If someone takes a bunch of hostages then we need people who can de-escalate and rescue them, but that isn't what most cops spend their time doing every day.

This is a blatant misrepresentation. The tweet talked about "race riots" and Democrat election results. Many people would argue that the point of direct action is not to sway electoral votes toward the Democratic party.

My guess is that it's closer to your estimate, about 1 day of wages, but it could be 2.7 years of wages at most.

Why can't we discuss the legitimacy of the government?

Generally I've seen people reach for "cancel culture" when:

1. Fear-mongering the left over perceived injustice.

2. Defending bad takes by tone-policing any disagreement.

Can you point to a comment by john_moscow where they've been 'cancelled'? Or maybe a comment by you?

Back in 2016 I noticed that OpenSSL was using the wrong primes (https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/fb015ca6f05e09b11a...) and since then I've been very curious to know how prevalent the previous DH primes are.

Off-topic: I see a few links in your HN profile, is that the best place to keep up with the projects you're working on?

Would BIPF fall into this category? It's a serialization format for JSON: https://github.com/dominictarr/bipf

What exactly is that message? Maybe:

"If you make your money by separating families, putting kids in cages, and deporting asylum-seekers to places where they're in danger, then we don't want your money."

Do you see anything wrong with that message?

It really isn't. Private institutions are under no obligation to collaborate with public agencies unless explicitly required by the Defense Production Act[0]. Please remember that the government is meant to serve us, not the other way around.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Act_of_1950