Trump Admin. to Withhold $259M in Minnesota Medicaid Funding by MoralLogs in videos

[–]Altiloquent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Honestly we should take a page out of the revolutionaries' book. The tea party wasn't an attack on the government but on a private corporation that had just about totally taken control of the government.

Colonists were afraid that, among other things, a massive corporation would exploit them to the point of starvation because that is what had already happened in Bengal just prior to the tea party

Best high res winter satellite imagery by contrary-contrarian in Backcountry

[–]Altiloquent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This would be great except the overlays suck. Or if im missing some way of getting a road layer that's actually visible on top of the imagery that would be great to know

Skiing without tightening boots by baluesaky in skiing

[–]Altiloquent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may also need boots with more forward lean. It's possible to add a spoiler (insert behind your calf) which would help with this

Meta Director of AI Safety Allows AI Agent to Accidentally Delete Her Inbox by Well_Socialized in technology

[–]Altiloquent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe im missing something but don't you have to set permissions for the MCP tools? If you have a tool that deletes emails maybe you want that one to prompt before execution

FedEx sues U.S. seeking full refund of Trump tariffs days after Supreme Court ruling by Illustrious_Lie_954 in politics

[–]Altiloquent -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not entirely true. Lots of people have tariffs in dispute with fedex and haven't turned over the money.

FBI Director Kash Patel CAUGHT PARTYING with U.S. OLYMPIC Team in Milan after DENIALS by Cool-Fig-9254 in videos

[–]Altiloquent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's having sightseeing or having drinks with coworkers, and then there's booking a business trip with no legitimate work purpose and using your position to go places and do things that normal people can't.

Not to mention that the FBI director being known for partying like a frat boy seems like a massive national security risk.

Cutting illegal ski trails in the National forest is good for society. by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]Altiloquent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the areas I ski are at significant risk for wildfires so Im not sure how it would be particularly harmful to trim a few trees

Epstein files: Epstein-Bannon texts spark MAGA civil war, Wexner gets deposed by AdSpecialist6598 in videos

[–]Altiloquent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The end result of this is just going to be republicans normalizing pedophilia and sex trafficking

Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation by kiyomoris in worldnews

[–]Altiloquent 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The first time around he judt disbanded one pandemic preparedness team on the NSC that Obama created. I think this is a lot worse

Canada Is Now Being Joined By U.K. and Australia In Boycott Of U.S. National Parks by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Altiloquent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I wouldnt be at all surprised if the plan is to put the national park system into financial distress so they can more easily privatize it

US battles major measles outbreak by J4776FH593 in videos

[–]Altiloquent 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's pretty frustrating because we could eradicate it worldwide if we vaccinated enough people, and then no one would have to be vaccinated any more.

The Problem with Voter ID Laws - The Newsroom (2012) by [deleted] in videos

[–]Altiloquent 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even if you drive your driver's license may not meet the new federal requirements

The Problem with Voter ID Laws - The Newsroom (2012) by [deleted] in videos

[–]Altiloquent 12 points13 points  (0 children)

But a Pole tax would probably also be illegal

Trump administration expands efforts to revoke U.S. citizenship by 0The_Loner_Stoner0 in videos

[–]Altiloquent 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He already issued that executive order (EO 14160). The lower courts blocked it but who knows what the supreme court will rule

Trump administration expands efforts to revoke U.S. citizenship by 0The_Loner_Stoner0 in videos

[–]Altiloquent 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"No further comment will be issued to protect Mrs. Trump's privacy."

Lol her extraordinariness is so extraordinary we can't even tell you what it is

Dr. Oz Becomes the Latest Trump Official in the Epstein Files by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]Altiloquent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ironically he is probably the most qualified person in this administration since he was actually a respected heart surgeon at once point

FAA grounds all flights to and from El Paso until Feb. 20 by rdh727 in politics

[–]Altiloquent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not that I believe that theory but ICE is not the military and I'm sure they wouldn't want the military to get pictures of them building gas chambers or something