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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 hours ago

You can see him turn into John Belushi!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

That and dwarves. I... I don't even...

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/trump-suggests-dwarves-amputees-epileptics-34586326

 "'The FAA website states they include hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and dwarfism all qualified for the position of a controller of air planes pouring into our country, pouring into a little spot. A little dot on the map. A runway."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

The Legislature is a separate but equal branch to the Executive, they have no say over what he does within the Executive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That would require a majority in opposition in the House and Senate and the majority there support him.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 hours ago (6 children)

As the head of the Executive Branch, he can so what he wants within the Executive.

Then he has toadies doing what he wants in the Legislative and Judicial branches.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

2 weeks. I resolved it by tracking the exact area of the power outage and calling the power company:

"Look, I know it doesn't do any good to call you guys and go 'wah! my powers out!' so here's the deal, it's out from x street to y street East to West, and from 0 street to z street North to South."

"WOW! That's a big area!"

"Yes it is."

Power was back on the next day.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 hours ago

Executive Order here:

01/30/2025 - Immediate Assessment of Aviation Safety – The White House

https://web.archive.org/web/20250130223803/https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/immediate-assessment-of-aviation-safety/

Officially blaming the aircraft incident in D.C., without founding, on DEI:

"This shocking event follows problematic and likely illegal decisions during the Obama and Biden Administrations that minimized merit and competence in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Obama Administration implemented a biographical questionnaire at the FAA to shift the hiring focus away from objective aptitude. During my first term, my Administration raised standards to achieve the highest standards of safety and excellence. But the Biden Administration egregiously rejected merit-based hiring, requiring all executive departments and agencies to implement dangerous “diversity equity and inclusion” tactics, and specifically recruiting individuals with “severe intellectual” disabilities in the FAA."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I found a USB dongle that enables wireless Android Auto even if your radio doesn't support it. Huge game changer.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago

Sure it's all just a wacky coincidence:

https://apnews.com/article/coast-guard-homeland-security-priorities-committees-trump-tsa-d3e4398c8871ada8d0590859442e092c

Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Executive order here:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/immediate-assessment-of-aviation-safety/

"This shocking event follows problematic and likely illegal decisions during the Obama and Biden Administrations that minimized merit and competence in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  The Obama Administration implemented a biographical questionnaire at the FAA to shift the hiring focus away from objective aptitude.  During my first term, my Administration raised standards to achieve the highest standards of safety and excellence.  But the Biden Administration egregiously rejected merit-based hiring, requiring all executive departments and agencies to implement dangerous “diversity equity and inclusion” tactics, and specifically recruiting individuals with “severe intellectual” disabilities in the FAA."

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20250130223803/https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/immediate-assessment-of-aviation-safety/

Officially blaming the aircraft incident in D.C., without founding, on DEI:

"This shocking event follows problematic and likely illegal decisions during the Obama and Biden Administrations that minimized merit and competence in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Obama Administration implemented a biographical questionnaire at the FAA to shift the hiring focus away from objective aptitude. During my first term, my Administration raised standards to achieve the highest standards of safety and excellence. But the Biden Administration egregiously rejected merit-based hiring, requiring all executive departments and agencies to implement dangerous “diversity equity and inclusion” tactics, and specifically recruiting individuals with “severe intellectual” disabilities in the FAA."

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago

Stealing as a compulsion is a psychological issue it's nothing to feel bad about as you have no control over it, just a) do the best you can to NOT do that and b) as a college student, you should have assistance available to you to help out. It might be worth talking to a counsellor about it or see of the school offers psych services.

Failing that, in the US, under Obamacare, you're covered under your parents health insurance until you turn 26, it would be worth seeing what services are available there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I guess it depends on what you mean by "reasonable". :)

The last batch of cables I bought were a) braided and b) had right angle connectors.

They've lasted long enough that I can't remember when I bought them.

 

DC started running in-house ads for a re-launch of the Elseworlds line with Greg Smallwood's Barbarian Batman back in August... and... well... Nothin'. Pulled a month before release.

The Elseworlds re-launched with a new Gotham By Gaslight six issue mini instead, a pre-lude to a Gaslight Justice League this year.

But not all is lost, best anyone can say is that Barbarian Batman starts its six issue run this May.

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The series featuring Batman beating up aliens in spaaaaaace got off to a good start, but it's been a long time since #5 came out and the final issue hasn't been seen.

It's currently slated for Feb. 5th, but given the delays, it could be pushed out as far as April.

 

With two new Lex books out this week, it made me stop and go... Wait, what about that other one? When was it? 2023????!

Well... it turns out DC was maybe a little premature getting #1 out the door as #2 and #3 hadn't even entered production yet.

Good news though! Bryan Hitch and Mark Waid have wrapped it up, a 2nd printing of #1 is due for February to refresh everyones memory, hopefully followed by #2 and #3 in March and April!

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20250130000337/https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/president-donald-j-trump-signed-s-5-into-law/

This one needs a little context as the headline isn't exactly clear:

"S. 5, the “Laken Riley Act,” which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes."

Trump also stated his intention when signing the law to house the worst offenders at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stating that we have 30,000 beds there ready to go.

 
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