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No, they really don't. In theory they're great. In practice they are ideological disasters that paralyze law enforcement.
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
No, they really don't. In theory they're great. In practice they are ideological disasters that paralyze law enforcement.
Columbia and Northwestern and the law firms are doing great. They handled it exactly right, given when in Trump's term they were targeted.
December 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Columbia and Northwestern and the law firms are doing great. They handled it exactly right, given when in Trump's term they were targeted.
No one has any idea what you mean. Context?
December 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
No one has any idea what you mean. Context?
I'll just add more anecdotes. None - and I mean absolutely not a single one - of my kids' friends like using AI. They sometimes do it as a shortcut, but hate themselves in the morning. We need to be careful about adopting as real the industry's talk about mass adoption of this tech.
December 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I'll just add more anecdotes. None - and I mean absolutely not a single one - of my kids' friends like using AI. They sometimes do it as a shortcut, but hate themselves in the morning. We need to be careful about adopting as real the industry's talk about mass adoption of this tech.
And the rest of us only have our passports, which may be expired and in any case we certainly don't carry around with us.
December 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
And the rest of us only have our passports, which may be expired and in any case we certainly don't carry around with us.
A lot of liberals oppose empowered CRB's (advisory ones are generally good). The problem is, one person's police misconduct is another person's (of good faith) normal police conduct. And CRB's, depending on their composition, can thus paralyze police departments to grave consequences.
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A lot of liberals oppose empowered CRB's (advisory ones are generally good). The problem is, one person's police misconduct is another person's (of good faith) normal police conduct. And CRB's, depending on their composition, can thus paralyze police departments to grave consequences.
But DACA applicants have addresses in the USG database. They're not super hard to track down. Why would ICE have to use flight logs, which would only include a tiny percentage of them?
December 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
But DACA applicants have addresses in the USG database. They're not super hard to track down. Why would ICE have to use flight logs, which would only include a tiny percentage of them?
Correct. The reason for that is, in Europe, doing things like breaking an interview off early or slamming a reporter in a press release for asking questions, are seen as signs of weakness and something to hide, by the voters. It always comes back to the consumers.
December 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Correct. The reason for that is, in Europe, doing things like breaking an interview off early or slamming a reporter in a press release for asking questions, are seen as signs of weakness and something to hide, by the voters. It always comes back to the consumers.
I actually support this. Post-secondary education needs to be about education, not research, which would also reduce the cost of tuition a lot. Create other institutions that are primarily grad school/research, but universities (esp state ones) should be teaching focused.
December 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I actually support this. Post-secondary education needs to be about education, not research, which would also reduce the cost of tuition a lot. Create other institutions that are primarily grad school/research, but universities (esp state ones) should be teaching focused.
Perhaps we shouldn't put so much of our lives in the hands of private corporations then.
December 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Perhaps we shouldn't put so much of our lives in the hands of private corporations then.
See Donald? That's what a 14,000% increase looks like.
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
See Donald? That's what a 14,000% increase looks like.
That's my question Do they actually have a list they're comparing the flight logs to, or are they just detaining people with Latino names to meet quotas?
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
That's my question Do they actually have a list they're comparing the flight logs to, or are they just detaining people with Latino names to meet quotas?
OK, skuzzy, scary, and maybe illegal, but not as bad as the initial reporting if they're "just" looking for people with legal deportation orders.
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
OK, skuzzy, scary, and maybe illegal, but not as bad as the initial reporting if they're "just" looking for people with legal deportation orders.
So ol Roger is saying that Trump was Epstein's buddy WHILE he was doing felony things, while Bannon was his buddy AFTER. I'm not sure his words mean what he thinks they mean.
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
So ol Roger is saying that Trump was Epstein's buddy WHILE he was doing felony things, while Bannon was his buddy AFTER. I'm not sure his words mean what he thinks they mean.
"Here, grandpa, put this on ... hey that's funny!"
December 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"Here, grandpa, put this on ... hey that's funny!"
I just fundamentally disagree. I don't think he's "plowed through" much of anything that isn't hypothetical and can't quickly be re-planted. And I also think *most* Dem electeds have handled themselves quite well. Sometimes being in the hothouse can give you a very distorted view of the big picture.
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I just fundamentally disagree. I don't think he's "plowed through" much of anything that isn't hypothetical and can't quickly be re-planted. And I also think *most* Dem electeds have handled themselves quite well. Sometimes being in the hothouse can give you a very distorted view of the big picture.
I must be missing something completely. Why wouldn't the most operative conclusions come from comparing a winning campaign to a losing one?
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I must be missing something completely. Why wouldn't the most operative conclusions come from comparing a winning campaign to a losing one?
My goodness hasn't Friedman's 15 minutes of pop intellectualist fame passed yet?
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My goodness hasn't Friedman's 15 minutes of pop intellectualist fame passed yet?
Voter files are already public information. I personally own three full states' files, which include name, address, phone number, party affiliation, and voting frequency. The parties own national ones.
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Voter files are already public information. I personally own three full states' files, which include name, address, phone number, party affiliation, and voting frequency. The parties own national ones.
Devin Williams is just as good. And Pete Alonso is about a 3 win player going forward. They were smart to let him go.
December 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Devin Williams is just as good. And Pete Alonso is about a 3 win player going forward. They were smart to let him go.
Biden won Harris didn't, in both electoral and popular votes. What am I missing?
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Biden won Harris didn't, in both electoral and popular votes. What am I missing?
My point isn't that there aren't any databases of everyone. Voter files are publicly available to anyone. My point is, why do they need flight logs if they already have a database of undocumenteds? My guess is they don't, and are simply randomly harassing people with Latino names at airports.
December 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
My point isn't that there aren't any databases of everyone. Voter files are publicly available to anyone. My point is, why do they need flight logs if they already have a database of undocumenteds? My guess is they don't, and are simply randomly harassing people with Latino names at airports.
Good for him. Do it. Still won't vote for him obviously, but this is a great idea (Australia already does it).
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Good for him. Do it. Still won't vote for him obviously, but this is a great idea (Australia already does it).
Ok, if they're running the list against people with legal removal orders, that's one thing. Still creepy and maybe illegal, but it's nothing like "we're scanning for people to arrest because we need numbers."
December 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Ok, if they're running the list against people with legal removal orders, that's one thing. Still creepy and maybe illegal, but it's nothing like "we're scanning for people to arrest because we need numbers."