I'm not American and I cannot vote for an American President. If you're American and have not yet voted, please do so as soon as possible. If you have voted, thank you for your service 🫡
There's a good chance it will be called tonight. It's the official tallies they're preparing people to wait for since that's the "delay" Trump tried to abuse in 2020.
Unless either candidate OVERWHELMINGLY wins, there's not going to be anything tonight, and probably not tomorrow. The last of the swing states won't close polls until 8p (Mountain time, I think). Trump is almost certainly going to declare that he is the winner "by a lot". Best case, we'll know tomorrow morning.
So take a couple alprazolam, drink a couple shots, and black out until tomorrow.
As you watch the results remember the "red mirage" - a well known phenomenon where Republican candidates take an early lead because Republican votes get reported early. This is simply because Republicans tend to live in smaller towns and low-population areas, which finish their vote counting sooner because there are fewer ballots. Democrats tend to live in denser urban areas that take longer to count, so their votes show up later; this is known as the "blue shift".
You can see the red mirage happening right now... 45 minutes ago Trump had 23 electoral votes and Harris 7. Now it's Trump 95 Harris 35. This should even out as the counts from the cities start to roll in.
Trump is planning to declare victory early in the night before the blue shift occurs, so his followers can turn off the TV and go to bed happy. Then when the final count shows Harris on top they will "know" the election was stolen because in their minds they "saw" him win.
I am just waiting it out and getting the news when it gets posted(im european tho this election sadly effects me and a lot of other people who are outside the us)
By southern do you mean Kyushu and shikoku? I haven't been to Shikoku but it does look like a Paradise from when Degawa and other celebrities went there on TV.
Kyushu is also pretty tropical, but more populated, and has more tourist attractions, thus more tourists.
Both are beautiful. I haven't been all over, but Shikoku looks more tropical than Kyushu.
Unfortunately they also are where most of the summer typhoons wreck havoc, landslides destroy the most property and bury the most people. Most of japan besides Kanto, Hokkaido and touhoku are pretty tropical so for example if you move to areas around Kanazawa you can get most of the Paradise with less natural disasters. If it is just for a visit, however, Kyushu is amazing. Kumamoto, Beppu, Fukuoka are beautiful in their own unique ways.
It was kind of funny to watch Hanzawa Naoki, and they'd be like: "As punishment, we're transferring you to this city outside of Tokyo!" And they'd be like: omgz a fate worse than death. And I'd look up the city and it'd be a place with great public transportation, a famous temple, and amazing local cuisine.
Even cities near Tokyo are at most a few hours train-rides away from Paradise. In Chiba you have onjuku (A large beach with desert dunes), in kanagawa you have Enoshima. (Beach, and an island with caves and shrines). In gunma you have Kusatsu. (winter hotspring wonderland on top of a mountain chain)
No, I don’t want to visit a deserted place. I want to live there. I want to take vacations to places with people, and live all alone on the side of the mountain.
If you're fine with there also being few things to actually do, you can essentially throw a dart on the map and pick the closes village to where it lands, and chances are it'll have a population of less than 1000 people, and if you're OK being stuck there for 10 years you can join the house givaway program to get some old house. You'll have to find a job and maybe do so maintenance on the house, but other than that, you'll get a free house in the middle of nowhere.
The easiest way is probably if you're a software engineer or have some kind of bachelor's /master's / doctorate's degree. In that case you can head over right now and start looking for a job. You can stay for 3 months without a visa. Meanwhile you search for jobs related to your field. There are English speaking jobs here in software engineering.
Or You could always spend those 3 months dating women and look for a spouse.
These two are the cheapest options, but if you have a bachelor's or master's degree, you can also upgrade it to doctor's degree at a japanese university. If your grades were decent (they don't have to be excellent), you can apply for scholarships. You also have student loans. university is much cheaper than the ones in the US and should be fairly easy to pay off.
The most expensive way is probably language school, but those are also cheaper than US universities.
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ekZepp@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 1y
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
The only message that matters right now.
I'm not American and I cannot vote for an American President. If you're American and have not yet voted, please do so as soon as possible. If you have voted, thank you for your service 🫡
samus12345@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
And then worry.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works · 43 pts · 1y
Non-American, though (rightfully) heavily invested in this election.
Since I’m an otherwise powerless observer, we took our family to Tokyo Disneyland to help and distract us until the results are in.
Really feels like a surreal Last Supper moment, NGL.
taiyang@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
That's going to be a long trip, results probably won't be fully tallied for a week at best.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 1y
It’s a week in Japan in total, then a couple more weeks travelling Asia. Trying to cram in as many distractions as possible
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
There's a good chance it will be called tonight. It's the official tallies they're preparing people to wait for since that's the "delay" Trump tried to abuse in 2020.
satanmat@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1y
Do you know what day it is?
Remember, remember this 5th of November, The Jan 6 treason and plot. I know of no reason the Jan 6 treason, Should ever be forgot.
Yeah— I’m going to curl up and watch V for Vendetta..
Mercuri@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y
Let's go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this to all blow over
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y
Watch MSNBC, take a drink every time they throw to Steve Kornacki.
Wake up from your coma in 2025. ;)
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I love you and I hate you. How dare you tell the world what I'm doing!
HelixDab2@lemm.ee · 20 pts · 1y
Unless either candidate OVERWHELMINGLY wins, there's not going to be anything tonight, and probably not tomorrow. The last of the swing states won't close polls until 8p (Mountain time, I think). Trump is almost certainly going to declare that he is the winner "by a lot". Best case, we'll know tomorrow morning.
So take a couple alprazolam, drink a couple shots, and black out until tomorrow.
cultsuperstar@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Plus, it could take a week for Arizona to count their votes.
Rolando@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
The election day ground game is crucial! Don't waste your time just worrying. If you're in the US, look here: https://events.democrats.org/ It's not too late!
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
As you watch the results remember the "red mirage" - a well known phenomenon where Republican candidates take an early lead because Republican votes get reported early. This is simply because Republicans tend to live in smaller towns and low-population areas, which finish their vote counting sooner because there are fewer ballots. Democrats tend to live in denser urban areas that take longer to count, so their votes show up later; this is known as the "blue shift".
You can see the red mirage happening right now... 45 minutes ago Trump had 23 electoral votes and Harris 7. Now it's Trump 95 Harris 35. This should even out as the counts from the cities start to roll in.
Trump is planning to declare victory early in the night before the blue shift occurs, so his followers can turn off the TV and go to bed happy. Then when the final count shows Harris on top they will "know" the election was stolen because in their minds they "saw" him win.
empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 15 pts · 1y
Third button: weed or alcohol so you don't have to think about anything for a couple days!
Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
robocall@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
this election is not good for our health
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
We’re on a Disney movie marathon. First was The Great Mouse Detective and we just finished The Sword in the Stone. What should we watch next?
0ops@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
Robin hood, then emperor's new groove
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Two fantastic choices!
Notyou@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 1y
Not a movie, but X-Men 97.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Already finished it. Hit me straight in the member berries
AliasVortex@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Treasure planet! Or Atlantis
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Treasure Planet it is!
And then Atlantis.
PlantJam@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Tangled is always fun.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The reprise of "Mother Knows Best" gives me chills every time
Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y
how to train your dragon (and its sequels) are my comfort picks
tegs_terry@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 1y
The Black Cauldron
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online · 11 pts · 1y
I'm fortunate that I'm out of town on a work trip so I won't have the energy to worry.
I feel bad for my wife who is at home deep in the red.
rhacer@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Or, as it is the Fifth of November, watch V for Vendetta.
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y
Then bomb Congress!
No wait.
Jumpingspiderman@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
I have a bottle of wild turkey and some gummies. If it looks bad, I will just drug myself into another universe
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
I'm refreshing the map constantly
Edit- this has been a mistake
shoulderoforion@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y
one could always get a head start on hoarding toilet paper whilst one waits for the end of all things
iamericandre@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I’m about to go get a bottle of whiskey and try to get through this
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
You didn't already get
threeone?iamericandre@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I ended up getting two
Dagwood222@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
Internet porn has entered the chat
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I’m watching Star Trek and keeping my phone on do not disturb
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
I am just waiting it out and getting the news when it gets posted(im european tho this election sadly effects me and a lot of other people who are outside the us)
Mongostein@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
I’m playing D&D in 30 minutes
parpol@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
You could always leave it all behind a come to Japan.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I’ve heard Southern Japan is basically depopulated and a tropical paradise. Is that true?
parpol@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
By southern do you mean Kyushu and shikoku? I haven't been to Shikoku but it does look like a Paradise from when Degawa and other celebrities went there on TV.
Kyushu is also pretty tropical, but more populated, and has more tourist attractions, thus more tourists.
Both are beautiful. I haven't been all over, but Shikoku looks more tropical than Kyushu.
Unfortunately they also are where most of the summer typhoons wreck havoc, landslides destroy the most property and bury the most people. Most of japan besides Kanto, Hokkaido and touhoku are pretty tropical so for example if you move to areas around Kanazawa you can get most of the Paradise with less natural disasters. If it is just for a visit, however, Kyushu is amazing. Kumamoto, Beppu, Fukuoka are beautiful in their own unique ways.
Rolando@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
It was kind of funny to watch Hanzawa Naoki, and they'd be like: "As punishment, we're transferring you to this city outside of Tokyo!" And they'd be like: omgz a fate worse than death. And I'd look up the city and it'd be a place with great public transportation, a famous temple, and amazing local cuisine.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
To me that would be a fate worse than death.
I'd rather take my chances with the typhoons and landslides.
parpol@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
Even cities near Tokyo are at most a few hours train-rides away from Paradise. In Chiba you have onjuku (A large beach with desert dunes), in kanagawa you have Enoshima. (Beach, and an island with caves and shrines). In gunma you have Kusatsu. (winter hotspring wonderland on top of a mountain chain)
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
No, I don’t want to visit a deserted place. I want to live there. I want to take vacations to places with people, and live all alone on the side of the mountain.
parpol@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
If you're fine with there also being few things to actually do, you can essentially throw a dart on the map and pick the closes village to where it lands, and chances are it'll have a population of less than 1000 people, and if you're OK being stuck there for 10 years you can join the house givaway program to get some old house. You'll have to find a job and maybe do so maintenance on the house, but other than that, you'll get a free house in the middle of nowhere.
taiyang@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
That's an impractical joke answer to a lot since they're strict about outsiders but it's a genuine possibility for my Japanese wife and I.
I guess I best apologize to Duolingo and get back to practicing my 日本語...
not_a_dog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
parpol@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y
The easiest way is probably if you're a software engineer or have some kind of bachelor's /master's / doctorate's degree. In that case you can head over right now and start looking for a job. You can stay for 3 months without a visa. Meanwhile you search for jobs related to your field. There are English speaking jobs here in software engineering.
Or You could always spend those 3 months dating women and look for a spouse.
These two are the cheapest options, but if you have a bachelor's or master's degree, you can also upgrade it to doctor's degree at a japanese university. If your grades were decent (they don't have to be excellent), you can apply for scholarships. You also have student loans. university is much cheaper than the ones in the US and should be fairly easy to pay off.
The most expensive way is probably language school, but those are also cheaper than US universities.
not_a_dog@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Etterra@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Me: get high and worry about nothing.
militaryintelligence@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It's not looking good. RIP USA, we had a good run
sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
I'm making chilli
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I need 3 Grand Slam Chili Stampedes - one with extra onions, one with extra chili and extra onions, and one with extra chili and extra extra onions.
socsa@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
We only get to see John King slowly get drunk on live TV once every few years.
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Check in every hour for 10 minutes. Check out doing something else. It's the only way I can get through election day anymore.
droporain@lemmynsfw.com · -2 pts · 1y
knightly@pawb.social · -25 pts · 1y
null@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 1y
Lol no, that's not why.
iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com · 6 pts · 1y
Decided how?
knightly@pawb.social · 0 pts · 1y
iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 1y
So you think that Kamala is destined to be President?
knightly@pawb.social · 1 pts · 1y
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Another person interested in hearing which way you think it was decided?