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10. It gets dark at the same actual time, the only difference is what artificial time the clock says.

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Tue Jul 14, 2026, 07:27 PM

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House passes bill that would make daylight saving time permanent [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

More like the golfers act lol n/t Cheezoholic Tuesday #1

This sucks. maxsolomon Tuesday #2

I read that it's to make saving time permanent. Wednesdays Tuesday #5

Oh, OK. maxsolomon Tuesday #6

I think you've got it backwards Fiendish Thingy Tuesday #7

Yep...in Wichita it would be a 8:40am sunrise. Dark gloomy day, 9am Bengus81 17 hrs ago #38

They just made DST year round here in BC too Fiendish Thingy 16 hrs ago #45

You got it backwards Polybius Tuesday #8

Why don't we just use standard time and change normal business hours/school hours. Its the same difference. ToxMarz Tuesday #3

Because no one wants it to get dark early in the Summer n/t Polybius Tuesday #9

It gets dark at the same actual time, the only difference is what artificial time the clock says. ToxMarz Tuesday #10

Because no one wants it to get dark when the clock says 7:30 (or whatever) in the Summer Polybius Tuesday #11

I've never cared what the clock says, in relation to whether the sun is up or down. Ms. Toad Tuesday #19

Permanent standard time, not DST, is healthier ... n/t wackadoo wabbit Tuesday #4

RIGHT? If we must "lock" a time, let's make it the REAL time, not DST. Beartracks Tuesday #17

Honestly, there's no such thing as "real" time. BWdem4life Tuesday #20

Well, yeah. ;) But "noon" should be when the sun is at its zenith. Beartracks 5 hrs ago #48

Not for commuting home from work. diane in sf Yesterday #26

This was done before back in the 70s, and they had to stop it 'cause there were multiple fatalities -- mostly school Fil1957 Tuesday #12

Maybe the kids should stay out of the streets? BWdem4life Tuesday #21

Nonsense. Ms. Toad Tuesday #23

Guilty as charged! Having lived in the 70s and recalling the news reports then, which sensationalized the predawn Fil1957 Yesterday #27

I agree with your original post. I drive every day in the early morning in the dark.... dedl67 18 hrs ago #35

I found a couple article of interesting articles with some studies blue_jay 22 hrs ago #30

They say if we don't turn the clocks back ever again that in a few years it will be light all twenty four hours. twodogsbarking Tuesday #13

This is the most important issue we face! BidenRocks Tuesday #14

Time for me is pissed off. chouchou Tuesday #15

This will be repealed in 2 years or less FakeNoose Tuesday #16

At some point in my life I hope to ignore clocks entirely. hunter Tuesday #18

At what point would that be? JustABozoOnThisBus 18 hrs ago #36

My wife and I currently live under the tyranny of the 24 hour clock at her workplace. hunter 15 hrs ago #47

Oh FFS! sheshe2 Tuesday #22

Clever to bring it to vote soon after the switch with so many hate it question everything Tuesday #24

Good, it makes for safer driving on the commute home when people are less alert than they are in the morning. diane in sf Yesterday #25

Someone tell Fat Nixon that Regular Nixon already made this mistake, and backtracked. RockRaven 23 hrs ago #28

In this digital age solar noon by location is viable. SalamanderSleeps 23 hrs ago #29

I proposed in another thread that everyone use Universal Coordinated Time everywhere... hunter 16 hrs ago #46

So we all lose an hour permanently LostOne4Ever 22 hrs ago #31

Pushed by the Golf Lobby. /nt thought crime 20 hrs ago #32

And the tennis lobby, the softball lobby, the growing soccer and pickleball lobbies, the little cricket lobby, etc JustABozoOnThisBus 18 hrs ago #37

Legislation that actually does nothing to truly improve the American people's lives in a truly meaningful way. cstanleytech 20 hrs ago #33

What? dadzilla 18 hrs ago #34

More distraction from MILLIONS that can't afford the ACA and then massive Bengus81 17 hrs ago #40

In the meantime samplegirl 17 hrs ago #39

I'm one. The Billionaire class is doing everything they can on a Bengus81 17 hrs ago #42

MAKE STANDARD TIME PERMANENT!! There is no "free extra daylight" without stealing it from the morning. QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #41

I'm all in for permanent standard time! joshdawg 17 hrs ago #43

That's Great! purr-rat beauty 16 hrs ago #44