Who stands to gain from this outcome?
Always follow the money!

Trump is the nastiest of vengeful dirty old men. I don't think there's conclusive evidence of pedophilia however, and harping on that takes away from all the shitty and horrible things he has undisputably done.

We went through the immigration process under K-1, then adjusted status to a permanent resident. No lawyer. Many people have done this and there is information out there how to do it, but it can be outdated, especially in the current era. There wasn't a great "here's the overall workflow" back when we did it, and their probably isn't now either.

The forms have instructions, and if you read carefully (together with all reference documents) it isn't too difficult. But I'm a contract guy, most people likely will have difficulty. It would be nice for them to have an official place to ask questions and have all the relevant forms and instructions considered together.

For a more "routine" example, the forms to apply for or renew a passport for a minor are a huge pain. Not all the required documents needed to be brought to an appointment (minor passports must be applied for in person) are listed in one list as of late last year. You have to go deeper into the state department website than you probably should have to. They should just fix all forms which are confusing or have incomplete instructions, but having generative AI assist the user is probably a lot faster to implement.

Another issue where there are no white knights only power vs. greed. I wish there was a good idea somewhere in here, but I'm not seeing one. I believe the local governments are squeezing on their end, but a federal answer will absolutely be overreaching. Heck the rules are so antiquated AT&T is still seen as a POTS co. and Comcast is still viewed as a cable provider.

It's not stealing if you take a little bit from a large number of people.

Must be amazing living in a place where unexpected traffic accidents never cause delays.

When I try to go somewhere using Google Maps, it won't try to send me down the shortest route, it will try to send me down the *fastest* route. And what route is the fastest depends on traffic. This would naturally spread people out: as soon as the busy highway becomes congested, people automatically get sent down alternate routes instead of further congesting that highway.

Most full-service restaurants will have things on the menu which are just there as an option for an audience who doesn't want their core offerings. The Sysco truck makes this very easy- take a recipe (from Sysco) and they will bring the ingredients right to you. I wouldn't expect Joes Crab Shack to have great pasta, some menu items are just minimal effort to satisfy picky eaters in a party of people coming for your specialty options.

GFCI outlets, which are required outdoors and in garages in most places, often have issues with backfeeding. Mine won't handle it and I had to install a different outlet.

If Americans think that the rest of the world will embrace them again with open arms just because they elect a democrat, they're deluding themselves. The damage is done, the trust is broken, the relationship and reputational damage will take decades to rebuild.

And the weather. There is a limited amount of pleasant temperate climate in the US and California has a big chunk of it.

You might be surprised. Louisiana is an industrial facility powerhouse, probably just behind Texas in terms of manpower depth for a facility like this.

Spirit is kaput. Google is picking up wreckage from the scene at scrap value.

But you do make a point that most people underappreciate. The Spirit airline experience was bad, but one of the bigger factors in the poor experience was that everyone on the planes were extremely grumpy. You could avoid being nickel and dimed but there was no escape from the foul mood. No other airlines have ever come close.

The cloud is perfectly reasonable as the "1" in a "3-2-1" strategy.

I'm sure there's an element of tax avoidance here. Elaborate commercial arrangements like this often do.