(There was a guy that looked like him and I was showing my wife because she is terrible at celebrity faces)
Kingofthezyx
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There are three things with Tester, one good, two bad.
Bad - the demographic shift in Montana has been accelerating during COVID. Some people "Yellowstone". Basically a shitload of conservatives from liberal states have flocked to Montana and brought the vibe WAY down. There also used to be a concept in Montana of "vote for the most Montana-est candidate" that has historically led to state-wide offices other than President to be pretty competitive. Before the current, absolutely horrible R Governor (Gianforte), we had a two term Dem governor. Tester is another example. That trend has all but disappeared over the last few elections as people with no ties to Montana, but strong ties to conservative politics, have moved to the state.
The other negative is this is a presidential election year, so the Trumpers might be more motivated to vote.
The one boon Tester has going for him right now is that there is an abortion referendum on the ballot. As we've seen in a few other states, having a yes/no option to protect women's reproductive freedom has been bringing out the votes for democrats. Montana is a small state (~1.2 million people) so it doesn't take much to swing a race one way or the other.
It's pretty sad too because Sheehy and Gianforte are basically incredibly unlikeable. Absolutely vile pieces of trash, and they'll probably win anyway.
No one ever mentions this movie but my favorite movie is The Fountain, with Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz.
It's basically a love story set in three timelines, with absolutely amazing music, dark storytelling, and an unbelievably satisfying ending. A lot of it is left up to interpretation but it's not overly complicated. Cemented me as a huge fan of Aronofsky even if he's not always a pop culture favorite.
Can I interest you in any rum?
This is bullshit. The Secretary of State in Montana is a woman. The GOP is both con men AND con women.
Boy got a brain that makes MC Escher be like "bro, what?"
Cognitive Decline? Everything Trump Has Ever Said During Political Existence.
Fair enough. Probably one of those areas where Ds and Rs agree, but for different reasons.
Like when you say "America is going in the wrong direction" and Ds are like "yeah, we're moving rightward and closer to a Christian theocracy and it sucks" and Rs are like "yeah, we're moving leftward and toward a woke secular communist state"
I guess it just struck me as gross because we have like significantly more people locked up in the US than any other country on earth.
Doesn't show up differently on Voyager, luckily, so it's really easy to spot right away. I don't want to block outright because it's better to at least be able to see when some bullshit needs to be countered.
Probably UniversalMonk, the Lemmy poster version of a spoiler candidate.
Only 34% of Americans and barely over half of Harris supporters believing in Trans rights is pretty fucking depressing.
61% believing the criminal justice system is too lenient? What the fuck?
63% believing the government should ensure health care (including 1/3 of republicans) is encouraging at least.
Over half of both parties (55%D, 76%R) believe the US should be the world's only superpower. Barf.
America really sucks sometimes.
Haha, I honestly probably will. But no, it was to accompany a text message.