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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Not the person you replied to, but just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to write up such an informative answer. I learned quite a few things from it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think people tend to choose the more unique/recognizable name to call candidates by. For example, we also call Bernie Sanders by his first name more often than his last. “Harris” is a more common name than “Kamala”. “Clinton” could be confused for Bill, but “Hillary” isn’t going to be mistaken. I don’t think it has anything to do with the candidate’s gender.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

I, too, think that the best way to get people on my side is to burn their homes and livelihoods down. /s

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

As long as they don’t give the milk to their innocent children either…

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

As a family that tries to cook as many of our meals as possible and generally visits the store once a week, it can be a big endeavor. To make balanced, healthy meals for the whole week requires a large variety of ingredients. This makes meal planning before the trip and having a list necessary, and then there’s a lot of searching for things that may not always be in stock.

Additionally, we often restock household necessities and toiletries on this trip as well, which requires more planning and a longer list. Add all this together with carrying all the bags, putting things away, etc, and it can be pretty exhausting.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I see, thank you kindly for your explanation. I knew he’s still the head of the Republican Party but I didn’t expect him to still be able to influence foreign relations to such a large extent. That’s just wild to me.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I’m a bit out of the loop on this - how the heck did a guy who isn’t even in office any more undo the diplomatic progress of the President? Does he actually still have any sway with foreign leaders?