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posted by takyon on Saturday October 06 2018, @08:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the let-'er-rip dept.

Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The vote was 50-48 in favor of Kavanaugh.

Senators Collins, Flake, and Manchin had already announced their intentions to confirm Kavanaugh before the vote was held. Senator Lisa Murkowski, who was previously ready to vote "no", agreed to vote "present" instead so that Senator Steve Daines could attend his daughter's wedding instead of being present in the Senate to support Kavanaugh.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday October 08 2018, @04:30PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Monday October 08 2018, @04:30PM (#746019) Journal

    I wish I could PM you somehow, but since you insist on posting AC...it's fairly clear we've just passed a major inflection point in the timeline with this nomination. I'm not using any fancy equipment or anything to determine this; I've simply got well-tuned wetware. A number of possible futures have been irrevocably shunted off into the Dirac Sea, so to speak, and a few have suddenly become more likely.

    Given this, what do you think is going to happen over the next couple of years? When is "N-Day" appearing in your probability calculus, what sets it off, and where does it begin?

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday October 08 2018, @07:05PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Monday October 08 2018, @07:05PM (#746079) Journal

    The timing is important. When things get moving it would of course be best to be far away from large cities. In the meantime, the large cities are where the jobs are that pay well enough to support a family. So does everyone leave the cities now and scratch out a living in the Rockies on a survivalist's compound for 5 years until chaos ensues, or should everyone hang tight for 4 years and lay down solid evac plans?

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