If I didn’t know any of the facts involved and was only going by emotion, Vance is ahead. Not stomping ass, but well enough to side me with Trump if I was already inclined so.

And this is exactly where liberals fail, over and over and over. We think our facts are somehow going to overrule emotions. Idiots and failures.

House Bill 1365 prohibits camping on streets, sidewalks, and in parks. Cities and counties are required to provide temporary shelter, where individuals experiencing homelessness will receive drug and mental health treatment.

OK my fellow libs. You OK with the homeless camping in your streets, sidewalks and parks? Surely you are! You cannot possibly be NIMBY assholes can you?!

Maybe put your money where your mouth is? Offer the next homeless guy you see a place on your couch. Why not? They too dirty and addicted and insane? All it takes is a couple of months to stand them up, isn’t that right? So take some fucking personal responsibility. (I already know the answer: "NO! WE don’t take responsibility! Responsibility is the governments responsibility! As long an it’s NIBMY!)

Best answer here as it touches on inarguable facts rather than feelings. NOTE: Emotions are mainly a mammal thing, though reptiles and birds have a sort-of amygdala, not the same though.

And an interesting bit for OP: Dogs DO smile! At the least we can that we selected for more expressive facial muscles in dogs. In contrast, my pig has about zero emotional indicators, though he seems smarter than any dog I’ve met.

Dogs were shaped during the course of domestication both in their behavior and in their anatomical features. Here we show that domestication transformed the facial muscle anatomy of dogs specifically for facial communication with humans. A muscle responsible for raising the inner eyebrow intensely is uniformly present in dogs but not in wolves. Behavioral data show that dogs also produce the eyebrow movement significantly more often and with higher intensity than wolves do, with highest-intensity movements produced exclusively by dogs. Interestingly, this movement increases paedomorphism and resembles an expression humans produce when sad, so its production in dogs may trigger a nurturing response. We hypothesize that dogs’ expressive eyebrows are the result of selection based on humans’ preferences.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1820653116

Far more out there if you want less technical resources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/dogs-faces-evolved-improve-connections-people-study-suggests-rcna22362

NAILED IT! Yeah, our subconscious is driving and only sends an executive summary up top. And we think, “I did this!” Nah. You didn’t. You are just along for the ride.

People hate this notion because it negates free will. Well, yeah, it kinda does.

Everyone talking about pain so I’ll add this: A person is shitloads more attractive with a straight posture. Shoulders back, head high y’all. Fake it until it’s a habit if you must.

It may well be growing faster as you age. Mine certainly did.

First thing I ever learned about lawering, and IANAL, is, “Never ask a question you don’t already know the answer to.”

Seems the campaign isn’t as competent as I was as a child. In the 70s.

“Green” and “pro nuclear” go together like peas and carrots. Unless one flunked elementary school science class.

Something wrong with inspiring stories?

The chances of that happening to the average person

Pure lemmy right there. Hard work is useless and derided. Only chance determines success. What a miserable way to navigate life. Is there a word for “economic incel”?

Democrat Josh Stein up 53% to Robinson’s 36%

JFC, how is it not 95% to 5%?

“Your ‘best’! Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.”

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Does no one remember Jame Comey, Director of the FBI, coming out just before the election and saying they were reopening the investigation regarding her email server?

The polls were right, at the time.

We had the coin op at the local movie theater. Didn’t play much as a quarter was real money and I lost so quickly.

Anyone remember the vector graphics Star Wars game? Man, if I could have any vintage game in my house…

Thought this was a joke, but it appears to be exactly what it says it is.

“Break out the 20-gauge Pa! We eatin’ tonight!”

Jesus. So you expect companies to produce products that lose money?!

Or, do you expect them to remove more profitable products, which by definition are widely loved, from the limited shelf space and replace them with less profitable products, which by definition, fewer people enjoy? You’d fail running a lemonade stand.

Started watching that with my wife last night. The rewatch angers the fuck out of me far more than it did in 2017.

Why do you hate No Country for Old Men?! (LOL, it’s pretty close.)

I’m listening, and we can talk, but…

you should have to prove it first however

Whether you or I find gun ownership a Constitutional right, the courts agree it is, and have done so historically. (Unless the owner is black, but that’s another story.)

The “prove” part is a hard “no”. I don’t have to “prove” any of my Constitutional rights. New York had that notion and the court, rightfully IMHO, shot it down. In Alabama you had to have the county sheriff sign off on your “need” to conceal carry. Any guesses as to how that was applied?

guns affect more than the person who has one

I think we’re close here…? What do you mean exactly? In any case, how would we remedy the situation? I’m on the constant lookout for gun laws that will pass the courts and have effect.

(And thank you for taking the time to write that up. So rare in these discussions.)

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced in October of 2015 that he was reopening the Clinton email case based on new evidence. There is no polling comparison here.