Declarations of Emergency often put restrictions on firearm and ammunition purchases since, traditionally, these were done in periods of civil unrest.

A Google search for "declaration of emergency firearms" will pull up some cities where it has happened and, while it didn't happen in Albuquerque, it was in the original language of the Bill giving the Mayor emergency powers - but was removed due to public complaints before being passed.

Now, is it a "big" deal? In the grand scheme of things, maybe not. However, depriving even one person of their Constitutional Rights -IS- something that needs to be considered very carefully, and done only when absolutely necessary.

First, Trump has nothing to do with the Budget. CONGRESS sets the Budget, and the President can only sign it or Veto it. Just like the PIrate's Code - the President's Budget is just... Guidelines. And usually straight-up ignored by the House.

Second: Here

The short version is that the CDC budget is slightly lower when adjusting for inflation. However, some of their responsibilities were moved - just like the Air Force moved some of their space responsibility to Space Force - so the CDC is actually slightly ahead when that is taken into consideration.

Yes, because people who are seriously injured or sick can just choose to skip the doctor.

It also says nothing about how many cores are on a single chip. It is specifically about how many transistors are on a chip.

I'll jump in on this...

Glacier National Park just had to remove signs that said the glaciers would be gone by 2020, so some numbers are being fudged or dramatized. CNN

Not K-12, but University faculty are far more to the left (10-1) than the right. At 10-1 it isn't even close to balanced. So, the most radical 10% on the left are matched up with those on the right. So, while it may be a bit of hyperbole - I would still not call it a wrong viewpoint. Washington Post

We have had numerous stories of states reducing penalties, not prosecuting entire classes of crimes (drugs), making crimes misdemeanors, or eliminating bail. If you make it a $250 fine to steal $999 worth of stuff, what do you think will happen?

Shoplifiting

Not prosecuting drug crimes is a good thing. A different look at drugs and crime

No bail for things including manslaughter, arson, promoting a sexual performance by a child. (Seriously: WTF?!?)

Actually, it's more like he is a one trick warhorse. Yes, very specialized - but also very valuable.

Yes, they probably are ignoring various groups - including the elderly. There is a lot of effort that goes into making software WORK, let alone be easy to use for people with various conditions. It is a lot harder to have stuff display properly at normal resolution or 120% zoom or even 200% zoom to support weaker vision. Backwards compatibility is overhead that you don't want to deal with. It is a pain to get everything to work correctly in all the modern browsers, and NO ONE wants to deal with making it work for IE6 as well. Why do they take out functionality for older browsers or software versions? Maybe because security updates stopped a decade ago, and they have no way to protect the users of their software or website.

But, it's okay. It isn't "fair", but getting older means there are things you can't do anymore. As you get older, the list gets longer. That's life. It sucks, but you would have to complain to Mother Nature (and not developers) for that one.

Possible is not the same as viable, practical, or sane.

We can also launch things into orbit using nuclear weapons - but we don't.

For a startup in its expansion phase, this is entirely normal.

How long has Tesla been around?

Hint: 16 years already. It is hardly a startup.

And it's certainly elitist to suggest that a group cannot learn to code.

Then I am an elitist.

I think that most people - regardless of background - can't learn to code. They can be taught how to google for their problem. Taught how to copy code snippets they find on StackOverflow. Taught how to modify existing code for a different, but similar, scenario. However, they still won't know how to actually code. Why? Because understanding code requires understanding abstract concepts, and not everyone is able to do that.

Very likely the company finds the benefits of their policy far outweigh the costs of a few leeches.

Your underlying assumption is that the number of leeches remains low compared to the number of standard customers. However, as we have seen in the past, the number of people who abuse a system generally goes up, and the system gets changed - ruining it for everyone. (See L.L. Bean and REI)

We were adults and we could decide whether we knew the material sufficiently well or whether we needed to attend.

Being an adult doesn't mean you have the proper perspective or judgement on determining your skill level in something you are learning.

I agree with the statement - college professors are not there to babysit - but the caveat of not knowing how much you don't understand should be included.

Actually, he was a colonel. You may personally decide not to recognize it, but that doesn't make it untrue. According to the article, Kentucky Colonels are considered "aides-de-camp" to the Governor - which may not get used much, or at all, but it is still there.

Applying your logic, anyone who is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II isn't a knight/dame if they are outside the U.K.

I'm guessing it went more like this in the lab meeting...

Well, we are thinking of these three options for HIV immunity. The possible side effects from #1 is a massively increased risk of cancer. #2 might give the person increased intelligence. #3 will probably cause every life function to cease instantaneously, and cause every cell in their body to explode at the speed of light.

Well, I'm a Ghostbusters fan - but we should probably pursue #2. It makes for a better press release.