Posted on 11/09/2025 5:47:29 PM PST by nickcarraway
A Washington congresswoman is pointing the finger at daylight saving time for her son’s recent mishap in which he incurred a bad bloody nose, using the incident as a springboard to do away with the semiannual changing of the clocks altogether.
“My kid just got his first gusher bloody nose. Thank you Daylight Savings Time for this annual rug pull,” Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, 37, perplexingly wrote on X and Facebook Sunday.
“And it’s not just about tired kids bumping into s–t – research shows car and other accidents spike in the days and weeks following the time change,” she wrote, a reference to some disputed studies that show such an uptick, though allegedly it mostly applies to the “spring ahead” time change in March. “Nothing personal against Ben Franklin, but it’s TIME to stop changing the clocks twice a year,” she concluded, apparently referencing an apocryphal story that the founding father started the practice.
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Standard time sucks! Said an old golfer
While definitely a fan of picking one and sticking with it, my biggest complaint is they moved the time changes too close together. Move standard time back to the 4th Sunday in October, and move daylight savings time to the 4th Sunday in March.
I agree with her about this. I don’t care if you stick with one or the other. Just quit switching the clock around.
They didn’t have DST when I was a kid...and no one said boo...
How could a kid be extra tired because he got an hour of extra sleep? This is Commie BS, using a false premise to drive change.
What drugs was the kid on? Mama doesn’t know. Look on the bright side, Mama, he can’t sniff any thing up his nose for awhile until the swelling goes down.
Maybe your kid is just a klutz.
Daylight savings is the least of your kid's problems.
Was not able find out how stupid her kid was.
Is that a dude?
We need half hour time zones.
That’s right.
Standard time year around. Noon should be when the Sun is at its zenith.
I bet she really meant to blame Standard Time instead of Daylight Savings Time, but she’s too stupid to know the difference.
Any excuse works for me. Just get rid of it.
See, I immediately thought, "this has to be Babylon Bee." It isn't.
DST just ended. Doubtful that was the cause.
It would be nice if that were the *last* clock change, though, and we stick with standard (normal) time year round.
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