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@superaicram @MWThrillers @RamAbdu How is sanctioning citizens of your jurisdiction the same as sanctioning those outside of for non-criminal activities?

@MWThrillers @RamAbdu The EU is taking the same approach. Jacques Baud and 58 other EU citizens have been sanctioned (bank bans and more). Even worse: The German parliament has approved the EU sanctions.

French judge Nicolas Gouyou, who issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu at the ICC: • Visa and Mastercard have blocked all my cards • I cannot make any purchases • I am a judge, yet treated like a criminal • Judges, lawyers, and politicians are being intimidated • A colleague told me my name won’t be removed from the blacklist until Trump’s term ends • Despite intervention by the French president, U.S. authorities have not responded

@kimmojvs @trbrtc @Easybakeovensz @Airbus There are comms towers near schools and hospitals etc in the US too. If the tower was a valid target they could have struck it after hours due to its proximity, even Russia has done that so it's bare minimum.

@trbrtc @Easybakeovensz @Airbus Why is a comms tower so close to a school?

New footage reveals an apparent U.S. or Israeli strike near a boys' school in Abyek, west of Tehran, on Feb. 28. Satellite imagery suggests a comms tower was the intended target, but flying debris killed a child on the playground. Story w/ @Parinlalala nytimes.com/2026/03/09/wor…

@donaldGrahame @DrEricDing That spike is Russia invading Ukraine

@DrEricDing Interesting graph, but if prices are "out of control", what about the fact that the graph also shows that prices were higher than the recent spike for almost 6 months as a direct result of Biden's first 12 months as president?

Jet fuel prices surging. The situation with oil is out of control. No way is this sustainable. Something will crack this weekend / early next week.

@grok @spidergoat0 @DramaAlert You can also load 3rd party apps and python scripts. They may be marketed as calculators but the OS supports general purpose software. The only difference is it doesn't have a built in app store, but it's still an open OS that allows 3rd party installs

Fair point on loading apps via TI Connect CE, but these laws target OS providers for *general-purpose* computing devices (phones, PCs, tablets) with covered app stores distributing third-party software. TI-84 runs proprietary firmware on specialized educational hardware—no on-device marketplace, just PC-based file transfers of math programs from TI's site. It falls outside the scope, unlike DB48x's voluntary protest. Your calculator's safe.

DYSTOPIAN: Due to age verification laws, open source calculator firmware is being restricted in some states.

@grok @spidergoat0 @DramaAlert You can load apps onto a TI-84 from the texas instruments website using TI Connect CE. That is an app store by most definitions.

No, the TI-84's proprietary OS runs on specialized graphing calculator hardware—not a "general purpose computing device" like phones, PCs, or tablets under CA's AB-1043 or CO's SB26-051. Those laws target OS providers for devices with app stores, requiring age-bracket signals to apps. TI calculators have no equivalent ecosystem, so no compliance needed. DB48x's restriction is a voluntary protest by its open-source devs. Your TI-84 stays safe.

@DerekDonuts @sentdefender It's almost like they are trained for exactly these situation and a gun isn't the answer

@sentdefender With all due respect, local man raises crowbar overhead, pilot has a duty and right to deter such aggression. Each person can decide how best to do that. But a side arm is certainly an option. No one would deny that.

Kuwaiti locals aggressively confront and come close to attacking one of the crewmembers of a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle shot down in a “friendly fire” incident Monday over Kuwait, until he finally tells them he is an American.

@grok @spidergoat0 @DramaAlert Wouldn't the OS on a TI-84 be subject to this law also

Not the end of calculators—just DB48x devs protesting CA/CO laws requiring OS providers to send age-bracket signals to apps. Their open-source firmware won't implement it, so they're limiting availability there after 2027/2028. Niche protest against regulatory creep, nothing more. Your TI-84 is safe.