Y'know thry always make a big media event about the polls opening at midnight in some podunk New England town that does a symbolic "first ballot of the nation". Might be fun to make a similar scene for the ISS.
"The off-planet vote is breaking strongly for Harris despite RFK's residence far outside Earth's gravitational pull."
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aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 1y
In Texas, it’s easier to vote by mail if you’re in fucking space than if you’re in a black ZIP code.
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y
Uh oh, do they have to vote through Huston?
If so, there might have a … problem.
I’ll see myself out.
ravhall@discuss.online · 24 pts · 1y
Maybe Trump will promise to go get them. Maybe he will go up in space himself and we can just leave him up there
cm0002@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
Well, based on an earlier thread, it takes a LOT less fuel to launch someone out of the solar system than into the sun, so we could always do that
MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Id be satisfied with a well built trebuchet. No need to waste too many resources.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I reckon we could launch him about 300 meters
Akasazh@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 1y
I'm not sure he's not over 90 kg, so the distance may be impacted by additional blubber
ravhall@discuss.online · 2 pts · 1y
It’s all about working as a team. 🥰
HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org · 16 pts · 1y
Y'know thry always make a big media event about the polls opening at midnight in some podunk New England town that does a symbolic "first ballot of the nation". Might be fun to make a similar scene for the ISS.
"The off-planet vote is breaking strongly for Harris despite RFK's residence far outside Earth's gravitational pull."
ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
For Robert Kennedy, one assumes, since they had to learn the Earth is flat while rehearsing for the “mission.”
/s The earth is obviously a dodecahedron. Otherwise, water would reflect things like a funhouse mirror.
mkwt@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
This is the only way to legally vote by remote electronics in Texas. Must be registered in Harris County. And must be voting from outer space.
AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
That's really interesting. I wonder how voting works (or doesn't) for US researchers in remote parts of the world, like McMurdo station?
takeda@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I hope the mailman won't have any problems returning.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Neither rain nor sleet nor snow nor micrometeor shower
Spesknight@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Bring them home!
MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y
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