They’re not just rich, though, they literally define money. They might as well sue for brownie points, unless it’s enough to actually alter the macroeconomic balance of the country.

There seems to be a real tendency to want to narrow the band of what a functioning adult is, centered right around whatever age the poster happens to be at.

Who, the federal aircraft controllers?

Even there, it’s the federal government. They make the money, and basically pay for things by typing in whatever number they need. Nobody in Washington will even track it except for maybe a photo op.

The controller was basically doing two people’s jobs at once, and did clear the truck to drive through before he realised. Presumably he it was just too late.

Are the other quarter up north or something? It’s just not a very wet place.

If you wanna revolution, which is the other option, you go first.

I mean, not going to jail is a rational motive.

With the important exception of nuclear weapons, the gap between what a superpower can achieve and what humbler, so-called “middle powers” can do is a lot smaller than it seems.

Even there, they’re good for deterring an invasion and not much else. That’s important, but “achieve” kind of implies some sort of active project.

TIL they aren’t just synonyms.