I think the HEU is probably safely stored in a bathrom in Mar-a-Lago.

GrapheneOS, which this person was using, has features similar to what you describe. You can segment file system access so that each app has access to certain aspects on the primary storage mechanism (contacts, photos, messages, etc), or an empty clone (the app thinks it has access to those things so that it can perform its basic actions - it just thinks you don't have any contacts, photos, messages, etc). I believe it also has the ability to specify multiple user environments with different apps installed for each user.

You're not wrong, but if we have to go that far out of our way to safeguard information that is already protected by the Constitution, are we really living in the "land of the free and home of the brave"?

He was using GrapheneOS which has extra security protections in place. It disables the data pins of the USB port while the phone is locked via the firmware and the OS. Someone may be able to boot the device into some other environment and clone the file system, but it's encrypted and the key is kept in the secure enclave of the phone, so they would need to break that encryption.

I've read a lot about the security mechanisms of GrapheneOS and I'm extremely impressed. I imagine it has to have some weaknesses, but man they've gone to insane levels to secure it while still making it pretty usable and any countermeasures are going to require a lot of effort.

I agree with the essence of your statement, but unfortunately the U.S. courts don't. Under most circumstances, a person needs to be suspected of a particular crime and due process is necessary (warrants or subpoenas) to gather evidence limited to that particular accused crime. Unfortunately, the courts believe that CBP doesn't need to provide any probable cause because..."national security". I guess I missed the fine print in the Constitution that says any part of it can be ignored if some government prick utters those two magical words.

The CBP wants to act like the border is a magical place that is both inside and outside the U.S. at the same time. But in reality it's a binary situation: either it's inside the U.S., in which case U.S. citizens have all of the rights outlined in the Constitution, or it's outside the U.S., in which case the CBP, as a U.S. government institution, has no authority to operate. They're trying to treat the U.S. border in a similar manner to the way they treat Guantanamo Bay, and unfortunately some traitors in the Supreme Court have decided to grant them that authority despite the fact that it's clearly unconstitutional.

They lost their local-government salary while moving into a much nicer house in a much nicer neighborhood far away from the site of the new data center. Whatever will they do?!

First of all, nobody is going to balance the budget. Dems and Republicans both spend like there's no tomorrow.

Secondly, printing more money is one source of inflation but it is certainly not the only one. Inflation also happens when demand for products goes up and/or supply goes down. The increased demand for goods and services after Covid generated price increases that corporations have latched onto and refused to let go of after the surge has subsided. The war in Iran is causing a shortage of fuel and fertilizer that has been driving prices up as well. And don't forget about the tariffs. Sure, the breakneck pace of printing money isn't helping, but right now there are other factors that are having a much larger and more immediate effect on pricing than "money machine go brrrr".

It's not that BNPL will cause the bubble to pop. A large increase in the use of BNPL is a bellwether that indicates that people are struggling to afford basic necessities. When this happens, it means that we could likely see an uptick in delinquencies of mortgages, auto loans, student loans, and medical debt. All four of those things are currently in bubbles that are ready to pop, not to mention cryptocurrency and AI stocks. All of the sectors of our economy are so highly interconnected now that it's very hard for a huge setback in one industry not to have a widespread effect on the others.

Winner! This is about Chinese drone companies being forced to pay bribes to Trump to remove the tariffs, and if that fails then the fallback is that the tariff is enacted and acts as a national sales tax. Republicans have wanted a national sales tax for years because the lower and middle classes spend a larger percentage of their income on goods than rich people do. And for importers and retailers, tariffs are much worse than a sales tax: sales tax is only paid on items that were sold and the retailer has already collected the money that needs to be paid to the government while tariffs apply to all items imported, including items that may never be sold, and they need to be paid upfront which requires lots of extra liquidity.

That's true now but it's highly probable that China's economy will eventually outpace the U.S. to a point where they could tell us to piss off. Sure, it would hurt China's economy but it would hurt the U.S. a lot more. While that may seem unlikely today, it's something they may be willing to do if relations between the countries deteriorate significantly.

However, in the case of an emergency the executive can give itself more power. Emergencies like national security risks.

It's interesting that none of the Constitutional crises Trump has perpetrated have resulted in the use of emergency powers but any and all competition to his business interests seem to be rife with the use of emergency powers.

I presume it's because Muh Rule Of Law says that Trump can't ban them but can put tariffs on them.

Since when have laws impeded any of Trump's actions during his second term?

Paying a tariff on imported drones is a security measure in the same manner as charging an extra $45 for airline passengers who don't have a Real ID is a security measure. Evildoers don't have modest amounts of extra cash to throw at the U.S. government for the purpose of inflicting harm or death on proles, and if they do have that cash then they'd better be ready to pay for the privilege.

Switching to Apple will cost you much of your life savings.
Switching to Windows will cost you your dignity.
Switching to Chrome will cost you your freedom.
Bonus: Switching to Linux will cost you your sanity.