That is very funny, there is a NutHouse bar in Lansing.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/ml-elrick/2023/02/19/michigan-republicans-gather-at-the-nuthouse-before-picking-party-chair/69918611007/

This is much different than other recalls, if the seat belt in my car needs a recall -- I am the only one who would be hurt, if a 'self driving' car runs someone over that is significantly different.

There was a problem with gas haulers in Michigan a few years ago, they would break and kill nearby drivers -- the Governor temporarily banned all of them.

This is a pretty good nation-wide electrical outage map. Right now:

States and territories by customers out
Texas 205,087
Arkansas 45,277
New York 21,365
Mississippi 8,450
Washington 7,730
Last Updated: 2023-02-03 06:06:02 PM EST

Whether she announces now or next year, she should keep her legacy positive, and avoid any chance of the California Senate seat being lost.

From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

These tales of impending doom allowed the Golgafrinchans to rid themselves of an entire useless third of their population. The story was that they would build three Ark ships. Into the A ship would go all the leaders, scientists and other high achievers. The C ship would contain all the people who made things and did things, and the B Ark would hold everyone else, such as hairdressers and telephone sanitisers. They sent the B ship off first, but of course, the other two-thirds of the population stayed on the planet and lived full, rich and happy lives until they were all wiped out by a virulent disease contracted from a dirty telephone

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Someone, I don't recall who and I won't bother searching, said "Personal is Policy" -- I guess we now know the personal.

I remember watching movies where the Nazis were always saying "Show me your papers", how is this different ?

Nuclear weapons should have 'fail safe' devices to prevent a nuclear explosion if the conventional HE explodes. The U.S. has had accidents (aka "Broken Arrows" where 3 of 4 fail safe devices failed and a nuclear detonation was avoided by the narrowest of margins. I recall one broken arrow in North Carolina.

Given the quality of Russian weapons this event scares the shit out of me.

I would be very pissed that my guy won and was not in congress.

If Alaska can do Ranked Choice, every state can.