jkf
8hr ago
But how can Trump really know who's innocent or not? The premise here is that the court that convicted all of them was politically compromised, and it's probably not a good idea for Trump to sit as judge and jury.
I like the analogy of someone convicted due to the fruit of an illegal search -- yes, he is probably guilty; no, that does not mean that it's an injustice for him to be turned loose. It means that the justice system needs to do better next time.
jkf
10hr ago
Probably would have hampered Biden's recent spree, but you'd just get any second-term president trying to front-load controversial pardons so that everyone will have forgotten about them by the time his successor needs to campaign. (as we are seeing at the moment to some extent; although Trump will of course have his own lame-duck period in which to get really crazy)
jkf
10hr ago
One thing I've heard from economists who analyze gov't spending is that the number one priority of those folks is spending their money
That is definitely true; I've been one of those contractors. But in the context of Elon and his DOGE the (optimistic) assumption would be that those stable budgets are out the window next fiscal, whether they are spent or not.
Involving Congress would certainly be the "conventional" play (to the extent that reducing federal expenditures can ever be called "conventional"), but who knows what these guys will dream up.
jkf
11hr ago
This is likely to chip away at the raw numbers, but have very little impact on the power bases of the deep state.
Probably true -- I think the DS almost definitionally lives in & around DC.
Draining the swamp will need to be approached more directly -- but everyone who quits over RTO will be someone you don't need to pay anymore (nor severance probably, tho it depends on the contract I guess), which is a step in the right direction budget-wise.
jkf
13hr ago
Not really, once the fire gets hot. Kind of like how a diesel/kerosene heater will smoke a little when you first fire it, but not once it gets going.
Anyways I have a chimney for that -- but I also use it as fire-starter for marginal bonfires outside, and it's not smokier than just wood.
jkf
13hr ago
I pour it on some wood and light it on fire. It's free BTUs, and carbon neutral!
jkf
13hr ago
It will be quite the inconvenience to some and drive separations.
If you happen to by trying to drastically reduce the size of an organization, voluntary separations are actually pretty great...
jkf
13hr ago
I’ve been doing the Hitler salute in my bathroom mirror during shaving wrong this whole time
Do you shave in a little mustache first?
jkf
13hr ago
I can see when it oxidizes, because it changes colour -- sitting in the pantry unused the effect is minimal. (probably because only the very top is exposed to air)
It needs changing about once a month in my use pattern (fries a few times a week, other stuff if I feel like it) -- I burn the old oil in the fire, but I imagine you could take it to the hazardous waste drop-off like used motor oil if you don't want to do that. Dropping off a gallon of oil once a month-ish seems pretty easy?
jkf
1d ago
The pardon is pretty broad -- I think the guy who shot Babbitt is now immune from prosecution as well. (in case that makes you feel any better!)
jkf
1d ago
That would be OK -- maybe the whole pardon issue could be sidestepped by Trump ordering the DOJ to sue him (as a civil matter) for any and all damages incurred due to COVID?
jkf
1d ago
I agree, being evil isn't a crime. Neither is funding dangerous research.
When Congress explicitly banned the dangerous research it kind of is?
jkf
1d ago
I don't have a lot of air-fryer experience, but a "real" (home) deepfryer is much easier to maintain than usually represented. Mine cost something like fifty bucks decades ago, and I just change the oil when it gets dark and stick it in the pantry when not in use.
(@2rafa's approach does sound more delicious, but "chop potatoes into french-fry shaped objects and throw in fryer" also happens to be about the laziest/fastest way to make pretty good fries -- I do have some tricks to crisp them up more, but for regular family meals the results from my (simple) approach are pretty damn good. One easy thing that helps (originating with Kenji Lopez I think) is to pull the basket when the fries are about half done, then give them a second plunge to finish just before serving. The (small) oil reservoir has heated back up again by then, and you get a nice crisp product without having to faff about par-boiling etc)
jkf
2d ago
Do we know how much of this coin Trump himself (or his company I guess) holds?
Assuming it is indeed a substantial money maker for him, and Trump-supporting "investors" do indeed end up losing whatever they put into it -- they might not care? Think of it as a "thank you" to the guy for breaking the previous (very bad) system. I guess it end-runs political fundraising law, but that seems kind of unconstitutional to me anyways -- so why fret? Democrats will seethe, of course -- but I don't think this is actually illegal?
There was a similar dynamic with the Canadian Convoy fundraising; Left Inc. promulgated a bunch of (probably fake) stories about how the main organizer was spending the funds (and later her legal defense donations) on designer dresses and whatnot, which they felt was some sort of knockout punch -- but the common response from actual donors was more like "So what? She fucking won, I don't care what she spends her money on."
jkf
5d ago
The fact that refrigerators were in a thing prior to the 1970s seems to indicate that it wasn't that valuable?
jkf
6d ago
I also find these chairs comfortable (well 'found'; I haven't seen any since the 80s probably) -- the ones we had were underengineered on the tubing though, and eventually would get metal fatigue and bust at the curve.
Probably NGM with modern user weights and Chinese steel...
jkf
7d ago
At some point in North American history they cost ten cents, so my guess would be this goes back quite a ways.
Citation:
Here I sit, broken-hearted,
paid my dime and only farted
Next time when I take a chance,
save a dime and shit my pants
The reason I think it's still going to be October is just because that's the optimal game theoretic strategy for every interested party.
Eh, the NDP's run down the clock about as much as they can -- at a certain point propping up the Liberals will cost them more votes than it's worth. (and it's already costing them some)
The Bloc I suppose is always a wildcard, but it doesn't seem that they had much success with issuing ultimatums and they are poised to make out very very well in QC for the forseeable future -- so I can't see Trudeau's successor turning them.
Throne speech is a confidence vote; I predict an election declaration soon afterwards. (although at the maximum period, not the minimum -- for just the reasons you mention)
do it in a BDSM community so you know that they have the necessary skills to protect their own safety
This may well be a good idea (or maybe not), but I find the article's (and this comment's, implicitly) assertion that "the BDSM community" is some sort of authority to which BDSM practitioners must submit pretty weird -- the BDSM community's approval of various sexual activities does not feature in any legal codes that I'm aware of, and I see no reason why anybody should be expected to pay any more heed to the BDSM community's opinions about their sex life than (say) the BDSM community would pay to those of the Christian community.
In short, who died and made the BDSMC the sex cops? (although clearly they would the goto if one were looking for sex cop uniforms)
jkf
7d ago
"'roids are not for the lazy" is how it's been put to me by... guys who do a lot of 'roids.
When you apply for a passport, you submit a current picture, which will match their current appearance. I don't think I've ever had a border guard read down to the M/F line on my passport -- they look at the picture; sometimes check the stamps.
If one does, the person in question will just need to say "I had a sex change operation" in the local language -- similar to what I would do if I dyed my hair or something. There is no practical problem; it is ideological.
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