There’s a popular fan reading online that Trent’s interest in Ted, in addition to the professional and aspirational capacity, might be a little bit of a crush, or a romantic one. Is that in your head at all? Or does it surprise you that people are reading it that way?
just curious as they're always things i've never questioned just doing but people in my life are often surprised that i don't mind doing them alone
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Ceramics by Claudia Rankin
I like the question, "Are you smaller than a large tree?"
Myka Bering + funny facial expressions requested by @lonely-night
images that go hard
Olivia Colman Eats Bangers & Mash, Sticky Toffee Pudding and 4 Other British Dishes | British Vogue
Wish I wasn’t so weird and embarrassing
they cant stand it when a woman is a hater of all things god and religion
YES i let my power strip sleep in bed with me. so what
SANDRA HÜLLER as Sandra Voyter ANATOMIE D’UNE CHUTE (2023, dir. Justine Triet)
never forget what they took from you (blooper reels)
Polish Porcelain Borzoi Figurine
COMMUNITY 3.04 Remedial Chaos Theory
I keep seeing people say things like this: "You know what does matter to the politicians, even more than us voting for them? When we DON’T vote for them."
No, absolutely not. This is not how the US electoral system works. Under the current system, only votes cast matter. Only people who are going to vote matter to campaign strategists.
The last election, less than 20% of my district voted. The 80+% of the people who abstained? Their opinions on the results don't matter. The system does not take them into account. They gave up their right to have a say. Some strategists for future elections might look at the numbers and say: wow, why didn't those people vote, and can we GET them to vote? But ultimately, the system is designed so that if only one person votes, that person gets to decide the winning candidate. You get the representatives voted on by whoever shows up to the poll.
If a candidate thinks you cannot be swayed to vote (because, for example, you've joined a weird anti-voting movement), then ther campaign is not going to cater to you. Their strategists won't care about you. Someone in the next cycle might try for your vote, but you are giving up your right to have a voice for this cycle.... and voters with a history of voting are more promising targets for any campaign strategies.
(Your actual vote is a secret, but they DO monitor that you have voted. This will affect how much annoying campaigning materials you will get, because they do target active voters.)
Also, "if I don't vote, that will make a point!" is just a stupid take in general. If you don't vote in November, and then Trump wins, what have you really done? Do you think the Biden admin will care, as they're leaving office? Do you think the Trump admin will care, as they enter office? Republicans want fewer people to vote! Your abstention will be nothing but a footnote in history about how Trump won.
SWANN ARLAUD as Maître Vincent Renzi Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
