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42. I'm one. The Billionaire class is doing everything they can on a

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Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:03 AM

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State and Federal level, helped along by a weak knee Republicant Congress and their Fuhrer.

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House passes bill that would make daylight saving time permanent [View all] BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago OP

More like the golfers act lol n/t Cheezoholic 16 hrs ago #1

This sucks. maxsolomon 16 hrs ago #2

I read that it's to make saving time permanent. Wednesdays 15 hrs ago #5

Oh, OK. maxsolomon 15 hrs ago #6

I think you've got it backwards Fiendish Thingy 15 hrs ago #7

Yep...in Wichita it would be a 8:40am sunrise. Dark gloomy day, 9am Bengus81 3 hrs ago #38

They just made DST year round here in BC too Fiendish Thingy 1 hr ago #45

You got it backwards Polybius 15 hrs ago #8

Why don't we just use standard time and change normal business hours/school hours. Its the same difference. ToxMarz 16 hrs ago #3

Because no one wants it to get dark early in the Summer n/t Polybius 15 hrs ago #9

It gets dark at the same actual time, the only difference is what artificial time the clock says. ToxMarz 14 hrs ago #10

Because no one wants it to get dark when the clock says 7:30 (or whatever) in the Summer Polybius 14 hrs ago #11

I've never cared what the clock says, in relation to whether the sun is up or down. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #19

Permanent standard time, not DST, is healthier ... n/t wackadoo wabbit 15 hrs ago #4

RIGHT? If we must "lock" a time, let's make it the REAL time, not DST. Beartracks 11 hrs ago #17

Honestly, there's no such thing as "real" time. BWdem4life 10 hrs ago #20

Not for commuting home from work. diane in sf 9 hrs ago #26

This was done before back in the 70s, and they had to stop it 'cause there were multiple fatalities -- mostly school Fil1957 13 hrs ago #12

Maybe the kids should stay out of the streets? BWdem4life 10 hrs ago #21

Nonsense. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #23

Guilty as charged! Having lived in the 70s and recalling the news reports then, which sensationalized the predawn Fil1957 9 hrs ago #27

I agree with your original post. I drive every day in the early morning in the dark.... dedl67 4 hrs ago #35

I found a couple article of interesting articles with some studies blue_jay 8 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 13 hrs ago #13

This is the most important issue we face! BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #14

Time for me is pissed off. chouchou 12 hrs ago #15

This will be repealed in 2 years or less FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #16

At some point in my life I hope to ignore clocks entirely. hunter 11 hrs ago #18

At what point would that be? JustABozoOnThisBus 3 hrs ago #36

My wife and I currently live under the tyranny of the 24 hour clock at her workplace. hunter 30 min ago #47

Oh FFS! sheshe2 10 hrs ago #22

Clever to bring it to vote soon after the switch with so many hate it question everything 10 hrs ago #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 9 hrs ago #25

Someone tell Fat Nixon that Regular Nixon already made this mistake, and backtracked. RockRaven 9 hrs ago #28

In this digital age solar noon by location is viable. SalamanderSleeps 8 hrs ago #29

I proposed in another thread that everyone use Universal Coordinated Time everywhere... hunter 1 hr ago #46

So we all lose an hour permanently LostOne4Ever 7 hrs ago #31

Pushed by the Golf Lobby. /nt thought crime 6 hrs ago #32

And the tennis lobby, the softball lobby, the growing soccer and pickleball lobbies, the little cricket lobby, etc JustABozoOnThisBus 3 hrs ago #37

Legislation that actually does nothing to truly improve the American people's lives in a truly meaningful way. cstanleytech 6 hrs ago #33

What? dadzilla 4 hrs ago #34

More distraction from MILLIONS that can't afford the ACA and then massive Bengus81 3 hrs ago #40

In the meantime samplegirl 3 hrs ago #39

I'm one. The Billionaire class is doing everything they can on a Bengus81 3 hrs ago #42

MAKE STANDARD TIME PERMANENT!! There is no "free extra daylight" without stealing it from the morning. QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #41

I'm all in for permanent standard time! joshdawg 2 hrs ago #43

That's Great! purr-rat beauty 2 hrs ago #44