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ok, i just sent my 2 work emails i planned on sending today. also, like a sign from above, my noon zoom got canceled by the other person, which never happens when i need it to. just spoke to my sister who is phone-banking in atlanta.

i feel good.

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unrelated, when is a good time to start blowing lines and sipping weller full proof? i'm asking for a friend in, let's say, western europe.

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Just now, SimonBolivar said:

Phily Turnout

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What's the purple field uncertainty looking range indicate? If I'm reading the trend right, they'll match 2016/2020 by 2 PM. Is that it? That'd be quite good, no?

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1 minute ago, henrygandorf said:

ok, i just sent my 2 work emails i planned on sending today. also, like a sign from above, my noon zoom got canceled by the other person, which never happens when i need it to. just spoke to my sister who is phone-banking in atlanta.

i feel good.

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unrelated, when is a good time to start blowing lines and sipping weller full proof? i'm asking for a friend in, let's say, western europe.

When is a bad time for it? 

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3 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

My dog is already barking at garbage trucks and douchebags jogging in spandex.

My dog is on night shift for sure. Around 9:30p he'll be out there hootin and hollerin like Kamala won.

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8 minutes ago, Old Freak Nasty said:

I am an American Indian, born in rural Pennsylvania while my dad attended Penn State for graduate school in the 70s.  He was accepted by all on campus, but encountered plenty of racism when outside of it, going to get groceries or go to a restaurant.

My dad played national level basketball in India (not a particularly impressive achievement in the 1960-70s) but it did give him the crack in the door to make friendships with non-Indian people around State College.  It had fast become his first love in India and he was amazed at the access he’d have to courts once he moved here.  He played basically any time he wasn’t studying and he credits it as THE reason he survived the first few years alone while my mom was still in India before he could get a job and sponsor her to come over.

He made friends, met families, ate midwest heartland home cooked food, started drinking socially, went bowling, played golf, and experienced so many other American cultural institutions because of the connections basketball provided him.  More importantly, after my mom was able to move, this support system provided a lifeline which if she hadn’t had I’m not sure I’d have ever been born here.

Strangers to her (not my dad) would take her grocery shopping.  They’d invite her over for tea and sit and watch American soap operas for hours without saying a word to each other.  Because they couldn’t!  They’d go for walks and my mom slowly learned some phrases and in a couple years she was a fairly competent speaker.  She overcame her embarrassment of sharing Indian food (the strong flavors, the smell, etc) and invited friends for dinner.  She said they sometimes barely ate any of it but they always smiled and were grateful for the invite.

She got a job shelving products at the local grocery store.  There she encountered the ugly head of racism every day.  But she always went back, day after day, held her head up and did her work.  At first, co-workers started dropping the veil of hatred, then some regular customers.  She learned that only intimate social exchanges change minds, but that they do!

My parents raised me informed by these experiences.  They wanted me to be an American Indian, with both feet firmly planted in both cultures.  My dad passed on his love of basketball (and sport in general) to me.  But I was made sure to love cricket as well.  Since my earliest memories, we celebrated Christmas.  We also celebrated Diwali.  There were no temples around growing up so we learned religion at home with my parents.

My parents always tried to make connections with other parents at school.  A lot of times the parents sneered, my mom would still feel most comfortable wearing Indian clothes so she’d often come to the bus stop and that stopped a lot of other moms from having conversations with her.  But she also made friends by reaching out.  Our home became where my friends congregated after school, most likely because my mom always kept the pantry stocked with Twinkies, cookies, ice cream, chips, and soda or whatever else she needed to buy to bribe my “friends”.

Because of all this, I’ve always felt like I’ve known who I am and I have grown up to have great admiration for my country and proud to be an American.  As I’ve become more self-aware that America’s diversity is its strength after college, each year goes by and I know that greatness is in this country.

America is great because we have African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latin-Americans, AND the Americans that have been here for hundreds of years.

This is my America.  Our America.  The America we love.

I don’t really know why I’m writing this post today and if it makes any sense.  But it’s helping calm my nerves today.  I don’t want my love and faith in this nation to be broken tonight.  Being American is my identity.  I don’t know if it will be at the end of this election.

There can be two seemingly incongruous things about this nation we hold dear:  46% of the country is happy to be lead into a fascist, racist, misogynistic, dictatorial regime whose policies largely mirror those of the Taliban.  It’s also true that we are on the precipice of electing a Black and Indian woman as our Madame President.

To close, on this past October 12, Hindus celebrated Dussehra.  I’ll spare the detail of the reason for the celebration but it represents the victory of good over evil.

Today, I will celebrate Dussehra again.  To my Surly brothers and sisters, I wish for all of us a Happy Dussehra tonight.  I'll see you all at Chili's tomorrow.

You, sir....are a great American.  Seriously, thank you.  Tears in my eyes.  This is what we can be.  This is what we SHOULD BE.  Is it what we are?  Time will tell.

But for now....

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7 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

I posted yesterday (about 50 pages ago) that I share a close mutual friend with the author/commentator John Alter.

Alter says he's "nauseously optomistic" about the results.

not sure who said it first, but it's been all over twitter the past few days.

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40 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Everyone despairing over a Trump victory (which I still believe will happen) try to relax. Know that basic human nature (incompetence, greed, corrruption) will at least partially derail whatever fucked up plans they have for the country. Always happens for the power-crazed and always will. 

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if that Helobious post could be imagined as a chili recipe.

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Just now, Js1 said:

Trump campaign on CNN saying it won’t be called tonight 

They scared. I thought it was in the bag?

I have no idea if it means anything but it's definitely a change - weren't they going to declare victory once the polls closed?

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2 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Trump campaign on CNN saying it won’t be called tonight 

They scared. I thought it was in the bag?

It won't be called but that fuckface will try to declare victory regardless the second any returns go his way. 

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11 minutes ago, Royalfan5 said:

Look I don't have the stuffed dinosaur I steal from my wife at night for emotional support.

Spoiler

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If you're not picky about the color, you can probably have amazon drop one off this afternoon. 

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9 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

This is one of my top pet peeves. I see it at work all the time, as well. People just shove a chart in my face and expect me to understand how to interpret it and simply to agree that it means what they think it means

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6 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

ok, i just sent my 2 work emails i planned on sending today. also, like a sign from above, my noon zoom got canceled by the other person, which never happens when i need it to. just spoke to my sister who is phone-banking in atlanta.

i feel good.

We Re Gonna Win League Of Their Own GIFs | Tenor

unrelated, when is a good time to start blowing lines and sipping weller full proof? i'm asking for a friend in, let's say, western europe.

You do realize they lost that game in the movie, right?

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3 minutes ago, The Dog said:

I have no idea if it means anything but it's definitely a change - weren't they going to declare victory once the polls closed?

Two different things. They will declare victory BECAUSE it won’t be called tonight. 

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7 minutes ago, Dahobbs said:

I have no idea why I keep refreshing this thread. There is no information here without @Js1.  Maybe I should go to the gym too. 

Yeah, this thread does not seem like a party that keeps on going.

It feels more like a meeting that has run past 5 on a holiday weekend.

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A polling place outside of Pittsburgh got a late start because the election judge never showed up with the ballots & name book. It’s a small 50/50 precinct mostly white working class. People that couldn’t wait (~20) had to fill out provisional ballots that won’t be counted today. Seems fairly inconsequential but it made for some interviews with classic Manongahela valley yinzers on the local news. 

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Just now, Jiggy-Z said:

Yeah, this thread does not seem like a party that keeps on going.

It feels more like a meeting that has run past 5 on a holiday weekend.

Had an asshole opposing counsel who insisted that my witness authenticate 120 documents, one-by-one, in a deposition that had already run past 5:00 on December 23rd.

I still hate that fucker.

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Just now, Huckleberry said:

Wait until they find out 10-12% of registered Republicans voted for Harris. 

I've been pretty convinced for awhile now that the actual tale of the election will be how many Rs crossover.

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The house across the street from my mom had one of those dotard shrines with 20 signs, couple of flags, etc.  The yard also had a couple of Cruz signs.  My mom said today all the dotard shit is gone but the Cruz signs are still there.  I've seen enough to call TX for Harris.

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2 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Had an asshole opposing counsel who insisted that my witness authenticate 120 documents, one-by-one, in a deposition that had already run past 5:00 on December 23rd.

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1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

Had an asshole opposing counsel who insisted that my witness authenticate 120 documents, one-by-one, in a deposition that had already run past 5:00 on December 23rd.

I still hate that fucker.

Contracting officer made a proposal due on the 26th. On the 23rd issued an extension. Now due Jan. 02.

Fucker.

Back to the election. Among friends it is split. The one that amazed me is a Texan, usually liberal, but so scared of the border is going for trump.

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