He has two brothers. The one that got the bomb-threat hasn’t discussed his leanings publicly as far as I know.
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I didn’t know that.
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https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2046102463623708839
One could debate how benevolent some of them are…
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Cross-post:
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Didn’t he just put the vice President of the corrupt leadership in charge
On Venezuela, Trump has signed an executive order, stating that oil companies cannot recoup lost monies via current legal process, and or words to that effect.
Currently, I think it’s Chevron, were being paid in oil, to recover the billions of dollars they lost in Venezuela. And it’s not going well for them. Others have simply walked away and were looking at other avenues to get money back.
This is Trump’s effort at strong arming them into the country. It will not work and it probably ends any chance of US oil companies going there.
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Tom Barrack was tried on charges by the Garland DoJ of working as an unregistered foreign agent of the UAE. He was acquitted to be fair, but this is largely because it is such a difficult charge to win on, that most cases tend to be successful because of perjury and obstruction rather than the core charge
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Interesting detail. I had no idea.
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It is truly frightening.
Beyond firearms:
- I wonder how suicide would be positioned there.
- Vehicular death rates are frightening - they always have been. Is there an argument for increasing the age to be able to drive to 21?
edit: Suicide seems to be about 10% about a 1/3 of vehicular…
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Poisoning was the other one that seemed to oddly increase.
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Toxic society.
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My understanding of the driving test in the US is that if you can drive for 100 metres in a straight line without actually killing anyone, you pass.
There is a strong parallel between guns and cars in terms of how they could/should be controlled. Both are, apparently, tools, which, if used correctly and safely have their uses.
Nobody’s on the barricades about having to take lessons, pass a test, and have a license and insurance for a car, so why shouldn’t that equally apply to guns?
It seems so obvious.
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There are differences in different states, but most are farcical and I know at least one person who was given a licence without having to pass a test in an actual car. I decided to take one because it was the quickest path to getting a local license, which in turn significantly lowered my insurance compared to them insurance someone with a foreign license. The test was an absolute joke. As in I genuinely thought something had gone wrong when he told me to turn back into the testing center after 2 minutes
I failed my first test in the UK not because of anything dangerous or mishandling, but because a collection of minors on moves that slowed down other traffic. I think that is the best illustration of the difference in perspective - in the US they ask if you can point metal thing and go in the direction metal thing wants to go. In the UK they assess your ability to participate in a complex dynamic ecosystem in which control of the car is assumed and its your decision making and how that impacts others on the road that determines whether you pass or fail. If I was getting all meta I’d actually argue that Americans driving like they are the only person on the road is a pretty good illustration of the american perspective in general as well.
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When does falling out of windows start to be counted?
It’s an attempt to shut down the media, typical of a corrupt despotic administration