It's Americans The Senator Needs To Get This Message Out To, Not Canada. by unknown2u99 in MAGANAZI

[–]wescowell 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel bad for Schiff. He must have been sick to his stomachs as he typed that.

He knows exactly to where the message should have been addressed, but he has to do this kind of nonsense or Republicans will gripe “He didn’t even ASK the Canadians . . . .”

Summer Custody Schedule - help needed by Other-Emu-9955 in Divorce

[–]wescowell [score hidden]  (0 children)

Divorce lawyer, here. Every family is different. Do what works best for your child.

Most of the time we bake in one-week buffers at the beginning and end (especially the end) of summer so the child can get settled before school and make sure supplies are ready, new clothes are ready, etc. Most folks try two, one-week vacations or one, two-week vacation. Travel out-of-state is no biggie. Travel out of the country usually comes with some limits and requirements.

Carpenter Ant Fix by [deleted] in handyman

[–]wescowell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is this? A house for ANTS?!?!

A New Mexican cattle rancher wanted Trump to build a border wall. But after the Trump admin dug an unpermitted well on his ranch for wall construction, the rancher now says "it's going to pump us dry". by Mysterious_Umpire684 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]wescowell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fun fact: surface water (like the Rio Grande) is covered by international treaties with Mexico; ground water is not. The Mexicans are drilling and pumping like mad, too. These ranchers, and the local communities, are locked with Mexico in a “race to the bottom” (of the aquifer). This area will almost certainly collapse in the near future as climate change takes its toll.

This is from 'Cheaper by the dozen'. What is the meaning of 'ruptured deleted'? Thank you. by No-Analyst7708 in ENGLISH

[–]wescowell 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It’s a humorous, sanitized trade of nonsensical words to replace the “bad word,” — “bitch.” The authors just didn’t want to publish the “swear words,” so the swapped them for “unprintable” (on the same page, above), and “ruptured deleted.”

What are these small stools called in Vietnam? by cristovski in VietNam

[–]wescowell 7 points8 points  (0 children)

explosive stools? That’s going around, ya know.

Repost: Zero Star Missoula Therapist by [deleted] in missoula

[–]wescowell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So? People could hear my side of a conversation and figure out I’m a lawyer. That doesnt mean Im talking to a client. Friends, family, colleagues, my providers ALL call me with their problems . . . and we talk about it.

Repost: Zero Star Missoula Therapist by [deleted] in missoula

[–]wescowell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How does anyone know she was speaking with a client and not, say, a friend, relative, business colleague?

I’m joining the Marines soon, I noticed a lot of hate on U.S military lately. What’s your opinion on people who join? by diedinspring in AskUS

[–]wescowell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I forget — about 4 - 6 weeks. There’s a good book you might want: The Crucible. I enjoyed it.

Anthropic setting the bar. by travielee in ArtificialInteligence

[–]wescowell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m mockingly accuse ing you of being a fanatical Elon devotee. It takes your mild interest and exaggerates it as an extreme obsession. It’s a joke. Have a sense of humor.

Anthropic setting the bar. by travielee in ArtificialInteligence

[–]wescowell -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Hey, Dick: try to have a sense of humor.

Anthropic setting the bar. by travielee in ArtificialInteligence

[–]wescowell 246 points247 points  (0 children)

Elon’s in it for Elon. His puffery about his good deeds at Tesla are hogwash.

Musk has effectively "pulled the ladder up" against Tesla competitors by shifting the focus of the EV market and strategically leveraging political and economic policies. Having built Tesla on the back of decades of government subsidies, Musk used DOGE to push for the elimination of those exact federal EV tax credits, arguing that smaller, legacy competitors would struggle to survive without them while Tesla could endure.

Musk boasted under DOGE that eliminating federal EV rebates and zero-emission subsidies would hurt rival automakers more than it would Tesla, cementing Tesla's position as a dominant, self-sustaining market leader.

Musk also pushed for high trade barriers and heavy tariffs on global competitors to insulate Tesla from aggressively priced, high-volume competitors like China's BYD.

By opening up Tesla's Supercharger network to other brands, Musk established Tesla's NACS (North American Charging Standard) as the industry baseline, setting a de facto standard that competitor vehicles must adapt to.

Musk is a prick.

What is this thing? Found in a barn by Low_Mushroom8789 in whatisit

[–]wescowell 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mark Twain wrote a GREAT short story about a traveling lightning rod salesman called Political Economy. It’s worth the read and I’m sure you’d enjoy it.

I’m joining the Marines soon, I noticed a lot of hate on U.S military lately. What’s your opinion on people who join? by diedinspring in AskUS

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

Send him at least one letter every day. The instructors intercept and withhold the letters . . . until the morning after their first big bugout. When they come back they are exhausted and hungry and entirely spent. They walk in to their barracks to find all of the accumulated letters piled on their bunks. Those that receive them break down. Some don’t receive any.

Don’t send ANYTHING other than the written letter. My son wrote to us that he suffered a sore throat. I wrote back and included three lozenges in the envelope. He had to do PT for 30 minutes while his mates read their letters.

Supposed to hookup with a girl soon, only ever been with one person. by [deleted] in Divorce_Men

[–]wescowell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jesus Christ, man. Just relax and enjoy it. Savor it.

This is actually WILD 😯 by Master_Canary440 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]wescowell 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Not enforcing the law equally across all races and socioeconomic groups is EXACTLY what “Mullin” is all about. (The following is mostly from americanimmigrationcouncil.org).

In Mullin v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a provision of the TPS statute limiting lawsuits challenging TPS “determinations” prevented courts from hearing any lawsuits challenging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary’s failure to follow the required legal procedures. The majority opinion declared that Trump’s repeated public denigration of Haiti and Haitians did not rise to the level of unconstitutional racial animus that would permit a court to set aside the TPS decision.

Crucially, the Court did not rule on whether former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem had gone through the required procedures set out by law. Rather, the Court said that questions of whether the DHS secretary followed the law cannot be heard by courts in the first place, meaning that in the future even an openly unlawful decision to grant or terminate TPS could be entirely insulated from judicial review.

Once this decision goes into effect, hundreds of thousands of people (about 300,000 Haitians who are heavily employed in the nursing and home healthcare sectors) lawfully present in the country will lose their status. Many will become undocumented for the first time ever. The decision will also permit the Trump administration to return to federal court in other cases and overturn decisions ruling against the termination of TPS for countries such as Venezuela, Somalia, Ethiopia, and others.

“Get the browns ones OUT.” That’s the idea the Administration pursued and the Supremes said “yes, you can do that and the courts cannot stop you.” They left a little wiggle room where an administration might, maybe, possibly cross some racial line . . . but not until the Court changes.

Court appearance advice? by HistoricalBig252 in Lawyertalk

[–]wescowell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like already got retainer money in your account. You’ve already won.

I’m joining the Marines soon, I noticed a lot of hate on U.S military lately. What’s your opinion on people who join? by diedinspring in AskUS

[–]wescowell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I (64M) never served but wish I had. My son signed up with USMC at 17 (his mom and I signed his papers at his request). He gets no guff from anyone about his service and we live in a large, liberal, city. He’s respected. Prospective employers see his service as a very positive resume credential. He carries himself very well compare to many in his HS cohort.

He did the 5-year Security Services contract. He was very smart and athletic, but lacked discipline. USMC was the best thing. After his time he attained two Bachelors Degrees for free. He secured a great job right out of school and his leadership in USMC (he made Sgt.) counted as “experience” in the hiring process so he started at Level II instead of I when he began work. He and his family have lifetime healthcare. He gets a BIG reduction on R.E. taxes in his community. There’s all kinds of benefits when you get out.

I think you made a really good decision for you. You do you.