True enough. Used to be, we were the only game in town, and we knew it.

Our smarter presidents tried to make sure we remained the best option, or at least a good option. Trump, as you have noted, makes is the worst option.

Does anyone in Washington understand that a “deal” generally includes giving the other guy something they want, not just demanding things that you want?

Pulling out for a reason is not the same as pulling out for any reason.

What kind of contract is “show up if you feel like it?”

The reality is ALL performing contracts come with a clause that allows the performers to cancel at any time, for any reason

Why would anyone sign such a contract? I thought the whole point of a contract was to guarantee the exchange of money, goods, and services?

I mean, as a worthless consumer, I agree to such things all the time, because I have no choice. I should think a performing venue has slightly more leverage.

No, if warp speed has to be maintained, then when it stops being maintained, you stop moving at warp. This is very well outlined in the show. It doesn’t work with our understanding of, well, anything, but that’s covered under “we have no meaningful understanding of FTL.”

You’re trying to impose real world physics on something that has no real world analogue.

We have no meaningful understanding of how FTL works. It is presented to us as an active process, something that must be maintained, unlike normal space velocity.

But, again, no meaningful understanding.

Have you seen his competition?

I mean, anyone looking at Win11 is gonna be skeptical about anything Microsoft is putting out.

The majority of those problems go away if more people had their basic needs met.

I’m perfectly happy to ignore everything between Enterprise and SNW, except for Lower Decks. (Is there an official TLA for that?)

Good riddance.

No-one is every gonna call it anything but the Epstein ballroom.

Isn’t the after sex cigarette kind of a trope?

They are helping, yes, but windows 11 is a driving force like I’ve never seen.

Possible. I’d hardly call that role playing, but I could see it.

OP should take the chance to clear that up for us.

If you’re not talking about furries, then you’re gonna need to use more words to ask your question. Who is role playing animals, under what circumstances. Are you talking about a game? Are you making political commentary? Street Theater? Help us help you.

Which he will ignore as soon as he finds it inconvenient.

Why do people continue to think you can make a deal with someone who never upholds their end of a deal?

This collapse didn’t start in January.

Do they not have flatbed tow trucks?

According to Seaspan, Moffatt’s EV was denied boarding on their barge because it was inoperable and not on a flatbed tow truck or trailer.

Most of that does not seem like it should be ICE concerns, but instead vaguely defined violations that can be twisted to fit whoever they need to disappear.