Biden's Cascade of Failure!

[Thor's Nads]

You could save some money by cutting back the budget of NASA.

NASA's 2022 budget is $24.04 billion

The USA's 2022 spending is projected to be something like $4.018 trillion

NASA's budget isn't the problem. It's peanuts in comparison.

[Pat]

You could save some money by cutting back the budget of NASA.

NASA's 2022 budget is $24.04 billion

The USA's 2022 spending is projected to be something like $4.018 trillion

NASA's budget isn't the problem. It's peanuts in comparison.

Shasarak uses black text for sarcasm.

[Thor's Nads]

Shasarak uses black text for sarcasm.

I see.

Yeah, cutting NASA's budget is one of those stock answers by people who don't understand the incredible return on investment we get compared to a lot of other nonsense. Even despite so much waste by some of NASA's suppliers, which SpaceX has done a good job revealing.

[DocJones]

You could save $45 million by getting rid of the FBIs domestic counter terrorism unit (or STASI).
Their only job is to set up crimes to justify their existence. 

[Pat]

From Ketanji Brown Jackson's written answers to a series of questions posed by the US Congress:

Do you hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights, yes or no?
RESPONSE: I do not hold a position on whether individuals possess natural rights

I'd think not believing in natural rights would be a problem for someone Biden's nominated to rule on the US Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights.

[Wrath of God]

Not really.

I mean Bill of Rights may appeal to natural law, but ultimately it's written law, so you may disbelief in philosophical roots and still follow the letter.
It would be problem in pre-modern system, when most of laws are not written, and ius naturalis is often used to declare sentences without any legal act behind it.

[Pat]

You just explained why the 9th amendment effectively no longer exists.

[Thor's Nads]

You could save $45 million by getting rid of the FBIs domestic counter terrorism unit (or STASI).
Their only job is to set up crimes to justify their existence.

And they are only growing in power and influence. It is becoming truly terrifying.

I don't want to be one of those "kids these days..." grumpy old men, but I don't see anything in the upcoming generation that indicates they'll have any resistance to a modern USA version of STASI. To the contrary, they seem to be more likely to welcome and encourage it.

[Trond]

Let's play "Figure Out the Biden gaffe" together!

Biden said: "I'm deeply proud of the work [Jill is] doing as first lady with Joining Forces initiative she started with Michelle Obama when she was vice president."

Is he:
1. Mistakenly referring to Michelle Obama as "vice president"?
2. Somehow mixing in Kamala Harris? (the current vice president but the only "she" who was ever VP)
3. Referring to himself as "she"?

[oggsmash]

You could save $45 million by getting rid of the FBIs domestic counter terrorism unit (or STASI).
Their only job is to set up crimes to justify their existence.

And they are only growing in power and influence. It is becoming truly terrifying.

I don't want to be one of those "kids these days..." grumpy old men, but I don't see anything in the upcoming generation that indicates they'll have any resistance to a modern USA version of STASI. To the contrary, they seem to be more likely to welcome and encourage it.

  The only thing anyone can do is raise their kids to stand on some sort of principles.  I guess making sure they have international skill sets also helps, so when it gets really bad, they can change countries.

[GeekyBugle]

You could save $45 million by getting rid of the FBIs domestic counter terrorism unit (or STASI).
Their only job is to set up crimes to justify their existence.

And they are only growing in power and influence. It is becoming truly terrifying.

I don't want to be one of those "kids these days..." grumpy old men, but I don't see anything in the upcoming generation that indicates they'll have any resistance to a modern USA version of STASI. To the contrary, they seem to be more likely to welcome and encourage it.

  The only thing anyone can do is raise their kids to stand on some sort of principles.  I guess making sure they have international skill sets also helps, so when it gets really bad, they can change countries.

And for the love of God homeschool your children!

[oggsmash]

You could save $45 million by getting rid of the FBIs domestic counter terrorism unit (or STASI).
Their only job is to set up crimes to justify their existence.

And they are only growing in power and influence. It is becoming truly terrifying.

I don't want to be one of those "kids these days..." grumpy old men, but I don't see anything in the upcoming generation that indicates they'll have any resistance to a modern USA version of STASI. To the contrary, they seem to be more likely to welcome and encourage it.

  The only thing anyone can do is raise their kids to stand on some sort of principles.  I guess making sure they have international skill sets also helps, so when it gets really bad, they can change countries.

And for the love of God homeschool your children!

   Considering a private school that booted woke some time ago, but where I live the woke gets attacked pretty ferociously, and I know both my kids teachers well enough at this point to know there are no problems thus far.  Both have well established networks of friends and team mates from sports, so I am hesitant to uproot that at this age.   When one teacher is referring boys to read Jocko Willink's kid's books I think there is some measure of control over too much bullshit.  But next year Will be new territory for my daughter starting High School, so we will see how the board elections go and what the teachers there are like. 

[oggsmash]

  I guess when inflation is skyrocketing, WW3 is looming, and crime is rising, we present the "ghost gun" as a new terror and promise to get rid of them and of course the infamous "assault rifle".  This guy does not know what day it is.

[Willmark]

Certainly interesting that the regime and the Minister of Truth, errr White House Press Secretary "Circle Back-Peppermint Patty" keep referring to it as "the Putin Price Hike". As if conjuring trillions of dollars out of thin air didn't happen.

[Shrieking Banshee]

Man I wish Biden would just open up the USA oil fields again to lower oil prices.