I’m watching a modified Machete order for Star Wars this week, as part of my work. My plan is as follows: The reason why I made this is I wanted to watch the machete order, and I wanted to include all of the content which has come out over the last 10 years. This is …
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Ranked voting ballot design
As I was going for my daily walk this morning I was thinking about options on how to design ballots for ranked voting elections, and I thought of several ways to do it. Write a number next to the candidate’s name. N – 1 bubbles next to the candidate’s name where n is the number …
We can afford education if we defund the police
Olympia and Thurston County Defund the police means transferring those funds to other programs. Here in Olympia, Washington 4.8% of our tax dollars goes to police and military from all levels of government. About $1000 per capita between Olympia and Thurston County. Simplifying the data from this spreadsheet from the county: Age group Population Percent …
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The importance of open source technologies
If you want to make an application to run on Android or iOS, the two dominant operating systems for mobile phones in the world, you need to get them cleared by the company which makes that operating system in order to get into their application store. You have to pay a fee in order to …
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Biden’s climate record
There is one, and only one candidate on my ballot this November who has never even once opposed a carbon tax. Only one candidate who has always supported climate policies which benefit people of all income levels and all races. He has had a carbon tax on his plan for as long as he has …
Underwhelmed
You cannot call yourself a progressive if you support tax cuts to coal companies. Our planet is burning. We have the power to stop it. There are hundreds of policies which can be used to both fight global warming and help marginalized people. Please support expanding access to food stamps. Expand access to college. Boost …
Progressive Platform in under 250 words
Move at least half of police funding to social services Nationwide exemption free carbon tax which will increase annually Universal Basic Income Medicare for All Easier Access to Food Stamps Audit the Department of Defense Cut government waste Legalize and tax all drugs. Drug addiction should be treated as a health issue. Tax capital gains …
What religious freedom means
The Supreme Court made a terrible decision yesterday, ruling that employers are allowed to deny access to birth control to their employees. This idea is that forcing an employer to pay for the birth control of their employee as part of their health insurance is forcing the business owner to violate their religious beliefs. The …
Analyzing America’s presidents
Grey means no election. Blue means the candidate won a majority of the popular vote twice Red means one of the President’s terms was shorter than 4 years. Green means the President either only served one term or did not win a majority of the popular vote in one of his elections. Purple is Franklin …
Obama almost became a SCOTUS justice
It is my belief that President Obama almost became a Supreme Court justice. This is because that if Hillary Clinton had become President 3 years ago, he would have been the most obvious pick to replace a resignation during Hillary Clinton’s term. It is likely RBG would have retired by now given that she is …