I miss the Captain having sex with aliens in every episode, with nobody even mentioning the concept of bestiality...

Bribing the government WORKS!

Trump is a sociopath with a complete indifference to human life... no surprise he would surround himself with sociopaths with a complete indifference to human life. Remember, it doesn't matter who you kill, as long as you have High T, right Petey?

Why is the Texas Air National Guard flying over MICHIGAN? Other than intimidation, what possible useful purpose could that serve?

Searching where a license plate went is a legitimate law enforcement activity, if and only if there is an active case they are investigating that requires knowing where that license plate was. Searching for the license of every dark colored SUV within a 10 mile radius of a hit-and-run probably isn't a legitimate law enforcement activity, because people can and have been arrested for false positives. Similar arguments apply to facial recognition... cops are apparently SHOCKED that faces aren't as unique as fingerprints!

Statistically, there is a high correlation between being a college graduate and being a democrat... but don't worry, Trump LOVES the uneducated!

Memorable Quotes

The Greeting: "Howdy-doodly-do, how's it going? I'm Talkie, Talkie Toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion. Talkie's the name, toasting's the game. Anyone like any toast?"

On Purpose: "I am a toaster. It is my raison d'être. I toast, therefore I am."

On Justice: Kryten: "His memory circuits were quite badly damaged in the accident."Talkie Toaster: "That wasn't an accident! It was first-degree toastercide!"

The Persistent Offer: Kryten: "Didn't you hear what I just said?"Talkie Toaster: "Yes, but I thought you might have changed your mind in the meantime."

Parting Words: "Would you like a cheese and ham Breville?"

So the F students become ICE agents?

You hit the nail on the head. Looking up license plates SHOULD requires a WARRANT, signed by a Judge. That would greatly decrease the abuse of the system. Go ahead, try to get a judge to sign off on you tracking your ex's whereabouts, I'll wait...

Isn't any query of the Flock database for a license plate a SEARCH, which as I undestand the Constitution should requires a WARRANT?

It means Iran has severely limited the capacity of the Strait of Hormuz. It's a hostage situation. No one is winning, but the objective isn't to win in the sense of completely closing the Strait, the objective is to create a sufficiently long period of pain that eventually the US and its allies walk away. Christ almighty, force multiplication is hardly a new concept.

There are plenty of places in North America without coverage because there's so little to cover. The Los Vegas metropolitan area has about three million people. So yes, that would be a place with cell phone coverage. By the same token, coverage in states like Montana, particularly in mountainous areas is spotty because, well, there's not a lot of people.

Depends on the terms of their contract. If you believe the summary, then doing anything with the county's data other than serve it to them for the intended purpose is against the terms of their contract, which would make it actionable.

"It's cheaper to pay off all the wrongful death lawsuits than it is to add a $2 part to a Pinto to keep the gas tank from exploding in a rear-end collision." -- Ford executives

They are biding their time until they have robo taxis and won't have to rely on though unreliable humans who keep raping customers any more. Seriously, Uber was temporarily using desperate humans to build an infrastructure which would change very little with non-human drivers.