Ahem: “Is it car-related? Not at all. It is, however, plane-related, or at the very least plane-adjacent, and we write about plane stuff all the time. So why should this be any different?”

“Woke mind virus”: Empathy and consideration for others, last I checked. Musk vouches for sociopathy and/or narcissism in his logic.

It does make sense, as excessive money allows you to cast off whatever humanity you grew and that having a soul is not necessary in your pursuit of more money as it becomes your life’s…

While I don’t normally argue against people spending their own discretionary income on whatever they please, it’s hard not to read this story and think it’s never been clearer that we live in essentially a caste system where certain financial tiers are so far removed from each other that the most basic values and…

It puts it under federal jurisdiction not to have higher penalties, but so that the federal prosecutors can step in when local prosecutors are ideologically disinclined to prosecute a case. See also prosecuting murder and assault as “civil rights violations.” (This practice sometimes leads to something that feels…

“The Supreme Court sought millions for security last year [after Dobbs], enlisting the U.S. Marshals to provide personal details for the justices. A year later, that security force hasn’t seen a significant increase in threats or attacks, according to documents reviewed by The Intercept, but the Supreme Court is…

I think a lot of the (understandable) knee jerk opposition people have to calls to defund or abolish the police has to do with the misapprehension that police exist to protect individuals or that they are part of the mechanism for serving justice. Protection and justice are not what the police are for, no matter what…

“Yes officer. I did call you to arrest my eleven year old child. You do have a firm grasp on the situation. Well done. Go enjoy a crisp beverage. You deserve it.” — the answer they expected

Just a reminder that “the talent’s boyfriend” is the wealthiest person in the world.

I mean I wouldn’t have known that. I’d have gone “crazy billionaire with a gun making veiled threats.”

He really is the Worse Glomgold.

I too, would simple tackle the mentally unstable person who came into my workplace with a firearm. Like the hero I am.

didn’t say he used the gun to get what he wanted. Just that he happened to be carrying it. Still crazy, but not “I’m holding you hostage until I get what I want” crazy.

Privilege and access to privilege will make people behave awfully. It’s also presumably a flintlock which people are not going to be immediately threatened by being what appears to be a stunt. And it’s a celebrity. You work closely with talent, you want to keep working closely with talent. Talent behaves badly, people…

The way everyone talks around the actual worst aspects of Musk--the blatant antisemitism, racism, and transphobia--while talking about the other weird silly stuff he does is getting annoying.

I can’t believe a conservative Republican would have so much callous disregard for a pregnant person’s health. Unbelievable. 

We desperately need judicial reform in this country, top down.

It’s been a while since I worked on SEC phone books, but the breach of fiduciary was the first thing that came to mind since it clearly appears that the execs knew that they were going to tank the price. Would it have any effect if the execs try to buy back any stock while the stock is low after this announcement…

“He really wants smart people to have kids...”

Blatantly unconstitutional.

Forcing people to travel north via undergound means has historically always been Good Guy behavior.