The problem is with shitty zoning laws that enforce car-dependency – people wouldn’t be accidentally leaving their kids to die in hot cars if they didn’t need a car to get places to begin with.

It might be weird, since I’ve never seen it recommended as a “beginner” thing, but the spirit I come closest to liking (aside from overtly sweet liquors like Kahlua and Midori) is actually gin.

As for a White Russian, I’m more inclined to just mix Kahlua and milk and skip the vodka entirely, LOL.

I do happen to have some spirits at home, including some Montego Bay light rum and some “Red Stag by Jim Beam honey tea bourbon.” I had some of each with (store-brand) coke to refresh my memory, and yep, I can confirm that I don’t care for either. The rum and coke was worse than the honey tea bourbon and coke, though: I was able to at least get through the latter, whereas I had to resort to diluting the rum and coke with extra coke.

Wanna really know how terrible I am at liking the kind of drinks people are “supposed to” like (as opposed to the ones folks are “supposed to” find way too cloyingly sweet)? I tried making a “triple sec and coke” and actually kinda like that one!

The best way to store and transport hydrogen is to combine it with carbon so that it becomes a convenient liquid fuel. As a bonus, then you don’t even need fuel cells to make electricity from it, but can instead simply burn it in something called an “in internal combustion engine”

…but seriously, I’ve been learning French for almost four years now (a) in order to widen my options beyond the Anglosphere in general, and (b) because a whole bunch of tropical islands are part of France (including Tahiti) and I’d like to get a liveaboard sailboat and visit some of them.

I figure having a specific destination planned becomes less important if you’re taking your home with you. It’s really being able to get out before the shit hits the fan that’s the issue, and not having to worry about finding a job willing to sponsor a work visa in order to settle in a particular place seems like it would make that easier.

Worst-case scenario, if the boat’s cheap enough your living expenses can be low enough to support yourself bouncing around from port to port working odd jobs.

Either the “girliest” drink they have, or (more likely) a soft drink. I’m intrigued by cocktails and want to like them, but I never acquired a taste for alcohol.

*hanged.

“Hung” is a… different thing, which the male justices might see as a positive.

to change some of the rules around the court you need an amendment because they’re in the constitution (lifetime appointments, for instance.)

Or the President would need to use the new powers the court gave him on it, until the remaining justices decided to change the rules themselves.

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The most effective way to get the word out would be a demonstration on Biden’s part. He could show how dangerous the power is and get rid of the traitorous fascists who created it at the same time.

Neat, let’s hope the state government doesn’t ratfuck them out of the referendum like the city is doing to us Atlantans over Cop City.

No, he’s talking about the other disastrous Supreme Court ruling another of the several disastrous Supreme Court rulings in the last few days, the one that struck down Chevron deference.

Edit: plural, unfortunately.

They’re pretty much all bad for the environment, just to different degrees. Even the “greener” refrigerant choices (which have suboptimal thermodynamic properties, BTW) are things like ammonia, carbon dioxide and propane.

Point is, don’t be cavalier about letting your refrigerant escape even if it isn’t R22.

Well, that’s because they’re generally blatantly lying about it.

I just wonder how many good people who deserve to be here are barred from a normal life in the US because of it

Well, about 1.8 million and a few generations worth of descendants is a good lower bound.

Another important part of the article:

But his announcement comes just weeks after he laid out a litany of hate messages he and his parliamentary staff had received.

His stated reasons for leaving would be more believable if there had been more time between the two announcements. I’m not saying he should stay longer if he doesn’t want to; I’m just saying it might’ve been better if he’d gone public about the hate earlier.

You’re kidding, right?

First of all, the Affordable Care Act was mostly just cheating off of Mitt Romney’s paper.

Second, Federal legislation in general is ghostwritten by lobbyists most of the time to begin with.

Third, of course they have manpower: they control their own budget and can vote themselves as much help as they want. If they choose not to do that, it’s hardly an excuse for failing to get shit done!

Fourth, even if the above weren’t true and they really did have to choose between the ACA and the other things mentioned upthread, prioritizing further enshrining insurance industry bureaucracy in its privileged position was absolutely the wrong choice.

What do you mean, “so insistent?” Check the username; that was my first reply to you in this thread.

Also, I said…

(in general – not about the Democrats or this issue specifically)

…and I meant it. I really am just pointing out the flaw in the “check the vote rolls” argument, not blaming Democrats!

Oh, by the way: no, I’m not insane. SCOTUS is insane. I’m just discussing the implications of their insane decision.

LOL, you’re just saying that because you can’t actually refute my point and you know it.

Prove me wrong, I dare you.