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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

can we ban standard time and permanently switch to DST now too?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i thought we did?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

oh fuck me we didn't

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent, although several senators stated later that they would have objected if they had known that the bill could pass. No iteration of the bill has passed the House.

WTF? Why the heck would those people have wanted it to fail and why would they vote for it if they did?

And since it got unanimous consent in the Senate, why the heck didn't it go to the house? It's the rare case of a bill that I think everyone likes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To appease voters

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Tell me your government is fundamentally broken without telling me...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Ha, do you live in Arizona?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

DST is the best thing ever. Who doesn't want more daylight after work?

Oh yay it's bright at 4am in the morning when I'm asleep.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

What about 4am in the evening?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Just pick a time and stick with it