To be clear, DC is a federal territory, not a state, so it doesn’t matter who their highest local elected official is. The only official with pardon power in federal territory is POTUS.
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- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Is there a limit on presidential pardons in the US?English2·14 days ago
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•What metaphors have people forgot were ever metaphors?English3·2 months ago
Flagship. The flagship is the ship that leads the fleet, but people use it to describe quality. When Nothing launched their first phone, it was a flagship because it was their only ship, but people argued it wasn’t a flagship because it didn’t use Qualcomm’s flagship chipset. People continue to refer to all of Apple’s newest numbered iPhone models as flagships, and recently looped the 16e into that group, but the Pro line is obviously the flagship line. The other models are other ships in the fleet.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Gun store employees, do you have any interesring stories from work?English9·2 months ago
Not an employee, but I was part of an accounting project for a firearms manufacturer at their local shipping and repair facility, and the repair guys would use the hallway for sight alignment, so we’d sometimes step into the hall and see a rifle pointed our way. No ammo was allowed on-site, so it was safe, but it was still unnerving for the first few weeks. Now I fear my response to seeing a rifle pointed my way will be to politely step aside and wait.
Just to be clear, we pay the cost of tariffs on imports.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldto[moved to piefed] movies@lemm.ee•Studios are making money off of fake AI trailers on YouTubeEnglish3·2 months ago
AI and operator cannot hold copyright to AI produced material, but that does not mean running copyright-protected material through AI removes the original copyright.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL about Clarke's three laws, the most famous of which is the third: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.English61·3 months ago
The Grey’s Law variant, “Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice,” is how I interpret our current reality.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoApple@lemmy.world•Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android usersEnglish1·3 months ago
China’s mandate pushed GSMA to adopt the RCS Universal Profile as part of the 5G standard. Thus, Apple and every other phone maker needs to support RCS everywhere to be 5G compliant.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Aliens arrive on Earth like Columbus set on the Carribean. What do you think they call it?English8·3 months ago
Translated to English, probably “Name-of-Star” 3, as in 3rd planet from our star, same system as Star Trek. The key difference is Columbus had no idea where he was going, and aliens have to know exactly where they’re going. Can’t shoot into space and find a planet by accident.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoMildly Interesting@lemmy.world•The waveform of a whip sound mildly resembles a whipEnglish43·4 months ago
Analog audio is analogous.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Whats the most rewatchable TV series of all time?English2·4 months ago
Came here for this. Was not disappointed.
Don’t break it. Switch to kombucha. Synergy raw kombucha is 60 calories per ~450mL. Fizz is from fermentation, which gives it a little bit of alcohol but with a lot of probiotics that are good for your gut biome. I keep that and flavored carbonated water in rotation, along with plenty of filtered water.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Trump enrages Christian MAGA by naming ‘heretic’ pastor to White HouseEnglish691·4 months ago
“…viewed by many evangelicals as a “heretic” who exploits faith for profit.” — They are so close to figuring this out, yet so far.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoApple@lemmy.world•Apple’s New ‘Game Changer’ iPhone Update Brings Starlink Satellite AccessEnglish4·4 months ago
If you’re not on T-Mobile, don’t worry about it. T-Mobile has the deal with Starlink, not Apple.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Whats the cheapest way to get across an ocean by a ship, and how?English1315·4 months ago
Join the US Navy. They’ll pay you to cross an ocean on a ship and pay for your college tuition.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtopolitics @lemmy.world•Trump making an example of disloyal ex-allies as a warning to his new crew: reportEnglish75·5 months ago
Yeah, it’s weird to call this a “warning” after he already sent a mob after Pence, and then pardoned the entire mob. Seems like we’re well past warnings at this point.
The plural of elemelon should be elemenōpē.
I don’t see nothing wrong with a little bump and grind.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Don't you go dysentery, he will throw handsEnglish23·5 months ago
No, that’s Bruce’s replacement.
- Sumocat@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Elon Musk reportedly set to have office space in the White House complexEnglish33·5 months ago
Will the space be oval?
Because Star Wars day sounds better when you say “May the Fourth be with you”. That said, I could be convinced to switch to Yoda-style “With you, the Fourth May be”.