Bets may reveal when they plan to do what.

I keep most of them in a git repository that I check out at ~/.config. Some software doesn’t follow the XDG Base Directory Specification out of the box but can be configured to do so; the Arch Linux wiki has an article about it. For software that cannot be configured to follow the standard I have dedicated repositories, like for OpenSSH.

Surplus electricity would lower bills for both households, which have been particularly affected by rising prices, and different industries which have also had to contend with AI for capital.

In my view, support for him outside of New York matters even if he doesn’t win, insofar as his candidacy itself has made a difference, at least at the Democratic party. Other candidates could win primaries, as he did, and succeed, and even the establishment type might see the voter pool and promote some of the policies he stands for.

I agree; we need a democratic economy and the US-led system is not it. Note that I didn’t state that the US should wield the financial power associated with the status of its bonds; I merely stated it currently does enjoy that power and that giving it up by paying off its debt would be detrimental to the US itself.

Paying off the US debt would mean paying back existing bondholders without issuing new bonds. After all existing bonds have been paid back, there would not be any US bonds in circulation, and the US bond market would be no more.

US bonds are the backbone of the global financial system. If they were to disappear overnight, it would be a financial apocalypse. On a larger timeframe, I suppose the global financial system could readjust, but I can only speculate as to how it would do so and what consequences would follow.

In any case, paying off its debt would be detrimental to the US, because global demand for its bonds results in higher bond prices and thus lower bond yields. In other words, the US pays less interest than it otherwise would because its bonds are so sought after. By paying off its debt, the US would not pay any interest whatsoever, but it would lose a great deal of power abroad.

/s Meanwhile, in some Signal group: “Should we suicide her or do you guys figure she might have some ICE-worthy tattoos?”

On the one hand, scurvy is not a concern, because it is very unlikely to develop it, even with a bad diet, as far as I know. On the other hand, it might not be possible, economically viable or environmentally sound to add vitamin C to water in the way fluoridation is; I don’t know enough to judge here.

It’s fascinating how some people, however fringe, believe both:

• that there is a Deep State or some other form of conspiracy that controls hurricanes and people’s minds; and
• that Trump –or anyone else for that matter– can rein in such a powerful, almost omnipotent force.

Trump could blame Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve. In fact, Trump is already pressuring him, writing or at least posting the following:

This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates. He is always “late,” but he could now change his image, and quickly. Energy prices are down, Interest Rates are down, Inflation is down, even Eggs are down 69%, and Jobs are UP, all within two months - A BIG WIN for America. CUT INTEREST RATES, JEROME, AND STOP PLAYING POLITICS!

For anyone who doesn’t know: this is a clever reference to the myth of Midas’ Touch that I’m totally stealing.

Indeed; the title confused me too. I guess they assumed the connection with Europe to be implicit, given they are the European Center for Digital Rights and use a .eu domain.

As if labour abuses were limited to the meat industry or more common there than in “vegan industries” like agriculture.

This is rather “yet another reason” for proper labour laws and strong unions across the board.