Yeah, I’m thinking they’ll do the “he attempted to escape/kill one of his guards in transit, we had to shoot him” thing - I feel like the entire entourage of armed guards will provide cover for the news networks to go “well he was incredibly violent, anyone could’ve seen this coming”.

Pretty much this. The US will now end up with an automotive ecosystem (including fun things like ambulances, firetrucks, buses, etc) where everything is built as cheaply and dangerously as possibly profitable (see: Pinto et al). Sure, the autos we build here aren’t going to be able to be sold anywhere with a functioning regulatory body, but that’s OK because we managed to save $20 on each car we build by not having to include pesky things like airbags or a steering column that won’t impale you in a crash or a body that won’t telescope into you and crush you.

Road trains are too Australian.

No actually. My job doesn’t offer one. Many people either are in the same position where their job doesn’t offer retirement benefits or they’re not paying into it because they need every last cent they can spare.

Vacations in the US where he already sexually assaulted a woman after being here two weeks.

Awful nice automotive industry you got here. Be a damn shame if a training accident dropped some bombs on your factory. A real shame, it’d be.

They also don’t stay in one place, and can just randomly show up in a place when you’re, say, doing stealthy stuff. Suddenly assassinating a whole outpost of orcs becomes “aww shit, Feldûsh is here, and he’s immune to stealth attacks” or '“oh no Roggvir just showed up, he’s riding a warg and so are the other 4 guys he pals around with”.

Reminder that West Virginia exists exclusively because of slavery. Especially that part of Appalachia was a HUGE haven for self emancipated people and free black people alike, because if you get deep enough into the mountains, you basically cease to exist as a legal entity unless people want to put a significant amount of effort into reaching you and the same amount in extricating you.

Somehow one of them still invents Tombstone.

Pretty much this. Ever wonder how so many people got killed and mangled during the Industrial Revolution? You’re about to find out.

This is the final play of the segregationists. The real, hidden heart of the argument from a lot of people against the DoEd is “the schools aren’t allowed to be segregated anymore and that’s wrong.”

Mark my words, you’ll see schools rapidly segregated by race and gender soon enough. Fathers and mothers, I hope you’re prepared to teach your daughters how to read and write, because all they’ll likely be getting within the next 5 years is home-ec and how to be a submissive wife - and that’s even if your state allows them to attend school.

Also where a lot of washouts from the military wind up, often for the same reasons.

Yeah, remember Trump telling those Christians “we’ll fix it so you don’t have to vote anymore”. They don’t need their voters when every position down to your city council is directly appointed by your local Lord (Governor).

Yup, same shit as Putin. The only measure of the Tsar is how much land they can add to the kingdom during their reign, and Trump is OBSESSED with this idea that he’s a master negotiator. Negotiating the purchase of an entire sovereign nation would be the masterstroke.

I often think there should be one boardmember whose entire reason for being there is to say “hey that sounds like something a supervillain would do/say” when shit like this gets proposed.

Plus you guys have a lot more First Nations up there for America’s favorite historical pastime: genociding indigenous peoples.

OSHA has been pretty toothless for a long time at the federal and state levels both. It takes months, years sometimes to take enforcement actions because a single regulator might have ten or more cases working at any one time, and the courts that are supposed to handle enforcement are deliberately understaffed and overworked.

A TOASTER IS JUST A DEATH RAY WITH A SMALLER POWER SUPPLY!

You don’t know that they aren’t conducting zero-g battles.

Remember, the enemy’s gate is down.

They do, though. Tons of flood insurers and fire insurance companies mysteriously pulled out over hurricane and fire season in Florida and across the West Coast last year. It was a huge thing.