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@bsletten I guess there is a plan B and she is doing much better (even without name recognition) than Biden. #Harris2024 !

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So there is a completely viable plan B. You just don't want to support it at the moment.

@bsletten

So just to be clear, if tomorrow Biden had a heart attack and died, there is no hope for anyone else to step in and take on the GOP with the lowest approval rate in history?

@dimsumthinking

@Catawu
OP wrote, "We're going to November with Biden/Harris no matter what." and I'm just wondering how many people will vote for the dead guy. Maybe also wondering what SCOTUS would say about electors having to vote for a candidate who could not take office. Might through the election to the House. Lots of bad stuff if Biden doesn't make it to inauguration day.

@CptSuperlative OP

@garyackerman I guess it depends on the alternative. I prefer date driven decisions even ones where the data is no better than random chance to decisions made based on what will move the most money into the pockets of the powerful. On the other hand if the graft is the reason the data is skewed, it is better to case lots than use it.

@johnzajac I think it depends on what you've seen before. At the debate he reminded me of both my grandpa and my father-in-law the year before they were clinically diagnosed with dementia. (Alzheimer in one case, louie body in the other) We knew something was up, but the good days mostly convinced us that the bad days were just "getting old."

@CptSuperlative I will ask - as I did in December - what happens if Biden dies or falls so ill that he cannot function as president before the election?

@Hey_Beth @noondlyt So if Biden cannot make it to November, who would you want to see, or at least who else should be in the conversation. Does our Governor figure into the conversation? NBC is reporting that there is a Biden family summit at Camp David tomorrow so this may be a real discussion very quickly.

@deviantollam Regarding power cuts on fire suppression: Triggering the fire alarm (or FoH zone) at your favorite mouse based arcade will cut power to all the games and the digital entertainment. And no, most managers do not know how to turn it back on.

@JasonPerseus The solution is very simple. We have a legislative branch empowered to change any law up to and including the US constitution. If it is clear that the kind of laws passed 300 years ago are out of step with the current age the solution is to have the legislature update the law.

It really sucks that Congress has be a dysfunctional mess for the last 20 years, but it really should not be the job of the courts to decide what the legislature should have done. It is particularly inappropriate for the courts to take an issue where congress has repeatedly taken up the issue and repeatedly chosen not to act and make the change through the courts that did not pass in congress.

@bloodravenlib 1) How is this any different from any other keyless entry system? and 2) what kind of idiot ignores at least a dozen warning that the Tesla App / car spit out about not letting the battery run low?

@nazokiyoubinbou I think it is also important to understand that there are some people, myself included, who cannot wear a respirator appropriately and safely.

Just last week I "failed breathing" again at work. It is illegal for me to work in any environment where a respirator is required. Fortunately, there is very little call for such work in my particular role so my employer can make a reasonable accommodation for me.

When I hear people wanting to make N95s mandatory PPE in more situations - especially public accommodations I worry that it will impact my employment. For example, if N95s are required PPE in healthcare settings, I would become illegal for me to do any work in a healthcare setting because I am cannot get a licensed to wear a respirator even if the task I am performing would not need one otherwise. I work in a heavily regulated industry were we can lose billions of dollars in federally overseen contracts for not strictly observing PPE regulations. "Lets require everyone to wear an N95" is a real threat to my employment.

@luckytran