Hard to argue he’s not a public figure already.

Gertz v Welsh: He probably is an individual who has “…assumed roles of especial prominence in the affairs of society. Some occupy positions of such persuasive power and influence that they are deemed public figures for all purposes. More commonly, those classed as public figures have thrust themselves to the forefront of particular public controversies in order to influence the resolution of the issues involved. In either event, they invite attention and comment.”

Not gonna check if that’s still good law. Westlaw, you are dead to me.

I actually survey them and assign extra homework to the kids without internet. Finding access helps them learn to bootstrap better.

If “my” candidate wanted to do it, I’d seriously reconsider their fitness for office.

Just change every “X of Y” to “X of America.”

Then we’ll change the X, also to “America.”

It’s enough of an equity issue that I don’t assign homework.

I always heard it “…as long as a liberal had to smell it.”

There are still some out there, but so many businesses prioritize turnover to raise profits that it can be difficult to have a place to just hang out with friends.

“Your emotional and mental reality is less important than my physical appreciation/judgement of you.”

Referenced in a lower comment, but that loss of a meet and hangout place is often called a “third place,” as opposed to work or home. The show Cheers is a depiction of a third place in that it’s a place where “everybody knows your name” and the norm is staying and chatting, not spending a few bucks and running out.

There are some interesting suppositions about how this loneliness became more and more endemic with the decline in bowling leagues. People, men in particular, just have fewer regular hangout activities and so get more and more lonely. Things like bowling leagues, lodges, and the corner bar all were meeting spots to socialize and they have declined or morphed over the years, losing their original social role.

Yeah. Maybe solar? But it’s energy intensive. I sort of imagined these hypothetical folks were very wealthy and could afford tenders and the like to bring them food and fuel.

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There was a video of a system like that for Chinese taxis making the rounds not too long ago.

Would be sweet.

Fast swapping batteries is probably the distance racing solution.

Never connect to wifi. Don’t agree to the ToS. It can’t connect to your network via hdmi.

We have a PiHole running and the TV makes constant attempts to connect to home-base.