Is there evidence that creating TSA has made air travel safer over the past 25 years?
If not, then why not let the airlines and airports handle it?
Why give politicians the power to play games with the travel of our people?
@atmoio This made me wonder if evolution is not actually random, but implemented by some unexplained “model” or universal optimization function, analogous to letting an llm choose what DNA mutations to try out next.
Tariffs are bad in general but significantly worse for small companies and startups. Big companies with political access can find (or buy) a way to convince Trump to grant them an exemption. Small companies that don’t pay for lobbyists end up getting crushed.
I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbright to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and unconditional pardon of her son, Ross. The scum that worked to convict him were some of the same lunatics who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against me. He was given two life sentences, plus 40 years. Ridiculous!
Donald Trump Truth Social 07:00 PM EST 01/21/25
I don’t understand why people are fired up about Daylight Savings vs Standard time. Time is just a label. Why aren’t mad at your employer or the school for whatever start time they chose instead?
@ErikVoorhees it’s an optimization problem. try to make choices that minimize total suffering. mammals and birds raised on factory farms suffer more than wild animals killed during a harvest. plant and insect suffering is hard to imagine.
@eshear No thanks. Imagine the predatory loans that will be taken out against the future $25k payment. Colleges will raise their prices $25k. Romance scammers targeting 24yo…
@ErikVoorhees The “U” in UBI will start to erode. The first group to be excluded are prisoners and illegal immigrants. The next group will be the wealthy. The next group will be…. until equilibrium is reached where those on the dole == enough votes to keep it going.