it would be, but they are the minority party in the federal legislature. They can't do the things you're suggesting on their own. Obstructionism is the best course of action. You're asking for things they literally can't do, instead of things they choose not to like normal.

FAA is run by the executive branch. They are subject to laws that have to pass the republican legislature. Not a reasonable option at this point unless republicans start to turn on musk.

Those who could craft or enforce laws against musk right now are the states. If a state could charge musk with a crime and arrest him for it it could stick. The presidential pardon only extends to federal crimes.

"niche market," is a way of saying they made a bad product few want.

pickup trucks are hardly a niche product especially in the us

I can see the post here from the link from this comment. But not on my user account, nor on 196.... wait.... I have NSFW hidden so that's what happened. lol ok

I can't believe it dropped 20% over.... ooops I had the chart upside down my mistake

The listed indices dropped an amount within the standard range that they regularly fluctuate. The dow is still up from where it was on january 1st. The same can be said for nasdaq and the s&p. Stocks are continuing to trend upward unabated, but they do wiggle as they do so.

Don't ever trust the news when they say the market "plummets." They use that term incredibly misleadingly. The lines on the charts wiggle constantly. When something bad happens some hack news sites will find a minor downward wiggle near the same time and they'll claim causation and pretend that something significant happened to the markets, to drive clicks to their website.

The fact that most of the comments are taking the headline at face value is not a good sign.

I tried at it appeared to not have been posted and not post so I tried again. If it was rulebraking and deleted or something I can't find a notification of it anywhere. I don't know what's happening.

Introduced in 2023, sent to committee in 2023, would take effect at the end of 2023.

I don't think this specific bill is going to go anywhere.

That is pretty normal. Skin was the first noticeable change for me.

What surprised me most in the first month was how similar everything felt. Your body has no way to consciously perceive your hormone levels directly. You will notice the effects. Skin and mood are often the first.

You're not imagining things The E is working! Congrats on getting started!

expecting activism from the party is a fools errand. That is not a thing the democratic party would consider, nor is it the role of political parties in most countries.

We need to do the activism. We need to pressure governments and individuals to do the right things, and make it more difficult to do the wrong things. That is our power. You cannot rely on someone else or some organization to do it for you.

I thought I was a man for most of my life and I've only ever heard a man refer to another male's upper chest as a breast, in a non-insulting way one time.

It was Mark Twain in some book. It sounded weird and antiquated to my ear like a lot of the language his books.

Its not common in the modern american english I have encountered. You should speak how you want, but I wouldn't recommend it. Not because it would clock you, but because there are plenty of insecure men out there who might take offense to it.

edit: third time trying to rewrite the first sentence probably got it right this time.

Training includes first aid and other emergency care. Any circumstances requiring armed resistance also requires medical supplies and knowledge.

If you are unwilling or unable to arm yourself, its the best alternative.

Its worth remembering that ICE continues to exist even when republicans are not in the white house.

You can and should oppose ICE all the time. Less deportations happen when people resist. Direct action is more effective than voting. The work doesn't stop when your pick is in the office.

The helicopter was flying at 300-400 feet. The buildings to the southeast are shorter than that. Those areas are 3-4 story sparse developments not highrises. The plane was above and descending. It would be seen against the night sky. There would be no buildings near where the helicopter would be looking for the plane.

Landing approaches are started from specific navaids. This plane was not off course because it was given a different arrival route than expected.

The airspace around DC is some of the most restricted in the world. Routes into the national airport are very tight with little allowance for error. Most of the routes come in over the river to avoid overflying government buildings, and the involved plane had a sharp left final over the river. The plane may have turned when the helicopter wasn't expecting it.

This is all speculation. Investigations into things like this are thorough. It is far to early to assign blame to anyone involved.

I always carry an emergency activism brick in my purse. :3

How about just eliminate pronouns altogether. Don't see any reason are such an essential part of language. Just don't use pronouns at all. Why can't all just agree to? 's not like are even nessecary.

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TCAS is a transponder based system. Warnings are suppressed at low altitude by design, and city lights do not interfere with it.

Runways get changed all the time for many reasons. Every runway at washington national is in a different direction, it would be a different approach entirely and not a last minute change. There is no evidence that the plane flew the approach wrong. There is ADS-B data for the full flight. Anyone can check the plane's actual flighpath.

Pilots can refuse ATC orders that are unsafe. The approach they were originally planning would have crossed the river and had the same risk of traffic.

The helicopter pilot seeing the wrong plane is a likely explanation. There were other planes in the area. The controller warned of the traffic. The pilot confirmed having the plane in sight.

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That's a stretch too far sadly. Hopefully someday I can move to Germany, but not yet.

It seems that way to me too. Bum is the more common british term, and butt is much more american. Perhaps these two facts are related somehow.

Not a coincidence! Trans girl's gotta find a good name somewhere. Can't think of anyone better to name myself after.

From information on flightradar24's article, the collision happened at around 300-400 ft. Those altitudes are too low for TCAS to issue alerts. The Black Hawk had a transponder broadcasting with mode S, so it would be visible to TCAS and the tower, but it was not broadcasting ADS-B, which would let you see it on most flight tracking websites.

The jet would have received an audible TCAS alert if this happened at a higher altitude.

the bum is fat below your sit bones. It's there to be comfy for when you sit on things. Bigger butt means more comfortable sitting.

I mean this in the least sexual possible way. Big butts are great!

But yeah many people are weirdly into sex and that makes me uncomfortable too.