Not sure if a pardon would even be relevant. Congress would still be empowered to investigate him and his people. Congress could still vote to impeach him.

Conjectural. The first countries/regions to industrialize weren’t slave countries and by the time the rest of what’s now the developed world industrialized the slave question had been settled for 20 years. Just because it didn’t happen, doesn’t mean it could not have happened.

Britain might not have had the push to end slavery in both Brazil and the CSA, particularly if the CSA was a pivotal 3rd party in Britains ongoing conflicts with (first) France and (then) Germany. Maybe they export the practice.

Pfft. I can wish what I want on who I want. It’s the best part of having enemies, particularly ones who are long past bothering to meet you anywhere close to half way.

Eh...he nepotized, drank, fucked, divorced and crashed his way into a pretty posh life, all things considered.

Maybe. If IF the South had won the war (which is goddamn unlikely by itself) it might have reinvigorated the movement, especially if the CSA was able to use that free labor to rebuild itself into an industrialized country. A powerful CSA would change the moral norms by its mere existence, just as power states always…

I mostly agree with you. The internet is not some sovereign entity belonging to the world (or, perhaps more accurately, a handful of private billionaires) and above and beyond the reach of the state. It is, ultimately, a bunch of computers and networks that are physically located in someone’s legal jurisdiction. That…

There are only two conceits in Dr. Who:

Yeah, but we also have education, so even the “low hanging fruit” are at least somewhat literate and able to learn from a wide source of material (including warning labels).

Well, there’s that ridiculous helmet...

Have you seen Ajit Pai? Sure, he’s not racist, but he wants to sell your identity to your cable company and posses an EXTREMELY punchable face.

After Nerf bought Laramie, several of the Laramie people founded Buzz Bee Toys, which makes the Water Warrior line of water guns. Those are the water weapons you’re looking for.

Nope. While I’m sure you read some article on the rundown of the US stockpile, helium ain’t that expensive. Which is why nobody bothered to pull it out of the ground (outside of the US mandate) until recently.

Not dumb at all, which is something I would say about only a couple of Trump flunkies.

Librul cities, duh.

Genie L Jackson?

Generally not on its own, but there’s ways to mitigate that.

Also: her hair. All around amazing.

LOL if you actually think Siri is anything like an actual GP/strong AI.

Not even the whole stretch, just the block his tower sits on.