With the technology of the 1980s, SDI was not possible. And we knew it wasn’t. But we released fabricated test results that indicated we were close to making it work. And the Soviets, with their awe of Western technology that bordered on cargo cult status, were convinced that we were hiding our true capabilities that were beyond what we released. That was Reagan’s true genius with SDI. He goaded the USSR into bankrupting itself in trying to chase a fantasy.
Now the research done since then has yielded results. It’s just that in 1984, it was all an illusion.
Legend has it that the Arizona would stop leaking oil when the last of her survivors passed. From what I’ve heard, there is still plenty of oil in her, so that will probably not come to pass. But it is a touching thought.
Why would they turn on them when Democrats brought them here, housed, fed, and schooled them? That doesn't make any sense.
They won't turn on the democrats as a party, but they will turn on the people who currently run the party. Those people (Chuck Schumer) don't look like them, and will be replaced.
As far as content, Biden has always been a small man of limited intellect; a mean nasty political hack. So you got a SOTU speech that was pure nasty political hackery.
The Northwestern University football team considered unionizing several years ago, until they received legal advice that if they unionized, they would be considered paid employees of the university. That meant that all of their scholarships, room & board, athletic meals, etc..., would be considered taxable income in the years in which they received it. The idea of unionizing was quickly dropped.
To the extent the Dartmouth players receive any kind of scholarship or other financial aid, I believe it would also be considered taxable income in the year it was received.