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FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations

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Post by themafia »

abeyer wrote: post #171
themafia wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don't mind being labeled a terrorist. You should. It's not meant for your vanity and it represents and extreme overreach by the government. It doesn't make you "cool." > But you couldn't pay me to go there. Of course we could. Aside from that this mentality always shocks me. There are more civilians in the US than government agents. What were you expecting when you got here? It's madness.. > One man's terrorist..…

> Perhaps a more civilized approach is called for? It certainly is, but one side doesn't seem to think so.

The "other side" says the same thing.

I think you're both being manipulated by cynical people who have extensive access to the media that you do not.

Seems far more likely, no?

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Post by squigz »

dmitrygr wrote: post #175
squigz wrote: post #167

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What about SEAMS, mentioned here? https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/where_can_i_fly/airs...

iirc, it is not considered official data, so if it makes a mistake and you violate a TFR, YOU are on the hook.

Reading up on this more, it seems to be based on stadium/venue capacity, which means any possible TFRs are at a limited number of areas for very specific series, for which there is data available [1]

The TFR in TFA appears to be much more ambiguous than this. I'm not sure they're really comparable.

https://adds-faa.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/faa::stadiums/...

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Post by ceejayoz »

fragmede wrote: post #180
Shivatron wrote: post #177

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It seems extremely relevant. Your argument suggests the president need only appoint a subordinate who will themselves give the desired illegal order without the president's public command. In the unlikely event the subordinate is called to account, the president can simply pardon them. This is certainly not a hypothetical "parade of horribles", since Trump has already pardoned military officers convicted of war crime…

War crimes sounds scary as a whole mess of badness, but which one is kind of material. Eg Obama's drone strikes and CIA torture likely count as war crimes, though no court has actually tried him for them, so it's hard to get worked up about Navy Seals (whos job it is to go into war zones and do war-type things) having generically having committed war crimes. Did they rape women and babies, or did they shoot the wrong…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gallagher_(Navy_SEAL)

> Gallagher was the subject of a number of reports from fellow SEAL team members, stating that his actions were not in keeping with the rules of war, but these reports were dismissed by the SEAL command structure.

> Other snipers said they witnessed Gallagher taking at least two militarily pointless shots, shooting and killing an unarmed elderly man in a white robe as well as a young girl walking with other girls.

Murdered a prisoner, and was shitty enough his fellow SEALs were uncomfortable enough to complain. Pardoned eventually, by Trump.

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Post by arthurcolle »

jacquesm wrote: post #96
arthurcolle wrote: post #81

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Since them I've acquired a 3D printer, so I've increased the surface area of expensive things I can break. If I can ever figure out how to repurpose some of these electronics maybe for some kind of AI robot (yes, the gimbal + camera optics are so nice, it feels like a sci fi eyeball from 2037!) I will be back in business. Some people sell exploits to "jailbreaks DJI drone firmware but with current US admin I don't th…

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!

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Post by expedition32 »

dayofthedaleks wrote: post #4

Bubble of protection is 3000 feet laterally and 1000 feet vertically. From the article: “Unlike traditional Temporary Flight Restrictions, the NOTAM does not provide geographic coordinates, activation times, or public notification when the restriction is in effect near a specific location. Instead, the restricted airspace moves with DHS assets, meaning the no-fly zone can appear wherever ICE or other DHS units operat…

Even if you won't actually be sentenced you'll still spend a couple of days in jail.

This creates a chilling effect for normal people who don't want to become professional activists.

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Post by expedition32 »

derektank wrote: post #114
lotsofpulp wrote: post #105

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

They made that ruling while Biden was president. It seems hard to call that an example of rubber stamping for an administration that did not exist yet. John Roberts and other conservative members of the court do have an ideological commitment to the Unitary Executive Theory of the presidency (foolishly, in my view) but this has the potential to benefit both Democratic and Republican presidents.

This is all highly commical considering the US has black bagged a foreign president.

That is going to be the court case of the century by the way. Maduro will have lawyers begging to represent him. It will be America on trial and I'm looking forward to the Trump administration absolutely bungling it.

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Post by Starman_Jones »

terminalshort wrote: post #144
fzeroracer wrote: post #127

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> Unless ordering assassinations and launching a coup are "core constitutional powers" of the president, then no the ruling does not give him immunity for that. Just to be clear: you are disagreeing with a dissenting Supreme Court justice on how much the law protects the president. Are you a lawyer? Do you know more about how much the law binds the president than the literal office that has the final say on the law?

Are you disagreeing with all 6 concurring Supreme Court justices on much the law protects the president? Are you a lawyer? Do you know more about how much the law binds the president than the literal office that has the final say on the law? See how stupid that argument is?

No, they aren't, because the concurring justices have not said that those acts are not covered. All we have is what the majority wow, which notably did not include any exceptions

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Post by refulgentis »

terminalshort wrote: post #150
refulgentis wrote: post #145

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You’re a student of history, thus I think you understand how “commander in chief of the armed forces” is a constitutional duty without needing further explanation of why. I think you intended to communicate the Supreme Court would balk at it happening. Yes. Much like Kavanaugh balking at ethnicity-based stops after allowing language + skin color based stops. By then, it’s too late.

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The decision explicitly says anything you do is de facto legal.

I won't talk down to you like you talked down to me. I will continue to talk up to you, if neutral in this comment. What you said was unnecessary.

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Post by acdha »

atonse wrote: post #146
penultimatename wrote: post #121

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This is literally backed by data. 21 out of 25 emergency docker cases taken up with the Supreme Court were ruled in the Trump administration’s favor. Only one of the cases against the administration was unanimous. At the appellate level, Trump appointed judges vote in favor of his policies at a substantially higher rate than any previous president at 92% of cases. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/01/looking-back-at-20…

Is there a reason you’re only choosing the emergency docket in your sample size though?

The emergency docket is a preferred method for blatant partisanship because it lets them immediately prevent lower courts from stopping the administration but doesn’t require them to set a binding precedent or even explain the ruling. If it looks like they might be losing power, suddenly those “emergency” decisions which were subsequently back-burnered can be dropped to prevent a Democrat from using the same powers.

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Post by mindslight »

gcanyon wrote: post #163
killingtime74 wrote: post #16

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What if you're already flying when they enter your vicinity. It's pretty easy to do in a city. Also they may not announce themselves until you're already violating or even after when they charge you

I think that's the point.

One more line of bullshit they can shamelessly trot out after they summarily execute someone. "The suspect approached the members of our protected class with a gun and a phone. Our brave and heroic gravy seals had a reasonable belief that the phone was being used to control a drone that had been following them all day, obstructing federal law enforcement from being able to operate in secret. The subject didn't obey the lawful order to shoot himself with his own gun, so our brave agents were forced to shoot him ten times in the back and send his family a bill for the bullets. We fully stand behind their actions helping keep us all safe from the woke"

(who am I kidding, even my fake statement is too coherent for this clown car of fascists)

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