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by arunabha 2y ago
No doubt this is true in this specific case, but does this example extrapolate to the general case? The original point was that given the US government's openly hostile attitude towards immigrants who simply exercised free speech, woul
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by arunabha 2y ago
@dang this post is being ganged up on and flagged like previous posts critical of Elon. There is no evidence that the article or the posting goes against HN guidelines.
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by arunabha 2y ago
If this report is true, then it raises extremely serious questions of conflict of interest and national security. It's possible to argue that Elon as the special advisor to the president needs the unfettered access to all of the US g
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by arunabha 2y ago
Ok, if you want it spelt out, the logic would be something we all learnt in grade school. The only language bullies understand are consequences. Putin annexed part of another sovereign country in 2014 and faced no consequences. He therefore
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by arunabha 2y ago
Recent history from 2014 to 2022?
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by arunabha 2y ago
I think you're trying to impart a political motive where it can be argued that none existed. I understand that your mind is made up, however consider that the whole initial effort by DOGE was clearly poorly planned and resulted in a
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by arunabha 2y ago
It's clear that you hold these positions pretty strongly, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, I am wondering why you felt compelled to post your closely held personal positions from a throwaway account? It minimizes the stat
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by arunabha 2y ago
> we're seeing the death bellows of many large, entrenched bureaucracies right now with DOGE That's one interpretation, sure. I hope you'll concede that another equally valid one is that we're hearing the deliberate
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by arunabha 2y ago
It would be one thing if there was a clear policy and adherence to it. In that case, you could discuss and reason in good faith. However there is no such indication that this decision is based on a considered policy. Trump's supporters
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by arunabha 2y ago
I hear the standard practice is to have the IP of the poem owned by a foreign entity(Ireland is pretty popular) and then for the US entity to pay a royalty of $50 trillion to the foreign entity so that the net revenue in the US is zero. I
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by arunabha 2y ago
There are obviously strong emotions on both sides regarding the actions of the first few weeks of the Trump administration. Whether you believe the goals are worthy or not, one must acknowledge that the manner in which all of this is bein
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by arunabha 2y ago
It would help if you expanded on the rationale for your belief beyond 'it should be so'.
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by arunabha 2y ago
There are obviously strong emotions on both sides regarding the actions of the first few weeks of the Trump administration. Whether you believe the goals are worthy or not, one must acknowledge that the manner in which all of this is bein
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by arunabha 2y ago
You do realize that whataboutisms don't actually prove your point? Implicitly you're saying that what Hillary did was wrong, but now that my guy is doing it, it's ok, since Hillary did it. You can't have it both ways. Yo
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by arunabha 2y ago
Surely the response to the Snowden leaks should not be 'Well, Snowden showed that we have a lot of illegal snopping, so all snooping in the future is also ok'?
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by arunabha 2y ago
> This EO doesn't change the fact that President is held accountable by the judicial branch for following the law. Didn't the judicial branch say that presidents have broad(or near total) immunity for their official acts? Then
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by arunabha 2y ago
I would like to believe(perhaps naively) that the segment of population which genuinely believes in doing away with democracy is pretty small. However, in case such an event comes to pass, what is far more important is the segment which
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by arunabha 2y ago
In general, people are going to interpret this EO with their own lens. Unsurprisingly, reasonable people may disagree on the merits of the EO as a whole. However this part of the EO is pretty concerning > 'The President and the Atto
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by arunabha 2y ago
Setting aside the politics of the issue(which is very polarizing) this is the part which troubled me the most > "Instead, they found themselves on a call with people who wouldn’t say where they worked in government; in a few cases
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by arunabha 2y ago
I'm conflicted on this. On one hand, no one can seriously argue that the healthcare system(esp in the US) is good or even adequate for the edge cases. The process is a lot like navigating tech support where the initial layers are orien
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by arunabha 2y ago
This is clearly a deliberate shock and awe campaign by Trump and his acolytes to cause as much chaos and damage as possible before they encounter resistance. Another objective is to likely bring a case about the constitutionality of the Imp
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by arunabha 2y ago
It's wild to think I'd ever say this, but the next four years will be the stress test of the strength of US institutions against an authoritarian president. If they survive the next four years, they will likely survive pretty much
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by arunabha 2y ago
Additional context: The name(probably) comes from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feluda
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by arunabha 2y ago
I guess time will tell if you're right. I hope you're right, because if not, we are in for very dark times.
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by arunabha 2y ago
Agreed that your grandma is unlikely to access the data directly, however that doesn't imply she is not affected by it's removal. As others have noted, professionals your grandma almost certainly depends upon(doctors for example)
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by arunabha 2y ago
But surely, the answer to 'data can be twisted' is not to remove the data? We have enough of a problem already with wilful misinformation. Having the data is the first step towards a reasonable discussion. Otherwise, you have to r
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by arunabha 2y ago
From the article "These are not shows or entertainment, they are simply political hits, 100% of the time, to me and the Republican Party" I genuinely don't understand this. It's not like he didn't know that media ca
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by arunabha 2y ago
I wish we could say this was unexpected, but to his credit Trump clearly outlined he would do once in office... repeatedly. So, I guess we all need to buckle up for a wild ride :-). The next four years might or might not be good, but they c
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by arunabha 2y ago
From the article. "Meta is cutting roughly 5% of its staff through performance-based terminations and plans to hire new people to fill their roles this year, according to an internal memo sent to all employees." I guess annual lay
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by arunabha 2y ago
Meta Platforms is ending fact-checking and removing restrictions on speech across Facebook and Instagram, a move Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said was an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms. “We’re going to get back to ou

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