I hope you have a safe trip and safe return.

Remember to not volunteer any information, and keep answers to questions short and on point. If you can, make sure to tell your friends and family who are staying in the states about your expected departure and return times. Also look up one or two lawyers to have on speed dial on your burner (smart move btw!!).

I was tempted to send him a message asking the same question, but with GOP senators. But he asks way too much PII in his contact form.

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

I feel like this could easily devolve into a circular debate. I see you as on the side of “technically correct”, while I’m looking at it from an “all roads lead to Rome” aspect.

Regardless, the end result is the same: people like me and you are the ones who are paying higher prices.

Myself and @TheOctonaut@mander.xyz are not the enemy here. There is absolutely no reason to attack each other. If you want to get angry at someone, get angry at the oligarchs.

99% of the time you’re not the one doing the importing anyway so you don’t actually pay the tariff but the company you’re buying from will, and will almost certainly increase the price to make up for the higher cost to supply.

This is a contradiction. Yes, the end consumer may not be directly be responsible for paying the tariffs, but we’re still paying it when a company passes on the costs to us.

Poor Master Roshi; blows up the moon to save the world from Goku, and he doesn’t even get an honorable mention.

Hm. That gives me an idea for a business model. 💡

A few slips couldn’t hurt I’m sure.

Edit: I swear I didn’t see @ummthatguy@lemmy.world’s comment before posting this.

TW: I’m unmedicated right now and as such, I’m in an extremely violent mood.

That said, I would love nothing more than a couple of piñatas that look like Musk and Trump.

The rest is left as an exercise for the reader.

I’m fairly certain that they were not suggesting the NSA was created post 9/11, but rather that they got worse (especially with domestic spying) since 9/11.

here because aliens tried to bum fuck me (no questions about got why im in here allowed)

1. So, um, how’s it going?
2. What would you normally be doing right now?
3. What hobbies do you have?
4. How long are you going to be the hospital?
5. Any cute nurses you can throw my way?

Colloquially they’re called Daisy Dukes.

Why not? It’s for… SCIENCE!

I searched it and the consensus is an astounding yes, this is somewhat true. Here’s an interesting article from a guy (take it with a grain of isoamyl acetate) that suggests it’s not as bad to eat bananas around bees. 🍌🐝 🍌 🐝

Only one way to find out, and that’s to post pictures. Just sayin’.

I work at a university that is also part of a state system with their own rules (also driven by federal regulations).

You’re conflating the government coming on campus and exerting the power of the law with universities having to comply with said laws. And yes, universities will comply because they have no choice.

Also make sure you follow your swing through for maximum impact. If you stop swinging once the bat makes contact, you’re stopping the force used to drive those home runs.

Yes and no. The money given to universities is mostly earmarked for very specific things, as designated by those who donate the money. It’s not like they have a huge tower of gold that they can swim in to their liking. They have a lot of oversight and auditing to make sure money goes where it’s suppose to. And if they want to keep their many accreditations - and they do - then they need that money to jump through whatever hoops their accreditors require.