earphone843

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The forest center near me removed the bins. .. From their café/picnic area in c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's like my university campus removing all ashtrays to stop people from smoking.

Donald Trump says 'nasty' Canada 'meant to be 51st state' in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'd throw a party.

Trump fires FTC’s only two Democrats: ‘The President just illegally fired me’ in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yup. "They rigged the election and now I'm president again."

So fucking nonchalantly too.

Trump fires FTC’s only two Democrats: ‘The President just illegally fired me’ in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

He straight up admitted on air that the election was rigged, and there hasn't been a peep from anyone

Trump Says a Recession Might Be Worth the Cost. Economists Disagree. in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Unrealized gains means that the investment vehicle has increased in value since it was purchased, but hasn't been sold at that value. Every type of investment is going to have either unrealized gains or losses until it's sold.

Trump’s policies are endangering the economy; it might cost Republicans in the 2026 midterms. in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So, one guy is going to go around arresting top officials of a dictatorship?

Trump plan to fund Musk’s Starlink over fiber called “betrayal” of rural US in c/technology@lemmy.zip
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works -3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Correct. Voting federally isn't going to fix the situation. The last chance for that was November 2024 and it even turns out that was a lie.

If you want voting to matter, local and state elections are the only ones that can affect change, because for now the states still have their national guard. If enough state governments flip to blue, then there's at least a chance things can be salvaged.

Trump plan to fund Musk’s Starlink over fiber called “betrayal” of rural US in c/technology@lemmy.zip
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works -3 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The election was rigged anyways. Trump straight up admitted it.

Trump’s policies are endangering the economy; it might cost Republicans in the 2026 midterms. in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's helpful to point out to people that following established rules doesn't work when the people in power disregard them with impunity.

There's not going to be a legal or political uno reverse card that will stop what's happening. The only established mechanism that still exists to get us out of this is if the military does its duty and protects us from the domestic threat to the constitution.

But, with Trump replacing the joint chiefs and top JAG members, I'm not betting on that happening.

People need to stop living in the fantasy of, "we just have to wait it out for 2-4 years."

Trump’s policies are endangering the economy; it might cost Republicans in the 2026 midterms. in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Who enforces those subpoenas? Who enforces the contempt charges? Trump is in charge of all of the enforcement mechanisms.

Backed by Trump, Israel Shreds Cease-Fire Deal and Kills Over 400 Across Gaza | Common Dreams in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, he's very happy about that

Beefy 5-layer burr(ule)ito in c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Wasn't that when Europe was colonizing everyone to get spices?

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Income tax on federal employees is redundant (sh.itjust.works)
 

Their pay comes from taxes.

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It's impossible to defend any amount of alcohol consumption without sounding like an alcoholic. (sh.itjust.works)
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Tried to fix my dryer today, but no luck (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by earphone843@sh.itjust.works to c/dull_mens_club@lemmy.world
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Our dryer crapped out a few months ago. It wasn't heating up, so I ordered a new heating element. It came with all new sensors, so I installed those too. One of the wire connectors was a bit loose, but I figured it would be fine.

Today, it stopped again, so I took off the back panel and sure enough, the wire was off. Plugged it back in, but no luck.

It's probably the thermal fuse, but I'm considering paying the $95 to have my home warranty send someone out to just fix it.

I'm only in the hole $25 so far, so maybe I'll replace everything again and see.

My suspicion is that there's something shorting out, though. It's definitely not a clogged vent, because I'm anal about clearing the trap after every cycle, and the vent pipe to the attic looks squeaky clean inside (and the vent tube from the dryer is clean too.

Edit: while typing this I realized that the loose wire probably caused the short, so I'll try to replace that sensor before calling someone. Thanks for being my rubber duckie.

Update: Problem solved. The loose wire was to the high temperature cut-off that sits in the coil housing. This caused the coil to get too hot and pop.

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