The correction helped me realize what you meant though.

…when the Tate brothers arrived by private plane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, they immediately found themselves in the crosshairs of law enforcement once more, as Customs and Border Protection officials seized their electronic devices.

This time, they had a powerful ally come to their aid. Behind the scenes, the White House intervened on their behalf.

Interviews and records reviewed by ProPublica show a White House official told senior Department of Homeland Security officials to return the devices to the brothers several days after they were seized. The official who delivered the message, Paul Ingrassia, is a lawyer who previously represented the Tate brothers before joining the White House, where he was working as its DHS liaison.

In his written request, a copy of which was reviewed by ProPublica, Ingrassia chided authorities for taking the action, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources. The request to return the electronics to the Tates, he emphasized, was coming from the White House.>>>>

Sorry, there were limited places available, you’re not on the list. Better luck next universe.

EDIT: listen people, please stop writing us. If you have to ask whether you’re on the list, you’re not on it.

That is fun. TIL.

This actually ties together a lot of his actions in the past while. This is what’s on his mind.

This is like a spine-tingling revelation in a horror movie… One of the main persons the US is relying on to stop Donald Trump (the leader of the democratic party) is profoundly mentally unwell and unfit, and has been for decades.

The killer is loose in the house and none of the doors are locked.

I covfefe to differ.

Ok, I see. I don’t like that approach, myself. It feels like a short term gain that would turn negative in the long term, when nothing has credibility anymore.

First time I heard of that and it would be strange for a buyer to become a supplier. “Everyone is saying it.” Are you trying to muddy the waters with fake rumors?

Bible: “Jesus says to love your neighbor.”

MAGA: “Why do you have to make it political?!”

Yes. Doesn’t mean it’s a bad strategy.

This is not a one-round game. Elections happen repeatedly. If you show someone you will punish them for bad behavior even at cost to yourself, it might teach them to change their ways. On the other hand, always minimizing your losses in the current round (i.e. having no memory or vision) makes you a perfectly predictable and exploitable player.

What we’re talking about is a game between two players: democrats and their potential voters. It is totally a valid strategy in game theory to punish the other player when they’re not cooperating. If you’re always cooperating even when your opponent (i.e. your preferred political party) isn’t, you’re just encouraging them to continue to not cooperate.

Try out this interactive page.

That’s not how it works. Using that logic voting for Himmler would be the right thing to do because at least they’re one step less awful than Hitler. Fucking demand that Himmler change his ways or a better candidate is allowed to run.

A lot of countries have political theater instead of actual politics, but the US is really deep into it.

Aside from the actual effect of the resumption of rare earth exports, Trump’s apparent priority given to the issue signals to Beijing just how reliant the U.S. is on China in this regard — something that would not have gone unnoticed by Xi.

Xi never came calling

Just one day before the June 5 call, Trump wrote on social media: “I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!”

His conversation with the Chinese leader would have further reinforced Xi’s tough image — not just for a Chinese audience, but for international observers as well.

This was certainly encouraged by how China described the call. According to China’s official statement, Xi “took a phone call from U.S. President Donald J. Trump” – the subtle implication being that it was Trump who initiated the call.

This framing promotes the idea that Xi holds the upper hand. The Chinese statement also highlighted that the Geneva talks were “at the suggestion of the U.S. side,” implying that China did not back down in the face of Trump’s trade pressure — and that it was Trump who ultimately blinked first.

It goes on with lots of interesting details. Worth the read.

Why are you guys getting so personally triggered by a one-word comment? They said it’s performative. Yes, the liberals do it too. Is this a sports game? Are we keeping scores? Is your team winning?

I don’t think the world applauds that at all. The US used to be the good guys. Very flawed but still “good” as things go. Now they’re just dangerous and thrashing wildly…

You are being liberated. Please do not resist.

Bees are pretty much the angels of the insect world… Harming no-one and nothing, and almost single-handedly holding up the ecosystem of a quarter of the planet’s life forms.

He’s got a long way to go to reach level bee.

Oh, right! The left-hand corner should be black for both players. I.e. they’re playing sideways on the board.

But Putin’s white queen is on a white field? Am I missing something?