The truly horrifying thing is all of these people are fucking idiots. Trump, Noem, Hegseth, Navarro, Musk, Bondi, etc. etc.

And I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Because despite how dumb they are, they continue to march on their merry way doing whatever the fuck they want.

However, co/efficient also states that it provides research for mostly Republicans, such as Gregory Steube (R-FL)

Yup - but still. That should have happened before the big final “show us how you work” interview.

If not, then the founder should have been in those interviews.

What is this, like the third or fourth different take from the administration on this case?

Still waiting for the Supreme Court (and several federal courts) to actually do something about their order being unlawfully ignored.

Why are we blurring the faces of the ICE agents here?

They are public servants paid by our taxes.

And if the area they’re in is considered private, well then they’re criminals who are trespassing to arrest somebody without a warrant and don’t deserve any anonymity.

A friend of mine went through 7 rounds of interviews for a senior position in a tech company.

The sixth round was actual work, coming up with a preliminary plan for their first 90 days at the company in the position. It took them about a week to pull together and finalize.

The last round was a 15 minute discussion with one of the founders (who has since moved to the board and isn’t involved in the day-to-day any more).

About 30 minutes later they got a call from the recruiter saying they “weren’t a good personality fit with the founder” and they offered the role to somebody else.

I just saw that making the rounds today as well. Felt like one of those “we know this won’t be accepted so we’ll hope we don’t get caught until it doesn’t matter” moments.

Back during the Afghanistan war, Stealth Bombers coming back from missions would use Fenway Park in Boston as a waypoint.

One day a buddy and I were sitting in his car at a traffic light when we looked up and saw one fly over.

One of the cooler things I’ve ever seen.

These artists should give a free concert in DC on Trump’s birthday, starting when the parade does.

And all their electoral votes went to Trump …

New Orleans has precogs?!?!

One of the things I enjoy is MAGAts, who like calling left leaning people “snowflakes,” losing their shit every time somebody says something they don’t like.

Feels like this should become a slogan. “86 Trump!”

Why?

Well the term originates from soda-counter slang that meant an item sold out, and has grown to mean “throw out,” “get rid of” and “refuse service to” according to the Merriam-Webster - the dictionary people.

Eighty-six is slang meaning “to throw out,” “to get rid of,” or “to refuse service to.” It comes from 1930s soda-counter slang meaning that an item was sold out. There is varying anecdotal evidence about why the term eighty-six was used, but the most common theory is that it is rhyming slang for nix.

Wikipedia adds some more context:

In the hospitality industry, it is used to indicate that an item is no longer available, traditionally from a food or drinks establishment, or referring to a person or people who are not welcome on the premises. Its etymology is unknown, but the term seems to have been coined in the 1920s or 1930s.

Military personnel might use “86” informally to refer to scrapping equipment (e.g., “That old radio got 86’d”) or ending a plan or mission (e.g., “The op was 86’d due to bad weather”). It’s not an official term in military doctrine or manuals, but it’s part of the informal jargon that soldiers, sailors, or airmen might pick up and use, influenced by broader civilian language.

Lets also not forget somebody was deported for an “MS-13” tattoo that was in fact an Autism awareness tattoo.

This is why they’re pushing back against due process. They want to be able to make up shit and deport who they want.

It amazes me how little executives at these large companies understand about branding.

You had one of the most recognizable names in entertainment and fucked it up.

And the shitty streaming platform you build doesn’t help.

You mean the same Democratic party that is trying to oust a DNC vice chair because he dared to say we shouldn’t have 70 year olds running unopposed in primaries?

The Democratic party right now isn’t the answer. They’re the GOP with less fascism.

Too many of our politicians are in the ballgame to make money. And the vast majority aren’t doing a lot to fight back the Republicans and Trump because they feel it gives them an easy mode to campaign the next time they’re up for reelection.

One of the things I enjoy is that while his office is burning around him, John continues to send out the same, boring, campaign pledge emails like nothing is going on.

I tried to get removed from the list a few times (I never gave him a dollar) with no luck.

But now I’m enjoying the completely out of touch email blasts from him and his team. Just the same playbook, plodding along, not even acknowledging that people are concerned about his mental health.

“Hey friend, it’s John. What if I told you … now give me $5.”

Since you brought it up …

I’ll start by saying their tour was impressive. They did an amazing job of rallying people, packing houses and calling attention to what is going on. Same for Walz to a lesser extent. And the 50501 rallies.

But … so did Kamala. She was packing auditoriums, bringing excitement, and looked to have galvanized the country especially compared to Trumps rallies.

But …

To. What. End.

What’s the goal? Why are they doing them? What is the outcome we want to see? Trump removed from office? GOP to start valuing their constituents?

Especially the 50501 rallies. If you looked at the signs there were 50 causes showing up, splintering the message.

If you go to Bernie’s website it just says “I’ll be hitting the road to have real discussions across America on how we move forward to take on the Oligarchs and corporate interests who have so much power and influence in this country.”

Sure they’re unique. Maybe historic. They all have powerful messages. And it’s better than nothing.

But at the end of they day, to me, they point back to No. 1. “Things suck. It’s the Republicans fault. Vote for us in the Fall.”

Now maybe that’ll change. But they were really just glorified campaign rallies.

IMO there are two big, fundamental and inherent problems we’re not dealing with.

1 - Democrats don’t want to do anything, because they want to run against Republicans on this in the fall, midterms and in 2028.

2 - The folks who voted for Trump in the first place get their news and world view from Fox News and the GOP-aligned media. They aren’t telling the same story.

Let’s look at the fucking headlines from Fox News right now:

• Dose of Reality: Trump targets drug prices, pharmaceutical industry with new executive order.
• Dems defend ‘storming’ of ICE facility - DHS hits back with all the receipts
• Trump cuts deal with America’s top rival - here’s the fairer playing field the US now has
• Storm Clouds: Middle Eastern royal offers to donate jump jet to Trump - Dems immediately make move

Anybody else enjoy that the guy who was going around telling Americans they don’t work hard enough and should have his work ethic was asleep during an important moment in his company’s history?

Great example of the problem with ‘traditional’ journalism/media.

It doesn’t “raise ethical concerns.” No rational person would say “Gee, I wonder if that’s an ethical violation.”

It is very clearly an ethical breach and bribery.

I’m also shocked at the limited reporting asking why a government would give a $400 million plane as a ‘gift.’