I agree it feels very slow, but identifying the correct action and then building consensus around that action takes time. Once consensus is built it is very stable though. That is supposed to be the biggest benefit of democracy; stability built through coalition.

I disagree. Minimum wage is minimum wage. If you don’t care about the moral implications of the for profit prison system… Paying equal wages for prisoners will force higher wages in the non captive population.

I read this in Jake Peralta’s voice.

The administration is completely different. The GOP had a lot more influence on the admin choices in 2016. MAGA is the party now and they get to appoint anyone they want. 2016 still had people who believed in democracy, the 2024 administration sees it as a hinderance.

What the fuck is this headline? The main subject of the reporting is the online reaction to the actual news story. Why can’t they just report the event and not people’s reaction to it?

The cars done even use Tesla’s famous electric motor design (induction motors), I believe they use switched reluctance motors. Def a smart design choice, but not on brand!

Woah, first I’m hearing about this. How’s it work? What’s it called? How do you find a place?

Surprisingly, Star Wars is a great example of this. A rinky dink political group (rebels) blowing up a military installation (death star) is terrorism. That does not mean the action was unjustified.

We have to do this again tomorrow???

That feels like the government placing limits on the rights of corporations to express political views, which SCOTUS has stated is illegal (if you define speech as campaign contributions, which it does).

My enemy’s enemy…

If he tried, it would at the very least cause a constitutional crisis. Not to say that means much anymore, but it’s a thread I’m willing to hang onto.

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-would-happen-us-leaves-nato-trump-2025-1

I think deep state here refers to unelected government officials.

Electric subs have been around since 1881… So almost the first, but just missed the mark. Sorry to fact check.

There’s also ancient Greek and Rome which were republics 2000 and 2500 years ago.

Inflation’s back, baby!

It surprises me that bringing the server in house especially for emergency services isn’t a priority.

If their claims are true, yeah. That’s how I read the implications.

If you’re not female, you’re dead! Not a threat, just a fact.

I wish we had a brave new world, we’re getting 1984. While a brave new world was unsettling, almost every character enjoyed their lives. We’re getting “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face-forever.”

I know you were just using that title because it conveniently fit the sentence. I just needed to get this off my chest.