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And how did it differ from refusing to decorate a cake for a same sex wedding?

But… Kimmel didn’t make any Kirk comments, did he? I thought he only talked about the federal government’s reaction?

I believe the encryption restrictions were relaxed in 1998.

However, certification for import/export of nuclear weapons and other dangerous goods was still needed for strong encryption (such as phone SIM cards) as recently as 2006. To get on that list of people who could legally transport SIM cards not for personal use over the US border, you needed the same background check and government clearance as someone transporting enriched uranium.

This is why I no longer go out in public.

Looks like most of this is happening outside the US - multinationals can apply for relief loans in other countries where they have an established workforce that could be impacted by the tariffs.

Eg, in Canada: https://cdev.gc.ca/applications-are-open-for-the-large-enterprise-tariff-loan-letl-facility/

As originally mentioned though, all this is loans to large multinationals; end users aren’t going to see the relief loans OR the refunds.

The main people who will get the money are the import brokers who have been leveraging their businesses against the tariffs with the expectation that the money will eventually be refunded.

Americans have been protected against the largest impacts from the tariffs over the past 7 months by these loans. Things would have been MUCH worse when purchasing goods without this.

As a result, if the refunds DON’T go through, all the importers will have to default on their loans, sending both the financial and import industries into a tailspin — PLUS everyone having to shoulder the full effects of the ongoing tariffs.

Sounds like it wasn’t that Google Maps helped beat the tax collector, but that the tax auditor’s inability to apply time zone corrections appropriately caused a bunch of extra work for the GTA commuter. Glad it got sorted out, and hopefully auditors in the future will all learn from this example.

Four Seasons Landscaping is representing him for free following his bang up ad campaign he did for them for free.

As a neurodivergent person, let me just say that I have a great life. Why should you, or anyone else, get to make uninformed decisions about who gets to live based on inaccurate information?

Also, just look at bananas to see where eugenics ends up. Crops devastatingly vulnerable to disease, and companies like Chiquita creating slaves of entire nations that manage them. It’s not hard to extend this wrt humans.

But really, the main reason is how tightly linked eugenics programs through history have been linked to fascism.

And if I’m ever planning a home invasion, I need to get some red and white flashing light and a bullhorn.

They could always have been ice deputees heading home from work wanting to make a little extra on the side….

This is a new unit with special training and equipment. Specifically so that RCMP in general don’t make a mess of such situations.

As far as relationships go, just look at the history of the RCMP and the Hudson’s Bay Company.