The planes are adaptable, multirole fighters that can, in fact, fly in all sorts of conditions. The problem is the ratio of maintenance hours to flight hours is really high. I was once quoted that it was an amortized $12k just to turn it on bring the engine to idle, and turn it off again.

Given that reality, in peace time, many operators will pick and choose when and where they fly. In wartime, of course, the way economy will either expand to handle the maintenance, or (more likely, imo) designs will pivot to something more manufacturable and maintainable.

Isn’t that similar to the shit that got Turkey kicked out of the F35 program?

I think what he’s saying is, even if they do access it, they can’t ever bring any of that info into a court anywhere without admitting they accessed it.

They can only use information they obtain illegally from this data that has some kind of parallel construction from another source.

Here’s some explanation of the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine.

New York State is a sovereign state that derives original sovereign power from the citizens of New York. Meanwhile, the United States is also an original sovereign power that derives its power from the entire people of the United States. (Remember, the Constitution is established by “we, the People”. The U.S. is not just an agreement between individual states). Both governments have original power over the geographic territory of New York. The regular powers of government are split between the two according to the terms of the Constitution.

Thus, New York State can exercise its General Police Power to prosecute Mr. Mangione for murder. This power is not granted by the Constitution, but it is recognized by the Constitution. The United States government can simultaneously exercise its power to Regulate Interstate Commerce, by prosecuting Mr. Mangione for the crime of “interstate stalking that caused the death of a person.”

State / federal dual sovereignty is a very infamous loophole to double jeopardy.

A death penalty charge was laughed out of state court. This article is about federal court. Luigi is facing trial simultaneously at both levels.

The previous hearing on the evidence suppression for 4th and 5th amendment violations was completed in state court. Mangione has to reargue all of those issues again in federal court. And the two court systems could come to different conclusions.

Plus there are a couple of extra items that are federal only, that the article mentions.

flood the U.S. Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries with Venezuelan heavy crude.

It is so important to understand the difference in grades of crude oil.

The US’s refining capacity is currently oriented around lighter and sweeter crudes. They can’t just handle a big glut of Venezuelan oil today. They would need retooling and and reconfiguration. And Venezuela needs a bunch of new and reinvested infrastructure if it wants to ramp up its production.

All of that is a large, large amount of capital expenditure, and the people who can put that money down will want solid assurances that the Venezuela arrangement will continue for years and decades.

And Trump is certainly not giving them “long term thinking” vibes right now.

He has a drug conviction from way back that he was not exonerated of, unlike the murder. The drug charge by itself is a legal ground for deportation.