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There are already laws that make sure employees are given time off to vote. At least there are in my state, in many other states. A national law would be welcome, and I think more effective than an election holiday.

Why “fuck the UN” and not “fuck China?”

Sounds like the UN could have made better choices, but the real villain (at least in the part of the history you describe) is China. No?

She was a talented editor, and SW and RoTJ are the better for her work. But I think her real contributions during this time was reining Lucas in. He seems to do better with a moderating influence, at least in filmmaking.

I think we are all better for having George Lucas. We wouldn’t have Pixar, ILM, or LucasArts without him. OG Star Wars and American Graffiti were legitimately good. Every other film he did was garbage, however.

I’ve had the same problem with getting Actual set up.

And you know what, I desperately want my (tax) money to go to supporting them in their disaster.

That’s the only solution I see because you can’t magically create parking spots,” said Sczempka

Yes you can. Every person using the bike lane instead of driving does not take a parking space. Voila! Magically new parking space.

I saw a billboard (in California) for a gofundme for Texas disaster relief. That feels peak 2025 to me.

The number one thing that makes this app potentially effective is reach. You don’t build a debase big enough to be worthwhile with a side loaded android app, certainly not in a short period of time.

But wait, I thought it was “just the government.” /s

PlexAmp is so good. Nothing else comes close.

I’ve joked for years they should pivot to legit Michelin quality white tablecloth restaurants called Charles E Fromage.