Ok, proposal, an executive order by Biden that nullifies any state law that nullifies any city or municipal law. Call it "Death Star, but like the bigger one from ROTJ".
Absolutely illegal and unconstitutional, not to mention stupid (red cites in blue states). But I really want to see:
"Executive Order 14107 of August 30, 2023
Death Star, bigger but worse"
I think there is a bit of cherry picking in this. I don't think you're wrong that the charges will rile up his supporters, but plenty of dictators have taken power without going to jail.
The problem was already there, charges or not we were going to have to deal with a very violent mob, at least with charges filed we stand up for the moral value that all people (should be) are equal under the law.
But it's still wildly unfair. Imagine getting a $10k bond, you either need $10k cash you can part with temporarily (assuming you show up and are innocent) or far more likely you need to pay $1k to a bondsman that you won't get back. Someone living paycheck to paycheck might not have the savings and so they either pay a poor tax or spend some time in jail.
But for the rich, they always have the funds, or someone willing to loan it for a lot less than 10-15%. And it's rarely set high enough to be a significant deterrent.
Illinois just became the first state to eliminate cash bail, because you're either a flight/violation risk or you're not, money shouldn't tip the scale.
If you use a surety bondsman, you pay 10-15%, you don't get that back in any case. If you have the cash to pay the bond and don't plan on violating the terms, you'd put it up yourself.
That said, like most insurances, you have to find someone that's willing to accept the risk, and if the terms really include "don't attack people on social media" you'd have to be the dumbest person in the world to put that up for him.
Yeah, exactly. From the article, it's theorised that we got some tolerance early on, like ape ancestors, and then selected for higher tolerance along the way post agri. Interestingly, and somewhat intuitively, there are some papers examining the opposite now, that people in the last 200 years are evolving to lack the gene that allows us to processes acetaldehyde (drinking byproduct) specifically because too much drinking is harmful (and can harm reproduction).
One model for the evolution of alcohol consumption suggests that ethanol only entered the human diet after people began to store extra food, potentially after the advent of agriculture, and that humans subsequently developed ways to intentionally direct the fermentation of food about 9,000 years ago.
Omg, so much agreement here. I was raised in the states and have now lived abroad for just shy of 2 decades. In 2 weeks, my wife and I are moving back to the US and Arbys is top of my "homesick kitch things to do" list.
Is it crap, obviously, but I miss it so much. The super thin shaved, 40% water "beef". The arbyque (sp?)and horsey sauce that taste of neither BBQ or horseradish.
The one thing I really miss, and I know won't be the same, the prices. Something tells me 5 for $5 is long gone. But at any price I'm soooo looking forward to it.
You sound like you were far more restrained than I. I still went out to sessions at the assorted local craft places to see what was new (this was in the early 00s) while brewing an ever increasing amount. I has massive crates of bottles I was giving out and eventually keykegs. Finally I gave up and got a job at an actual brewery. No regrets, but also, so many regrets.
Seriously how did I miss that.