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  • On the post: Beavers Are Not Moose: Buc-ee’s Sues Competitor Over Cartoon Moose Branding

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 11 Apr, 2026 @ 03:02am

    alternative theory

    The popularity of Buc-ee’s is an indictment on American culture
    My use of them is based on the fact that they have some of the least expensive gasoline along the highway, at least in the peninsula. Also, the sandwiches, at least at the one in St Johns, seem to be pretty good. Also, they win for timing. By the time we are up to that area, we are ready to return some used coffee.

  • On the post: Trump Celebrates Easter By Dropping An F-Bomb, Threatening More War Crimes

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2026 @ 01:43am

    not a sure-fire plan

    attempt to get something to happen on American soil he can use that as an excuse to make that event a “national emergency”
    I do not think that elections were canceled or delayed following Pearl Harbor. The U.S. did, however, respond following the attack. Lesson from Pearl Harbor: bomb someone, they may get angry and strike back. See, for instance, Iran.

  • On the post: Trump Celebrates Easter By Dropping An F-Bomb, Threatening More War Crimes

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 10 Apr, 2026 @ 01:37am

    history lesson

    I wish I didn’t have to think “the president is going to drop a nuke if he doesn’t get his way”. I really do.
    In the past, I do not think that anyone would have been crazy enough to give the real nuclear ``football'' to a senile lunatic. That may no longer be the case.

  • On the post: Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 06 Apr, 2026 @ 12:43am

    may not be good news

    There is some light at the end of the tunnel
    Might be an on-coming coal train with JD Vance as the fireman.

  • On the post: Turns Out That Advertisers Not Wanting To Fund Neo-Nazi-Adjacent Content Isn’t An Antitrust Violation

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 31 Mar, 2026 @ 02:04am

    using correct tense

    explain what GARM [was]
    Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) was a group which tried to help member advertisers direct their ad spend toward things which would not injure their brands.

  • On the post: Judge Boots DOJ Prosecutor From Courtroom, Demands To Know Who’s Actually Calling The Shots

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 30 Mar, 2026 @ 01:27am

    other bad things could happen

    If the fed govt does not get its act together and properly appoint some US attorneys, there may be problems when defendants start demanding speedy trials.

  • On the post: The Government Told Courts It Could Easily Refund Unlawful Tariffs. Now It Says It Can’t.

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2026 @ 12:59am

    no need

    Of course, they never specified an interest rate, did they?
    I think the courts will assume interest at the statutory rate, so there is no need to expressly state this in any order.

  • On the post: Oregon Federal Judge Says ICE’s Warrantless Arrests Are Illegal

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 07 Mar, 2026 @ 05:25am

    standard practice

    Warrantless Arrests are a routine occurrence by all law enforcement agencies across America.
    Yes, in the situation where the officer personally sees a crime being committed, this is common practice even for misdemeanors.

  • On the post: Fuck ICE Says West Virginia Court, Threatening Fines And Contempt Charges

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 05 Mar, 2026 @ 07:40pm

    maybe, kinda, sorta

    Finally: consequences!
    Not as such. This is more in the nature of threatened consequences, depending on further proceedings.

  • On the post: The DOJ ‘Forgot’ To Mention The Law Restricting Searches Of Journalists. The Judge Is Not Happy

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 02 Mar, 2026 @ 06:21am

    vast body

    Aren’t judges supposed to know the law? At least more about it than the average schnook on the street?
    Actually ``knowing the law'' is at best impossible. Consider, if you will, a little one-person lawyer shop for practice in one state. The relevant case law takes up over a dozen 8-foot shelves, with the state annotated statutes taking up another. Obviously this ignores Federal law, have you ever seen a set of Federal annotated statutes? Or even a set of PDFs of the bare statutes? Pretty amazing, but the case references would probably cause the building to sink into the earth. Know the law? Impossible. Generally the lawyer's job is to find the law and point it out to the judge.

  • On the post: MAHA People Are Mad At RFK Jr. And For Good Reason As He Reverses Stance On Glyphosate

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 25 Feb, 2026 @ 04:13am

    patents expire

    They have been flogging ``roundup ready'' for years, surely the patents will expire. In the mean time they really abuse those patents. For instance, of pollen from a ``roundup ready'' field drifts across the road to a normal farmer's field, the normal farmer cannot legally replant his crops next year because they are contaminated with GMO genes.

  • On the post: MN Police Chief Intervenes To Free A US Citizen Arrested By Federal Officers

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 04 Feb, 2026 @ 04:41am

    bill of rights makes not much distinction at all

    What legal distinction should exist between and citizen and a noncitizen?
    The Bill of Rights does not make any such distinction on its face. There are mentions of the ``rights of the people'' which should be protected. It was understood at the time that people referred to white land-owning males, but that was not generally in the text. It has since been argued that the definion of ``people'' should be expanded to include women and persons who were not white or who did not own land. Citizenship has not historically been included implicitly as a barrier to personhood. US 1st Amendment provides prohibitions to congress and refers to the ``right of the people to peaceably assembly and to petition''. US 2nd Amendment provides for the ``right of the people'' to have weapons. US 3rd Amendment does require land ownership, in that the consent of the owner is required or else the government may not quarter soldiers in their houses. US 4th Amendment refers to the ``right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures''. Nothing in there distinguishes rented houses from owned houses. US 5th Amendment contains implicit ownership requirement in ``nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation'', though that is not a land ownership requirement in that personalty may also be taken for public use. None of the others have citizenship requirements, either. (yes, preview w/o javascript is still broken in the [not-so-]new techdirt platform)

  • On the post: Speak Its Name: Yes, This Is Naziism

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2026 @ 11:51am

    not yet closed

    They have not yet closed it. However, conditions there are reportedly not at all stiflingly hot. News reports say that night-time temperatures are below 40 degrees, but inmates are not furnished with warm clothing.

  • On the post: Speak Its Name: Yes, This Is Naziism

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2026 @ 11:43am

    details required

    America should have learned, and established clear-cut laws against hate speech. But we didn’t.
    Who gets to decide what is ``hate speech''? I am fairly sure I would not trust the present congress. I sure as taxes would not trust our state legislature. City-by-city and county-by-county regulation is impractical. Can you give me a clear definition of what should be banned? Because right now saying ``Thaw ICE'' would qualify as hate speech or domestic terrorism according to the present administration.

  • On the post: Speak Its Name: Yes, This Is Naziism

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 01 Feb, 2026 @ 06:46am

    be patient

    That we have not (yet) set up an Auschwitz-Birkenau, replete with crematoria
    How certain are we of that?
    Well, at least at ``alligator alcatraz'', they have not set up crematoria. Largely because there is no place to put them. On the other hand, it seems to be a grossly unsanitary concentration camp, and most likely they will eventually need to dispose of the victims' bodies, so it may be coming soon. Your milage may vary with the next airplane which needs to make an emergency landing in So Fla. The old name for the facility was the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.

  • On the post: Prosecutors Flee DOJ After Being Told To Investigate The Murdered Woman, Not The Murderer

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2026 @ 05:43am

    new technology

    The agent had internal bleeding. Was very definitely hit.
    Yes, by an invisible vehicle that was able to get around Good's vehicle as it was turning away from the ICE goon. Those invisible vehicles are a great new technology for hitting people.
    And you’re blocking comments, MM.
    Worse, the ``blocking'' is failing miserably. Someone should file a bug report.

  • On the post: Prosecutors Flee DOJ After Being Told To Investigate The Murdered Woman, Not The Murderer

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2026 @ 05:39am

    federalism

    And [daycare fraud investigations] were ignored, MN politicians actively killed investigations
    Ahem, no. Minnesota pols do not get to kill Federal investigations.

  • On the post: Prosecutors Flee DOJ After Being Told To Investigate The Murdered Woman, Not The Murderer

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2026 @ 05:36am

    labor-saving device

    running off to likely crank out more disgusting CSAM garbage on ExTwitter
    Such effort is no longer necessary. There is a bot available through Twitter which can generate the material for you. I have read that some countries are taking exception. They are either regulating or contemplating regulation of Twitter or of the bot, but so far as I know it is still in service.

  • On the post: Prosecutors Flee DOJ After Being Told To Investigate The Murdered Woman, Not The Murderer

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 15 Jan, 2026 @ 05:31am

    new method of incurring injury

    He wasn’t just hit, he was hit hard
    And not just hit hard, but hit hard by an invisible vehicle that was able to get around the visible vehicle that avoided him entirely by steering in the opposite direction. Those invisible vehicles are the worst!

  • On the post: Following Murder Of Renee Good By ICE Officers, ICE Blocks Congressional Reps From Its Detention Facility

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 13 Jan, 2026 @ 12:14am

    your milage may vary

    Landlords cannot do any “unannounced inspections”: they indeed are constrained to either being invited or giving due notice because of concrete reasons for any inspection
    This is not the law in every state, though it may be the law in the state of the earlier commenter (David). A person in doubt as to his rights in his state may wish to review his state's LL/Tenant act and/or consult an attorney who does that sort of thing.

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