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You know. Those...deaths.
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You know. Those...deaths.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
85% of stolen cars are recovered...35% on the day-of. Most likely, not totaled like this one.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
I am not at all surprised the Trump can APPEAR to be so in person. Gullible might be a better description Jr. in this instance.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Cynicism is undermining us. And those theories are just one manifestation of that cynicism.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah. "They" really should have lovingly embraced the candidate who offered the ethnic cleansing with better catering.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
FWIW is routinely associated with those and other similar events. Great song...well-tuned for its era.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Buffalo Springfield recorded it in 1966. It went to #7 on the Billboard 100 in 1967. It was written about November 1966 protests against a curfew on Sunset Strip (Hollywood.)
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah. The AI did it!
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Every little bit helps, no?
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
“Prophecy?” I’m pretty sure hubris, recklessness, chaos, and unaccountability were already well established in her time.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m afraid that white people droning “shame” are not going to save us.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
What event are you referring to?
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Wut? Do you have a reference to LBJ's attempted ban on the song and the SCOTUS "fight?"
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Confusing age effects with cohort effects is a mistake.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
um...neat.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
What responsibility looks like.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Cities…blue cities in red states.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Truly a man for all four seasons.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, yes. Putting a a team of cops in every corner will tend to reduce street crime. This is not the science of rockets.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, THAT'S what we should be emphasizing, not simply whether or not it is enforceable.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
I prefer medical professionals who are partial to evidence-based practices.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
The value (to MAGA) of the EO is not undermined by your finding it unconstitutional. It's purpose is to further undermine trust in our elections and provide political cover and direction to Red State officials who control red state elections
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Impartiality is a only virtue in courtrooms and pie contests.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
No. Actually coercing them to obey the EO would be the Constitutional violation. Blue states will ignore this one. Red States will volunteer...
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Hey, they basically kicked off a comment with "the far left is as insufferable as the far right." Interpreting that as "the far left is as bad as the far right" may be a mistake, but probably not a lie. I think they both deserve a Bluesky Demerrit!
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
"Signed anonymously?"
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
I just did. I believe the triggering combo of letters is "Far anything is insufferable." It's right there in the lead-in. Some folks will have a hard time getting past that...and I can't really blame them these days.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
What is the twuncy twast twiddler going on about? Wonder Bread and its equivalents are still widely available.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
I noted for Harris and before her Biden and Clinton. Just fyi, sport.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Jesus…
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
The EO, itself isn’t “unconstitutional.” It’s just a piece of paper…but it’s a piece of paper that undermines faith in our elections and gives red-state officials political cover to exercise their state and local authority over their elections in a way that serves Trump.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Gaza was destroyed while Biden was still in office. But yeah. They should have lovingly embraced the candidate who offered ethnic cleansing with better catering. It’s really all their fault.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
My pointing being…they aren’t Proud Boys or III-percenters, they are American LEOs, who we’ve been militarizing since 9-11. And Americans voted for an authoritarian 2024 because one 3rd of us are MAGA and another 3rd are cynical dopes.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
They ARE cops. This is American policing on a bigger budget. This is what we made for ourselves.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
A good money belt tucked in your pants does the trick.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Ask him “how many” then!
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
The world’s biggest proven petroleum reserves.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
That is a testable hypothesis. Do it and report the results.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
AI evangelicals and AI Luddites deserve each other.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
High school is free.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, c'mon! We don't need a WoQAnon.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Go back to Twitter.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Just take the L.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Would be a pretty heavy lift to charge non-cooperation as obstruction. Don’t see that happening. What WILL happen is Trump will flood Blue cities with federal officers and National Guard…and take away federal funding.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
No. The Constitution is doing that work. In this case, the legitimacy of their actions is determined by the Constitution, not local ordinances.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
They are correct…if the feds are performing legit, federally authorized duties.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s pretty well established that state/local governments cannot interfere with federal officials performing federally authorized (constitutional) activities.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Correct. Unless a federal statute says otherwise
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s pretty well-established that states cannot control or impede the legitimate exercise of federal authority — McCulloch v. Maryland (1819).
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah. Yes, they must obey state and local laws, but they CAN ignore any local police ordinance (e.g. mandatory body cams) that interferes with their federal law enforcement role.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
wut?
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
If your cynicism was justified, Kilmar would still be in El Salvador or would already be in Uganda.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
At least locals will know when they are dealing with local LEOs
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
An example to keep in your back pocket: patrons in a small bar have an average and median net wealth of $10,000. (Half of them have $10,000 or less). Musk and a Buddhist monk walk into the bar. The average wealth is now in the billions, but the median is still $10,000.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
MAGA occupies the White House, Congress, many State Houses, and governor mansions. The far left in American posts on social media.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s why median is a better measure of income distribution
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Nope. Half of all households are at or below the median income. Musk earning more doesn’t change that half-way point.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
That raises average income, not the median.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Pretty sure that should read “Medicaid”
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Not really the historical hill to die on. Fvck Lee.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Wait until you hear about alcohol
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
What is a "public health epidemic"
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
France Libre
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
“Washington State revokes ICE access to driver’s license data.”
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Thought, prayers, and ivermectin
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
And the recruits will be issued the best footwear.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
"The Tom Clancy." Nope. Didn't work.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
The reverse side of their Gadsden flag says "Tread on Them."
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes. Some, if not all. It's still tax revenue.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Some practical evidence would be cool.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
"I'm in Scandinavia..."
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Um...Bernie actually does politics. Do that.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh, totally.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks for the respectful convo, friend.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
"Drop of a hat?" Describe one "dropped hat" that meaningfully changed the outcome of an election.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
All this hand-ringing about the supposed Balkanization of Dem voters is also rather fatiguing...and counter productive. The "big tent" includes everyone who believes people should be treated with dignity...full stop. Let's embrace that.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm blocked from the original post and my comment, which characterized it as "tax revenue"
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
What a great moral booster!
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Um…that’s why I called it a tax.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
How is that wrong? How else does a tariff work?
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Paid my American importers. It's an import tax. Import taxes paid to the treasury are tax revenue.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Okay. Thanks for the good-faith and respectful convo.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
AI does not do "basics" well. To everyone's amusement and to the satisfaction of the AI Luddite community, it makes mistakes. But it can do complicated, yet tedious, things REALLY really fast...imperfectly, but fast. And that's okay. Interns are much slower and also imperfect. I check their work.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow. The North Korean applause at the end...
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Okay. I'll leave it at "There IS revenue. American importers write checks to the treasury." Those checks are tax revenue.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Doing things faster isn't a technical solution, it is a gain in efficiency. If people are using AI to solve their technical problems, that not an AI issue, that's a people issue. AI doesn't make me worse at what I do, it makes me faster. As for collaboration...again, that's not AI's fault.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
There IS revenue. American importers write checks to the treasury. But, yeah. A dividend check won't buy as much as it would would have pre-tariff.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
The party of income redistribution
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
That’s not because of the words Dems supposedly use too much, tho.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
They already think I’m driving a Soros-funded Antifa bus.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
They aren’t moved by the “hypocrisy” argument. We need to move on from that.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve found it useful for knocking ideas around, especially after the world moved to Zoom and I don’t have those of chats in the hallway anymore.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
You’ve never bounced an idea around with someone less versed in your field?
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
They don't notice any tradeoffs between the material and the hot buttons. It's just the cultural war.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
The judge gave them a timeline.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
Human dignity is a single issue.
Jim Mayfield (@bigpoison.bsky.social) reply parent
The "intellectual" version of the "cat litter boxes in school bathrooms" moral panic.