Not to diminish the other grave consequences of this strike, but because of Trump's tariffs and other erratic behavior, the U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of recession. This strike has already caused oil prices to jump significantly, which will almost certainly speed the onset and deepen the depth of the coming recession.
The saying "one bad apple spoils the whole barrel" rings true. Even if bad cops were only the minority, the overwhelming majority of cops tolerate the bad ones, rather than working to get rid of them, spoiling the whole "barrel". Look at the Chris Dorner situation. His downward spiral resulted from retribution resulting from his filing of a report alleging excessive force by another cop. He was then targeted for retaliation, which ultimately broke him. The system is rotten to the core.
I wish more people would be open about it. Alan Ritchson is one of the few Hollywood celebrities that has candidly spoken about his use of exogenous testosterone to prepare for his role as Reacher, but clearly so many others are getting help. I'm in my late 50s trying to add muscle mass, and it's a huge challenge. I'd say that I'm better off than all of the men in this 1919 photo, but not by that much.
Maybe, maybe not. What you have to consider is that when you are in the military, the federal government owns you like livestock. They feed you, house you, and can send you to your death. You don't necessarily need money, especially in the short term. Moreover, there are rules that prevent active duty military from being ejected from housing. You might not be happy about dollar devaluation, but the blame will be focused on the "bad" people of California and you're there to make it right. It would take a lot for the U.S. military machine to grind to a halt, and a lot of damage can be done while it is happening.
Another common idea is that the good folks in the military aren't going to shoot civilians, and would rebel if ordered to. While there might be some isolated rebellion, most people in the military are conditioned to follow orders, and will do so, even if such orders are illegal. People will do what they have to to keep the pressure off themselves.
realizing they aren't gonna get paid or that their money has become essentially worthless.
If California's taxes suddenly evaporated, it would create a massive budget deficit that would have to be plugged by printing money, would debase the currency and likely cause hyperinflation.
That would break the bank. California is 4th largest economy in the world, after the U.S., China, and Germany. It would probably cause Trump to declare martial law and send troops to California.
I installed it and did the setup and it worked great for many months. Then, in the last few days, something changed, though I made no changes to my browser or ublock. Today it works fine. Yesterday I was getting the nag. I didn't make any changes from yesterday to today.
For some reason I've been getting the "ad blockers violate the terms of service" nag lately on my firefox browser with ublock origin. My Brave browser doesn't get it though. Any ideas?
It used to be that phone technology improved relatively quickly, and a 2 year old phone was significantly worse than the latest and greatest. Now, not so much. I use a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphene OS, and I don't feel like I'm missing out on the latest tech. The camera is great, certainly more than good enough for me, and the phone is responsive and does everything I need it to do, and it's 3+ generations old. I see no need to spend $1000+ on a new phone.
While I appreciate the sentiment, it really isn't possible or even desired. What we know about genetics is like the volume of water in the Great Lakes, and what we don't know is comparable to the volume of water in the world's oceans. While it seems like we know a lot, we really know very little, almost nothing in comparison to what we don't know.
Take sickle cell anemia. The disease is a recessive trait, and both parents have to be a carrier in order for the disease to occur. It is believed that carrying one gene for the trait improved resistance to certain parasites, and thus an evolutionary advantage, allowing the gene to spread. To eradicate the disease with crispr, you'd have to eradicate it from all of the carriers, which could have the potential for negative consequences.
In addition, in order to eradicate all genetic diseases, you'd have to genetically test everyone, even those who don't want to be tested because they are reasonably concerned about their privacy. Moreover, what if a sickle cell (or other disease) carrier, who is perfectly healthy, doesn't want to have their genome edited? Do we force it on them, or just sterilize them so that they cannot breed? Obviously there are some serious ethical considerations.
Further, crispr is not perfect. There can be off-target effects. The use of it may be warranted when an infant is going to die anyway, but what about scenarios where the issue isn't fatal? There is always a risk of introducing an unintended genetic defect, and widespread use greatly increases that risk.
Again, reducing devastating disease is a laudable goal, but we're just hairless apes tinkering around with the building blocks of life, and don't know near enough to eradicate genetic disease.
Not to diminish the other grave consequences of this strike, but because of Trump's tariffs and other erratic behavior, the U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of recession. This strike has already caused oil prices to jump significantly, which will almost certainly speed the onset and deepen the depth of the coming recession.