Restructuring

If we were to double down on “States’ Rights”, the Federal government could become more analogous to the European Union.

The US is too big and has too many cultural differences to be run as it has been.

Trump wouldn’t recognize an insurrectionist if one stormed the White House while he was in it.

Lots of discussion around encryption states at boot / disabling FaceID

For iOS, Invoking the shutdown dialog (Lock+Volume) or activating Emergency Mode (Lock 5x Fast) puts the device into a “Lockdown” state where FaceID no longer works, PIN authentication is the only means to unlock the device.

If the radical left were 25% as radical as they make them out to be…

Ever learn about “the shot heard around the world”?

The country was literally born from a rebellion that reached a violent tipping point when the monarchy tried to confiscate/destroy munitions.

as depicted

The “depiction” you refer to is a caricature. While I’m certain there are people like this out there, this is not what the majority of firearms owners are actually like.

I will call it a successful gun ownership if I never have to use it

This describes the overwhelming majority of firearms owners I’ve interacted with, including some with sizable collections and even a police officer on the SWAT team.

“Go ahead, make my day”

That kind of mentality sickens me

He said he loaded his handgun, went back to the windows and saw the people “thrusting” at the door […]

He fired one shot toward the door […]

When told he had killed Rios, he put his head down on the table and said he didn’t mean for anything to happen to anybody.

The fuck did he think was going to happen when he shot at a door with people on the other side?

Stopped using Facebook over 10 years ago, but I’ve been back lately to check marketplace listings for a few items I’m hunting for.

Every now and then, I’ll autopilot into scrolling the main feed.

Within 60 seconds, there will be some suggested content of AI generated bait.

I’ve also had older family members sending “shocking” generated videos they came across on Facebook / Instagram, believing them to be real.

“It’s like a war zone. There are times I’ve had to have a gas mask on inside my own home,” says a resident near the ICE facility under siege in south Portland.

🙃

Hegseth’s speech was met with a relatively muted response from the military brass. 

Trump took the stage after him, noting that: “I’ve never walked into a room so silent before.”

Probably because this meeting ~~should~~ could have been an email.