That's not true. Federal law enforcement does pursue weed charges, as it's still a scheduled substance. Biden also did not pardon all weed charges, only some simple possession cases. Where are you getting your information from?
The article links to the recently passed laws which address gun storage while minors are present:
Gun owners who live with minors who could access their firearms will now be required to store the firearm in a locked box or container or lock the firearm with a locking device that renders it inoperable by any individual other than the owner or an authorized user, according to the legislation
That hasn't been the case for 50 years. Your rights are inalienable as long as there's some enforcement mechanism. All three branches have walked back certain rights in various forms in modern times.
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Only way you’re voting yourself out of the US is with your feet. There are no mechanisms to relinquish citizenship (and your vote, barring convictions) while remaining in the country permanently.
Propaganda is effective. It’s at times silly, blatant, jingoistic, and offensive, but it has historically worked to influence public opinions.
I think you’re right, but saying the quiet part out loud. People don’t like to think they’re susceptible to scams and propaganda because they’re not that dumb or gullible. People still click on phishing emails…
Data harvesting is half of the problem. I have a feeling that congress could give two shits about the data harvesting as it’s almost literally everywhere in modern society and not in the interests of donors or the nationality security apparatus to remove.
The other half is the platform and its potential (hypothetical and actual) for use in information operations. TikTok has direct access to something like 160 million American devices. That rivals other social media giants like Meta who have some government liaisons and relationships embedded in their security teams. ByteDance to my knowledge does not have these relationships. This problem could just as easily apply to any other foreign platform if any were large enough to pose threats of this scale.
The electric motors can be pretty tiny. The batteries are generally the packaging problem. They're heavy and lumping them all where the engine would have been in a vehicle will have severe impacts on weight balance and handling. Distributing them is best, but requires space that vehicles need to be designed around. You can put some batteries in the engine compartment and some in the trunk to keep things neutral, but that still requires giving up storage space and requires running a high voltage line throughout the vehicle to connect the battery banks.
I feel like it isn't congress's job to do that. They don't have to share or repeat information that they are not experts on to the public. They can share their thought process and rationale for supporting legislation, but we shouldn't expect them to be perceived as technical experts. I bet that fewer than 10 congressional representatives can look at a portion of code and make an educated statement on what's going on and how authors may be performing abnormal operations or obfuscating other actions.
It's the job of the organization(s) that prepare the security briefing, and we've already been hearing this kind of thing in the cybersecurity field for years. Those in the know, know. Those not, tend to not believe it. Warnings about the potential for data harvesting and information operations via platforms like (and specifically) Tik Tok aren't new.
This is like public health information during COVID. Medical professionals have the training and experience to share their professional assessments, but large portions of the population were instead solely relying on politicians to deliver medical information.
More of a meta comment, but I'm noting that on this thread and on the nursing home staff one, a lot of people are shitting on these solutions with little in the way of constructive criticism.
I think that most of us agree that the current situations are not ideal and that they are dangerous, but these measures are making tangible steps forward. These changes will not immediately increase safety, but its required for long-term health of the profession and traveler safety. I'd love to read about some alternatives that aren't just complaints about how politicians aren't doing enough.
"We need more X and this doesn't do anything about that!"
Yes, these bills don't directly make vital qualified job personnel out of thin air, but they pave the way towards bringing us out of the red and into the yellow. ATCs are already burnt out. Enforcing rest has a direct impact on cognitive function and safety (see: US Navy ship collisions). It also increases job morale and reduces turnover. This will lead to a healthier workforce and increase appeal for those thinking of getting into the field.
Imagine if there were actual, tangible concessions for this. I bet if the administration moved to disestablish TSA citing how effective surveillance is, we'd have a lot of very confused celebration and "mission accomplished" banners
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Classic misunderstanding. The corporation in his name has two felony warrants. This individual is simply being prosecuted by mistake and without consent. I'm sure he mailed the forms in triplicate with the horizontal red ink to confirm.
I always thought it wasn’t included by default to mitigate malware damage to a system. Malware needs to be just a little bit more advanced if it can’t hijack Powertools to do what it wants
Being labeled a work of fiction probably carries less weight when this person has been treated for homicidal ideations at an inpatient facility twice. Unless there’s a link where this document is really a physician-ordered tool to address inner demons or something, it’s probably not going to aid in defense.
I imagine the lack of voice support presents some compliance issues with emergency calls.