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  • People on the internet are prone to criticize, it’s okay to have gained an appreciation for the idea of states rights vs federalism from a slightly lower impact or more niche issue rather than one of the huge ones.

    Its always a tradeoff both ways. The more rights the states have independent from the federal government, the harder it can be to get everyone on the same page about doing good things, but it’s also a lot easier to independently build good things when the trend nationally is garbage.

    The question is what compromise feels right to you, and personally I can respect and empathize with a number of positions on the topic. There’s a reason the framers (fallible as they were) debated this architectural question so much- it really changes the shape of what exactly the federal government is.









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    Really impatient on the green category, but we got it together after lol 😅

    Agree that the order is super weird

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    I kept wanting to include bridge troll in the green skin category, not helped by not knowing who elfaba was right off. When I looked her up after my first wrong guess I changed Grinch to elfaba thinking maybe “Grinch has green fur, not skin”. I’m an idiot lol. We got there in the end





  • Silicone is used for the insulation of the cables on clothing irons, I’m not really sure what if any tubing might be used internally

    Silicone insulated cables do have a reputation for being much more flexible (and notably heat resistant) than other insulator materials

    Another thought altogether- you might have the best luck with something you can like heat mold into place but putting a wire or something through it to help it keep its structure and prevent kinking, and then heating and bending slowly to create a tube that already has your desired radius bent. But no kink because you kept the inside expanded with something

    In large tubes I’ve seen sand or salt used, but I’m not sure how that’d work here. With salt you can then just rinse any excess out but it might not be ideal for something this small 🤷‍♂️

    Wire seem like a pain to remove afterwards but maybe if you used a number of fine wire strands like from a stranded cable. Fit as many in as you can, bend, and then you could pull them out individually and they’d each be more flexible coming out around that corner you’ve bent because they’re really fine

    Not sure whether pre-bending or something super flexible would be better, but good luck I hope you find your solution!