ST. LOUIS — Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10....
Ranked-choice voting is an electoral system that allows people to vote for multiple candidates, in order of preference. Instead of just choosing who you want to win, you fill out the ballot saying who is your first choice, second choice, or third choice (or more as needed) for each position.
The candidate with the majority (more than 50%) of first-choice votes wins outright. If no candidate gets a majority of first-choice votes, then it triggers a new counting process. The candidate who did the worst is eliminated, and that candidate’s voters’ ballots are redistributed to their second-choice pick. In other words, if you ranked a losing candidate as your first choice, and the candidate is eliminated, then your vote still counts: it just moves to your second-choice candidate. That process continues until there is a candidate who has the majority of votes.
I was a stay at home father for years. I had a really hard time with it and I think this is a great idea, but it also reminds me of an episode of always sunny. I hope it works out great for everyone that needs it.
I used Napster for the better part of a year. The app was horrible, the web player bad. It would be missing random albums, and some albums had missing songs. I finally went back to Spotify. But am once again looking for an alternative, hopefully one with business licensing so I can play it in my shop.
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and businesses have provided “Significant financial benefits” to nine of the witnesses in his criminal cases, ProPublica reported Monday morning - shrugging off a threatening cease-and-desist letter sent by Trump’s attorney....
It took years of trying, mostly knowing I needed to quit. But until I wanted to quit I Just could not kick the habit. 21 years I have been smoke free now.
It was a multitude of things. My oldest daughter was young enough that if I was able to quit she would never know I had ever smoked. A very close family friend had recently passed from complications from smoking. But the catalyst was a co-worker walking past me while I was smoking and said something to the effect of my life improving if I could quit. She was not preachy, nor was she judgmental about it. It was a simple statement. It made me think. Turns out she was a lung cancer survivor.
“Tiger King” Joe Exotic announced on Wednesday that he is entering the 2024 race for the White House as a Libertarian despite currently serving a prison sentence.
Sour cherries are my favorite fruit by far. They are good plain or in so many things, pies, cobblers, mixed into yogurt. Mulberries are another favorite. Those I have only had plain by the handful.
Years ago I started a new job in January, having a trip planned in May for my sister’s graduation. At the interview I told them about the vacation. When I was being hired I told them about the vacation. When I completed training I told them about the vacation. Never was it an issue, until the week before vacation and they called mandatory overtime and said I could not go. I told managed they could reimburse me for the entire trip, or give me time off. They chose neither, I still went.
Despite Margareth Weiss and Tracy Hickman’s statement that Krynn has no Lycathropes, Orcs or Drow, TSR would publish a werewolf adventure placed near Daggard Keep in First Edition supplement World of Krynn. I lowkey suspect the Krynnish part of Vecna: Eve of Ruin was a reference to that.
Good Morning Magic: Modern Horizons 3 Banning in Pauper! (youtu.be)
Missouri joins other red states in trying to stamp out ranked choice voting (www.npr.org)
ST. LOUIS — Five states have banned ranked choice voting in the last two months, bringing the total number of Republican-leaning states now prohibiting the voting method to 10....
What do you think of force-sensitive wookies?
Should they be a thing?
My buddy wanted to do something about male loneliness and made this website for dudes to make friends
From my friend: men are lonely and no one is doing anything about it, so I want to do something about it....
Spotify raising prices by up to $3 as frustrated subs beg it to “just do music” (arstechnica.com)
Trump Campaign Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to ProPublica Attempting to Stop Their Latest Exposé. It Didn’t Work. (www.mediaite.com)
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and businesses have provided “Significant financial benefits” to nine of the witnesses in his criminal cases, ProPublica reported Monday morning - shrugging off a threatening cease-and-desist letter sent by Trump’s attorney....
Pigeon Posse (lemmy.world)
What's an unusual but excellent food combo you've tried?
Always looking for new food ideas.
Donald Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins 3 million followers (www.reuters.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/PLtgd
What movies have you watched recently?
I recently saw Rang Song (2021), The Worst Person in the World (2021), and Donnie Darko
Rock, Flag, and Eagle (i.imgur.com)
Millions of current smokers became addicted when they were teens – and nicotine marketing targets adolescents today just as it did decades ago (theconversation.com)
Trump is not the only convicted criminal to run for U.S. president. Over a century ago, Eugene Debs ran from his prison cell. (www.nbcnews.com)
What's your favourite fruit(s) ?
I have always loved Pears since I was a kid, but recently I’ve had a newfound adoration for Strawberries....
I'm going to a dance party for the first time. I'm scared of becoming a fly on the wall. What can/should I do if this happens? **Edit: It was a ton of fun. Thank you all for submitting your thoughts**
Are there some practical things you can do at that point? Or is that the cue you should just leave?...
I am literally not going to be in the state (lemmy.world)
Face a Mighty Swampert! (S/V) (i.imgur.com)
Catch a Swampert with the Mightiest Mark!...
Biden campaign on Trump verdict: 'No one is above the law' (www.nbcnews.com)
Ticketmaster Hacker Demands $500K Ransom (Plus $300K Ransom Processing Fee, $220K Ransom Handling Fee) (theshovel.com.au)
30 May 1981 (sh.itjust.works)
How to enrage two fandoms at once. (My latest purchase.) (lemmy.world)
I bet you couldn’t tell we have pets.
And then WotC followed that example (ttrpg.network)
Despite Margareth Weiss and Tracy Hickman’s statement that Krynn has no Lycathropes, Orcs or Drow, TSR would publish a werewolf adventure placed near Daggard Keep in First Edition supplement World of Krynn. I lowkey suspect the Krynnish part of Vecna: Eve of Ruin was a reference to that.