Threatens seems like a more appropriate word than floats.

After reading that NYT article on what went on while Epstein was affiliated with JP Morgan, they have a lot to answer for. They knew enough to understand crimes were being facilitated, and they actively subverted normal bank procedures in order to continue facilitating those crimes. They were literally consulting with Epstein about how to run the bank, hiring decisions, dealing with scandals. Epstein was serving jail time simultaneous with working as a consultant for JP Morgan executives. The whole thing is sketchy as fuck. JP Morgan did not have anything like a normal business relationship with Epstein.

Getting your credit score up can have benefits. My credit was destroyed after my bank scammed me and I couldn’t pass the background check to rent an apartment. I literally had to bribe a landlord with an extra $1k deposit just to rent an apartment. That’s just one example but there’s many more. The world is increasingly stacked against those with bad credit, and in favor of those with good credit. It really is in your interest to game your score up with a low limit card.

The nuance seems to be that he made stupid partisan statements not because he is a partisan but because he is stupid. He profoundly misunderstands Trump and Republicans if he genuinely believes that nonsense. Its hard to trust someone with such terrible judgement, and its hard to trust Proton because they handled the situation so poorly.

NYT recently reported this isn’t the shooter and this guy was released. He is just some random guy who is not involved.

Last I saw the shooter is still free, the person originally arrested is not involved and has been released.

We emailed Infidels MC for comment. In response, Mr Mulford instructed fellow leaders of the biker gang not to reply but included the BBC when he clicked “reply all” - inadvertently disclosing email addresses and names of fellow Infidels MC members, some of whom were working in Gaza.

I appreciate that the BBC included this detail because it is hilarious. I’m sure Mr. Mulford has his fellow gang members pissed off at him for being such an idiot now.

How could the Democratic party be anything other than a private entity? In the US the political parties are private entities distinct and separate from the government, it would be weird if they tried to argue otherwise in court. Having the parties as private entities seems a lot less risky and problematic so I am really curious what bothers you about it and how you imagine a system where they were not private could work.

This isn’t that surprising, they have a reputation for dumb fuck-ups like this. There’s a lot of major issues in these elite SOF units that have been festering for decades.

I was looking into Fairphone and got sketched out, they do not really seem particularly trustworthy or competent.

For example: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/24134-devices-lacking-standard-privacysecurity-patches-and-protections-arent-private

Sorry if I came across as smug, I am more bewildered. They have already taken action in Congress, more action can’t happen until Congress is back in session. Instead of relying on your cynicism you could inform yourself and make substantive criticisms that actually land.

Have you not been paying attention? They were forcing subpoenas through Congress so Johnson sent everyone home early, they are back in session soon. There’s enough Republicans willing to help that its an actual problem for GOP leadership. Its a very obvious wedge issue now, please read the news more if you don’t understand the current political context.

Democrats don’t really seem like they have clammed up. I still see them bringing this up whenever they can, and they look like they are ready to go once Congress is back in session.

It sounds more like a crazy person did a crazy thing and happened to use AI.

Intentionally disrupting professional sporting events as part of a marketing campaign sounds like an easy lawsuit against the company responsible.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the bouncers are all off duty cops too, or hired from security companies owned by cops. That seems to be a very common arrangement when a business wants to ensure the local department remains friendly.

I gave up on it because sneaking around and getting caught so easily got boring fast and wasn’t particularly fun. Everything else about the game seemed fine but the sneaking mechanic was designed poorly.

I think its actually that most people generally don’t really understand most things beyond the minimal level necessary to get by. Now that the tech industry isn’t just a bunch of nerds you’re increasingly more likely to encounter people who are temperamentally disinclined to seek understanding of those details.

You’re thinking of hyperinflation. If that happens in the US you can have your wheelbarrow of dollars. Inflation makes money worth less, hyperinflation makes money worthless.

21,000+ dead and 100,000+ missing sounds like a war is happening in Saudi Arabia. Those are shocking numbers.