Their machine spirits scream in agony each time their aging hands are forced into new positions.

Setup, but the fact that it’s believable until the punchline and can be worked into casual conversation is, in my opinion, what makes it a good joke. :P

This reminds me of a news story I read a while back about a museum that was going to hold a temporary display of a number of Salvador Dali’s works of art. The works were on display for about 3 weeks but then it was discovered that every single one was a forgery. Obviously embarrassing for the museum. Apparently nobody inspects the Spanish exposition.

The Committee feels it is quite likely that cannabis makes users more cautious

This isn’t a scientific finding, this is speculation based on preliminary evidence.

It is essential to conduct studies in order to develop a rapid testing tool and learn more about the driving habits of cannabis users.

That’s what the study posted here is doing.

I feel like you’re taking a super defensive stance here, like you feel that this study is attacking you in some way, and I’m curious why that is.

On the other hand, the number of times I’ve seen “Being high isn’t the same as being drunk, it’s okay to drive” has been FAR more than the number of times I’ve seen people trying to defend drunk drivers. It’s a useful study.

It isn’t trying to argue that edibles should be illegal, it’s just research on a little-understood aspect.

Importance Use of cannabis edibles is increasing, yet little is known about the impact of edibles on driving, which is particularly important in the context of per se thresholds (commonly 2 or 5 ng/mL) used to enforce cannabis-impaired driving laws.

If only that applied to other public officials equally…

It is immediately impeachable and criminal, but none of the other impeachable and criminal stuff he’s done has gotten him inpeached or criminally charged, so why would this?

I could have sworn that it also included language that applied the tax if they leave the state, too, but even if that’s incorrect, who cares? Let them move. The more states that do something like this, the less places they’ll have as “safe havens” and if they move out of the country, cool, again, let them. It sends a clear message: If you won’t pay your share, we don’t want you here.

Once everyone collectively agrees that billionaires should pay their share, there will be nowhere left for them to run. It has to start somewhere.

No, we’re not, but we don’t know what to do. Do you?