The inflation reduction act was in 2022, everything but amazon was built and operational prior but I get what you mean. I should have phrased it better.

Yes the federal govt likely had some role in getting favorable conditons for factories to be built. For people living there the following years (and years) of company cash flow caused a lot of the actual second and third order effects, not federal programs aimed at the region specifically. That is what I mean by “the fed govt had little to do with it (from the residents’ pov)”

I guess it’s storytime! The rural area I grew up in was full of unionized industry jobs that shut down in the 80s, and then the auto industry followed in the 2000s. Many moved and for those that stayed life had sucked for a long while.

But the local mall stayed relevant (there’s not a whole lot else to do) and is now being filled with all kinds of new restauraunts and stores where old dead ones were. This was to meet demand since electric vehicle factories were built as well as amazon warehouses and other stuff. Then the taxes led to libraries and schools being built and upgraded.

Now it’s not all sunshine and rainbows of course but for the people there the world seemed cold and uncaring for decades. Now in their eyes it’s starting to come back and the federal government had little to do with it. I guess what I’m saying is that it’s all pretty subjective

It gets said over and over but the country is huge and your experience can vary greatly. If you are a govt employee work is likely more chaotic, some more than others. Telework people coming back to the office, looming layoffs, people resigning/staying, big organizational shifts etc.

If you know a person deported of who may be deported you are probably very concerned for them and the world feels turned upside down.

But for most people the gas prices are about the same, groceries are about the same and their life is about the same. If it wasn’t for the news/internet most people probably couldn’t tell the difference between administrations so far. It takes a big event you can’t easily ignore (Covid 19, Hurricane Helene, LA fires) for even ONE REGION of the country to focus on a problem for a while.

And even then if you are outside of that area people probably won’t change their routine beyond posting about it.

We, like, live in a society man

Watermelon Meow Meow!

Just keeping tabs on who is doing what in govt makes you way more informed for elections. Speaking out for things you want to see/change can sway how things turn out.

Federal govt gets all the focus (especially lately) but for a lot of things state and local govt is where it’s at. For example marijuana is STILL illegal on a federal level but more and more states are fine with it. Gun laws seem to have had a lot of change on a state level too.

For my area local (city/township) govt runs fire, ems, small business initiatives, zoning and events. County govt runs minor road maintenance, emergency management, hazmat/drone stuff etc.

And state govt does a ton of major road work, big picture planning and lawmaking and will sometimes tell the federal govt to pound sand.

You think him not being mentioned is a coincidence? I think it’s mainstream media doing damage control to reel in their prior reporting. Since he was at large for a while his face and later his name was EVERYWHERE. In cases of mass shootings the shooter is almost never mentioned or named anymore. There’s a reason for that

Media plays a big part in encouraging copycats looking for their weeks of infamy. In the past it used to be serial killers, then years ago it was mass shootings, and thanks to the instant stardom they gave Luigi the near future could very well be more assassinations.

Right or wrong his success was demonstrating that being rich doesn’t mean someone is untouchable.

Idk anything about roombas, but aside from those basic algorithms I assume there’s a ton of telemetry going back to corporate

My dad was a dispatcher and if your center is anything like his you guys are overworked and overlooked way too often. Thanks for all you do!

Tell them it was a mistake, not an accident lol

I had a friend of mine bump the emergency assistance button in a rental car, and when he told them it was an accident they were like “how bad is anybody hurt?” and all that

Pedialite is great for rehydrating

The pilots would be evading hard so the center is moving around a lot too

On the other hand fuck pigeons and seagulls

Spoken like a real shareholder

If you have some time check out the Hardcore History Addendum episode “Superhumanly Inhuman” that delves into the nazis and the Holocaust. I just started it a few days ago

The reason why police have a ton of “militarized” equipment us because the military puts a lot of gear up for sale as surplus. Our county sheriffs picked up an old hummvee and MRAP for practically nothing.

Cybertrucks aren’t mil surp. Maybe years from now but not anytime soon

The OSS has a similar manual. This one may even be just a rebranding of the same thing. Essentially how to be a super shitty employee.

My favorite part was going to meetings and saying to think things over and wait until next meeting to finalize anything and use proper procedure no matter what. The idea is to make even the smallest most obvious decisions a bueaucratic slog. Shitty management and office politics 101

It depends on the definition

You get a sick Metal Gear game

They would have an “acting” president to make decisions but if the hostage pres was freed they would be put back in charge

And welcome to the watchlist btw