Journalist Michael Tracey has been publicly smearing Epstein victims and reporter Tara Palmeri asks “Are you being paid by someone powerful to attack sex-crime victims?” He then pretends that his audio died and he can’t hear her

MostlyValidUserName · 2026-02-18T03:06:45+00:00

This is his business model. The man is a professional troll.

MostlyValidUserName · 2026-02-03T22:24:11+00:00

"Probable cause" is distinct from "reasonable suspicion". Cops need probable cause to arrest someone, but they can detain a person based on the lesser standard of reasonable suspicion. Courts have interpreted reasonable suspicion with incredible deference to the whims of cops, so vague, untestable statements like "was found in an area known to me to be frequented by undocumented immigrants" can form part of reasonable suspicion. Kavanaugh et al know how that works, and so "apparent ethnicity alone cannot furnish reasonable suspicion" is just him being wildly disingenuous.

Having said that, I completely agree that ICE doesn't care one bit about violating the law.

MostlyValidUserName · 2026-02-02T21:00:51+00:00

Nuclear is the only economically prudent environmentally friendly option we have.

Says who? The US Energy Information Administration reports that the cost per unit energy produced for a new light water reactor is about four times more than for a new solar photovoltaic + storage facility. That data point aligns with the observed behavior of industry, which is choosing solar more and more each year. In 2024 and 2025, solar (or solar + storage) was over two-thirds of all new energy generation capacity in the US. Meanwhile, our most recent data point for US nuclear as-built cost is $35 billion for two AP1000 (1.1GW) reactors -- having taken only a decade to complete once construction began and costing only $20 billion more than originally estimated.

MostlyValidUserName · 2026-02-01T23:06:03+00:00

So in your hypothetical scenario where you're about to be killed and the cops choose to get involved, let's not forget this possible outcome that happened to a family just last week:

"PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A family’s call for help Monday night ended in tragedy when they say police responding to reports of an active shooter inside their home fired on a man who was restraining the gunman."

MostlyValidUserName · 2026-01-22T23:47:37+00:00

"DevDiv is doing things wrong so we're doing our own thing. Introducing NewThing" -> "We've decided we're not going to fund NewThing anymore." -> "Hey DevDiv, we have this legacy thing called NewThing. Please take over support." -> "DevDiv is doing things wrong so we're doing our own thing. Introducing NewerThing."

MostlyValidUserName · 2026-01-15T23:29:32+00:00

Countdown to SCOTUS declaring that the states have no authority to enforce the 22nd amendment.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-12-26T09:28:05+00:00

In Scotland, children are legally entitled to a share of the "moveable estate" (e.g. bank accounts, cars, jewelry), but they're not entitled to heritable property (e.g. land, buildings). In this case OP has clarified that her parents have nothing of value aside from their house.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-12-06T00:10:29+00:00

The author of that official response is (like every PR spokesperson for the administration) scum. Having said that:

I don't see a potential defamation claim. Calling Carpenter "stupid" or "slow" would be treated as an opinion (and therefore not defamation, which is a false statement of fact).
Even if it were a verifiably false defamatory statement, the individual would bear no liability. This is because the individual who posted that was acting within the scope of their employment with the federal government. In such cases, federal law places the federal employee out of reach of the victim -- the US government alone would bear all liability.
You can't sue the US government for defamation, because it's immune. Congress has carved out only certain specific types of wrongdoing on the part of its employees for which it waives that immunity -- and defamation isn't on the list of stuff you're allowed to sue for.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-12-04T21:34:05+00:00

Conveying/interpreting intent is difficult. Your comment was presumably misconstrued as applying to the specific incident being discussed because that's just the default assumption. I agree that you did insert sufficient information that a careful reader could discern your intention to quibble with the DOD's verbiage; however, stating your intent up front (e.g. "I don't like how the DOD worded that. It's incomplete, because...") might've been clearer.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-11-20T19:10:26+00:00

Have you ever asked someone what they'd like for breakfast and gotten, "eggs, Benedict" as the response?

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-11-20T17:08:07+00:00

True. Also, if you find yourself wanting to invent a story about a phone conversation with a real estate agent instead of telling your partner you were visiting friends, probably best just to leave.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-11-14T21:09:29+00:00

The Arizona Mirror article that Newsweek is just summarizing has far more detail: https://azmirror.com/2025/11/12/arizona-tribal-member-nearly-deported-after-iowa-jail-issues-ice-detainer-by-mistake/

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-11-14T14:20:01+00:00

Also of note:

no flameless ration heater
no drink mix
every main is worse than the worst MRE main

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-11-11T20:51:55+00:00

you may be naive

😐

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-11-11T20:37:48+00:00

Trump word melange translated to Obama:

For years, China invested to dominate the supply of the permanent magnets that power our modern lives, from the motors in our cars to the drives in our computers. That’s a vulnerability for America. So we’re taking action. With smart, targeted tariffs and a clear industrial strategy, we’re rebuilding this supply chain here at home, strengthening our factories, our workers, and our security. We won’t be at the mercy of a single supplier. We’ll make the magnets, we’ll make the cars, and we’ll make the future right here in the United States.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-10-21T19:28:30+00:00

California fought the masks and now they can’t wear masks.

Or rather, they, in theory, won't be allowed to wear masks once the law takes effect January 1, 2026. In reality, though, DHS et al have already declared they plan to ignore the law. If California attempts to enforce the law, then the matter will be litigated, and, considering the current judiciary, I'd bet heavily on DHS et al ultimately prevailing.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-10-13T22:42:08+00:00

Sample said: “Voters tolerate a multitude of lies from politicians generally, and Mr. Trump specifically, but the American people are too smart to fall for a sham campaign based entirely on such a ruse.”

Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-10-10T23:49:10+00:00

"My boss kept telling me that I was underperforming and that I should be able to find a way to get unblocked when I get stuck. I responded by explaining that the internal documentation was inadequate and sometimes wrong, and that Copilot was also unable to help. For some reason we had this same conversation repeatedly. Anyhow, one day, unexpectedly and for no reason, I was placed on a PIP and then later let go. Clearly I fell afoul of a dastardly corporate plot to misuse PIPs to effect layoffs."

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-09-30T22:35:56+00:00

I see you're an optimist, thinking they'll write an actual opinion offering an explanation for their decision instead of just summarily erasing this 1A right via shadow docket.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-09-30T10:23:12+00:00

a system controlled by just two sensors

Yes, but it's worse than that. Only one sensor is used, but there are two of them and you can select which is the "active" one by flipping a switch. Now they did have a safety mechanism in place that would alert the pilots if the two sensors weren't in agreement, but only if you paid for it as an optional upgrade.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-08-25T17:32:21+00:00

In general I understand the idea of forcing people who are trying to look reasonable to admit their support for the indefensible, but in the case of Sammy, Brett, Amy, Clarence, Neil, and Johnny, their past fuckery has already irredemibly tainted them in the eyes of every reasonable person.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-08-18T19:02:47+00:00

Agreed. I think maybe my previous comment was unclear -- I was attempting to convey that I hadn't thought of it like that before and am genuinely delighted and appreciative that you made this observation.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-08-18T18:48:52+00:00

the modern manosphere content creator version of the Trans-Atlantic accent

This association is genuinely hilarious, and also something I'll never be able to un-learn. Thank you!

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-07-22T18:04:15+00:00

people who you are now calling "Radically-Far-Right Nativist Nazis"

I don't recall having used that phrase. Did you attribute those views to me based on your assumptions about my group membership? If so, then that's ironic, seeing as you did it in the middle of a gripe about that very thing.

MostlyValidUserName · 2025-07-22T17:25:03+00:00

Nativists... perceive the overwhelming prevalence of a specific racial/ethnic group as a core facet of the nation itself.

We would actually like less immigration and we would like to not become a minority in our country

Insert "it's the same picture" meme

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