Elmer Braatz

There are 42 states that hold bartenders accountable if the customers they over serve kill someone but 0 states that hold Judges accountable if the criminals they release kill someone. Insane.

Master thread on the 2015-2022 closure of the Internet, the process by which every major Internet platform went from broadly open with a few basic guidelines to strict narrative enforcement, often with the collaboration of govts and outsourcing moderation power to NGOs.

And nah, didn't just randomly make this up, there is a lot of precedence for it. Here is the $SPX, also at the 40 RSI level from which we bounced at the last 4 bottoms- prior to that when we breached it it was the 2008 crash which was our last major correction (higher degree).

Firefighter Michael Altman passed away in the line of duty after battling a fire in Rogers Park. Our hearts are with his family and the CFD as we grieve the loss of this hero. I’ve ordered our flags to fly at half-staff in his honor. May his memory be a blessing.

UPDATE: I’m really struggling to call what happens next On one hand, Trump needs an off-ramp to limit the global economic damage and growing domestic political pressure Iran would also like this war to end before more cities are leveled and more leaders are killed On the other hand, Iran is doing surprisingly well controlling the Strait, striking the Gulf and Israel, and selling oil for more than twice the price than before the war, making a killing And on the American side, troops are heading to the region for what increasingly looks like a ground operation to control Hormuz Negotiations are the most promising development since February 28th. But Iran's warnings to Gulf nations against supporting any ground operation, combined with maximalist demands from both sides, make a deal unlikely in the short term