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Alice B.

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21. One of the local university's dining halls seems to leave its multiple TVs on

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:33 PM

2 hrs ago

… when it’s closed.
I’ve seen a sports bar do the same.

On the whole, this is totally on-brand for today’s Republican party: using and taking anything less than more than what you actually need is communism. Making sure there’s enough of anything left for your neighbors is communism.

I can also tie this to the ever increasing size of vehicles, particularly trucks. (I just read a NYT thing about this and traffic fatalities).

I think we should start aggressively framing them as “hogs.” No offense to actual pigs but, flip the script. Be blunt with it. And bring back “weird” while we’re at it.

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Mamdani mocked by GOP for telling New Yorkers to set thermostats to 78 [View all] DrFunkenstein Yesterday OP

As long as it is mandated for all NYC government offices, it seems reasonable MichMan Yesterday #1

So would they rather New York be like Texas and have citizens die as the electrical grid shuts down every summer ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #2

Ted Cruz Mocked California For The Same Thing BEFORE The Texas Grid Failure DrFunkenstein 12 hrs ago #14

Then ol trash talkin Ted ran to Mexico in the winter while his constituents froze ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #15

The grid doesn't shut down every summer! LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #18

Trump doesn't give a damn about affordability newdeal2 23 hrs ago #3

How long has he been in office? not a texan 23 hrs ago #4

I believe that authority would fall under Gov. Hochul MichMan 23 hrs ago #5

We set AC to 78 when temps are 90 or better. Lower and it just runs all day Lettuce Be 23 hrs ago #6

Even the GOP recommends this in many areas. They're just being jerks. LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #19

78 is perfectly comfortable, also this is a reasonable request for New Yorkers FakeNoose 39 min ago #22

Do you know who doesn't handle blackouts very well? Buddyzbuddy 22 hrs ago #7

businesses should be required to turn off lights and lit signs when closed. Blues Heron 22 hrs ago #8

One of the local university's dining halls seems to leave its multiple TVs on Alice B. 2 hrs ago #21

He's in great company. They mocked Jimmy Carter for wearing a sweater. n/t TygrBright 22 hrs ago #9

This goes back to the '70s. These idiots are short-term memory dumbfucks who know fuck-all about science and history. Karasu 22 hrs ago #10

So the GOP are against everything from a Democrat Bev54 21 hrs ago #11

Exactly! LeftInTX 5 hrs ago #20

I guess they think everyone is as brain dead as they are, state of stupid 21 hrs ago #12

We keep ours at 77. It's not exactly comfortable but it's better than +80. cstanleytech 21 hrs ago #13

How come the "smaller bites of food; no avocado toast; stop with the $5 coffee every day" crowd don't get called Aristus 11 hrs ago #16

What gets me (again) is the sheer hypocrisy robbob 11 hrs ago #17