halfempty

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[–] halfempty@fedia.io 35 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Importers in the US are not simply going to take the hit from their profits when they pay the tariffs to the US Gov. They will correspondingly increase their prices to mitigate the loss. Thus money is not "pouring into" the country. It's "pouring out-of" the pockets of American consumers.

[–] halfempty@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

I would think that a system could be built to detect and stop AI scraping on a website. Bluesky saying "everybody already does it" is hardly a satisfactory response to users wanting privacy. Especially after many of us went to Bluesky specificaly because they said they would not allow our content to be used in AI.

[–] halfempty@fedia.io 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hard to know what to believe. Without bodycams, I would easily think that the police planted the knife and came up with the story after shooting her and the baby. With no prosecution, there will be no court case to determine if the story is legit.

[–] halfempty@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

I would love to see much closer relations between Canada and the EU, perhaps even a mutual defense agreement.

[–] halfempty@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

A District of Columbia Federal Judge halted the order just hours after Trump declared it.

[–] halfempty@fedia.io 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

A formal declaration of war requires congressional approval, as outlined in Article One, Section Eight of the Constitution.