What Some of Us Voted For…
Making Sense of the Tariffs
Here is a very logical piece. A simple argument backed with simple to understand explanations. Rare in a piece about economics. My Republican friends won’t read it, because it is from the “left-wing” Atlantic magazine. “Bias!” They will cry. Too bad. Trump voters are immune to logic because they believe. They have faith in their orange hero.
There Is Only One Way to Make Sense of the Tariffs
Nobody Knows Anything! This is an expression I have heard before from a former UK elected official who said of economic plans, “The truth is, politicians are usually making it up as they go. They don’t really know what will happen, no matter how much they say they do.”
What a moron.
U.S. Scientists Sound the Alarm
More bad news. I’ve heard Republicans complain about the Department of Education, but I never heard any of them say they wast to cut scientific research as a whole.
Scientists sound warning over Trump cuts — and 75% consider leaving the U.S.
Now this isn’t dirty, I’m sure
Nothing to see here folks.
Guess who bought JD Vance’s house outside DC for over asking price? A former Trump official.
Must have been a real generous guy to have offered $172,000 over asking price! Such nice people. Of course he does make money from government contracts. But this couldn’t be a conflict of interest. Could it?
Chicken and Politics
It always amazed me that Republicans I talked to would regularly complain about the influence of George Soros on the Democratic party while ignoring the influence of the Koch brothers or Sheldon Adelson on the Republican party. Truth is there are a LOT more billionaires funding the Republicans that those funding the Democrats. Here is the story of one…
‘Cause we know which party can get behind animal cruelty and an unsafe food supply.
R.I.P. Val Kilmer
The dude was riveting in just about everything he was in, good or not so good. I first saw him in “Real Genius” then “Willow”, “The Saint”, “The Doors” and of course, “Tombstone”. A real movie star.
“The revolution begins today!”
No. The revolution began a while ago. You won. Now comes the executions of your “enemies”.
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies
This is a disaster. American health care research is some of the best in the world, even if our actual health care system is a mess. For most of the twentieth century, the FDA, the NIH and the CDC where the gold standard for the world. I do not oppose efficiency. I welcome it. But the way to cut fat is with a scalpel not a chainsaw. Unless you aren’t actually operating on a patient, you’re butchering a hog.
Remember, all this cutting isn’t so we can pay off the debt. Nope, it’s all to pay for more tax cuts for the wealthy. Enjoy the revolution, peasants. Don’t believe me? Check out the Republican budget. BTW, the one place in the government where fraud and waste are very well documented has not really been discussed. That’s at the Pentagon. Wonder why they didn’t start there?
A Crooked Gang Who Can’t Shoot Straight
Another day…
Trump commutes sentence of convicted fraudster who aided GOP effort to impeach Biden
Only three years and nine months of this left to go.
The Truth About Social Security
Trump is a liar. Everyone knows it. Why some people chose him as their leader says a lot about them. Who would want a liar to be in charge? What kind of people are they?
Here is the truth, from our old friend Juan Williams…
Opinion – Trump and Musk are targeting Social Security, and you should worry
Why?
I mean, I know why. Do You?
Trump administration reportedly moves to ban Jackie Robinson biography from Naval Academy library
The Robinson biography is reportedly one of 900 books identified as conflicting with the order, with other examples including “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.” and “Einstein on Race and Racism.”
Never forget who these people really are. And what they represent. #beentheredonethat
Freedom of Speech
I have a few friends that have been very concerned about the first amendment to our constitution. They feel that over the last few years “freedom of speech” has been infringed on because some people get offended and they shouldn’t be (according to my friends). Also some commercial websites don’t want to have people spreading lies and slandering people. And that should be allowed because they have rights, dammit! But now we have a presidential administration that will advocate for free speech by intimidating the press, banning certain words from public releases by federal agencies, targeting law firms that defend clients suing the federal government, summarily dismissing minority members of the FTC so they can’t report on malfeasance, and deporting legal visitors for expressing an opinion that disagrees with the administration’s. Now this…
Trump order targets ‘improper ideology’ at famed US museums
“Improper ideology”? Wrong thoughts? So now we are punishing “wrong thinking”? Where have I heard that before?
Part 2
Elon Says Government Will ‘Go After’ People ‘Pushing the Propaganda’ About Tesla
“The real problem is not like the crazy guy that firebombs a Tesla dealership, it’s the people pushing the propaganda that cause that guy to do it,”
Uh, no. its the crazy guy with the fire bomb. No one is pushing “propaganda” about Tesla. People are acting out as a direct result of your actions in government. This is why business leaders have traditionally not enjoyed their forays into politics. Look, setting fire to cars or vandalizing property are serious crimes and should be punished. But it isn’t terrorism. And Elon is definitely a douche, and that isn’t propaganda.
America, Please Stop Doubting Modern Medicine
In the year 2000, the U.S. was declared to be free of Measles. Now this…
The Vitamin A toxicity in those kids shows the danger of misinformation on the Internet. Lying is killing kids.
I Need a Break
I apologize (if anyone reads this) for the rash of political stuff. It’s hard to ignore. However, on the personal front I bought one of these…
Sort of an impulse. “But wait” you say, “Doesn’t that look a lot like the one you got from Goodwill years ago for $15? (shut up)
Yeah, it’s a known quantity, that’s why. I owned a Sansui 7900z and gave it back to Goodwill because, nevermind. I’ve had that apart before, and De-Ox’d it so I’m familiar with the build quality. And you must admit it looks cool, and this one has 125 watts per channel!! Yeah!
UPDATE! – Looks like I’m not getting this one. The seller is refunding my purchase. I think he figured out he had it priced too low.
Well, Well, Well
As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia
Jeeze. I’m sure it’s fine. I mean if Hillary had done it they would be cool with that, right?
Sherrod Brown Gets It
There are few voices in the Democratic Party I feel are knowledgeable and observant of the real issues. Bernie Sanders is by far the best. Here is a guy who can go to Liberty University and get applause (to the shock of the administration there). Hillary couldn’t get applause there if she told the audience she was paying their tuition. But second to Bernie I always liked Sherrod Brown, a man who always seemed perennially wrinkled and disheveled. Brown understood that the party lost its way when it moved away from being the party of labor, the party of the working man. Brown should have won his re-election, but if he lost it should have been to a normal human like Matt Dolan, not to a slimy car salesman who kowtowed to Trump better. Oh well.
Former Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Launches Dignity of Work Institute
Here We Go Again
Well this will impact red states more than blue ones, considering where hurricane and tornadoes tend to occur. But the idea that FEMA isn’t necessary is insane. On the heels of yesterdays revelation about “amateur hour” at the Defense department comes this great news…
Trump’s only condition for employment is loyalty to Trump. Knowing your job is not important.
Rock Tunneling Microbes?
The Real “Trump Delusional Syndrome”
Trump said it himself back in 2016, “I could “shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters”. We’ve all see it. Once they embrace the Donald, suddenly everything he does in excusable. It’s really weird. No horrible thing he says or does seem to bother his adoring fans. He’s like Taylor Swift like that. Case in point…
saaay what? That’s weird. Unless you consider this…
Just Another Story About the Arrogance and Stupidity of Elon Musk
Earlier this week he demands and then gets, a health care bill killed in the Senate because he didn’t understand it. Now this…
I mean we all knew it was a lie when Elon and Trump said it, but was all because he didn’t know there is a region of Mozambique in Africa called “Gaza”. The money was not for condoms, but was for the treatment of AIDS victims. A program designed early in the George W. Bush administration. Without the aid the health system in one of the poorest countries on Earth will collapse and thousands will die.
Great people. Remember when he fired all folks on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and then had to hire them back. As Bugs would say “What a Maroon”.
Oh and by the way, 50% of all Teslas are made in China.
Another Amazing Discovery of a New Ocean Ecosystem
Only Fraudsters Complain When Their Social Security Checks Don’t Come
This guy’s a piece of work.
Trump’s commerce secretary: Don’t complain if we don’t send your Social Security check
His mother-in-law has a very rich son-in-law. He is totally blind to the fact that millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. And millions of those are on Social Security. This is government by the billionaires FOR the billionaires.
R.I.P. George Foreman
I saw him on David Letterman many, many years ago. He was funny and self depreciating. But as he talked all I could think about was, “How many times did Ali get hit in the face with that fist?” Jeeze. His fist was the size of my head! He became a heavyweight champion a second time at 46, the oldest ever, then retired at 48. Through a fluke endorsement deal, he became rich and famous again for selling indoor grills. He named all his kids George (for the girls, some female variation). What a life.
How is This Legal?
Unbelievable. Today Host most excellent personage Elon was granted a Defense Department briefing, and now he’s using his money again.
Musk PAC offering $100 for Wisconsin petition signatures opposing ‘activist judges’
Could you imagine if the anti-trump forces did this? Trumpers would be outraged.
Northern Exposure Predicts the Future
With great accuracy. God, I loved that show.