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Billionaires are often referred to as dragons because they horde wealth. A Guillotine that could know the difference and decide to only harm billionaires would be a technological marvel.

Real AGI is a Guillotine that only removes the heads of dragons.

Looks like the executive branch is raising funds without Congress.....

The answer to the second is it makes him more powerful. Sure, the USA would have more power if he didn't, but he is not the USA.

This. The Judicial system in a liberal democracy serves to depoliticize outcomes. This is currently repurposed to depoliticize a fascist takeover.

• IDF talking about Palestinians probably

The people who believe in the institutions the most are blinded into not acting to save those institutions, believing that it will not succumb to tyranny.

Translation: we can't get the billionaires back on our side, they've gone all in with the new regime.

Drones

At this point it's a cultural signifier. In other words, they know it looks like shit but they are virtue signaling.

What's the point of saving a tree whose fruits are unpopular and the nutrition is lacking? It is common to fell trees that are past their fruiting prime to make way for a younger crop.