Subj : Judge halts USAID cuts
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Accession
Date : Thu Mar 20 2025 06:07 pm

Hey Dumas!

On Thursday, 20.03.25 13:41:00, you wrote:

>> How does a judge of any kind rule that something "likely" happens? That's
>> like saying "possibly" or "probably".

DW> I think it is like a preliminary ruling.  They do that in cases where
DW> there is some sort of injunction requested... in this case, to have USAID
DW> functions restroted... and then they would later go on and hear the case
DW> in full.

Hmm, I don't think I've ever heard of judges using "likely" or "maybe". Are you sure this is a reliable source?

DW> The judge seemed pretty confident that Musk has proven, by his own words,
DW> that he is in full control of DOGE and not just a special advisor as has
DW> been claimed.

We'll see how it plays out, if there's anything to play out at all. If most of these news sites are starting to incorporate AI, we're all in for a world of hurt as far as fake news goes - as if there wasn't enough of it already.

Regards,
Nick

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