The absolute worst people

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Painting 1 blade black is being studied as a way to reduce bird strikes:

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/surprisingly-simple-solution-protect-birds-wind-turbines-gets-its-biggest-test-yet

There’s actually several scenarios where you can yell fire in a crowded theater

Regardless, they are 2 completely separate situations. Until leadership gets serious about white collar crime, we’re stuck with what we have

Just to add to this, a low volume drug that is not taken regularly doesn’t fit in well with a company that specializes in selling products in bulk

I’m sure the legislative branch controlled by Republicans will get right on that

Why is the back burger on a bagel?

If the syringe tube is wider than the valve stem inner diameter, you can’t insert the tube all the way thru the stem and it’s a pain in the ass to slowly fill without spilling

Reseating has always been the issue for me. I can never get the full bead seated without an air compressor, and even then it can be hard to get that final pop

They’re typically small businesses, what reason do they have to lie about business being down?

I’m sure they have the data, and I’m sure if a local government or journalist wanted to, they could look at tax records to see revenue impact

I don’t think anyone would argue that such enhancements are a bad thing in the long run if 1) If the enhancements ultimately bring in more shoppers/customers, 2) there is still parking available in the area, and 3) the businesses can survive 6-12 months of reduced revenues

My response was really directed at comments implying that the businesses are essentially whining. There’s a very real impact during construction, and certain businesses could be hurt by reduced parking, particularly in the states where the car is king

In defense of business owners, when their customers are trained from birth to drive everywhere, their customers expect parking. When there is no parking, they lose business

Every major US city receives immense backlash from local businesses when roads/parking are unavailable due to added bike lanes, traffic calming projects that reduce parking, or much-needed major construction projects such as water main or sewer work. This is happening right now in downtown Burlington, VT, for example

https://m.sevendaysvt.com/news/main-street-construction-is-hurting-burlington-businesses-43270506

There’s no easy answer in most cases

It’s one thing to say “I’m really attracted to her, but I’m too much of an introvert to initiate a conversation”

But this is sounding like stalker-type fixation level shit

That’s as kind as I can put it

Beside the point. You want tariffs? Follow the law, it’s that simple

To govern within the boundaries of the law, one often needs to build coalitions. Those are guardrails established by democracy

And tariffs are perfectly legal when they go through the proper channels. So, the administration just needs to go through the proper channels and work with the legislative branch to pass such tariffs. And they shouldn’t be predicated on a bullshit national emergency

Trump caved after his supporters revolted

The world is laughing at Trump and America

Oh that’s my bad. I didn’t realize only one lawyer could work on any aspect of a case at a time. I wasn’t aware that criminal cases were on a very strict timeline that cannot be impacted at all through resources or prosecutorial discretion on when to charge

I would respectfully argue that everybody knew that there was an election coming that Trump was going to run in, and there was a possibility of him winning it. And that should have dictated the timeline to bring charges. And if that meant more resources or bringing fewer charges, or whatever, that should have been the game plan.

If you believe he’s guilty, you don’t give him time to run out the clock

That liberal Mitch McConnell is anti-tariff:

https://x.com/harris_wins/status/1838667467347931502

Without getting too deep into the intracacies, as a liberal, my thoughts are:

1. I would certainly prefer the jobs stay in the US

2. I don’t know that Trump - assuming he were to win the election - can impose such tariffs based on USMCA. Like, I literally an bit an expert in that trade agreement, but there may be restrictions

3. Tariffs don’t generally work like Trump claims they do. The consumer ultimately pays them almost every time. In this case, I don’t know enough about tractor manufacturing, but there would have to be a viable alternative company manufacturing in the US for this proposed tariff to work as Trump seemingly intends.

4. Where tariffs can be really effective is in newer industries where there is limited competition and a tariff can directly level the playing field between a nascent US company and a foreign company where they have either a significant competitive lead or where that foreign company is getting incentovized by their government. Think the earlier days of solar panels or wind power, where the US could have helped prevent China from taking a huge lead in those industries and positioned US companies as the leaders. Tariffs work best when you have 2 major players and you can price one of them out early (in particular, before the manufacturing equipment and skilled labor have already left).

There’s a lot of variables at play. I just don’t see it being as simple as it’s portrayed