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ppitm t1_j9zpcee wrote
Reply to comment by GrowFreeFood in [OC] US states by urban population in %. by beastof_Bourbon
That's incredibly untrue, lol.
They would still be red states even without voters suppression and gerrymandering. The dirty tactics turn smallish Republican majorities onto supermajorities.
ppitm t1_j9ylx7x wrote
Reply to comment by MainerGamer in [OC] US states by urban population in %. by beastof_Bourbon
If that was the case, then every other state in the deep south would vote more democratic than us. Politically speaking our rural areas and suburbs are less uniformly conservative than elsewhere. Portland isn't any more liberal than your average liberal city.
ppitm t1_j9yitd2 wrote
Reply to comment by MainerGamer in [OC] US states by urban population in %. by beastof_Bourbon
Did you look at the map?
ppitm t1_j9y8haq wrote
And we still get all those complaints about being dominated by Portland lmao
ppitm t1_j9w9dxa wrote
Reply to comment by bradyso in [OC] How much territory Russia and Ukraine hold at one year of war by gridnews
Don't worry, Russia still kills civilians with pointless artillery attacks on Ukrainian villages.
ppitm t1_j9ls5ku wrote
> The mining they are proposing is deep shaft mining that creates a large amount of sulphuric waste water
So you're proposing strip mining instead?
ppitm t1_j97cv5m wrote
Reply to comment by UnluckyChain1417 in percent of medicare users with 4+ chronic medical conditions [OC] by RompingOtter
Poor and agricultural areas have more immigrants.
ppitm t1_j92bzk7 wrote
Reply to comment by 2w3nty8ight in "Go Johnny! You're almost there!" by MesaVerde87
Why though? Safer than landing a boat on those rocks four times a day.
ppitm t1_j91j07s wrote
Reply to comment by Nutatree in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Why did you just move the goalposts so hard?
First you complain that the government won't even sue to take 2% of the corporation's wealth.
Now suddenly bankruptcy (all the wealth) and multi-billion dollar fines aren't good enough, only criminal charges are.
So the first thing you said was dumb. Simple as.
ppitm t1_j91etal wrote
Reply to comment by Nutatree in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
> Typical of government officials to not simply place a lawsuit against the oligarchs so as to not diminish their wealth 2% .
The railroad is boned. They will be paying for this for a long time.
It takes a long time but you don't want to mess with the government when it has public outrage behind it. Just ask bankrupt Purdue Pharma.
ppitm t1_j91en2h wrote
Reply to comment by Nobel6skull in Despite 'dirty rain,' DEP says Maine will likely not be affected by Ohio train disaster by DrMcMeow
Careful. Many people have a deep-seated need to panic and victimize themselves. They will lash out if you take that away from them. Best just to sit back and let them search for culprits they can blame for their existential angst.
ppitm t1_j8yeblz wrote
Reply to comment by 20thMaine in Apparently we’re going to get some of the fallout from the Ohio train wreck. Be careful out there! by CombinationSea6976
Although as I understand it a more conservative assumption is that a springtime war could still plausibly result in a sudden cold snap that kills many of the crops in the northern hemisphere, drastically worsening global starvation.
ppitm t1_j8wixg7 wrote
Reply to comment by Natprk in Apparently we’re going to get some of the fallout from the Ohio train wreck. Be careful out there! by CombinationSea6976
Fallout projection maps are mostly BS based on silly assumptions that all the bombs go off on the ground.
You will be just fine up at camp until you starve to death.
ppitm t1_j8mqyia wrote
Reply to comment by STDMachine in Maine will need weeks to determine impacts of Ohio train derailment on air quality by STDMachine
Just look at the air testing data from the actual crash site. Concentrations of the most hazardous chemicals there fell to the non-detectable level almost immediately.
ppitm t1_j8a0akm wrote
Reply to comment by hesh582 in Ohio death cloud coming here? by TarantinoFan23
Quit ruining our fun, we wanted to panic.
ppitm t1_j87a5aj wrote
Reply to comment by No-Needleworker6950 in Ohio death cloud coming here? by TarantinoFan23
> will go down as one of the most devastating events in the US ever
Press X to doubt. According to the air testing results in your link, all the actually harmful chemicals (everything except oxygen) is down below the screening levels and most are already at zero.
So far as I can tell, we are talking about a few square kilometers of agricultural Ohio. Really can't think of anything in U.S. history that has caused more damage than that?
ppitm t1_j85meac wrote
Reply to Maintain the integrity of our town! Preserve Freeport’s charming and historic parking lots! by bitesandcats
At this rate they're going to turn me into some Boogaloo type just we can put them up against a wall when the revolution comes.
ppitm t1_j82aosb wrote
Reply to comment by HIncand3nza in Cape Elizabeth residents push back against law to provide affordable housing by Gary_busey_syndrome
Cape has an extravagantly well-funded school system.
ppitm t1_j7x3961 wrote
Reply to comment by DifferenceMore5431 in After how many days is my house guest a tenant in Maine? by [deleted]
I think this is more about whether or not the cops will remove the person for you.
ppitm t1_j7my884 wrote
Reply to comment by bubbastars in Roads of Maine by bubbastars
Look for the E911 dataset. That is the best source for roads.
ppitm t1_j7e3k7f wrote
Reply to comment by spintrackz in Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets in 2,000 and 500 warhead scenarios. by busback
A guy who makes all his guests sit on the far end of a 50-foot-long conference table doesn't sound like someone too keen to die in a fireball.
ppitm t1_j7dlk7w wrote
Reply to comment by S1075 in Red sky at night, sailors delight. by linuxknight
It's scientifically accurate-ish. The idea is that the dawn sun shines on the underside of the band of clouds about to dump rain and wind on you. While the setting sun demonstrates that approaching clouds are just a narrow band, not a major system. Ergo the weather will pass by in the night and tomorrow will be fine.
ppitm t1_j7dl7h7 wrote
Reply to comment by RobertLeeSwagger in Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets in 2,000 and 500 warhead scenarios. by busback
Actual target lists from the Cold War would disagree with you. There's no scenario where someone would attack it with anything other than a nuclear weapon.
ppitm t1_j7cq42x wrote
Reply to comment by MosskeepForest in Map published by FEMA showing potential US nuclear targets in 2,000 and 500 warhead scenarios. by busback
That's not correct. Fallout is not a threat unless it's a ground burst. Only missile silos and bunkers would be targeted with ground bursts.
ppitm t1_ja08yg1 wrote
Reply to comment by GrowFreeFood in [OC] US states by urban population in %. by beastof_Bourbon
I am concerned that people these days are apparently too emotionally immature to accept that cultural differences cause certain regions of the country to prefer opposing political parties.