Favorites January 10th 2022
Huge surge in popularity of the game Wordle, a very simple word game that only allows you to play once per day. More comics and jokes on the subject.
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Plus there might be further underreporting due to polarization.
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This and horse paste, competition for ridiculousness.
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We did something really awesome, and it's worked, we should be proud of ourselves.
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Plus it convinces more people to get vaccinated, win/win.
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There was a bunch of debate today about whether it's possible to reform the filibuster. Some discussed a "talking filibuster," requiring senators actually talk to block bills, which isn't required right now. From what I've read filibuster reform seems a bit less likely as of today than yesterday. This is all ridiculous of course, the filibuster isn't some hallowed tradition, it's current form is quite new.
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And yes, just like in Oryx & Crake, it's a genetically modified pig.
Not commenting on this, although Colin, Alex and Claire all had things to say.