You bring up a point there that I have not seen many people consider: Where is Kamala Harris in all this? And from the outside it is as simple as that.
A friend in Europe said: Biden is everywhere but we never see or hear from the VP. In this time of big elections I find that odd.
Yes this sounds like a very convoluted way to go about things, but I am not sure if it was the actual verdict that is so badly constructed that it demands this or that Google gives itself and everyone else a lot of unnecessary pain.
Samsung also does auto updates etc and co-exists with the play store on samsung phones (granted, it lives within their android skin), even updates some Google play store (installed) apps, so I am not sure what or where the issue is/lies.
But now Google wants app stores within app stores within app stores as a solution?
Well one small step would be to stop selling or dealing with subcontractors, will not fix it but does add an extra hurdle to things.
Technical issues? Go on-site to where the machine is supposed to be … have your own technicians look at the machines on site and report back.
But I guess those costs put pressure on the profits of the company.
It was a fluke indeed, no one really expected him to win, he himself the least, he was mostly there for the attention.
But once he was sworn in and the dust settled, the country was stuck with him and would need to ride it out. Problem is, Trump liked playing with the big boys, feeling important and enjoyed being gawked at on his golf course… Not to forget he could use the cash flow, billing the government millions, putting his friends and family in places they had no right to be, it was all useful, and he made himself useful for those keeping him in his seat.
But near 2020 Trump realized he needed to stay there or his world would come crumbling down from debt and his illegitimate activities hidden by his white house shine. So he would go and try to keep the position. Alas that decision did not come with enough time beforehand to cement his position. So they had no preparations on hand when the time was there and his force of headbobbers plainly was too small to push him past the election results.
But that was a lesson learned, and he and those helping him come with the 2025 plan, try to get as many pro-trumpers in useful positions before the election, years in advance, so that they can help push him back in the white house, no matter what the actual vote says…
And here we are; The judiciary system is heavily tilted towards stalling all Trump court cases beyond the elections. The electorate is slithering its way through covert adjustments of voter rules and registration zones. And the legislative shows all signs on this time really refusing to certify losing results.
Meanwhile Trump has a more focused mob now that he can rile up and has more solid plans/experience on what kind of action or roadblock is needed where.
I really do hope cooler heads will prevail. But the months before and after the switch to 2025 will be quite the ride. And possibly bring enormous changes for the whole world.
Cancelation fees (and steep ones at that) on digital goods/“services” … shows how far things sunk towards the lower hells.
If you had a proper healthcare system you wouldn’t get crazy bills at all…
But people exploiting it start screaming “socianism!” and everyone starts booing and suddenly forgets it’s plain how a nationwide insurance works.
It’s so weird …they want a gun “for self defense” but it firing once per second is not enough. So the goal shifts to something that fires 3x per second … “now that is stopping power”. But it does not stop firmly enough, need to find a way to fire that same small gun 9x or 27x per second, now that is self defense!
If someone invents a two handed minigun that goes 100rps and is not unweildy I bet some of the gun nuts will want it legalized to use as domestic weapon for self defense. Because hey, hitting someone with 100 bullets might stop them, right?
The thing is, Disney is every time the one that starts the flames, years in advance, probably as a vector for what they know will be a disastrous product…
Taking the Acolyte as an example: They had the Cast make derogatory remarks about the fans and Star Wars in general (“Star Wars does not have strong women” conveniently forgot about Leia?) full years before any part of the Acolyte was finished. … why??
They even had cast members who clearly did not know anything about Star Wars (“Anakin blew up the Death Star”) proclaim their “wisdom” as stated fact. (“Star Wars has no good and evil”)
Why are fans not allowed to be angry?
Fans don’t care about diverse lesbian witch covens, they shrug it off, SW is filled with all kinds of aliens, it’s Disney that keeps pointing it out, look! Look! Look upon our glorious lesbian witches, they are what Star Wars is now!
What we do care about is atrocious writing, writing so bad it looks like an 11 year old’s fanfic, writing stuff that does not fit in the SW universe… but we need to swallow the stinking mess and smile because it is written by a lgbtq person who claims to know better than George Lucas…
$180M worth of wasted potential that may not be criticized or you’ll be declared a toxic fan.
“The force is female”, strange, no one declared it to be male, it never had a gender, why suddenly this gendered labeling? Quite weird that protesting against such sexist remarks is considered toxic…
Another small example, one of the high republic books from a few years ago had, in all seriousness, a chunk of inanimate rock as a “jedi navigator/pilot”. And fans are not allowed to be angry about that?
Concluding, it’s not the fans who are toxic, the toxicity originated each time from within Disney’s Lucasfilm.
I’ll add to that, they also got free “education” to learn skills needed for their “job” and how to adress their “superiors”.
There was a time once where people with such delusions would be taken to a mental institution, especially when they are a threat to public safety.
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Well I think the judge usually considers the defendant’s job. And that is where he’ll not get house arrest or community service… his lawyers will correctly argue that Trump is campaigning for his job as president, so is expected to be in different states almost daily and or travelling a lot for at least 6 more months. Thus it would be an unfair sentencing if it limited him to earn a buck.
Same will be argued for prison time but ofcourse that is a whole different ballgame and a judge could finalize that sentence but put it on a delay for like 2025.
But what if Trump’s henchmen refuse to certify the election results where he lost, and refuse to swear in the new guy? Does the new guy get sworn in by a splinter group thereby locking the country with 2 non functional presidents? (Giving Trump even more opportunity to spout more lies that the election was a fraud and the opposing president is trying to take over the country, declaring martial law “for the sake of the country”)
Ofcourse Trump is not going to leave, it will always be a severe downgrade for him if he leaves, he’ll lose so much status, power and opportunity to do what he wants, and gains a chance he loses his freedom/money if he did not get to give himself a get out of jail free card somehow…
He’ll die in the saddle, or make sure someone within his family will take the throne so Trump can stay shielded 'till he dies.
…Take his barely veiled threats seriously…
Trump’s internal dialogue still has a market mentality:
I do everything for my ma…friend Putin, so he’ll do for me what I ask in return.
Why he thinks his possible re-election is needed in the equation is unclear to me, I mean he can ask for the fellow’s release right now?
Or is there perhaps some enticing cookie he can offer friend Putin in secret once Trump is president? Hmm? Without access to the White House he can’t deliver? Hmmm.
It’s not a question of being allowed, he’s broken so many laws in the past alone and got away with it heck is still doing those same things. Already he is denying legality of any law or prosecution that is currently blocking him and steps past…
It’s a matter of who will dare to stop him once he is at that point: He has judges in his pocket. Part of the armed forces apparently are pro maga. Who or which branch will actually physically stop him once he declares his reign to continue? Ofcourse it will be under a lame excuse that it’s good for the country, it is in unrest or at war right now so elections are bad hmmkay? So generally it’ll be swallowed and shrugged off.
Any PERSON trying, or even complaining, risks being shot by henchmen or at the very least gets their and their family’s lives destroyed.
Here and there there might be committees making a declaration what he’s doing is illegal, but if Trump’s team ignores it all or makes them go away, there is no oversight to stop him because no one single individual dares to stand in front.
As long as he has part of the judiciary system and a good chunk of armed folks to his defense one can sue and complain and he might show up in court to make a circus out of it but meanwhile will sit it all out on his throne.
He’s already King of Trump Tower, and ofcourse “the bestest American”, so by rights he IS king of America and will lead “his” people accordingly. “King Trumps President in power” and all that, so he now just needs to cement his family line in the role.
I’d find it immensely funny if he now already declared one of his family members as a running mate for VP position 😅
Already can hear the lame excuse: “it is needed now because they are the only ones to be trusted to do their job, for the better of the country” (Ofcourse it’s convenient in the case ol’ Donald is incapacitated for some reason, the one next in line cements the legacy for the century to come…)
I read this as he can see the violence coming and feels it’s wiser to step off the stage.
Trump is then Hitler’s farce … Stalin was of a whole different caliber, I am not sure who would be his farce, I’d almost say Putin but he’s definitely not a farce as per the term.
But all in all, I keep saying Trump’s every declaration should be taken very seriously. He will not shun frothing up his followers into a violent frenzy. He also is very set on destroying the constitution and law book…
These days public-/cargo transportation is far more available and more efficient than it was in 1940 …
Besides that, Trump has a huge, well armed, following (“militia”) that will start frothing at the mouth if they see a “designated deportee” walking in their area… (For a fun comparison I say go watch the Alabama Top Gear episode from series 9 on YouTube)
And that same following feels it has a Carte Blanche to do whatever as long as they think it supports the orange overlord.
Years ago I happily used some Razer mice and keyboards, even a headset, so in the not too far past I told people around me that Razer was fairly good, quality wise, but alas, I think each and every one I recommended Razer products to had them break and or die well within warranty, and they always had to start a stupid discussion to get the warranty/RMA accepted, a few times even replacements denied outright by Razer.
For me this stands in sharp contrast with Logitech whom has never denied me a warranty, even for products a few weeks beyond the date, and they generally just send out a new item. That is, for me it is rare for a Logitech product to actually require replacement to begin with, I have a few mice, keyboards and headsets far older than 5 years and they work fine plus are still supported in the drivers.
Speaking of drivers, Razer at one point also made the decision to have their drivers require an account login to function properly (multi-button mice would only have 2 functional buttons if not logged in etc). But after some flak from its users it slightly changed that to the login being optional, but profiles would still be hampered without a continuous online presence.
Coming back to Asus, for a few years now I hear of people having quality issues and grumpy asus service desks, but for me their videocards ways ran fine (even without coil whine, unlike some MSI cards). I am quite hesitant to buy an Asus monitor or motherboard though.
Trump demanded the debate, Biden should have demanded thorough fact checks with graphs and balances.
I personally would not have stepped in any debate setting with a certified liar and scammer without any sort of fact checking, it’s just foolishness.