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We probably can’t even afford trump “I did that!” stickers anymore because the print media probably come from China.

Can “dead” people be charged with crimes or are they immune from prosecution?

Our household had this same conversation last week. Now this news story comes out confirming our choice.

Never fucking mind also apparently just not fucking knowing about the JWICS that’s designed for this exact motherfucking purpose.

They see that as waste.

“Why do we need to spend all this money on custom coms gear, software, and standards when an off-the-shelf mobile phone bought from a rando retailer with unknown supply chain (likely manufactured in an adversarial country) and using a commercial app not vetted for sensitive government use is cheaper?”

From the article it looks like police ignored an Alabama law that looks like its written to de-escalate an already escalated event, and a man was shot to death at the hands of the police.

How would this even be a question for any husband.

“Well we’re not allowing your wife in this country anymore. We’re deporting her.”

“Hmm, maybe I’ll leave the country so I can still be with her”. If you love your wife, you should be willing to crawl through fucking broken glass to be with her, wherever that is. Moving to a different country, while difficult to transition, is nothing compared to being with the one you love.

I made these comments as I was reading the Executive Order. If you skip the rest of my post, at least scroll down to the last quoted section. If my reading is right, it could have huge implications. However, IANAL.

Federal law, 52 U.S.C. 30121, prohibits foreign nationals from participating in Federal, State, or local elections by making any contributions or expenditures. But foreign nationals and non-governmental organizations have taken advantage of loopholes in the law’s interpretation, spending millions of dollars through conduit contributions and ballot-initiative-related expenditures. This type of foreign interference in our election process undermines the franchise and the right of American citizens to govern their Republic.

Looks like this follows the rule of “Every GOP accusation is projection”.

(d) The head of each Federal voter registration executive department or agency (agency) under the National Voter Registration Act, 52 U.S.C. 20506(a), shall assess citizenship prior to providing a Federal voter registration form to enrollees of public assistance programs.

This one is weird. Is this saying that those on public assistance programs get extra scrutiny if they’ll be allowed to vote?

(ii) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Election Assistance Commission shall take appropriate action to review and, if appropriate, re-certify voting systems under the new standards established under subsection (b)(i) of this section, and to rescind all previous certifications of voting equipment based on prior standards.

This one is divorced from reality. 180 days to make voting equipment comply with these new rules? Many voting districts are using older equipment because their limited funds. For any of the software based machines, 180 days barely defines the project requirements and assembles a team, much less the needed onboarding and execution of the change. What about mechanical voting machines? These could take years to design changes and implement them. The consequence if the machines (electronic or otherwise) aren’t updated? " and to rescind all previous certifications of voting equipment based on prior standard". Those machines are no longer eligible to be used in elections.

Sec. 8. Preventing Foreign Interference and Unlawful Use of Federal Funds. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall prioritize enforcement of 52 U.S.C. 30121 and other appropriate laws to prevent foreign nationals from contributing or donating in United States elections. The Attorney General shall likewise prioritize enforcement of 31 U.S.C. 1352, which prohibits lobbying by organizations or entities that have received any Federal funds.

Woah! Talk about burying the lede. Receive federal funds and you lose your right to lobby or contribute to any political campaign? Wouldn’t that include every Fortune 1000 company, Elon Musk, and every single person that has received PPA loans or even FEMA relief?!

I’m more worried about them starting a Debtors Draft for military service.

when she asserted that her son needed the equipment, and produced the proper paperwork.

We don’t know the paperwork United provided was proper. I believe Sotomayor did everything properly, however. This could have been part of United’s first screw up. If the United booking agent didn’t indicate the equipment was needed full time for life, it may have been put in the same category as a CPAP machine, as in not needed in use on the flight.

I fly a lot and know that many planes these days are full, but they absolutely could have reseated them without getting confrontational with the woman.

The article talked about the United staff talking about re-seating her. Did she refuse it? Was that not in the video?

It could have been a bulkhead seat, too. That’s the only other place where there are stricter regulations.

I didn’t know that about bulkhead seats. I think you’re right then, the article mentions something about that:

" the representative said the flight attendants reported it was a “bulk head seating problem,” "

So it does sound like this isn’t the flight crew being assholes, but rather the booking approver put then in a place the FAA won’t allow them to fly. If Sotomayor her first flight in a bulkhead as well, this is lose-lose for United. They either flouted the FAA rules on the first flight or created a combative situation on the second flight by trying to follow the FAA rules.

She was then approached by another flight attendant who told her that their seats might have to be moved if she didn’t comply, Sotomayor said.

This stuck out to me.

There’s only one place in the passenger compartment of a plane I know has specific rules for sitting there: the wing exit row

Having sat in the exit row before, I know the flight crew is very unforgiving for items that may block transit of passengers should the need to get off the plane present itself. This may be backed up with another statement in the article:

Sotomayor said that before their flight, she obtained documentation so her son could fly to their destination. They did not encounter problems on the first leg — the trip to Tampa.

Were they not in an exit row on that flight, and therefor it wasn’t an issue?

It sounds like Sotomayor did everything correctly with her prep before flying. Assuming all the statements in the article are factual and my exit row theory is correct, someone at United screwed up approving an exit row seat for her and her son’s return flight, and that dropped the problem in the laps of the United flight crew that has to comply with FAA regulations.

Officers proceeded directly to Liebb and his companion, removed them from their seats, and placed them in handcuffs.

Why was the companion placed in handcuffs? There is no indication from any source I’ve seen that explains why.

As a consequence, lower income earners will not replace their tires when they should, leading to more road accidents.

I’m not a California native, but a quick google search shows that California already has vehicle inspection requirements and if they fail, they are not legal to drive on California roads. Tire wear check could be added as one of those things check and fail it, if tires are in need of replacement.

I followed the link, then the link to the California Road charge web site. What I was looking for and didn’t find in any place is: “How will the mileage be monitored and how will the fee be collected?” I think those are important questions before one could decide if this is a good plan.

I personally like the idea of taxing tires instead. Since the wear and tear on roads is in direct causation to weight, the faster a tire wears out (because of weight) the more damage to roads would be caused. This means that lighter cars, causing less damage, would replace their tires less frequently, meaning paying less tax.

However, large heavy trucks that do the most damage also would have to replace their tires more often and thereby shoulder more of the burden of road repair, which is appropriate because heavy vehicles are doing much more of the damage.

If Roberts decides trump is on track to put Roberts in a prison cell or work camp, Roberts make express some self preservation before he would no longer have the power to, and actually rule on the side of democracy finally fulfilling his role as a check on power of the Executive Branch. Thats the hope.

“I get it that it makes people feel good to see people yelling,” Slotkin told the audience. “But not one of those words is stopping the actual things that Donald Trump is doing, and I am about action, not words, and I will stand by that as long as I live.”

Please, Senator, tell us about your actions that are stopping Donald Trump from doing what he’s doing. No need to be coy. Its what you “stand by as long as you live”. This should be an easy answer for you.

Good. If the USA isn’t supporting the rearming politically, it shouldn’t benefit from it monetarily. I say this as an American that supports Ukraine.

Also, I’m hoping it puts just a little bit more pressure on one of the few remaining powers in the USA that may affect change, the US Military Industrial Complex. What strange bedfellows we find ourselves in when I’m pinning my home of sustained democracy on the likes of Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.

holds executive under military threat or hands control back to the legislature or judicial to hold a special election.

With the actual past insurrection supporters currently in control of the legislature and the judiciary, I wonder if this would be the final thing that triggers action on their part to preserve the country, or would they simply hand the reigns of power back to copycats of the ones that fomented the first insurrection.

Its looking more and more like thats the GOP plan. Incite an uprising, then they declare martial law where they are free from any check on their power by the courts.

Whats going to be the lynchpin is the GOP will have an army willing to put down Americans en masse.

Because they have a hardon for insurrectionists?