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Comment Re:Impossible (Score 1, Interesting) 53

You must follow the laws of the land to operate in the land. This is an issue of sovereignty, and US cannot dictate otherwise.

Yes, respect the laws of sovereign entities, well, except ...

Why Trump's tariffs on Brazil are more about political retaliation than trade

President Trump has framed these tariffs as retaliation over the prosecution of his ally, right-wing former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro is facing trial over an alleged coup attempt after losing the 2022 presidential election, when his supporters stormed government buildings in Brasilia. The case includes claims of a plot to kill President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the race. [Noting that the U.S. has a trade surplus with Brazil, meaning the United States sells more to Brazil than it buys, so it can't be about trade deficits...]

Trump again calls for release of ex-clerk guilty of Colorado election data breach

President threatened ‘harsh measures’ if Tina Peters – sentenced to nine years – isn’t released from prison. She was found guilty by a jury in Mesa county in 2024 of seven counts related to misconduct, conspiracy and impersonation, four of which were felony charges. [She was convicted of state crimes, not federal.]

Comment Re: AI Clap (Score 1) 73

Wait until you learn about Firefox' link prefetch feature.

user_pref("browser.places.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
user_pref("browser.urlbar.speculativeConnect.enabled", false);
user_pref("network.dns.disablePrefetch", true);
user_pref("network.http.speculative-parallel-limit", 0);
user_pref("network.predictor.enabled", false);
user_pref("network.prefetch-next", false);

Comment Re:Its been the cheapest power for a while (Score 2) 103

Solar really isn't "cheap" by any stretch of the imagination. The requirement of huge battery farms that need to be maintained just to have power generated by solar to remain remotely useful during peak times almost makes it not just more expensive but to the overall power use of the grid almost not useful at all.

Secondary storage exists for a lot of power plants to assist during periods of high demand. For example, Virginia has the Bath County Pumped Storage Station, with a net generating capacity is 3,003-megawatts, and was the largest pumped-storage power station in the world until 2021. This allows other power generating plants to operate at close to peak efficiency even during periods of low demand -- especially nuclear plants which are difficult to ramp up/down and (basically) operate most efficiently running flat out.

Comment Re: the key word - "WAS" (Score 5, Informative) 103

Coal -- I mean, "beautiful, clean coal" -- fired power plants, on the other hand...

A coal-fired plant in Michigan was to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1m a day "in operating costs, ... that midwest residents will have to meet through their bills." The Michigan grid operator MISO stated that it had “adequate resources to meet peak demand this summer” without the coal plant in operation.

In Michigan, the cost of keeping JH Campbell open is set to be steep. Consumers Energy initially estimated its closure would save ratepayers $600m by 2040 as it shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy sources such as solar and wind. Reversing this decision costs $1m a day in operating costs, an imposition that midwest residents will have to meet through their bills.

Should the Trump administration go further and force all of the US fossil fuel plants set to retire by 2028 to continue operating, it will cost American ratepayers as much as $6bn a year in extra bills, a new report by a coalition of green groups has found.

Comment Re:What do you mean, "what happens next"? (Score 1) 92

More to the point, as President Trump controls financial, economic, export, and import levers -- especially as Congress has currently abdicated their authority and responsibility. What do you think he'll do to control Intel's share price, or just to keep it from falling below what was paid? Let me re-phrase that, what won't he do? You know, to preserve the "winning". This s bad idea and a slippery slope ... I thought Republicans were staunchly against picking winners and losers.

Comment Re:One of the things we don't talk about (Score 2) 70

Is how Mississippi is deep red and it's got a 37% black population. Missouri is even worse at over 40%. There is a saying in politics. There are no red states, there are just States where people are allowed to vote. Anyway this kind of bullshit wouldn't be happening if people could vote.

People vote, but their districts are so Gerrymandered it doesn't matter. Republicans are now cranking that up even more, at Trump's specific direction, starting with Texas in attempt to get 5 more Republican House seats. Democrat/Blue states, like California, are now forced to "fight fire with fire" by doing the same. Though, to be fair, Texas politicians rammed this through w/o any input from constituents while California is putting it on the ballot and letting its citizens decide. Republicans are acting like they'll never be out of power -- and have forgotten, or are ignoring, that what goes around, comes around; what's good for the goose... etc...

Comment Re:Why doesn't Mississippi just block it? (Score 3, Informative) 70

Oh wait, there's no state firewall.

Not yet anyway. Two states over, Oklahoma will require teachers from NY, CA to prove they back 'America First'. So how long until (some, probably Red) states decide to shield residents from information on the Internet they find objectionable? Slippery slope ...

From that article...

Regardless of the subject or grade they teach, they'll have to show they know "the biological differences between females and males" and that they agree with the state's American history standards, which includes elements of a conspiracy theory that the Democratic Party stole the 2020 presidential election from President Donald Trump, which fact checkers have said are false.

The state Department of Education will implement the new certification test for teachers from the two largest Democrat-led states "who are teaching things that are antithetical to our standards" to ensure newcomers "are not coming into our classrooms and indoctrinating kids," Oklahoma schools Superintendent Ryan Walters, said in an interview with USA TODAY. [oblivious to the obvious irony]

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