It feels like only the tech publications have the guts to call these things out nowadays.

I guess they're in a good position for it though, since they're already dealing with the other products of billionaire tech bros that also bankroll the cult regime.

But if the king ordered the strikes, can't he just pardon them afterwards?
Going through all that trouble then feels meaningless.

I'm not ruling out a scenario that has both.

You're right. The country that was once the considered the leader of the free world is descending into a fascist absolute monarchy – but remember that fog from The Simpsons that turned people inside out? We don't have that at least and I don't think people appreciate that enough.

Det er jo ikke så underligt at Hegseth og Trump bliver vrede over udtalelser om at man har pligt til ikke at følge ulovlige ordrer, når de lige har stået og sagt "maximum lethality, not tepid legality". De har specifikt varslet hensigt om at udstede ulovlige ordrer.

They can't say shit like this out of one side of their mouths and speak of peace through strength from the other.
We all know it's theatre, but it's still infuriating.
They could end the war on drugs the same way, by just ceding territory and influence to the cartels, but would they?

Surely not *all* it's forms, right?
Corporate socialism is a load-bearing part of American capitalism.

i think this case is going to be the thing that permanently cements his status as legally untouchable.
It's the final thing that will make people realize, that he spoke the absolute truth when he said he could shoot a person on the street and get away with it.