I have F-Droid on my Android phone. Iike having a marketplace where I can download floss apps.

I have been happy as a Linux user for more than ten years now. Never looked back. I use Trisquel.

On what continent is the nation of Ukraine? How can you say Russia is not a threat to Europe when it is literally attacking Europe right now?

He is describing Donald Trump, actually.

Edit: except he does have real estate. But he still shouldn't be in charge.

I look forward to LibrePhone coming online. I hope it comes soon ...

"Librephone — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software" https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/librephone

Much of the Republican party base is made up a radical fundamentalist Christians who see a war in the Middle East as being a requirement for Armageddon (which they see as a good thing). The answer to your unasked question is religion.

If the communication was prior to Epstein's conviction I might be inclined to provide some leeway -- all else being equal. If the communication was after Epstein's conviction they should be very firm.

Bondi chose the situation she currently is in. Epstein's victims did not.

We need nationwide Ranked Choice Voting because I agree that many Democrats are far from perfect and, in an ideal world, I would love to vote for a third party or independent candidate, the reality is that; unless you happen to live in a state with Ranked Choice Voting (Maine, for example) you might indirectly be helping a Republican win. As imperfect as many Democrats are, they are usually far better and usually more sane than the Republicans.

I understand what you are saying, but Trump seems like the kind of person who craves attention. Remember all the times he exaggerated the number of people at his rallies? I think it would infuriate him more if people just didn't show up.

I like the ones that are forks of pre-ruined Gnome. MATE is my favorite of that type.

This year Florida will have a special election for the remainder of Rubio's Senate term (since he resigned to become Secretary of State). Miami, which has been a heavily Republican city in Recent decades elected a Democratic mayor in December. I think that this is concrete evidence that Flipping Florida Blue is possible if we nominate the right candidate.

I know this is a joke, but before I discovered GNU-Linux I used XP and didn't hate it. I was usable. Microsoft hadn't yet completely stripped away user autonomy.

You are more than welcome. When I was a teenager I was a "Born Again" Cristian. I am now an atheist. I remember when I was in that mindset, seemingly innocent things, could appear "satanic" and that the end always seemed right around the corner, making long term planning pointless

Admiral Akbar told us it was a trap!!

Calling a local towing service is also an option.

Unfortunately that is true. This is why it is even MORE important for private individuals and organizations to do what they can with the limited nongovernmental power they have.

I just recently got into fountain pens a few years ago and some of my first fountain pens were cheap Chinese knock offs. I wanted to see what it was all about without investing a lot of money in a hobby I might not like. I fell in love with fountain pens and have since graduated to TWISBI, Pelikan, and Lamy.

If a vendor is deliberately misrepresenting a product or committing outright fraud, that is a different issue and should be dealt with. However, the existence of cheap Chinese knock offs, so long as the vendor is transparent and honest, does have a place.

Judges and juries are for dolling out legal punishment, such as prison time. Private organizations run by ethcal adults can judge for themselves the very obvious connections and guilt or innocence of people they choose to hire or associate with (or not associate with).

Me too. I have a bottle of Brut Champagne just waiting.