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Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_j03lwes wrote
Reply to comment by Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer in New York Times mocked for naming Fetterman among the year’s ‘most stylish’ people by eternalrefuge86
It doesn't seem like a serious article though. The spotted lanternfly is also on the list.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_j03lmno wrote
Reply to New York Times mocked for naming Fetterman among the year’s ‘most stylish’ people by eternalrefuge86
I wouldn't exactly call him stylish, but who cares?
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iyx1e69 wrote
Reply to comment by h3mip3nultim4te in Pitt students facing abuse of corpse charges for alleged class incident by WookieeSteakIsChewie
I agree that this law is very vague. "Ordinary family sensibilities" is practically meaningless.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iyx0b8s wrote
Reply to comment by ManfredsJuicedBalls in Pitt students facing abuse of corpse charges for alleged class incident by WookieeSteakIsChewie
This is silly. Not everyone is religious so people have different views about what happens to you after you die. To me a corpse is just dead organic matter with no significance whatsoever, so I don't care what happens to my body. You disagree, which is fine - your preferences should be respected. But there's no reason to impose them on everyone else.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iyp42ba wrote
Reply to comment by paolellagram in Pat Toomey was one of the 43 Senators who killed sick leave for rail workers by GraffitiTavern
Because Casey is also a PA senator and voted to break the strike?
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iyp3ztd wrote
Reply to comment by Suffeken in Pat Toomey was one of the 43 Senators who killed sick leave for rail workers by GraffitiTavern
I think most actual leftists (i.e. socialists) are upset with the Dems for making this move. I'm not a socialist personally, but I'm also upset with this move.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iyp3ul4 wrote
Reply to comment by Joe_Jeep in Pat Toomey was one of the 43 Senators who killed sick leave for rail workers by GraffitiTavern
Republicans are terrible, but that doesn't absolve Democrats of criticism. Dems are in charge and voted along with the GOP to throw workers under the bus.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iyp267b wrote
Reply to comment by Advanced-Guard-4468 in Pat Toomey was one of the 43 Senators who killed sick leave for rail workers by GraffitiTavern
Two times actually. 2010 and 2016.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iy2jyej wrote
Reply to comment by Allemaengel in My family is looking to move within PA from Greater Philly Area by UnderstandingOne4825
I thought northwestern Lehigh was a decent school but idk. I went to Parkland (and grew up very close to the Lowhill border, actually) which is considered one of the best schools in the area and honestly, I feel like "good" schools are somewhat overrated. The teachers at Parkland were hit or miss - some were really good, but there were just as many that didn't teach much. The worst was one of my French teachers, who did absolutely nothing at all, except occasionally give us projects to complete.
I did well academically and got into a "top" university, but that was mostly because of stuff I did outside of school, because my parents pushed me to go beyond the school curriculum and compete in math/science competitions. I don't think I would have been any worse off going to an "okay" high school.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iy2hu82 wrote
Reply to comment by InternationalChair68 in My family is looking to move within PA from Greater Philly Area by UnderstandingOne4825
The State College school district is definitely good. I did math/science competitions in high school and some of the best students in the state were from there.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_ix9cbb4 wrote
Reply to The college-age population is about to crash. It will change higher education forever (Article with a focus on PA). by Sovereign2142
Is this really a bad thing? Most kids don't really care about education and I don't see why we should force them to go to college for the sake of getting a job that most likely could have been done without a college degree.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iwzyryh wrote
Reply to comment by N2TheBlu in Democrats win control of Pennsylvania state House · Spotlight PA by dotcom-jillionaire
Hyperinflation is when the monthly inflation rate exceeds 50%, or the yearly inflation rate exceeds 12874.63%. The current inflation is a problem, but it's certainly not hyperinflation.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iwk8xq3 wrote
Reply to comment by SeaPoem717 in Gov. Greg Abbott expands Texas’ migrant busing plan to Philadelphia by audiomuse1
They are seeking asylum legally.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iwhhdah wrote
They're not hard, considering that the average student in PA is expected to be able to pass.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_ivrbsw9 wrote
Reply to comment by mattcrwi in Pennsylvania Democrats appear to be within striking distance of flipping the state House by return2ozma
The PA GOP had several proposed constitutional amendments that they wanted to place on the ballot in May 2023. They won't be able to do that if Dems take the PA House.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_ivnxst5 wrote
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_ivf7txc wrote
Reply to comment by towhomnottowho in Do mail-in ballots need to be dropped off in your own county? by towhomnottowho
Too late for USPS at this point. It has to reach the county's board of elections by tomorrow at 8 pm. Did you use the secrecy envelope, and sign and date the return envelope? Honestly it might be best to just drive to your polling place and vote in person tomorrow.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iuzr58h wrote
Reply to comment by HonBurgher in For those worried about the PA Supreme Court’s ruling on undated ballots, it may be of some relief to you that this year’s ballot envelope is VERY unambiguous. While I personally find the ruling utterly preposterous I’d also say that the ballot itself is competently designed to compensate for it. by Trapezoidoid
You're right. I'm not sure how exactly they determine whether a date is incorrect though.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iuuof0u wrote
Reply to comment by Quirky_Address_5445 in For those worried about the PA Supreme Court’s ruling on undated ballots, it may be of some relief to you that this year’s ballot envelope is VERY unambiguous. While I personally find the ruling utterly preposterous I’d also say that the ballot itself is competently designed to compensate for it. by Trapezoidoid
I don't think it should matter, but you can call your county elections board to make sure.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iuuo435 wrote
Reply to comment by Cash_for_Johnny in For those worried about the PA Supreme Court’s ruling on undated ballots, it may be of some relief to you that this year’s ballot envelope is VERY unambiguous. While I personally find the ruling utterly preposterous I’d also say that the ballot itself is competently designed to compensate for it. by Trapezoidoid
I agree with you, I'm just stating what the law is.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iutkapv wrote
Reply to comment by James19991 in For those worried about the PA Supreme Court’s ruling on undated ballots, it may be of some relief to you that this year’s ballot envelope is VERY unambiguous. While I personally find the ruling utterly preposterous I’d also say that the ballot itself is competently designed to compensate for it. by Trapezoidoid
Lehigh County's envelope is definitely different from Allegheny's, but it's still pretty clear that you have to fill out the date.
Postmarks don't matter, by the way. Ballots have to be received by election day. And they don't actually care what date you write on the envelope, as long as it's not blank.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iutjarl wrote
Reply to comment by Cash_for_Johnny in For those worried about the PA Supreme Court’s ruling on undated ballots, it may be of some relief to you that this year’s ballot envelope is VERY unambiguous. While I personally find the ruling utterly preposterous I’d also say that the ballot itself is competently designed to compensate for it. by Trapezoidoid
It actually doesn't matter what date you write there as long as you write something. The counties receive ballots with people's birthdate, and they are counted.
Edit: I'm wrong, as one of the replies below states.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iuk1zxt wrote
People from around the country are volunteering for campaigns. I've done the letter writing thing before, back in 2018. Yesterday I went to Milwaukee and knocked on doors to get out the vote for Mandela Barnes/Tony Evers.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_iujm3rv wrote
Reply to Here we are October 31 and my ballot for Lebanon county still NOT mailed!?!! by Silver-Hburg
Last year I didn't get my ballot until the day after the election, 4 weeks after it was supposedly sent (Lehigh County). Although the postmark was several weeks after the date the county claimed to have mailed it, so I suspect it was just sitting there for weeks. Unfortunately I would have had to travel 600 miles to vote, so I didn't vote. I don't think there is any recourse for this situation.
Edit: By the way, I think the ballot status page is not very meaningful. I completed and mailed my ballot back to Lehigh County two weeks ago, and they received it last week. But the "Ballot Mailed On" column is still blank.
Illustrious_Air_1438 t1_j03m7u3 wrote
Reply to comment by Additional_Storage_5 in Pa. House GOP leader Bryan Cutler says ‘the math’ makes him majority leader - pennlive.com by themollusk
It matters because the Republicans are going to try sneaking some constitutional amendments onto the ballot when nobody's paying attention.