I expect part of it is that enough Republican senators have gone home for the season.

One of the few things we know about Vance is that he doesn’t believe what he says.

I’d take the coin flip liar over the traitor.

All that does is allow someone in the middle to potentially read your traffic. So what’s secret about the traffic between you and the Internet archive? If it’s only your login details, that seems like a you problem.

It wasn’t long ago that most of the internet was http only.

So you’ve… compromised your own security. Grats?

And, if it’s a big enough portion of the charity’s funding, influence over the charity. But not tax breaks.

Just as likely he’s now sending a pittance to other people in order to say he wasn’t targeting a group. You can send out a LOT of hundred dollar bills before you approach a billion.

The House is still being counted. It’s very close, but not over yet.

He doesn’t have the House yet.

The Vice President must be eligible to be president. Obama is not eligible for the VP position.

The biggest thing is to be aware of how much things should cost, and just refuse to buy them if they’re gouging.

Can I afford $13 for a case of Coca-Cola? Sure, I absolutely can. I can afford $24 a case. I’m just not willing to pay that. That same case was $7 in 2019. You can’t tell me their costs have doubled.

And even if I believed their costs doubled (and I don’t), that doesn’t mean their prices have to double. They’re not entitled to growing percentage profit on a larger number. Just because they made 20% on that $7 case doesn’t mean they deserve 20% on that $13 case. 20% of $7 is $1.40. They could absolutely take $2 profit on $10 and be happy with it. But they won’t. Because people don’t pay attention and they can get away with it.

There are enough barriers to entry and cooperation among would-be competitors that they can charge basically whatever the duck they choose.

Especially since parenting is the only thing that’s going to actually work. Do you think kids won’t figure out a VPN? If they heard enough to type “pornhub”, they’ll hear about the one extra step.

And there are worse things on the Internet than porn. Some likely on Roblox.

You’re just going to have to parent your kid with or without this nanny state blocking scheme.

If there’s an argument that’s going to sway me, it’s the historical comparisons. I need to read more about how similar situations have ended in the past, even if a direct comparison probably isn’t fully accurate.

I’m absolutely interested in a path to peace; I just don’t see one right now. I don’t think putting 100% of the burden of peace on Israel is reasonable or possible. Hamas still has over a hundred hostages (assuming they’re still alive).

Yeah, I mean 2015 was a big turning point, but this one should be bigger. It’s not black and white.

Okay, say Israel tomorrow turns the other cheek. They take down all checkpoints and allow free travel anywhere for anyone.

How many Israelis die before the Palestinians decide they no longer “deserve” to die? Does Israel still exist in five years?

I guess you don’t know what’s coming. Is there a lot of misinformation now? Certainly. But I’d say less than half the data is false.

In the coming months you’re going to start seeing social media taken over by AI. You’re going to see pointed political “opinions” followed by several comments agreeing with the point being pushed. These are going to outnumber human comments.

Currently, shills absolutely exist, but they’re far outnumbered by genuine people. That’s about to change. Money is going to buy public opinion on a whole new scale unless we learn to ignore anonymous social media.

And 72% of Palestinians believe the October 7th attack was “correct”.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/poll-shows-palestinians-back-oct-7-attack-israel-support-hamas-rises-2023-12-14/

In relative terms we could.

The amount of disinformation and propaganda is about to become obscene.

Yeah, I don’t see myself buying a car that doesn’t have Android Auto. Good.luck with that, GM.

They’re warm bodies that you dress up in Russian uniforms and throw at Ukrainian defenses.

If the Ukrainians shoot them, you know where the defenses are. If the “battalion” tries anything other than running at Ukrainians, they get shot by Russians.

This 702 provision only allows spying on your communications with foreigners, and it’s being used much less now than in the past.

How you feel about that is up to you, but it shouldn’t be construed as a broad ability to spy on Americans without restriction.