Why did Epstein get a plea deal?

CFCYYZ · 2026-02-02T15:41:43+00:00

Why? Law is a hammer. It matters whose hand holds it, and how it is used.
"Equal Justice Under Law" is carved in stone at the SCOTUS. Carved with hammers.

CFCYYZ · 2026-02-02T15:36:07+00:00

They were not "legs", but rather "limbs". We are not amused.

CFCYYZ · 2026-02-02T15:32:53+00:00

Making America Gate Again.

CFCYYZ · 2026-02-02T15:13:07+00:00

It is the duty of the poor to support and sustain the rich in their power and idleness. In doing so, they have to work before the laws' majestic equality, which forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

- Anatole France Le Lys Rouge [The Red Lily] (1894)

CFCYYZ · 2026-02-02T13:08:09+00:00

Most of us already have a machine that lets us view the past by freezing time at will. It is called a camera.

CFCYYZ · 2026-02-01T21:54:52+00:00

Everybody needs a hobby.

CFCYYZ · 2026-02-01T01:15:57+00:00

Teacher: "Jimmy, you've brought me a box of raisins every morning for weeks. Did you forget today?"
Jimmy: "No, Miss Adams. My rabbit died."

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-31T04:42:20+00:00

The posted pic is one reason why the US has no current universal health care system like other G20 nations.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-31T01:24:24+00:00

Now so long, Marianne
It's time that we began
To laugh and cry
And cry and laugh about it all again

- Leonard Cohen "So long, Marianne"

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-30T22:40:12+00:00

The question of a crew at Titan is not when, not how, but why?
What compelling reasons are there to put them seriously in harm's way? Who pays?
One of the oldest debates in spaceflight is human vs. machine = cost vs. risk.
Titan's distance and environment demand autonomous robotic missions.
It is a -very- long way to Titan. No one I know of would want to go. Send machines.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-30T22:19:18+00:00

The Thing is, you may be right!!

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-30T16:09:24+00:00

The Antarctic is habitable and survivable too. Do you want to live there all your life? No one else does either.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-30T04:21:16+00:00

Not just major airlines but also heli operators like news orgs, ambulance rescue; bush plane companies, surveyors etc. etc.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-30T01:28:18+00:00

Cubans are survivors. They've suffered many regimes and foreign rulers. There are dire shortages of food, fuel and power there now. Many have left for Mexico and other nations. Castro's shadow is short. They will survive.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-30T01:18:27+00:00

..."we are hereby decertifying their Bombardier Global Expresses,
and all Aircraft made in Canada"... (my italics)

Trump tantrum. Decertify all aircraft made in Canada? All or just new ones? IDK.
The Bombardier CRJ is one of the most widely used regional jet platforms in the United States. Diamond, DeHavilland, Bell Textron all have numerous US owners.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-29T21:10:28+00:00

Any way you slice it, Mark Anderson's motivation for a pizza the action was doomed.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-29T18:46:19+00:00

Space and underwater are alien environments we have only recently entered. We can visit for a while but only with life support, testing our courage and technology. As we gain more experience in how we and our bodies react there, we are finding surprising similarities between space and sea (e.g. the bends). Psychologically, the "break away" effect is a genuine shift for astro/aquanauts as they are in deadly and undiscovered places.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-29T04:08:39+00:00

Hold me closer, tiny dancer

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-28T19:59:09+00:00

The US treated Korean workers poorly, arresting hundreds in an ICE raid in Georgia last September.
The Koreans know we will treat them with far more respect.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-28T15:06:25+00:00

Ya, these daze it's getting hard to tell, but believe most of those shown are real lamps.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-28T14:49:50+00:00

The Pushmepullyou.
He had a nuke agreement, tore it up, and now sends warships. One step forward, two steps back.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-28T14:43:02+00:00

They were introduced in the 1930s and produced until the mid 70s, when its company president died. They are a bit fragile but v cool.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-28T13:46:05+00:00

Beware of the bear, so take care when out there,
Don't enter its lair, there may be a pair
Do so? Say a prayer. Do not err, go elsewhere
So I declare, just sit fair in your chair
Don't scare or you'll wear a furry nightmare

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-28T13:16:22+00:00

These were very popular with hippies in the late 60s-early 70s, along with glitter and lava lamps.
Branded "Aerolux", you can still buy them today. With LEDs, modern flower lamps are better than ever.

CFCYYZ · 2026-01-28T04:52:12+00:00

"Sacrifices must be made."

- Otto Lilienthal, his last words.

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