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Sometimes indeed

14 hours ago 3 0 1 0

Interestingly every job rejection I've got in the last 3 weeks has come through at 3-4am.

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What is not being done is any recourse to the one document that provides for situations where a president needs prompt removal from office: the constitution of the United States. The checks and balances are already there, ready to be used. But they are ignored, as if these provisions did not exist. The United States may as well not have a written constitution.

For what is now happening is not because of any inherent strength of the presidency in the United States political system. It is happening because the legislative and judicial branches are letting it happen. The constitutional tools are there to fix this, but those who can use these tools are refusing to use them.

And the international legal order offers no constraint. Although it is important in principle to recognise that what Trump is threatening is in breach of international laws, nobody expects these laws to make any practical difference. There will be no sanctions on Trump or the United States for the threat to destroy an entire civilisation. Many world leaders also are just waiting for the problem to somehow go away.

What is not being done is any recourse to the one document that provides for situations where a president needs prompt removal from office: the constitution of the United States. The checks and balances are already there, ready to be used. But they are ignored, as if these provisions did not exist. The United States may as well not have a written constitution. For what is now happening is not because of any inherent strength of the presidency in the United States political system. It is happening because the legislative and judicial branches are letting it happen. The constitutional tools are there to fix this, but those who can use these tools are refusing to use them. And the international legal order offers no constraint. Although it is important in principle to recognise that what Trump is threatening is in breach of international laws, nobody expects these laws to make any practical difference. There will be no sanctions on Trump or the United States for the threat to destroy an entire civilisation. Many world leaders also are just waiting for the problem to somehow go away.

Why President Trump’s threat of genocide matters

He may avoid immediate constitutional and legal sanctions, but this threat should not be forgotten

New by me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

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Stable energy supplies need:
Baseline power (solar can't do this)
Diverse sources (no one method is)
Geographically appropriate power (local generation options)

Solar is great. So is wind. So can nuclear be. So can hydro be.

We can do this right. We don't need to simplify thinking.

15 hours ago 2 0 0 0

There's a Goa'uld called Moloc and I always think of malloc from C programming.

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Yes!

15 hours ago 1 0 0 0

Impeach trump.

That's it.

That's the only priority right now.

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Beans

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Yeah I wanted to do that before but last couple years I only had one blossom. This year I've got a couple dozen

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Ok I think ~6 meetings scheduled is probably enough...

16 hours ago 1 0 0 0

You dont enjoy it?

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Blasting out Outlook meeting invites at 1am like a maniac.

17 hours ago 4 0 1 0

Simply amazing thread… buckle up!

17 hours ago 3 1 0 0

that said, of course that exists. Photon and Electrons, same same but different. And yet, it seems alien.

17 hours ago 1 0 1 0

Today I learn that 'electro-autotrophs' exist and it kinda blew my mind.

Where a photo-autotroph uses light (like photosynthesis), an electro-autotroph uses electricity to feed itself.

Nature is crazy y'all

17 hours ago 6 0 1 0

Savings immediately offset by how expensive hotels are.

18 hours ago 2 0 1 0
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Booked flights to New York with Delta for just $11... (Plus some miles), and then immediate free upgrades to Comfort+.
hashtag winning

18 hours ago 7 0 2 0

truly bizarre

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40% "fees" on a broadway ticket is INSANE.

19 hours ago 3 0 1 0

MON (extra)PETIT CHOU!

19 hours ago 3 1 1 0

This week has new Maul, Hacks and Malcolm in the middle? How exciting

19 hours ago 2 0 1 0

He reminds me a bit of the old St Andrews cat Hamish

19 hours ago 0 0 0 0

Red alert 3 was great fun and I think everyone who uses this gif should enjoy the fun playing the game

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That is cool, indeed. I'm not sure how easy or cheap or successful the upgrades are, but it is good that it's an option. I've never had reason to/been allowed to use our timsTOFS so I have fairly neutral feelings about them

19 hours ago 1 0 1 0

Lucky bunny!!!

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I wonder if the new Stargate show will introduce the furlings

21 hours ago 1 0 1 0

Beautiful

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CEOs have short memories

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O3?

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