People in my social group (which is mostly just my sister and the family she married into, who lean pretty left) kept talking about today being "election day" to the point I thought EVERYONE was having an election today. But no, the NYC mayoral is just getting that much fucking coverage.

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 33 points 4 months ago (1 children)

nyc is like a giant tv station broadcasting live 24-7. if something happens to the tv station, we all have to see it on every screen as though it's a completely unprecedented event that has never happened anywhere else and we must all swear to never forget it.

mayoral election day
hurricane makes landfall
snow storm shuts down streets
plane crashes into building
convenience store has an egg sandwich

and then they'll make 3 TV series and 14 movies where the "event" is the context for a major dramatic arc, so we all have to imagine how the snow storm or whatever affected the three marriages of the owner of Joey Baloney's Italiano Restorante & Tire Shop.

if 9-11 would have happened in chicago, there would have been like 6 memes, 2 jokes, and an FX-hulu show that is mostly about alcoholism, then they would have gone on with their lives.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago

FX-hulu show that is mostly about alcoholism

FX's 9/11 show was mostly about alcoholism

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 27 points 4 months ago

There are various local and state level elections happening across the country. I got a couple city councilors and school board members and some assorted city questions.

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 24 points 4 months ago

On this day, we are all walkin' here

[–] RaspberryTuba@hexbear.net 10 points 4 months ago

Here there’s always something on the ballot, but on the odd years it’s almost all hyper local stuff.