A Lumix G7 with 14-42 and 45-150 lenses lists for $650, and you could probably get it under $600 on greentoe.com. Or wait for a sale.

Being a republic has nothing to do with whether ordinary people hold power. For example in Plato's Republic, power was exclusively held by philosophers because ordinary people were unwise and could not be trusted.

Home insurers aren't going under. They are simply going to leave California.

I don't believe Syria ever styled itself "Democratic". But the Syrian Republic was certainly a republic.

For that matter, so was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

A republic is simply a nation with no monarch. If you don't believe me ask any Canadian, as they are constantly debating whether to officially leave the British crown and become a republic.

Jury nullification means acquittal, and you cannot retry someone after acquittal.

Also prosecutors generally cannot appeal an acquittal.

wouldn’t the state just resue in a higher court?

No, because the constitution prohibits double jeopardy.

The name "National Socialist" was a trick to get people on board.

Sort of. Hitler didn't found the party, he joined it as a mole in order to spy on it for the military. He ended up doing a lot more than most moles, eventually taking it over and expelling the more socialist (though still racist) founders.

Hitler hated socialists and tried to change the name as soon as he took over, but was convinced to keep the name because it had become a popular brand.

I don't remember him actually saying he himself will be going.

FWIW, he has said he wants to "die on Mars".

Probably was referring to this case.

Yes, the organizations themselves are banned.

Expressing support for them is not banned, unless accompanied by those symbols.

Germany bans certain symbols, including the Nazi swastika, the Communist hammer and sickle, and the Hamas flag.

But it does not otherwise ban support of those organizations/ideologies.

Yes. It's projected that if nothing else changes, in 2033 they will reduce payouts by 23% and thus continue operating for the foreseeable future.

But unlike debtors, Social Security can unilaterally reduce its expenses at any time. That's precisely why it cannot go bankrupt or become insolvent.

That window is provided by the CRA and only applies to agency rule-making, which is not the process that Biden used here.

Also the CRA does not allow the President to say "nah". It allows Congress to say "nah".

A declaration of war requires an act of Congress.

Social Security has (a) no debt and (b) a perpetual source of revenue. Therefore, it can never go bankrupt or become insolvent.

The only question is if it will be forced to reduce its expenses by up to 30%.

Biden really hammering home that only the wealthy and well-connected

You are really hammering home that you only pay attention to the wealthy and well-connected.

Diane Nash, Sandra Lindsay, Greg Boyle, Alexander Karloutsos, Medgar Evers, Clarence Jones, Opal Lee, Jane Rigby, Teresa Romero, Judy Shepard, and Fannie Hamer are not wealthy and well-connected, yet Biden awarded all of them the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Fireworks, parades, and a new national holiday.

Yes, also ban Jacobin and all the other non-US propaganda networks.