Not sure how true that is (or whether Walton herself believes this), but I thought I'd mention it.
]]>to localize that NK/CCP vibe to the USA... not only is Mexico positioned along hundreds of miles of shared border on land there is Haiti which is an utter shitstorm and sure to worsen
then there's that classic source if refugees: Cuba
if shitstorms in those nations go up a couple notches on the freakout dial there could well be a flood of hungry-poor-desperate people trying to reach American soil
as bad as it is now, I'm trying to imagine what would be the rippling waves from a crisis if the numbers of refugees were to 'add a zero' or something worse than tenfold... thirtyfold!?
]]>Given the violence occurring now against such migrants, my soul hurts to think of how that will escalate.
Historically humans haven't done will with that. In the long term it leads to increased diversity and cultural evolution. In the short term it leads to violence.
]]>Not only that, but any of his possessions may be seized and sold to help pay for his civil fraud judgment. Such a sad situation for him... 😂
]]>Hegemonic entitlement?
(See also: all those English people who say the UK should rejoin the EU, usually without considering for a single second if the EU might even have an opinion, nevermind that it could matter.)
]]>From which I excerpt, interestingly,
An insurance broker, Gary Giulietti, who testified for Trump during the civil fraud trial, signed an affidavit stating that securing a bond in the full amount “is a practical impossibility.”
Potential underwriters are seeking cash to back the bond, not properties, according to Trump’s lawyers.
Trump’s lawyers have asked the appeals court to delay posting the bond until his appeal of the case is over, arguing that the value of Trump’s properties far exceed the judgment...
[snip]
...Giulietti said some of the biggest underwriters have internal policies that limit them from securing a bond in excess of $100 million. None of them, he said, including some of the largest insurance companies in the world, will accept real estate – they are only comfortable taking cash or stock.
So I guess Trump could hold a fire sale for some of his properties to get the cash, taking, undoubtedly, a large hit.
]]>At the national level, yes. However, in some (relatively) localized US areas -- especially in specific large metro areas on the coasts, and in a relatively few inland locales with long-stranding local traditions -- there are still some highly visible local elected officials who are very active public proponents of what most US, Canadian, and EU voters would likely consider relatively "left-wing" positions.
This does not actually offset the recent sociopolitical effects of some of their more Neanderthal counterparts elsewhere in the US, but does suggest the importance of attention to some degree of detail in evaluating the putative causes -- and proposed solutions -- for some of our current concerns.
]]>as just one of dozens, consider Allure of the Seas which typically carries 6780 paying passengers and 1500 crew... likely could handle twice that if everyone aboard was willing to do nothing but breathe and drink water for ten days...
now... imagine the scrum at the seaport as ninety thousand desperate people fight over fifteen thousand berths on an overcrowded Allure of the Seas...
multiply that by a hundred seaports...
]]>Biden in particular would fit very well into the Conservative party of Canada, or possibly the right wing of the Liberal Party. He would not fit at all in any of the other 3 federal parties in Canada, for varying reasons.
I know less about the internal politics of other countries, but I gather that applies in various European countries as well.
]]>...and then there's "Buyer's Market Is A Seller's Bloodbath" and "Sold Off At Hefty Discount"
]]>Awww... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68600093
Too bad, so sad! 🤣🙃😂
]]>"Bene Gesserit"
Is that "it will have been borne well" or "[that] it should have been borne well"? Or is the ambiguity a deliberate choice?
I'm not sure that reading a translation really conveys the reason for using Caesar to teach Latin. It's because the Latin is clear and straightforward, and doesn't confuse you with literary devices. Latin can be something of a write-only language if the writer so desires, and some of the Roman authors who were writing for effect could be rather like that. Caesar is not interested in messing about, and just wants to set down the record in decently military fashion.
Lingua Latina mortua est
sicut mortuus est ut possit esse
Romanos omnes interfecit
et nunc me occidere
Caesaris paulum
paulo Cicero
Iuvat ad replendum
quo insaniunt homines!
https://lite.cnn.com/2024/03/18/politics/trump-464-million-dollar-bond/index.html
tee hee...
if he cannot post the full amount then he cannot file an appeal
NYTimes indicates == 30 == entities turned him down whereas other sources estimate he might have reached out to == 50-plus ==
which, given his certainty of being a candidate and (sadly) high probability of getting enough electoral college votes to become POTUS, is suggestive of how toxic he is... if it was anyone else but him then every bank/hedgefund/pensionfund would be sucking up to a candidate...
so...
tee hee, indeed
There's an outside chance he'll convince some Federalist Federal Judge to issue a stay and rule that he can appeal without posting the bond. His lawyers are proposing an 8th Amendment claim.
"Amendment VIII: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
I hope there's none so STUPID/EVIL as to buy into that, but I'm not counting on it.
]]>Howard NYC.
I'm in NYC as well. Canada? Kids? Get real. Adopted abused/neglected minority kids from NY foster care. No way they're getting to Canada. What future do they have if Trump, and/or climate change floods my currently REALLY valuable property at the bottom of Park Slope Brooklyn. For the moment, they're now "middle class" and have US passports.
Charlie's dystopia vs theirs. Depressing. To arms at age 80? Jeez.
I ain't goin' nowhere. This is MY country and if I have to fight to keep it I will.
]]>In one of her recent books, Jo Walton has a character muse that the main reason that Canada's immigration system is complex and expensive is to keep Americans looking for single-payer healthcare from getting in.
Not sure how true that is (or whether Walton herself believes this), but I thought I'd mention it.
I was thinking something about that today ... had an idea that a major contributor to homelessness in the U.S. is lack of healthcare.
How do sick people keep a job? And if someone can't work, how do they pay the rent?
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