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And super bizarre for a company of eBay’s size…

“Hey boss, someone is saying mean things on the internet. What should we do? Send a cease and desist? File a lawsuit?”

“Naw, send 'em a box of spiders.”

jordanlund,
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For those wondering why this is a big deal:

US Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8:

“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

Emolument:

en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/emolument#Noun

emolument (plural emoluments)

(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment, remuneration

jordanlund,
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For those wondering why this is a big deal:

US Constitution, Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8:

“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

Emolument:

en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/emolument#Noun

emolument (plural emoluments)

(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: compensation, fee, payment, remuneration

jordanlund,
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Genocide There vs. Genocide Here AND There

jordanlund,
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Because a lot could happen in 10 months.

Trump could go to prison.

Biden could have a stroke.

Trump could have a heart attack.

Whoever wins will end up being the oldest who ever served, there’s a lot of uncharted territory here.

jordanlund,
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Gordon should be blue, Alfred should be light gray.

jordanlund,
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It’s a race to see who gets to lose to Trump by 30-40 points.

jordanlund,
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As long as Tony Gilroy isn’t involved, I’m down for it.

jordanlund,
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Rogue One was garbage, largely because Gilroy never liked Star Wars.

jordanlund,
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Rogue One and Andor are liked by people who don’t like Star Wars.

jordanlund,
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The problems started with Gareth Edwards who so totally fucked everything up, he got removed and Tony Gilroy had to be brought in to salvage it.

ew.com/movies/…/rogue-one-reshoots-tony-gilroy/

But, in re-writing and re-shooting, he fucked it up more.

Andor introduced by killing a dude in cold blood? That was Gilroy. Andor being conflicted and unable to take the shot on a legitimate military target? That was Edwards.

So you have this mish-mash of conflicting story beats, but most fans ignore it because YEEE-HAW! VADER HALLWAY FIGHT! Ignoring that he force grabs literally everyone and every thing in the hallway… except the one thing he’s there for, because the plans HAVE TO get away.

So they show Vader watching the blockade runner fly away, contradicting the classic opening of Star Wars… which Gilroy would have known if he had been a fan.

“I had no reverence for it whatsoever,” he said. “It doesn’t appeal to me, but I don’t think Rogue really is a Star Wars movie in many ways,” he added. “To me, it’s a Battle of Britain movie.”

jordanlund,
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Character development, if there were some reason for him to be suddenly conflicted. There isn’t any level of development for Andor, or any of the others either. They are life size cardboard cutouts, not actual characters.

Why Are American Drivers So Deadly? After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again. (www.nytimes.com)

The cause was easy enough to identify: Data parsed by Kuhls and her colleagues showed that drivers were speeding more, on highways and on surface streets, and plowing through intersections with an alarming frequency. Conversely, seatbelt use was down, resulting in thousands of injuries to unrestrained drivers and passengers....

jordanlund,
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Here in Portland it was because police stopped enforcing traffic offenses.

bikeportland.org/…/portland-police-bureau-officer…

Largely it was the Portland cops being petulant babies. Oh, we want oversight? Decrease your increase in funding?

Well, no more traffic enforcement, among other things. Speeding, expired tags, no plates, stolen cars, everything just went nuts.

Still hasn’t really recovered.

Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity (thehill.com)

Former President Trump’s legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive’s broad immunity to criminal prosecution.

jordanlund,
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Imagining Dark Brandon going “Well, this problem just solved itself…”

jordanlund,
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That’s the thing, this trial isn’t about innocence. They already proved him liable by a preponderance of the evidence.

This trial is about penalties. How much he has to pay now that they have already found him liable.

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