Everything posted by TwiceHorn
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Trump’s America
I really don't mind it at all. Thought I would but don't. My car has a 2.0T four-banger, though, so it's an easy start. I suppose with a bigger engine it might be more intrusive. Funny thing about CAFE. Although I am sure it's kind of pain in the ass for manufacturers, they also evade it nicely with trucks. But it is a serious driver of automotive technology. Probably keeps the big three from stagnating like they did in the 70s and 80s.
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Trump’s America
The privately owned bridge is a toll bridge then? Is the new one?
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America's Foreign Policy & Other Shit Going On Around the World thread
Well, there was Donald's ego, so that's a reason.
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Trump’s America
I ain't listening to that drivel. Is he saying there was something criminal or unlawful about Bad Bunny's lyrics? What the fuck are they investigating?
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Trump’s America
I would have said a fundamental insecurity. But as the article notes, racism and insecurity go hand in hand. I would ask which comes first, racism or insecurity and maybe that's still valid. Trump does have other maladapted outlets for his insecurity, seems some racists of the really virulent type don't. Must be the narcissism.
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Do We Have a Christ Followers Thread?
Shit, an act of contrition would be preferable to the "saved once and forever" fundy stuff. Acts of contrition generally correspond to a recent sin or batch of sins.
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Tulsi Gabbard
Well, the tweet things, what I took of them, essentially repeated The Guardian article. But on a different note, if your gal is on the up and up, what the fuck is she doing in Fulton County in connection with a bullshit search warrant?
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Trump’s America
- ChatGPT AI Tool— We all work for robots now
Software sales to corporate rubes have been mostly vaporware since the mainframe days.- Jeffrey Epstein needs his own thread
The other funny thing is it is claimed as work-product, not attorney client. So it's likely an email between lawyers, or lawyers and staff. Also "joint," so presumably lawyers or staff for two different people. So they're probably not even talking about their own client.- Trump’s America
The other ridiculous thing, owning half a bridge with Canada doesn't mean shit. It's really just a maintenance cost. He's probably pissed he can't name it the Trump-Canada bridge.- Do We Have a Christ Followers Thread?
Then again, most of these pseudo-Christian assholes claim "Judeo Christian values" or whatever, so slam em for the Ten Commandments, Leviticus, the whole ball of wax. Fuck em.- Do We Have a Christ Followers Thread?
Should have a h/t to Fr. Guido Sarducci.- The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Hardly a meltdown. But other than lodging a protest about not showing the halftime show and leaving, the guy doesn't have a leg to stand on. Venturing into Karen territory.- Jeffrey Epstein needs his own thread
You are correct that Speech and Debate would certainly insulate him from civil or criminal liability for statements made on the floor of the Senate. For better or worse, however, Speech and Debate shelters statements made off the floor, as long as relating to matter of Congressional or legislative business. And, to prevent government people, including congressmen, from having to bear the burden of asserting their Speech and Debate defenses, the Westfall Act permits if not requires the government to provide their defense. Not that Trumpco would be interested in shouldering this burden for Massie . . . . .- Trump’s America
Yeah, I have very cynical and jaded views of politicians and am comfortable in many cases setting aside the person, or even the majority of their policies (few of which will be implemented anyway) in favor of a handful of realistic good policies that I favor (what those might be anymore I'm not even sure, except in a fantasy sense). Still and all, how can anyone think anything good can emanate from this stunted piece of shit. Bottles my mind.- Trump’s America
He's still not going to fuck you, Peter. Hell, he didn't even help you out on your contempt of Congress case.- Trump’s America
Yeah, that's correct. As with most things Trump, there were a few pre-existing trade problems with Canada. But most of the problems are of Trump' own making, in retaliation for his tariffs.- Do We Have a Christ Followers Thread?
From a strictly Christian doctrinal stance, the Ten Commandments are the Old Testament law, which the New Testament vitiated for lack of a better term. As stated before, adherence to the law does not secure Christian salvation. For one thing, it is impossible to adhere to the law perfectly and any deviation is sin. So we're all sinners and the New Testament, or Christ's teachings, do not have 10 cent and 10 dollar sins, it's all sin. And there's more sin than that defined in the Ten Commandments. The law and the Ten Commandments do serve as guidelines of what is and is not "Christian behavior" but again are not definitive or dispositive of one's Christianity. So, a true Christ follower is not going to focus on violation of the Ten Commandments, or the book of Leviticus, but rather more on the words and teachings of Christ. Certainly Christ did not advocate breaking the Commandments or say that it was OK. But it is not the sine qua non of a Christ follower. Bagging on people for not following the Ten Commandments is really a more Jewish thing than Christian thing.- Jeffrey Epstein needs his own thread
Yeah, it is one of the very plausible use cases for AI in the legal field. As mentioned, it is increasingly common for big document productions to be hosted in image/pdf and native data form on a document server in the cloud. And the "viewing" software allows image review and native data searching on the documents and data therein. And I imagine there are increasing AI features in that software. Still, using any kind of analytical tool short of someone attuned to the issues looking at every goddamn document risks missing something "huge."- Epstein and Maxwell
In an ordinary administration, you make a plea for clemency based on the unjustness of the conviction and the good behavior and redeeming characteristics of the defendant. Someone like Alice Marie Johnson, for example. That plea is made to/through the Pardon Attorney, who has a whole apparatus to review the petition and available facts and recommend a pardon or commutation, etc. to the President. Making an extortionate demand like this would blow an ordinary clemency petition right to hell. Of course, pardons in the Trump administration are granted on the basis of quid pro quo, so this is an excellent move.- Tulsi Gabbard
The Guardian article is only as good as its sources. There's some implication that that source might be British intelligence. At least until recently, the Brits had all the stuff we had for the most part and I think they may actually better at analyzing the intel than NSA or US IC. And they're not as constrained in many or most cases as the US IC in reviewing and using intel. That is, NSA gathers a shit ton of stuff, but is forbidden in a lot of cases from looking at it. GCHQ is less constrained, and especially as that might implicate US elected or appointed officials. - ChatGPT AI Tool— We all work for robots now
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