FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations

Post by joquarky » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC

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This is the real danger of religion. When you train people from birth to turn off their brains and submit to authority without question, this is what happens.

Not quite. Religion, when taught properly, can serve as an innoculant against corrupt states, as it ingrains a kernel of understanding that man, and all his works are flawed, falling short of the perfection only attainable by the divine. There is always something higher worth maintaining loyalty toward. Like most things though, practicing that doesn't make you super popular with "leaders of worship" who wield their p…

Post by joquarky » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC

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Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them. Barry Goldwater He had a few more pertinent quo…

Correction: you cannot have a debate with people who have set up their politics as a God. In the scriptures God is depicted as someone who sometimes is willing to have a debate, and reason with people, of course not to learn anything, but to explain why things are (or must be) the way they are. In some instances, God is even depicted as willing to listen to man and do things he otherwise would not have done, so long…

Post by wtfwhateven » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC

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But they also said the president can’t be punished for doing illegal things, so what difference does it make?

That’s not what they ruled.

Post by wtfwhateven » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC

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Ordering violence orchestrated by the military is a core constitutional power. It's called being "commander-in-chief" of the armed forces. The ruling makes it very clear that core constitutional powers have conclusive and preclusive (absolute) immunity. Other official acts have presumptive immunity. In all cases, the motive is above question. If Trump has a fight with Melania, he can order the CIA to rendition and di…

> Ordering violence orchestrated by the military is a core constitutional power. It's called being "commander-in-chief" of the armed forces. Incorrect. The commander in chief, same as all military officers, has the authority to issue lawful orders to the chain of command below him. He does not have the authority to issue unlawful orders, and if he does, his subordinates have the legal obligation to disobey them. The…

Post by jacquesm » Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC

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I'm flying very experimental drones (~1 Kg only so not super heavy, but still, you don't want one to land on your head) in an urban environment so I really care a lot about keeping things safe and within my yard. This seems like it was the easiest way to get really hard safety guarantees. That thing is going nowhere further than the length of the tether. Building drones is fun, there is a ton to learn and the constra…

Thank you so much for sharing this excellent resource. I'm watching this youtube video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlD0C5CrWcA ) and he apparently built this out to support his Master's research at the University of Maryland, where I went to school for undergrad. The long arm of the DMV no-fly zone is no joke!