I don’t trust anyone with a red hat. Is Red Hat the MAGA of Linux?

Yes. The U.S. GDP is around $30 trillion. China is around $19 trillion. California is around $4 trillion.

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 remember my mother once getting an unfavorable decision in court (civil trial) and faked crying in court to attempt to reverse the decision.

That’s called a “pity ploy” or “pity play” and is commonly used by narcissists and sociopaths to manipulate people to get their own way.

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.

Rare iceberg off the coast of Labrador? They should retrieve it.

What would haven been even funnier for Musk to say is “Without me, Trump would have lost, again.”

Better late than never.

They’re also very costly and take a long time to build.

“We’re hurting the very people who have voted for so many of these folks in Congress, and even folks that voted for this administration,” said Levendofsky. “I’m nervous about what’s coming because I think, especially, the folks that supported this administration in the last election didn’t feel like they were going to be affected. I think they probably felt like this was, you know, a ‘safe’ bet or vote for them, and that it wasn’t gonna be a problem. Well, it’s about to be a problem.”

Good to see these chickens coming home to roost.

What a miserable person. I can’t imagine having her wealth and using it to try to hurt people.

Lets pause for a moment and consider how dumb this situation makes Trump look on the world stage. He’s picks a fight with the entire world over tariffs, and obnoxiously demands that everyone comply with his wishes under the pain of losing trade. Then, a court rules that he never had the power to issue the tariffs in the first instance and voids them. The “deals” he’s supposedly struck now are worthless, and the countries that held out and didn’t bend to Trump’s whim have won. The only country harmed by the tariffs is the United States. It’s like starting a fight by punching yourself in the face.

They’re not in limbo per se, as the court issued a summary judgment to plaintiffs and struck the tariffs down. There are no tariffs now. They were illegal. To get them reinstated, Trump has to appeal, the court has to grant review (which only takes one justice, so review will almost certainly be granted), and then has to reverse the ruling. While the tariffs could be reinstated, I think it’s more likely than not that they won’t.

However, your point about economic stability is well taken. I’ll add to your point that the tariffs have already greatly harmed the U.S. by turning much of the world against us. They’ve forced other countries to look for alternative suppliers, and it is unlikely that they will come back, tariffs or not. They have also triggered boycotts of U.S. products.

Ordinarily, an order from this court would be appealed to the appellate court for the federal circuit, but I’m sure the administration will attempt to leapfrog this and try to immediately appeal to the Supreme Court. Since you only need one justice to grant cert, they’ll probably accept it. The real question is whether they’ll roll over for Trump. I can see Barrett and Roberts joining the liberal wing in upholding the court’s order striking down the tariffs, but I wouldn’t bet the farm on it.

The three judge panel included Reagan, Obama, and Trump appointees. It was a unanimous ruling. Ketchup will be all over the walls of Mar-a-Lago.

Lol. I wonder how quickly the Trump administration will get this before the Supreme Court.

I love their camo colors.