Most of SCOTUS is not in favor of “broad immunity”, for exactly this scenario. They want to make sure that Trump is never held responsible for his actions while in office, and that every President after Trump(if he doesn’t declare himself President for life) is criminally liable for everything. Trump has even said that he’ll have Biden prosecuted if he wins.
I mean, look at all the stories of Taliban fighters who feel depressed because after they “won” their revolution, they had to put their guns down and go get real jobs. And the irony is that the jobs they are working are the same ones they would have had under the old regime.
Here’s the thing about YouTube. From the very beginning, it was a video-hosting platform. Users create content. They upload the content to YouTube’s servers. Other users view the content, and upload their own. A simple formula, no? That’s why their pre-Google slogan was “Broadcast Yourself”. The thing is, storing video data long-term is expensive. This is where Google comes into play, because, unless you’ve got Google’s money, you cannot afford to store literally 100s of Yottabytes of video data, not for very long, anyway. Even if YouTube becomes a “mostly-worthless relic”, there’s nobody who can readily replace it. I suppose someone could create a fediverse version of it where you simply upload your own content to your own server and then sell (or give) access to other users, but it would be slow to start, and small as not everyone can afford their own server to host their content on. Or, a service that aggregates videos by scraping them from from video servers that it has access to, creating a hub for users to enjoy the content made by other users that is stored on their own servers.
Typically, events such as these are organized by the Koch Family. They handle the nuts-and-bolts and technical end of things. Trump’s campaign may have called this meeting, but I guarantee the Kochs will be providing the support....
If Trump wins, he will outright ban the Democratic Party, if not at least make it SUPREMELY difficult for the party to be changed in any significant way for the better. I will only vote for Biden to buy a little more time in which for the more progressive wings of the Democratic Party to act. Technically, there’s nothing stopping our government from just Thanos snapping a party out of existence. I really would not want to see Trump snap his fingers and suddenly the only party with the means to oppose him just stops existing. And before you say the DNC doesn’t have the means to oppose Trump and the GOP, they absolutely do have the means. They have all the tools they need to stop them. The will to use those tools? That’s what the DNC is sorely lacking. This is because the party is suffused with neoliberals and their bullshit that MUST be called out and pushed out. Unfortunately these neolibs also have a lot of money, something something the more progressive members of the Party are lacking.
They seem to think that a Trump Presidency will force the DNC to revise their platform and instantly purge all liberals from the party. It’s a pipe dream.
Yeah, people stopped caring about work because we all know it doesn’t matter. You can give every last inch of yourself to your employer and they will simply say “not enough”. You can give your left kidney to an executive in need of a transplant, in the hopes that it will look good on your review, and the executive will say, “Should have given me both kidneys.”. They are hungry and ravenous beasts, who bite and bite and bite and are never full.
And the Judge was furious they couldn’t give him a harsher sentence. That five years was quite literally throwing the book at him. It’s a felony, though, so even after he gets out he’ll be stripped of his rights to vote or purchase a firearm. His job prospects will dwindle to the point of non-existence. And I think he’ll be prevented from owning a computer or accessing the Net, given the nature of his crime.
Reminder that student loans, like mortgages, are rolled up into an investment vehicle called the SLABS, or Student Loan Asset Backed Securities. Student Loan Forgiveness would tank the value of the SLABS, and I guarantee you our elected officials have money tied up in them. Since a student loan can’t be discharged through bankruptcy, it’s typically a very safe investment.
If an angel appears before you in human form, they come bearing good news. If they appear before you in their true form, they come bearing responsibility.
This week, Republican governors across the country escalated their conflict with the Biden administration over the southern border by invoking the same legal theory that slave states wielded to justify secession before the Civil War....
I say to fucking take the bait. Come down hard, be a “tyrant” for once. Do what Lincoln did, suspend habeas corpus, declare martial law, slap every GOP Governor siding with this shit in handcuffs. They want to act like criminals, treat them as criminals.
They do this all the time. Maybe Biden should call their bluff, execute his powers as Commander in Chief, and order the National Guard in Texas to turn on State Police.
This one is in a school zone. People really shouldn’t be speeding through them unless they’re a “fuck them kids” kinda person, and if you are you’re a piece of shit.
Even simpler than that. Biden is the Commander in Chief. Abbot can mobilize the National Guard in his state, but at the end of the day if their commander receives a stand down order direct from the President, they MUST obey, or it’s insubordination and the penalty for insubordination within the military is much higher than in the private sector.
I dunno. Speaking as a male, the reason I see older men seeking far younger women is that it’s easy to seem like the smartest guy in the room when you’re also the oldest guy in the room. You can project an air of worldliness that makes you seem smarter and wiser than you really are. You can get younger women, legal women, fawning over you because they’re young and haven’t really experienced enough of life and people to be wise to the bullshit. They avoid women around their own age because they’ve been around, they know all the tricks.
Something you’ve probably heard by now is that the Republican Party’s decision to decimate reproductive rights—and celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade like it was the greatest thing to ever happen to America—has not gone over great with voters. The 2022 midterm elections, which were supposed to be a red tsunami for...
And they themselves will be betrayed. Just ask any recently divorced Florida woman what happened when they put time limits on alimony payments. Women who voted for the “Leopards Eating People’s Faces” Party shocked when the leopards ate their faces.
I have a family member with an artificial heart and that is a worry of mine, that one day such implants will need you to agree to ToS in order to ensure continued operation.
“I’ll tell you a secret, since media is not here. Thank you for not allowing the media in. Look, I’m a Southern Baptist, I don’t wanna get too spooky on you, But, you know, the Lord speaks to your heart....
Barry fucking Goldwater knew these kinds of people were trying to take over his party, and he for sure wasn’t a Democrat.
“Frankly these people frighten me. Politics demands compromise. These people believe they’re acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried dealing with them.”.
Yes. You read that right. Johnson is saying that he is intentionally hiding insurrectionists from prosecution in the release of tapes that Republicans claim will vindicate them on January 6th.
I remember when many GOP lawmakers were reliving what happened on 1/6, and talking about how Trump almost got THEM killed, and I thought finally, we were going to see some action, thought they would finally have Trump cooked. So naive, I was.
I fully believe it has to do with Project2025. They want it so bad they are willing to die for it, and in all likelihood even kill for it.
The largest truck plant Ford has. They manufactured everything from industrial diesel trucks to pickups. Now they’re on strike, this promises to be a huge blow to Ford’s quarterlies.
I just can't even. (lemmy.world)
Rules for Good Listening (lemmy.world)
If presidential immunity is absolute..
Could Biden order Trump’s execution and win the next election?
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan (apnews.com)
Terrorists in sneakers taking selfies...
As a long-time user hearing YouTube wants to play extra ads when I pause a video (lemmy.world)
Trump camp plans sit-down with outside groups after FEC relaxes coordination rules (www.politico.com)
Typically, events such as these are organized by the Koch Family. They handle the nuts-and-bolts and technical end of things. Trump’s campaign may have called this meeting, but I guarantee the Kochs will be providing the support....
Like Taking Crazy Pills Every Day (lemmy.world)
This is a real photo (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Trump spirals as bond deadline in fraud case nears (thehill.com)
Americans Don’t Care as Much About Work. And It Isn’t Just Gen Z. (www.wsj.com)
Blame it largely on the pandemic, which weakened the hold the workplace held on people’s psyches...
Source Who Revealed How Taxes Steal for the Rich Rewarded With Five Years in Prison (fair.org)
Student loan borrowers skip payments: It's "an act of civil disobedience", 1 in 10 say they won't pay (www.newsweek.com)
You ask too much of him (startrek.website)
GOP Governors Invoke the Confederate Theory of Secession to Justify Border Violations (slate.com)
This week, Republican governors across the country escalated their conflict with the Biden administration over the southern border by invoking the same legal theory that slave states wielded to justify secession before the Civil War....
Extremists Call for ‘Civil War’ and ‘Secession’ Over Texas Border Ruling (www.vice.com)
They do this all the time. Maybe Biden should call their bluff, execute his powers as Commander in Chief, and order the National Guard in Texas to turn on State Police.
Get to work, crackheads (lemmy.today)
EDIT: since apparently a bunch of people woke up with the wrong foot this morning or forgot to check the group they’re in:...
Feds say Texas is blocking Border Patrol from a section of the border, ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene (www.texastribune.org)
The Justice Department says agents can’t access 2.5 miles of the border and a boat ramp in Eagle Pass....
China’s Youth Are Quitting the Rat Race to ‘Let It Rot’ (www.wsj.com)
Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family
Age range (lemmy.zip)
Kellyanne Conway thinks Republicans can win back women in 2024 by saying, “We took away your abortion rights, but we’re letting you keep contraception” (www.vanityfair.com)
Something you’ve probably heard by now is that the Republican Party’s decision to decimate reproductive rights—and celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade like it was the greatest thing to ever happen to America—has not gone over great with voters. The 2022 midterm elections, which were supposed to be a red tsunami for...
Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)
These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.
Mike Johnson: God Chose Me To Be America's "Moses" - Joe.My.God. (www.joemygod.com)
“I’ll tell you a secret, since media is not here. Thank you for not allowing the media in. Look, I’m a Southern Baptist, I don’t wanna get too spooky on you, But, you know, the Lord speaks to your heart....
Speaker Johnson Explains Holdup In Releasing Jan 6 Tapes: ‘We Have To Blur Some Of The Faces’ To Protect Them From The DOJ (www.mediaite.com)
Yes. You read that right. Johnson is saying that he is intentionally hiding insurrectionists from prosecution in the release of tapes that Republicans claim will vindicate them on January 6th.
Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights (apnews.com)
This is how you negotiate. (lemmy.world)