Read this, and know Miguel is right: in much of the country, you really are on your own

you really are on your own

 

Because if these assholes won't go after people behind an attack on a Senator that included putting a cop in the hospital, they won't give a damn about what their asshole friends do to you.

 

Bet a lot of even the control-freak sheriffs and police chiefs had a conversation:

"So what the hell are we supposed to do, knock down doors and arrest people at Thanksgiving dinner?"

 

The good ones had already said "You are not going to do this.  I don't care what the Governor says."  The others had to reflect on what happens to their job when a huge number of people tell their officers "You're not invited, go away."  You're going to arrest everyone?  Really?  You want to watch your support go into the toilet, and your job as well?

 

There was an incident a couple of days ago with a bunch of people at a meeting telling sheriff's deputies and a health department weenie to get the hell out.  Which they did.

Looks like a lot more people are arriving at the "Piss off and leave me alone!" moment.

One more reason not to buy Apple's crap

Apple, the $2 trillion tech company, has lobbied Congress to soften the language in a bill aimed at preventing American companies from relying on forced labor in China for its products, according to a report from The Washington Post.

Two congressional staffers told The Post that lobbyists with the firm Fierce Government Relations have sought to water down the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.