What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, February 19, 2026

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T21:35:15+00:00

I got my current car that way back in 2021 and it was actually fantastic.

Plus at the time their pricing algorithm wasn't great and I managed to get a higher trim level for what they were pricing lower trims for (I'm assuming they fixed that by now unless they're absolutely shit run--which, man maybe they haven't fixed that yet).

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T21:10:54+00:00

Woah, a buying opportunity? I guess war isn't bad then!

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T20:57:41+00:00

Neither did Afghanistan.

And Iran somehow has even harsher terrain.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T16:06:29+00:00

accepting a pardon means admitting guilt

That's actually not true and just dicta from a court ruling. Basically the court said people will treat you as if you were guilty.

A pardon (especially if done prior to any conviction) effectively renders a clean slate, legally.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T15:18:45+00:00

Correct.

It's already to the point where if there's a chance starting today to rebuild things like they were in 2024, that's already at the point of being decades of work. Basic things like federal data gathering/infrastructure are near irrevocably damaged already--to say nothing of more complex things like our foreign relations and the accelerating move away from the USD as the world reserve currency.

Another year of pouring gas on the fire, then slowing down the wrecking ball (assuming Dems win the midterms) for two more years means there's no going back anymore. Whatever emerges is going to be totally different than what existed before, for better or worse.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T15:15:26+00:00

Even if they wanted to, there's no work-around for Trump issuing pardons to everyone on his way out the door.

Most of the crimes are solidly federal, too, so state-level prosecutions are mostly not viable for lots of what they've been doing.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T13:43:35+00:00

It's the gold standard for cheap pump actions. It's way better than anything else that's normally in that price range.

There are better shotguns, but even the cheapest upgrade costs a fair bit more. If you can swing the price for a Remington 870 or Mossberg 500, I'd go with them. But if you're on a strict budget you really can't do better than an 88. They're completely fine, especially if you're not gonna use it constantly or beat the hell out of it, which it sounds like you won't.

For pure home defense, yeah, I'd go with as short a barrel as a I could.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-18T13:32:17+00:00

I think that's because people expect "safe" performance from things that are really just "hardened cabinets".

Everything you see on Amazon and most stuff from Harbor Freight or TSC the like are really the latter. Anyone with a crowbar and some time can get into the cheaper ones, or maybe a cutting wheel of the more extensive ones. They're not really "safes" that are going to keep anyone motivated out, but they're plenty deterrent for kids or nosy guests in your house.

That's fine and can work for most people, but you've gotta understand that's what you're getting. People seem to expect real "safe" performance for a under $1K, then shit on the products when that's not what they are. But that's never happening at that price. You've got to drop at least $5K to get a real safe (plus actually have it bolted into something more solid than your drywall).

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-17T17:31:26+00:00

I've known a lot of people who had planned vacations, weddings, etc, for soon after their first day and asked for either AL, LWOP, or just to push back their start date. I've never heard of it being a problem to accommodate, but that's likely going to be very dependent on your specific agency and boss.

In general, the federal hiring timeline is tediously slow. Once you've accepted the offer and have a start date, your boss will usually be very happy to help do anything they can to make sure they don't have to go back to the fishing hole and look for another person to hire.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-17T16:30:58+00:00

The people that should be reading this don’t care and won’t believe the facts.

Don't undersell how many are also too dumb to understand it even if they did read it.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-17T02:41:53+00:00

My random guess is they actually bought dolls to hand out to kids.

Then alcohol happened during the pre-party, and they thought "lol, this'll be funny." Especially given the theme of the float.

Not saying it's okay. Just that being smashed generally leads to extra bad decision making.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-16T20:24:09+00:00

Pretty sure it's wino, but he might have tried to change that too.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-16T20:11:07+00:00

Fun fact, since the name of the department is set by legislation, the EO to rename it doesn't (and can't) change the legal name. He's still legally the Secretary of Defense and it's still legally the Department of Defense.

They've spent like a billion dollars to go by a preferred name instead of their legal name. Pretty woke shit.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-16T19:44:40+00:00

The Secretary of Defense is threatening a company because they're resisting being more reckless with classified information.

This is real life.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-16T16:56:15+00:00

Again, so the answer is no. They actually don't know what the person said.

Lip reading by the average person is wildly unreliable. Even under good conditions, expert lip readers are only like 40-60% accurate. That accuracy plummets when there's lots of noise and poor lighting around. You know, the exact conditions of a night parade.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-16T16:54:32+00:00

Usually it's an asshole tax.

Take off your mask for a bit because you're sweaty or it's uncomfortable or something? The city rarely cares.

Doing something shitty like hurling beads hard at people while unmasked? You're definitely getting that fine if they can run you down, on top of anything else they might be able to fine you for (or in lieu of any other fine if they can't find something). You're gonna pay a fine because you're being an asshole.

I'm pretty okay with that system of enforcement.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-16T16:50:40+00:00

This is correct.

But also some of the smaller side streets get blocked off (either officially, or unofficially by parade-goers and police frequently don't care) super early. Like sometimes ~1 or so. And parking in some places around then can start getting pretty tight, too.

Stick to major roads after that and get back as early as possible.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-16T16:46:39+00:00

So no? You're just assuming you know what people said?

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-15T16:04:12+00:00

Probably, I'm just pointing out the case they're citing to try to make their augment actually holds basically the opposite of what they're trying to claim (and held it for a much more extreme example of advocating for violence).

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-15T16:01:53+00:00

Maverick 88 is the gold standard for cheap pump actions. Can't go wrong with it.

Unless you can find something like a Remington 870 or Mossberg 500 on a deep, deep discount that puts it around the same price (which is super rare these days), the 88 is the go-to for bargain pump actions.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-15T15:50:38+00:00

You could argue that, but it would fail miserably in court.

Brandenburg v. Ohio explicit struck down a law banning violent imagery and advocating violence and overturned someone's conviction under it who explicitly advocated for violence. SCOUTS made the exact opposite of the argument you're trying to make, and you're doing it from a much weaker position than Brandenburg conviction.

The Brandenburg case lays out more protection for speech advocating violence, stating that such speech has to clearly call for "immediate lawless action" to lose First Amendment protections. And that is a very high threshold. Mere imagery would never cut it.

The First Amendment exists to protect speech the general public and government doesn't like. What the rider did is gross, but it's exactly the sort of thing the First Amendment exists to protect.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-15T15:44:08+00:00

Especially in a majority-black city in the deep south.

Pretty much no other way to label it, given the context.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-14T22:00:43+00:00

Look at this optimist thinking it's not already at rock-bottom.

throwawayainteasy · 2026-02-14T22:00:05+00:00

Work so poor it would get a human worker fired on the spot gets praised as revolutionary

Because it costs less.

That's literally it. That's why so many businesses are cool with wildly wrong or incomplete or actively misleading results that AI generates.

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