I don’t think he’s dense. Clearly he knows exactly what he’s done. He knows that firing people could leave them homeless or dead, and he knows that cutting off life-saving medicine has killed people and will kill many more. His basic knowledge of well known facts is there… It’s just that he’s so narcissistic that none of that matters. When other people get f***** over it’s not important. It is only his ego that matters.

Of course that’s my best guess based on his tweets and video clips. It could be that he actually is that dense.

And yet not once did he apologize for that Nazi salute and explain how horrified he was that he accidentally did it.

Reasons depend on the person. Of course it’s a giant mix of what everyone has written already.

Remember that the billionaires want more money and power. They love to use discrimination to get regular folk to fight against each other, while they get even richer. For example, the immigration prisons, those are privately run, right? Free money. Musk’s Starlink contracts with the feds? Free money.

The rich will always find shady ways to get richer. Usually it’s really obvious, if you stop and look for it. Many of them are also racist and sexist, and some are nazis.

No. Not really. That depends on the tax rates, my friend.

You’re making a legal claim, and that claim that should be examined closely in court to establish its veracity. For example, I disagree with your analysis. I think that everyone understands what’s actually being offered: money for a vote. I think that a jury could convict, and that there is probable cause to arrest and charge right now.

And the reasoning is quite simple, right? You want to give money for the vote but you know that would be illegal so instead you say something that’s almost the same as the vote and then wink a few times. Everyone has communicated clearly. Everyone knows exactly what they’re supposed to do, and why. Just because you wrote down some words cleverly on paper doesn’t change the causes or effects.

But that’s my opinion, and I’m not a judge in that state. Neither are you. Neither are any of us here in the comment section. That’s why it ought to go before a judge in that state.

And risk your own personal safety? That’s a terrible idea.

It was that plus a lot of other things.

I think you’ve argued against yourself. If the point is that perception matters, then death penalty makes him a martyr if convicted. The point is that the actual punishment matters, then either one has a chilling effect on going around and doing that kind of thing.

What’s certainly true is that calling for his death now only highlights the horror of our country’s inability or unwillingness to lock up corporate executives who kill countless Americans every day. It doesn’t take a genius to see the blatant inconsistency there, to see that rich and powerful killers are protecting their own.

The judges need to get their act together. We all see the playbook, they all see the playbook. If the judicial branch wants to have any value in six months, it needs to issue Temporary Restraining Orders and lock up people who ignore them, and it needs to do this on the scale of days or weeks, not months.

Otherwise it’s the same bullshit outcome. The judges rule in favor of the fired employees but it’s too late to undo everything. As we always expected. Jesus fuck, sigh. What a legacy to leave behind.

Luigi will always be in our hearts.

No no, we should be praising him. Clearly he needs a designated driver.

Let’s do some overly simplistic bad economics just for fun. Let’s suppose that the American car companies are not hurt by the tariffs because those only target foreign car companies. Now all the foreign cars are 25% more expensive. This raises the demand for domestic cars. If the domestic car companies are trying to make money, they will jack up their prices 24%. And what are we told? Something about how they have duty to their shareholders? … Donald is having fun living in his dream world.

Counterpoint: We’ve known how fucked up he is for years. It was just hero worshipping suckers who bought into his bullshit. Anyone with half a brain recognized him for exactly what he always has been.

The data says it’s not enough. That’s the point. We’re talking about averages here, and children who have no choice, right?

First sellers get rewarded tho. Imagine massive housing speculation tank, but if you sell quick, maybe you beat it. So it doesn’t take two years.

Right and that is also a solvable problem.

How can they catch people who have produced unlocked epubs? There are plenty of ways if they have your device at some future date.

I suppose the easiest predictable thing other than having your device seized when you’re entering the country for example or when you get arrested for example is that back doors could be installed on Android or iPhone that look for unapproved media.

The technology is already good enough for that. It’s only a question of implementation.

It’s interesting when people are put to the choice. On the one hand they could purchase a book with DRM that they don’t actually own. On the other hand, they could look for alternative means by which to obtain the book. And the more the publishers f*** with you, the more you might be inclined to never give them a penny.

You see a bug, he sees a feature. What kind of government does he want? Just listen to him. Believe him the first time, as they say.

No, it can’t. Passports take months to get and cost money, for example. Disenfranchisement of the poor.

Also, why would Trump stop here? Wannabe dictators never let opponents compete fairly. If you overcome this hurdle, he’ll just make another ruling designed to undercut your vote. That’s why we need to fight against all of his changes. The power grab itself is the existential threat, not the individual action.