Reminds me of an old Soviet joke A man picks up a paper at a newsstand, glances at it, and puts it down The newsagent asks him what he is looking for "The obituaries", the man replies "The obituaries are in the back", the newsagent says "This one will be on the front page", the man replies
And you can't do side loads on iPhones like you can on Android. With side loads, you bypass the curation the app store provides. OTOH, you have to trust the publisher not to wreck your phone
Apple did something very similar to the people of Hong Kong in 2019, removing an app that allowed protesters to track police movements via crowdsourced information:
I consulted to a blue state public health dept. They asked a consultant, who also consulted to other health depts, what interventions had the highest life improvement per $ spent 1 Getting all pregnant people all their pre natal checkups 2 Getting all 2 year olds their full set of immunizations
This is spending money without Congressional authorization. It wasn't legal when Reagan took the proceeds of arms sales to Iran and gave them to the Contras, and it is not legal now.
Just to keep up with population growth, the economy needs to add 125-150k jobs a month. So adding only 52,000 would have left the economy at ~-100k. Losing 32k jobs means the economy is at -182k.
CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"
Millions of Americans will attend "No Kings" rallies across the nation on October 18. (You should go!) But what can protesters reasonably hope to accomplish? I think "No Troops on Our Streets" should be a key demand. www.headsupnews.org/p/no-kings-a...
As #LBJ said, "If they can't see the light, make them feel the heat." Until the GOP sees some Democratic gerrymandering that outdoes what TX et al. threaten, they aren't interested.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says Broadcasters Should Lose Licenses for Criticizing Him .. that is fascism folks www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
