Ken Votes to Save Democracy

Dad, programmer, avid gamer, EDM fanatic, and political junkie. Local canvasser and Dem volunteer. Also on Bsky. #OnWisconsin #GoPackGo

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@TheExpanseRPG C. Definitely C.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

WELKER: Some Americans worry you can only make Medicare free and universal if you increase taxes. Would you need to do that?

EL-SAYED: Imagine if instead of paying that to your health insurance company, whose CEO makes $20m a year, instead you paid a little bit more in taxes for healthcare that you wouldn't lose. I think all of us would a lot more interested in that kind of system if we knew our healthcare would be free at the point of care.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@kalaelizabeth I'd be okay with Owlcat being the one that buys the Mass Effect IP if/when EA sells it.

They make banger RPGs. What I've played of The Expanse is fun as hell.

... Unless Larian wants to take a crack at it. Or CDPR. Those would be okay, too.

Feels bad just thinking about it...

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@kalaelizabeth If they sell BioWare WITH the IPs, then I think it's a win.

If they put BioWare up for sale without the IPs, I think a lot of people are about to be laid off and we'll never see another DA or ME.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@TheExpanseRPG Yes. The answer is yes.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

BASH: How do you prepare for the next pandemic? That's part of your job now

RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong

BASH: But what about now?

RFK Jr: We need to protect our constitutional rights

BASH: What does that mean?

RFK Jr: During covid we completely dismantled our rights

BASH: But I'm asking what *to* do during a public health crisis

RFK Jr: You were part of the problem

BASH: You want to sit here and attack me?

[Francesca Hong For Governor @FrancescaHongWI]

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[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@CarrieHoliday87 And then go look at the comments in Dan's thread.

"I won't vote for her [Hong]".

This is why we lose so goddamn always. People do NOT understand what's at stake. These same people are the reason Roe was overturned: because they stayed home.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@CarrieHoliday87 @suejayneb Exactly, Carrie. I'm not worried about the majority of Hong supporters showing out. Almost all of us are "vote blue no matter who".

I'll hold my nose and check the box for Crowley or Barnes or Roys or whomever it ends up being.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@neeratanden @TheOtherMandela Making an electability argument... For the guy who couldn't beat Ron Johnson?

Barnes has name recognition and that's it.

He will lose in the general, because then, he has to speak. His policy positions are shallow and he has no real answers for real problems.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@CarrieHoliday87 Problem we're going to run into is the ones who will stay home and pout when their candidate doesn't win the primary.

That'll be centrist Dems if it's Hong; it'll be some die-hard leftists if it's *not* Hong... and it'll be "electability" people staying home if it's Barnes.

[Dan Shafer @DanRShafer]

The frontrunner.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

Donald Trump lied when he said there are 280,000 noncitizens registered to vote in 4 states. He is saying this to threaten states to turn over their voter rolls to the administration and agree to remove the names of people Trump doesn't want to be able to vote.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@DanticsOfficial I'm stoked to play Zero Company. Everything about it looks fun.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@Gruzzly @kalaelizabeth Disagree. As someone who is eager to play both- Exodus because of Drew's writing, and Expanse because of Owlcat's track record- I'm stoked as hell for both.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@kalaelizabeth Agree on almost all of this, except Divinity. Swen has already said it's even bigger than BG3. You add to that the fact that they had a playable version of BG4 already, which means they burned a lot of time on that.

I'm not expecting it til at least 2032.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

FOUND SOME FRAUD:

JD VANCE IS USING MARINE HELICOPTERS TO TAKE HIS SON TO A FUCKING GOLF LESSON.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@PaulTassi I played male V once. Every playthrough after had been female V.

Absolutely excellent voice acting. Just crushed it.

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@CyberpunkGame What the hell did I just watch 🤣

[Ken Votes to Save Democracy @ZeroSumPhase]

@kalaelizabeth ME3 Citadel DLC, tho... Close second?

Also, how does one "accidentally" start a playthrough? "Oops, my mouse slipped and clicked on ME1... Aw shit, here we go again..."? 🤣