Schrödinger’s Honeybadger
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Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
March 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Volodymyr Zelensky's Oval Office visit ended early when Donald Trump and JD Vance began angrily yelling at him. Here's why women like Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton are too emotional to be president.
Looking forward to a personal thank you from J.D. Vance for putting up my tax dollars to help pay for his 4 year cakewalk as a journalist in the USMC.
March 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Looking forward to a personal thank you from J.D. Vance for putting up my tax dollars to help pay for his 4 year cakewalk as a journalist in the USMC.
NYT article (free) explains how Musk captured control of the USG
How Elon Musk planned for DOGE: Our investigation found that he raised the idea in 2023, becoming fixated on gaining insider access to federal systems. By Dec., he chose USDS as a landing place, and future DOGE members began applying for jobs there. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u...
How Elon Musk Executed His Takeover of the Federal Bureaucracy (Gift Article)
The operation was driven with a frenetic focus by the billionaire, who channeled his resentment of regulatory oversight into a drastic overhaul of government agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
NYT article (free) explains how Musk captured control of the USG
Why is Kinzinger confused? Trump just declared that anyone with $5 million can come to the US.
In what world did Trump think it was a good idea to bring the sex trafficing Tate brothers into America? So we are importing criminals now?
Must be getting really weird over on truth social
Must be getting really weird over on truth social
February 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Why is Kinzinger confused? Trump just declared that anyone with $5 million can come to the US.
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Let me translate two things this libertarian light nincompoop is saying: Personal liberties means doing whatever the fuck I want. Free markets means doing whatever the fuck I want. He’s an adult toddler.
February 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Let me translate two things this libertarian light nincompoop is saying: Personal liberties means doing whatever the fuck I want. Free markets means doing whatever the fuck I want. He’s an adult toddler.
Welcome to the #Mookistocracy
New: Donald Trump is starting a "gold card" visa program to offer green card privileges to those who commit at least $5 million in the US
Trump to Launch ‘Gold Card’ Visa Program for Wealthy Investors
President Donald Trump said he is starting a program which would offer residency and a path to citizenship for investors who commit at least $5 million to projects in the US.
www.bloomberg.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Welcome to the #Mookistocracy
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How dare Ukraine invade itself using poor innocent Russian soldiers
February 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How dare Ukraine invade itself using poor innocent Russian soldiers
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The Trump administration blamed Biden for a $400 million federal government contract with Elon Musk's Tesla to build armored electric vehicles. But NPR obtained documents showing the Biden administration only approved $483,000, not the $400 million that the Trump-Musk administration wanted.
A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal
The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration blamed Biden for a $400 million federal government contract with Elon Musk's Tesla to build armored electric vehicles. But NPR obtained documents showing the Biden administration only approved $483,000, not the $400 million that the Trump-Musk administration wanted.
“Instead of individual meritocracy, [Trump officials] seem to be advocating a racial meritocracy, in which the merit of an individual hire or admission can be assessed not by their individual accomplishments but by how well the group they are associated with fits a particular role.”
#TurdReich
#TurdReich
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Instead of individual meritocracy, [Trump officials] seem to be advocating a racial meritocracy, in which the merit of an individual hire or admission can be assessed not by their individual accomplishments but by how well the group they are associated with fits a particular role.”
#TurdReich
#TurdReich
If you’re a federal employee who got an email from Elon asking what you did last week, reply, “Not as much ketamine as you did, fuckwad”
February 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.
February 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
If you’re cheering for a South African sociopath to fuck over US military veterans then you should probably stop with that America first bullshit.
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Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province
February 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Canadians are now referring to the United States as the 11th province
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This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.
Breaking news: Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration, potentially throwing the mail provider and trillions of dollars of ecommerce transactions into turmoil.
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in ecommerce business and the 250 year-old Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
From today forward, the Trump administration shall be known as “The Turd Reich” 💩👑
February 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
From today forward, the Trump administration shall be known as “The Turd Reich” 💩👑
Permanent sunset on K Street
Here is the ad the Washington Post accepted and then rejected:
February 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Permanent sunset on K Street
Tom also explains *why* Musk & Trump are doing this:
“But like Trump, Musk also appears to just detest people who work in public service. Both men resent government agencies for two important reasons: They do not own these public institutions, and the employees do not instantly obey their orders.”
“But like Trump, Musk also appears to just detest people who work in public service. Both men resent government agencies for two important reasons: They do not own these public institutions, and the employees do not instantly obey their orders.”
“President Trump regards people who take their constitutional oath seriously as, by definition, his political enemies. His attack on public service is not about reform; it’s a first strike against a key obstacle to authoritarianism”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Total Contempt for Public Servants
Trump and Musk do not understand the value of an apolitical service that must obey the Constitution and the law.
www.theatlantic.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tom also explains *why* Musk & Trump are doing this:
“But like Trump, Musk also appears to just detest people who work in public service. Both men resent government agencies for two important reasons: They do not own these public institutions, and the employees do not instantly obey their orders.”
“But like Trump, Musk also appears to just detest people who work in public service. Both men resent government agencies for two important reasons: They do not own these public institutions, and the employees do not instantly obey their orders.”
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"Modern societies, as Americans are soon to learn, cannot function without experts in every field, especially the many thousands who work in public service," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social.
The Death of Government Expertise
Why Trump and Musk are on a firing spree
www.theatlantic.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"Modern societies, as Americans are soon to learn, cannot function without experts in every field, especially the many thousands who work in public service," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social.
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The memes are still coming many days later.
February 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The memes are still coming many days later.
Tom Nichols is on 🔥! Read it and weep…for America.
January 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Tom Nichols is on 🔥! Read it and weep…for America.
Tom’s made his excellent article free for all to read — so there’s no excuse if you don’t.
I was dead-set against Hegseth's nomination. But here we are. My advice for the new SecDef:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
America Is Now Counting on You, Pete Hegseth
My advice for the incoming secretary of defense
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tom’s made his excellent article free for all to read — so there’s no excuse if you don’t.
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Wait till all the Trumpers call for their social security/medicaid/farm subsidy/veterans benefit checks and there’s no one there to answer the phone.
Forget the price of eggs; these morons are tap-dancing barefoot on the third rail of American politics ….
Forget the price of eggs; these morons are tap-dancing barefoot on the third rail of American politics ….
Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email is set to go out to federal workers beginning Tuesday
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
An email is set to go out to federal workers beginning Tuesday
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump administration will offer all 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
An email is set to go out to federal workers beginning Tuesday.
www.nbcnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Wait till all the Trumpers call for their social security/medicaid/farm subsidy/veterans benefit checks and there’s no one there to answer the phone.
Forget the price of eggs; these morons are tap-dancing barefoot on the third rail of American politics ….
Forget the price of eggs; these morons are tap-dancing barefoot on the third rail of American politics ….