Not as fucked as they’d be if we did a shutdown and then ended it in exchange for nothing whatsoever.

Now is not the time to criticize Democrats, it’s an election year! I expect you to do all campaigning when it matters least. /s

I hope you weren’t holding fiat currency to appreciate!

You are correct. Under the latest Trump administration the SEC has been focused on deregulation.

The Biden administration had already been allowing p2p crypto under the Howey test. So literally everything Trump has deregulated is scams and insider trading.

Laughs in Nixon

Oh man I’m the other way around, I just want to get on my flight. Last time the body scanner guy tried to ask me why I was opting out, and I told him to go ask on the internet. There’s a severe power imbalance and if he wants to chat about it, then I expect him to decide I said the wrong thing.

Like, I get that most of them just need to pay rent. My issue with it is systemic, not personal. But there are some guys who are just looking for excuses to mess up your day. Why mess with them while I’m vulnerable and they’re getting paid by the hour?

That’s just TSA. I think a much higher percentage of ICE wants to go above and beyond while in costume.