Fallacies sunt rerum species.

The tariff would then jump to 200 percent in 2029, if implemented, the president said in a social media post.

“Effective August 1st, 2026, all Generic Drugs being brought into the United States will continue to have a TARIFF of ZERO PERCENT for a two year period of time, after which the TARIFF will be raised to 100% for a one year period of time, and 200% thereafter,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This is done in order to RESHORE Generic Pharmaceutical Production into America, with a penalty to those Companies that decide not to build Plant and Equipment within the stated period of time given to them.”

Circling back on this from nine weeks ago.

Robert Tait at The Guardian:

A US federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of the US president’s $400m White House ballroom, in a fresh blow to the controversial project. Donald Trump, who demolished the historic East Wing of the White House last year to make way for planned ballroom, has repeatedly touted it as “a gift” to the US people. But in a major setback in a case testing ⁠his presidential authority, the Washington-based US ⁠court of ​appeals for the District of Columbia circuit upheld a preliminary injunction in a divided 2-1 order on Friday. [...] Explaining their majority decision, Judges Patricia Millet and Bradley Garcia wrote: “Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House and its Executive Residence.” The judges also said it was for US Congress to determine whether the ballroom could ultimately be built. “Whether or not a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help,” they wrote. “This holding has nothing at all to do with whether the proposed ballroom is desirable, or not, as a matter of policy,” the judges added. “This ruling does not even necessarily mean that the Defendants may not ultimately construct the ballroom. “What it does mean is that the Defendants may not do so during the district court’s expeditious litigation without securing Congress’s authorization, as the constitution and laws require.” [...]

A third judge on the panel, Neomi Rao, who was appointed by Trump, dissented and sided with the president’s assertion that the ballroom project was within his authority. Her position earned praised from the president in his social media statement on Friday.

A 3-judge panel on the DC Circuit Court ruled 2-1 in the National Trust for Historic ⁠Preservation v. National Park Service case ordering a halt to Donald Trump’s destruction of the East Wing to accommodate the construction of his White House Ballroom. This case will likely be resolved at SCOTUS.

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Here's Samuel Johnson:

The OED gives a quote from J. Hancock (1668):

Some dishonest Booksellers, called Land-Pirats, who make it their practise to steal Impressions of other mens Copies.

And Defoe's (1703) complaint:

Its being Printed again and again, by Pyrates.

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netflix is making a hockey show called "the sticks" that is based on a very real tragedy that occured in canada in 2018.

the show follows a minnesota high school team after their bus crashes and coming back to hockey afterwards.

in 2018, the humboldt broncos' (a junior A team made up of 18-22 year olds) bus was hit by a tractor trailer on a highway intersection. 16 people (10 players, 2 coaches, and 4 team staff members) were killed, along with 13 other players severely injured.

the memory of the humboldt broncos crash is an incredibly sensitive subject carrying a lot of trauma to both the survivors, their families, and deceased's families. the trajectory of hockey in canada was changed significantly after this tragedy.

despite this, netflix has decided to make a show using the death of young hockey players for profit. they did not consult the survivors, nor the deceased's families. they stole a canadian story for a feel-good cash grab.

None of the families even knew about this show until the media started asking how they felt.

It is taking a tragedy and turning it into a cash cow.

This was such a deeply-felt issue that even the truck driver pleaded guilty and has tried to make amends. (And as he is facing deportation after his sentence, some of the families have even started supporting him being allowed to stay in the country.) There is a real story you could be telling about community and resilience that is not just turning one of the worst days for THE NATION into cheap thrills and sensationalism.