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I suppose it would depend on who owned all this "infinite energy". Just coz it's infinite doesn't mean it would be publicly owned and thoroughly available to all. Right?

And do you acknowledge why some are bringing this up now as a sort of wtf? Well, that's a very human reaction, whether one agrees with it or not. Sentiments like these may be seen as cold and heatless when all you look at as, "man shot in the street by calculating stalker w/ an axe to grind". But that's not what it was. Well, it was and it wasn't. How many millions of people have had their lives ruined by health insurance claims being denied? I've read somewhere and full disclosure, I don't know whether it is true or not, that health care debts are the #1 reason Americans have to file for bankruptcy. And, if true [or close to it], that is fucking INSANE. The richest, most powerful and *exceptional* (lol) nation on earth won't provide universal health care for its own citizens, to the point that families end up filing for bankruptcy b/c of... healthcare! It's bonkers! I have lost the count of how many foreigners I had to take to hospitals for medical care. Talking about volunteers who were doing very hard work, where work-related accidents were happening every other day. On two occasions I had to take Americans to hospital. At first they were freaking out about how much it would cost. Upon learning that it would cost them nothing - by law, free healthcare is available to any person in the country regardless of status - legal & illegal immigrants, tourists, whatever. They then started freaking out about the quality of the care they'd get - what with subjecting yourself to anything a sithothole country could offer you. And I'll tell you one of my biggest delights was seeing these two Americans waking up to the reality that their BIGGER BETTER RICHER MORE POWERFUL country wasn't doing what they could for their sick and injured. One guy had a compound fibula fracture that needed sx. It was all done quickly and he paid 0 for it. This whole healthcare issue in the US is potentially HUGE, and hopefully this killing, awful as it was, might bring the convo to the forefront of a debate that could potentially bring positive changes, though I don't feel particularly optimistic about it given their lobby's strength - based on what I've heard from American friends.

Indeed. But disturbing the corrupt & exceedingly greedy status quo is the only way out of the mess the corporate neolib* mindset the have unleashed upon the people of the planet. * this corporate neolib mindset has just now been "upgraded" to a corporate neolib broligarchy mindset.

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Heavy lifting here! Yes, that's one of the common names for some bats, but they're named that way because they look like dogs! Or their faces do...

https://www.cpr.org/2024/12/19/grand-junction-suspect-charged-bias-crime-attack-on-tv-employee/

Doesn't asking for the death penalty increase the chances of jury nullificatíon?

Yeah, agree. But I have a feeling a few of these strategies could backfire. For instance, if they manage to fast track the trial, well, events are still pretty fresh in people's minds and the anger is real. I confess I was a bit surprised when I saw hardline maga types agreeing with "lefty radical loonies" aka dems on this issue. So fast tracking his trial and everything else you've brought up could very well make this guy a sort of martyr.

Did Trump endorse the deal at least in part b/c Musk spoke against it and people are saying Musk is co-president?

Holy smokes. And cheers!

Then who would come next if Speaker fElon is skipped over? I'm asking only to learn the proper line of succession past the speaker, NOT because I think this could ever happen (crosses all fingers and toes).

At least he admits he was wrong, but will his YT subscribers accept it?

Witch Hunt!

Ah I see. Tks for that, I had no idea. So that at least doesn't suck. But I totally get and agree w/ your other point. Like Pelosi stepping down but now she's this éminence grise and has as much or even more power now! (Or so it seems at times.