Whereas in actuality it hurts democracy by giving everyone (including the stupid and the malicious) the same amplicifcation level access (based entirely on their capacity for shitposting, which in itself often positively correlates to stupidity and/or malice).
These were people who worked in defence so anywhere behind the Iron Curtain was right out and I imagine Cuba would have been too. Even Austria was considered a risk, probably because so many spies would hang out there from both sides.
Or so they told me. I can't be entirely sure they weren't exagerrating.
Yes, certain destinations were off-limits to people who chose to work in defense, however that falls far shy of this "Exit Ban".
The US saying "If you travel to Cuba, you may face charges when you return" or even "You have been charged with a specific crime, so you cannot leave until the charges are resolved is significantly different from China saying "You are important to our plans, so you cannot leave the country at all, and neither can your immediate family", or forbidden a US citizen from leaving because of visa inconsistencies, much less the common situation where Chinese employers require staff to surrender their passports.
Yes, a judge can require the defendant to surrender their passport as a condition of bail, but the USA lacks effective exit controls, so that isn't actually a high barrier to exiting (but makes it tough to come back).
If, as the article suggests, this is an "Exit Ban" on certain individuals and extending to their family members, that's significantly more restrictive than anything the US has imposed on defense workers and top scientists other than during wartime.
Yes, people with sensitive jobs and a security clearance are strongly discouraged from visiting hostile nations, with a subset even being required to submit their travel plans before any foreign travel, but this is explained clearly when you accept employment directly with the US government, or start working under a government contract, and you're always free to not accept the job offer. And yes, all US citizens were for many years prohibited to travel to embargoed nations (Cuba). But this was nowhere near an "exit ban" on key personnel, much less on their family members!
When I held a clearance, I was never forbidden to leave the USA. I might not have a job when I get back, but that's not the same thing at all.
Ah, yes, the good old "this thing is completely unacceptable and evil except when our guys do it".
Operationally, what she experienced is not distinguishable by multiple counts of assault with deadly weapons, followed by false imprisonment (which, in law, applies for detainment of *any* duration).
All parties conspiring to create this situation should be held responsible (this includes you, Flock); IMNHO, damages should be in at least seven figures. Sovereign immunity should NOT apply.
(Note that for the record, "qualified immunity" is a Constitutional abomination: Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States..." -- and one of the big deals with "Titles of Nobility" was immunity from prosecution.)
It only applies to black men.
Per the statistics, police shoot and kill quite a few white men as well. Nobody gets worked up about those dudes.
OTOH, when you dig into the individual incidents, pretty much all of those dead white men were actively attacking the police, usually with a weapon (), so it's difficult to get to worked up about those deaths.
META seems to be engaged in the creation of unauthorized derived works here, and as such should be subjected to such penalties as copyright law provides. All the way up to ex parte seizures of their computers for examination of the evidence (thanks, Scientology, for the precedents on that...)
It's turtles all the way down, mate...
Can we please just import Chinese cars now?
AI fanboys downvoting
I do not, nor do I use one. This was merely a suggestion to someone who is unable to detect an AI generated text on their own.
No idea whether the author actually exists (nor do I see how it matters), but the text is either wholly or mostly AI generated, with all the usual stylistic hallmarks thereof.
If you do not possess your own ability to discern human vs. AI generated writing, you are welcome to submit it to any of the many "ai detectors" online.
Hate to see AI generated articles in (supposed) magazines.
Also try not to get your image into the image recognition software's database.
FACESNXT is fed from all Florida-issued photo IDs, including driver's licenses. So pretty much every Florida resident is in the database.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office submitted the poor image to a statewide facial recognition database maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), running a facial recognitio program called Face Analysis Comparison and Examination System (FACESNXT). This draws from a mix of sources including booking photos and all Florida state issued IDs and driver's licenses.
So good luck keeping your face out of that database if you live in Florida.
If imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing when purchased, do not use.
