This brings to mind the milliHelen, the unit of force needed to launch a ship.

I prefer "P, as in phone." Also "A as in aye, B as in bee, C as in cede, E as in eye," and so on. I'm still missing a few letters from my devil's alphabet. D, F, I, L, M, N, R, T, U, V, X, and Z. Rather pleased with Gee, Heir, Jay, Kay, Owe, Queue, Seas, and You, though.

Key: One "could watch his positions take shape from one rally to the next—an offhand comment that got a strong reaction would become a talking point at the next rally, and then a core part of his pitch. And he took notice when the crowd got bored, pivoting to the lines that would fire them back up."

Ironically the "ruling stems from a series of machinations that Mr. Trump undertook earlier ... based in part on the decision by another federal judge, Aileen M. Cannon, to dismiss an indictment against Mr. Trump over concerns about the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel in that case."

Beat me to it

By all means, yes

Ironically the "ruling stems from a series of machinations that Mr. Trump undertook earlier ... based in part on the decision by another federal judge, Aileen M. Cannon, to dismiss an indictment against Mr. Trump over concerns about the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel in that case."

Ironically the "ruling stems from a series of machinations that Mr. Trump undertook earlier ... based in part on the decision by another federal judge, Aileen M. Cannon, to dismiss an indictment against Mr. Trump over concerns about the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel in that case."

Ironically the "ruling stems from a series of machinations that Mr. Trump undertook earlier ... based in part on the decision by another federal judge, Aileen M. Cannon, to dismiss an indictment against Mr. Trump over concerns about the appointment of Jack Smith as special counsel in that case."

Sort of.
For “manifestly unlawful” orders, the legal duty is to disobey is to refuse to obey. Where things are less clear is for lower down the command chain and less obviously illegal orders.
Excellent explainer in this piece by David French (former JAG).
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LLMs like ChatGPT should be thought of as tools. It's a bad idea to use a hammer to install a screw, but hammers *are* useful for driving nails. Also when using a LLM, check the work before submitting it. To extend the tool metaphor, measure twice, cut once.
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My first name is Marc.
So I've had more than a few instances of someone opening with "Question, Marc" to which I reply "Exclamation point!"

My first name is Marc.
So I've had more than a few instances of someone opening with "Question, Marc" to which I reply "Exclamation point!"

I much prefer this president’s method of dealing with criticism over the current belching-emperor thumb up, thumb down, “Off with their head if they displease me,” iron fist, thin skin, snowflake, wittle pouty baby dictator’s bullshit.

"Prosecutors almost never go in front of grand juries without obtaining indictments because they are in control of the information grand jurors hear and defendants are not allowed to have their lawyers in the room as evidence is presented."
Also, per @harrylitman.bsky.social
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