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We already have age limits at the lower end. Why are people so against age limits at the upper end?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Must have lost radio contact to C&C.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The worst part is having to send a technician all the way to Washington to reset the system. Do they still have anyone posted on the detail who is closer than Moscow or Beijing?

(quick edit - I'm making light because it's political, but I legitimately sucked in a breath when I saw it happen, as both my father and FIL are in their 80s and I'm not ready to lose either of them yet.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same (to your edit). It's sad, really.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it is. I think McConnell has been a blight on our political system and he has the capacity to be a pretty awful dude, but it's tough to see a human being going through stuff like this.

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