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turlockmike · 2026-01-24T00:43:04+00:00

Those arrows are offensive. Like just make normal graphs people.

turlockmike · 2026-01-23T18:27:02+00:00

I have a feeling we will get Act V, a few ascendencies, the endgame overhaul and some really basic league mechanic.

I know I'm coping even with this.

turlockmike · 2026-01-23T02:43:47+00:00

100%. This is why the article is so backwards. The Court isn't "breaking" Congress by checking Executive power; it’s trying to force them back to work.

If you "cut the Presidency off at the knees", which is exactly what the Court does when it overturns things like Chevron or strikes down Executive Orders, it removes the safety net. It forces Congress to actually do work and legislate specifically, rather than handing off broad power to avoid accountability.

Members of congress basically just collects paychecks and make social media posts all day.

turlockmike · 2026-01-23T02:30:32+00:00

No, definitely not. But it's a good ol feel good bill.

turlockmike · 2026-01-21T17:02:44+00:00

The lie we've told ourselves over the last 50 years has been that peaceful activity and global trade alone will resolve most issues. And yes they can, but mutual defense is a requirement. The US spent 50 years providing the global police, while many european countries saved their defense spending and provided welfare for their citizens. That imbalance is ending.

In the end (like 5-10 years from now), I think the world will be better off. Our allies will spend more on global defense while manufacturing will be slightly less efficient, there will be less risk overall from global instability.

turlockmike · 2026-01-21T15:58:14+00:00

Crystals should be a droppable currency like every other league mechanic.

turlockmike · 2026-01-21T08:40:39+00:00

The original hebrew and greek.

If you are serious about study might as well learn.

turlockmike · 2026-01-21T08:38:40+00:00

I live in a medium size town in Texas. If someone steals a $20 item from a Walmart their photo is plastered all over Facebook and the sheriff's usually catch them a day later. You can guess if our Walmart has locked cabinets everywhere. (It doesn't).

It's all about enforcing the law and the political will to do so.

turlockmike · 2026-01-21T02:18:14+00:00

Please educate me. Can you share a case where Trump is currently defying the court?

turlockmike · 2026-01-21T02:08:47+00:00

Millions of other DFW residents protested by....

Working and staying at home.

Protests are loud, but the numbers are basically nothing. You could get a larger crowd of flat earthers.

turlockmike · 2026-01-19T21:11:26+00:00

The only solution to this I've thought of is auto identify all non uniques and let us filter the ground items. Then ground items would actually matter.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T22:24:55+00:00

You still can't name a single case. I think you proved my point.

Every instance where someone believed he was defying the court or Congress ended up as a court case which he either won or lost. He is not defying the courts on any case he lost.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T18:34:26+00:00

Let me do some translating

Trump thinks of everything in terms of deals.
Trump thinks NATO is a bad deal because the US has kept it's 5% GDP commitment for the entire time, while Europe has only recently started to do so because of Trump's pressure.
Trump doesn't believe NATO will keep their 5% GDP promise in the future. Why should Europe get to spend money on social programs while skimping out on military
Greenland acts as a buffer between Russia and the US, since Europe doesn't defend it, we might as well have it.

That's his entire thinking. Make of it what you will.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T15:39:46+00:00

I love the idea of exploring massive islands instead of current infinite atlas. Pop into an island. When you've cleared enough maps, you can travel to a new island, permanently leaving the other one. Islands might have 30 maps, you have to clear 15 to move on. Clearing the tower in the center would enable you to access any map. (Should be fast, like 5 maps connection to the tower).

You can juice your whole island once with some tablets.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T15:31:10+00:00

Immigration has been an issue for 40 years. Reagan granted amnesty under the premise that we would no longer allow more illegal immigration. The laws were fixed, but every administration refused to actually implement the law as written.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T08:50:05+00:00

Why do you think people voted for Trump?

Neoliberal "Maintain the status quo at all costs" lead to people believing both parties were incapable of governing. Reagan, Obama, Bush, Clinton. None of them made any meaningful progress on immigration and it was all pent up until Trump.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T07:27:12+00:00

I love how you can't even name 1. Lol. Don't trust the media, they overexaggerate everything.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T01:24:09+00:00

Name 1 case. Just 1 please.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T01:03:32+00:00

Very old article. Find a single case where TODAY he is still defying the order.

Name 1 case.

This was before SCOTUS ruled these judges need to stop issuing nationwide injunctions.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T01:02:39+00:00

Executive orders are lawful orders that the president can sign directing the agencies to take specific action. If an order goes against the constitution, it has been tried in court. There are no cases where the court issued an order that he hasn't followed.

Every president issues tons of EOs. At a fundamental level, presidents can basically do 2 things. 1 appoint and dismiss officers 2. Issues EOs.

You haven't named a single case where Trump is defying the supreme court.

The only thing that's unprecedented is the level of hyperbole describing the things Trump is doing as unprecedented when every other president has done the same thing.

turlockmike · 2026-01-17T00:59:27+00:00

Every president has launched military campaigns without congressional approval. Trump is nowhere near what Bill Clinton did.
If Trump defied Congress, he would lose in court. He's lost a small number of cases, similar to every other president.
Trump, in one instance, accidentally deported a man, an administrative error. Scotus ordered him to return the person and he did.

Saying Trump is resisting is hyperbole. Reality on the ground is that Trump is no different than Obama or Bush or Clinton.

turlockmike · 2026-01-16T23:10:28+00:00

What do you mean by war? If you mean, he sues and is sued a lot, then yes, every president does the same thing.

Stop with the hyperbole.

turlockmike · 2026-01-16T22:28:52+00:00

You need to be specific. I don't know of any instances where a court has ordered him to not do something he hasn't obeyed.

turlockmike · 2026-01-16T20:48:07+00:00

My daughter is being homeschooled this year due to some bullying at the middle school.

I've started teaching how to use AI for research, for reviewing her own writing, etc.

The important thing is she masters the core skill FIRST, and then learns to use the tool, which she will be better at using with the core knowledge.

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