No, but there’s an amendment that says you don’t need such an amendment:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

We really are obsessed with replicating any and all sci-fi cautionary tales, aren’t we?

If Dolly Parton is politely asking you to stop being a shit, you’re a 100% certified shit.

Recent article that explains why the US Marshals would be a useful landmark:

Here’s One Big Way You’ll Know if We’re in a Presidential Dictatorship

The fundamental weakness of courts is that their orders have force only if people, including government officials, obey them.

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[T]he increased procedural complexity of criminal contempt proceedings combined with the specter of presidential pardons renders criminal contempt an improbable recourse for the judiciary.

That leaves civil contempt, which, as noted, authorizes the imposition of fines, imprisonment, or both to compel compliance with judicial orders.

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[T]he primary traditional function of the U.S. Marshals Service is to act as the enforcement arm of the courts.

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Should the attorney general order the marshals and BOP not to enforce a judicial contempt order against an administration official, that would be an open repudiation of the rule of law and a plain declaration of presidential dictatorship.

US equivalent of DMA when?

Say what you will about Germany’s fascist takeover, but at least the Nazis had a sense of style.

Hubris. Musk is the kinda guy who thinks a plan is genius simply because it’s unconventional. He’s kinda been proven right so far, because he has never been allowed to fully fail.

He is now on the highest wire he’s ever been on, with no safety net, and no awareness of how often he’s needed one.

Professionally argues in favor of treating immigrants like vermin

Personally believes in treating immigrants like vermin

shocked-pikachu-face

I wonder: Has this happened with anything else?

Where an older generation struggled to understand at all, a middle generation adapted to it early enough to witness all of the quirks, and then a later generation was born into an already-smoothed out system — and they all lived simultaneously?

Seems like a uniquely modern thing, but then again agriculture and clothing and currency have all had periods of rapid change in the past.

Like were there Generation F dudes out there like “omg we’re the only ones who understand knitting frames smh”?

Cuz mass storage was a quirky extra, not something essential to your system, like your A: floppy drive was.

Bob’s Burgers

I like how every single character is incredibly weird in at least one way, but their weirdness is usually a source of joy and hardly ever used as the butt of a joke.

Gotta zoom in to see Mt. Ev

Shorthand that works anywhere: sudo !!

Reflecting on my previous experience with Reddit, Lemmy passes this test with flying colors.

On Reddit, I felt like I was gasping for air while being trampled by an army of trolls and dodging endless sponsored/astroturfed content. Lemmy feels like everyone is genuine. We might not all agree on the details, but I feel like we share 99% of the same basic moral framework and we’re trying to be good.

I do worry that it’s just because of its niche status and the barriers to entry. If Lemmy really pops off, it might be like the September that never ended.

Yup. They’re all dangerous monsters.

IMO, it doesn’t even matter who’s worse, cuz they’re all bad enough they should all be subject to aggressive regulation with the goal of establishing safe interop off-ramps for people to stop using the services or at least use more trustworthy clients.

In my estimation, TikTok is worse, but that’s not even what the ban is about. It’s because China is spying instead of the US. That’s not a reason to defend TikTok though, or to oppose the government’s decision — cuz they were accidentally right, for the wrong reason.

I mean, if that’s the question you want answered…

X uses a native browser controller when you open a link, so the app can’t see what you do in there.

Whereas TikTok uses a managed webview… which they have been caught injecting keyloggers into.

Back in the olden days, we called this a cross-site scripting attack.