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I think this is the first time I’ve seen you post something that isn’t sexual innuendo.

Possible I suppose, but it’d depend on the public having an attention span substantially longer than evidence suggests.

For sure: House Republicans move to override Trump vetoes in rare show of defiance

Not wild about the style of it; like…I can decide what to care about from the facts, I don’t need the site to tell me why something matters.

House GOP leaders are teeing up a vote Thursday to override the first two vetoes of President Trump’s second term.

Why it matters: It’s unusual for the Republican-led Congress to openly defy Trump.

The measures are expected to pass the House with bipartisan support, two sources told Axios. Given Trump’s vetoes, some Republicans could peel off after initially backing the bills. Overriding the vetoes would require a two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate — a rarely met threshold.

Driving the news: Trump rejected a measure to ease payments for a long-planned water pipeline supporting southeastern Colorado and another that would have expanded the Miccosukee Tribe’s reserved area in the Florida Everglades, the White House announced last week.

Both bills cleared Capitol Hill in December with bipartisan support. Politico first reported that the House would vote to override the vetoes. Zoom in: The Miccosukee Tribe has been at odds with the White House over its plans to build its “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center.

Florida lawmakers in both chambers backed the bill. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) said it was about “fairness and conservation.” In his veto notice, Trump accused the tribe of obstructing his immigration policies and said the bill benefitted “special interests.”

The water pipeline legislation, championed by Colorado lawmakers, would provide drinking water to communities in southeastern Colorado, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.

But Trump said the bill would “continue the failed policies of the past by forcing Federal taxpayers to bear even more of the massive costs of a local water project.” He added, “Enough is enough.”

What they’re saying: “This isn’t over,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), a Trump ally, posted on X after Trump’s veto. The water pipeline project sits in Boebert’s district.

A White House spokesperson referred Axios to Trump’s statement on the veto when asked for comment on Boebert’s statement.

Between the lines: It’s the latest example of Trump’s clashes with MAGA women.

Boebert defied Trump late last year when she became one of four House Republicans to sign a discharge petition forcing a vote on releasing Epstein-related files — despite White House pressure to withdraw her name.

Guys, I dunno if you know this, but we could probably have multiple trials simultaneously and speed this all along.

Affected workers say the shutdown has been a continuation of attacks they have experienced under the Trump administration, from mass firings – many of which have been overturned or blocked in federal courts – to drastic budget cuts, pushes to take early retirements or resignation buyouts, and threats of withholding back pay for workers furloughed during the shutdown.

I mean…no?

kernel-level AC

This sounds like they did you a solid by not working. I’ll have to look up this genre of shooter, though; not something I’ve heard of before. I tend to be too easily annoyed for anything that isn’t single-player or local co-op these days, although some part of me still remembers some MMOs though rose-colored nostalgia glasses.

I keep waiting for the headline to be something like “Vance slammed face-first into the sidewalk by passersby until he stopped twitching,” but I’m always disappointed.

This may be the first time I haven’t fallen into the subset of “everybody.”

Everything I want to play runs using Linux/proton. It seems like the only things that have trouble are things I’d never consider even installing, let alone running.

That does sound pretty likely.

My understanding is that humor is a very common coping mechanism — in the face of an abuse of power this absurd, I imagine it’s sometimes all someone has the strength for.

Haven’t played this, but I think Bastion is the first game I remember doing the grandad voice thing. I enjoyed it there, not sure about liking it elsewhere.