam Deck sales are insignificant compared to consoles.

6 million in 3 years:

https://birchtree.me/blog/steam-deck-sales-numbers-are-in-and-theyre-not-as-spectacular-as-id-hope-but-i-do-still-have-hope/

The Switch 2 has sold over 10 million, June to September. 3 months. There has been another 3 months since then.

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/nintendo-switch-2-sales-10-million-1236569355/

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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
 

When we bought this lovely mid-century modern house a few years ago, my only real complaint was "I hate that fucking wall!"

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Short term solution was to bury it behind bookshelves, but it's still there... LURKING. It irks me just knowing it's still there, that half-assed wainscoting made of plywood strips and blue paint.

At a minimum, my plan is to pull the plywood off and re-paint before putting the bookracks back, but there has to be something nicer.

Maybe something like this above the bookracks where the wall is exposed? I dunno. I'm open to ideas.

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I had been talking with my wife about long term organizational plans... The bookshelves in the library are 30 year old, bending, crappy plywood that need to be replaced, and my plan was:

  1. Clean out the back bedroom.

  2. Get new bookshelves for the library that are taller, wider, and will add over 200 linear inches of shelf space.

Current library:

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  1. Figure out how many of the old bookshelves can be moved into the back bedroom (four! four bookshelves! Ah ha ha! Maybe 5 if I get super lucky.)

  2. Put the empties in the back bedroom for more DVD storage, then fix the wall they sit in front of because I hate that wall treatment (long story).

Ugly ass-wall:

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(It was like that when we bought the house, loved the house, HATED that wall. I need to pull down the plywood slats and re-paint to get rid their janky ass-wainscoting.)

https://xkcd.com/37/

  1. Put together the new racks and re-assemble the library.

All told, a lot of work. My plan was to do all this a little at a time over a period of months.

WELL... Our kid asked my wife what he should get for Christmas.

Turns out... 5 new bookshelves show up TOMORROW.

I can't be mad... it's a gift. But holy hell... I wasn't ready to start the project TOMORROW.

 

Fun with live news threads, headline has changed at least 4 times now...

 

Looks less and less like "worst of the worst" and has always been "brownest of the brown".

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39111789

Anyone notice what these "non-professional" degrees have in common?

Nursing
Physician assistants
Physical therapists
Audiologists
Architects
Accountants
Educators
Social workers

Here's a hint, look at the two least obvious ones:

 43% of new architects are women:

https://www.ncarb.org/blog/new-architects-are-increasingly-diverse-explore-updated-demographics-data

And 60% of all accountants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/accountant/demographics/

This is clearly a plan to minimize career paths for women.

Edit What the heck, lets check the rest of them...

92% of audiologists are women:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/audiologist/demographics/

88.8% of nurses:

https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/fact-sheets/nursing-workforce-fact-sheet

75% of physician assistants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physician-assistant/demographics/

70% of physical therapists:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physical-therapist/demographics/

77% of educators:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/24/key-facts-about-public-school-teachers-in-the-u-s/

81% of social workers:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/social-worker/demographics/

 

Anyone notice what these "non-professional" degrees have in common?

Nursing
Physician assistants
Physical therapists
Audiologists
Architects
Accountants
Educators
Social workers

Here's a hint, look at the two least obvious ones:

 43% of new architects are women:

https://www.ncarb.org/blog/new-architects-are-increasingly-diverse-explore-updated-demographics-data

And 60% of all accountants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/accountant/demographics/

This is clearly a plan to minimize career paths for women.

Edit What the heck, lets check the rest of them...

92% of audiologists are women:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/audiologist/demographics/

88.8% of nurses:

https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/fact-sheets/nursing-workforce-fact-sheet

75% of physician assistants:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physician-assistant/demographics/

70% of physical therapists:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/physical-therapist/demographics/

77% of educators:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/24/key-facts-about-public-school-teachers-in-the-u-s/

81% of social workers:

https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/social-worker/demographics/

 
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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
 

Tuesday is election day in the US so I'm putting up the sticky a couple of days early so folks can get ready for the big ones to watch.

The US has a couple of different kinds of elections:

The Presidential election - Every 4 years, last one was 2024, next one is 2028. Also generally has a primary earlier in the year followed by the general election in November.

Mid-Term elections - Even numbered years that aren't Presedential are Mid-Terms, State and Local issues, along with every congressperson and 1/3rd of the Senate. Next one is 2026.

Off-Year elections - You are here. State and local elections, Governors, Mayors, things like that.

There are the odd "Special Elections" too for when someone dies or is replaced, but that doesn't apply here.

So what are we all watching this week? Feel free to namedrop your favorites in the comments, but here are some big ones:

  1. New York City Mayor - Looks like Mamdani is the walk away favorite here, but we'll see!

Live Results:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-new-york-city-2025-mayoral-election

Edit 91% of the vote is in, Mamdani is STILL over 50%, which is amazing considering the polling had him ahead but no poll had anyone over 50%.

Mamdani (Dem) - 50.4% - 1,036,051
Cuomo (Ind) - 41.6% - 854,995
Sliwa (GOP) - 7.1% - 146,137

  1. California Prop 50 - This is the one that would re-district California to eliminate Republican House seats, a response to Texas and other states doing the same to eliminate Democratic seats.

Edit Polls JUST closed, like 2 minutes ago, races is already called in favor of Prop 50.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/04/us/elections/results-california-proposition-50-congressional-redistricting.html

"The race was called before any votes were reported, which often means the call was based on polls and other data."

64% counted, not even close:
Yes - 64.6% - 4,444,629
No - 35.4% - 2,433,216

Live Results:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-california-2025-election-on-proposition-50

  1. Virginia Governor election - Democratic candidate Spanberger is the favorite, State Attorney General is much tighter. Thought to be one of the races that will be a referendum on Trump.

https://emersoncollegepolling.com/virginia-2025-spanberger-leads/

Live Results:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-virginia-2025-gubernatorial-election

Edit Spanberger won!
Abigail Spanberger - Dem - 1,227,888 - 55.3%
Winsome Earle-Sears - GOP - 987,939 - 44.5%
Total Write-ins - 4,566 - 0.2%

Lt. Governor also went to the Democrat, Attorney General too close to call.

  1. New Jersey Governor election - Much tighter than Virginia. Like Virginia, this is thought to be a referendum on Trump, Republican Jack Ciattarelli has the Trump endorsement. Neither side seems to be walking away with it at this point.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/can-democrats-find-their-footing-tight-new-jersey-governors-race-tests-trumps-2025-10-30/

Live Results:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-results-new-jersey-2025-gubernatorial-election

Edit With 60% of the vote in, race called for Sherrill, up 14 points over Ciattarelli.

  1. Pennsylvania Supreme Court election.

Edit Voters look to be keeping all 3 Democratic candidates by an 80/20 margin, but only 16% of the vote is counted.

  1. Texas 18 Congressional District

Live Results:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/live-updates-election-day-2025

52% of the vote counted and three separate Democrats are polling ahead of the Republican? In TEXAS?

Oh... HOUSTON... that tracks.

Christian Menefee - Dem - 12,688 - 32.5%
Amanda Edwards - Dem - 9,836 - 25.2%
Jolanda Jones - Dem - 7,375 - 18.9%
Carmen Montiel - GOP - 2,534 - 6.5%
Isaiah Martin - Dem - 1,837 - 4.7%

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