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Donald Trump threatens 200% tariff on EU wine and champagne
  • It would hit plenty of us working class schmucks too. I don't usually get to treat myself to a bottle, but it's nice for a special occasion to get actual champagne over prosecco. I guess this is the end of that.

  • Looks like the Dems are planning to pass the Republican spending bill... "After House votes to avert government shutdown, Senate Democrats face 'stark' choice"
  • My guess is they're saving their reconciliation bill for something bigger than a continuing resolution. Congress as a whole is limited to just three a year, and only one of them can be about spending. Kicking the can down the road a couple months seems like a horribly inefficient use for reconciliation.

  • Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump
  • We really do need to choose words wisely when we talk about these things. Inflammatory language only serves to undermine your argument when your claims can be dismissed as exaggeration. Is this a horrific situation? Yes. Is it illegal? Almost certainly. Is it the brazen disregard of law and public opinion people are claiming? Not yet! The Trump admin is allowing Khalil access to family and lawyers, and he will have his day in court. When the arrestees aren't located in a day and given due process, then we can call them disappeared. Until then, call this what it is and no more. Be factual so people can't as easily dismiss your facts.

  • Confirmat screws or a different screw?
  • Do you have a circular saw? You can do the dadoes in the sides with that by setting up a guide and taking multiple passes. Use a chisel to clean up the base afterward and it'll be great. For repeatable assembly, maybe go for those threaded inserts combined with hex bolts.

  • Confirmat screws or a different screw?
  • If you search for "knockdown bookshelf" you'll find tons of options. But my preferred way would be:

    1. Vertical sides with a dado for each shelf. The top shelf should be set a few inches below the top of the side boards. Use the extra height on the sides for decoration.

    2. For the top and bottom shelves (and if you're doing it tall, maybe also the middle shelf), in addition to the dadoes, make a pair of wide through mortises.

    3. The top and bottom shelves get extra long tenons to go through the mortises. They should stick out enough to put a tusk or wedge on the outside.

    4. Put all your shelves in, stick the wedges in the tenons, and enjoy your rock solid bookshelf.

    Generally speaking, putting the full weight of a shelf onto any screws is a dangerous idea. Screws tend to fall immediately and completely, and that'll take the whole shelf with it. If you prefer to go screws, still a good idea to add dadoes into your side pieces to hold the weight, and use the screws to hold the sides in place.

  • Confirmat screws or a different screw?
  • More important than the screws is the furniture you're building. Is it a bed? Table? Giant Victorian highboy with a bajillion drawers? The knock-down needs for all of those are different.

    So uh... What are you making?