This all feels like the government is testing US cities. First LA, next Washington, to see how people react, to check how obedient the cops are to the regime, and to know which cities will be easy to control.

European countries might find ways to be less dependent on the US, economically and politically. The fall of the US will have repercussions, but the rest of the world is already preparing for it. I don’t think Europe will suffer that much… China will be all to happy to replace the US as a commercial partner.

A majority of people voted for Trump, and the elections were not rigged. Maybe you’re not among them, but the fact that you live in the same country as them means that you share the responsibility.

If you don’t want to share it, organize and fight back. There’s still time left before the US becomes a police state comparable to Russia or China.

Alligator Auschwitz won’t populate itself

Most people won’t realize it until masked men put them in an unmarked van.

I think you overestimate the quality of the training ICE agents will get. If gramps and his 19 yo grandson are in the same bootcamp, my guess is the only thing they’ll be taught is how to operate a gun, put handcuffs and follow orders.

It should not be too hard to find qualified people in the long term. They’re desperate because they can’t find people fast enough. A few weeks ago ICE got a huge budget upgrade, this means the plan is to expand, fast. Read Project 2025, it’s all there.

Serious question: what would be the last straw for you, that would make you go “that’s enough”, organize and fight back?

The most striking thing in this graphic is that Republicans don’t trust anything except Fox and Joe Rogan. Shows the lack of critical thinking imho.

Social media echo chambers made us tolerant to extreme opinions and irrational ideas presented as facts. Nobody fights back against bullshit anymore.

in order to carry out Trump’s immigration policies

Among a few other things.

The scariest thing is not the pressure the White House put on the museum, it’s the fact that they caved in.

I’m way more scared about all the people in public institutions bending the knee to the bully than the bully himself. The us population need examples of resistance to rise up as a people, and so far there are almost none.

I don’t know exactly how this works, but I think you’ll be held in contempt when you get a subpoena and decide not to show up.

Take an egg yolk. Add half a teaspoon of Dijon mustard. Teaspoon of olive oil. Mix. Then as you continue mixing vigorously, very slowly add some neutral oil, preferably peanut or sunflower but go with generic veg oil if it’s all you have. Stop when it’s not a liquid anymore.

This is mayo. What you get in stores and 95% of restaurants is not.

Yes I’m a food snob.

I’ve heard a few analysts say that the verdict is not a surprise. I’m not a lawyer, care to explain why you consider this case weak?

Holy shit this looks so much like the premises of WWI

The [AI] safety stuff is more visceral to me after a weekend of vibe hacking,” Lemkin said. I explicitly told it eleven times in ALL CAPS not to do this. I am a little worried about safety now.

This sounds like something straight out of The Onion.

There’s no such thing as American gastronomy.

Huh. I just saw that you need to be 30 to run for Senate in the US…

Please ignore my first comment :)

You’d have a hard time to demonstrate this is not discrimination against old people.