Welcome to, Tuesday, September 14th, first-time California voters and those who voted in all the other recall elections...

Today, Golden Staters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

The recall was prompted by Newsom’s handling of California’s pandemic response, which has received strong criticism. The lockdowns he ordered caused the state to have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country throughout the pandemic, and California’s K-12 public schools have one of the lowest percentages of students who have returned to in-person learning among any of the 50 states.

A majority vote is required for the recall question to succeed. If the politician is recalled, the candidate with the most votes is elected to replace them, regardless of whether they received a majority of the vote.

According to recent polling, Conservative commentator Larry Elder (R) is leading the field of challengers. Elder is one of 46 candidates running to replace Newsom. Several of the other notable candidates include former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer (R), entrepreneur and YouTuber Kevin Paffrath, 2018 gubernatorial candidate John Cox (R), and former Olympian and TV personality Caitlyn Jenner (R). 

Are you for a Newsom recall?

Should Schools Mandate Masks?

Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah are currently the only states to have mask mandate bans. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia require that masks be worn in schools.

Parents, teachers, and officials opposed to mask mandates have argued that wearing a mask should be a personal choice and requirements restrict constitutional freedoms.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all persons in areas of substantial or high transmission wear masks in indoor public spaces, regardless of vaccination status. 

Do you support or oppose mask mandates in schools?

All the Memes Fit to Post

And, In The End...

Between the N64 and Wii, there was...

While never as popular as its predecessor and successor, the GameCube was home to Super Smash Bros. Melee, Zelda: The Wind Waker, and, bless him, Luigi's Mansion.

—Josh Herman

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