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  1. Another act of arson against America’s global power and influence— yesterday an EO took the axe to U.S. Agency for Global Media (which operates Voice of America and funds Radio Free Europe/Liberty and Radio Free Asia). I understand furloughs start for RFA on Monday, and this comes after Kari Lake eliminated the agencies’ access to AP, AFP, Reuters, etc. In every meeting with tyrants and dictators across Eurasia and East Asia, they demand the closure of RFE/RL and RA. Chinese state media will take its place. DJT is also shuttering the Wilson Center, which operates with only 1/3 of its function from the feds. It is notable an “undesirable organization” per the Kremlin.
  2. An astonishing letter, really. I can’t think of a precedent for this much interference into the structure and policies of a private university as a condition to receive federal funds. Conservatives have long warned that letting federal money into ed would lead to federal overreach and censorship but they left off the part where it’s them doing it.
  3. Manitoba always seems like one I made up. I know it’s real but whenever I have cause to think of it (so not often), I have some self-doubt that perhaps I imagined it.
  4. There really isn’t a Dem base, which is part of the problem. Educated urban white collar professionals, black voters, eroding union/working class families, suburban wine moms, LGBT people. This isn’t a unified base. The GOP has one— pissed off ignorant white people. And to win a national election, the Dems are going to HAVE to steal a few pissed off ignorant white votes. No way around it.
  5. This tale contains multitudes. First, I love that she paid extra for the “Cyberbeast.” But more I want to know how SHE ended up buying this thing. Not to be too stereotypical but these things are extremely stupid in a VERY male-brain coded way. A very specific male brain. I bet the orders skew 80-20 male.
  6. The a-list chud online personalities get swatted while the d-listers get this treatment. Huge LULZ at the FBI tracking pizza orders.
  7. The Office of Net Assessment is (was) among the only defense and policy entities in the U.S. government doing serious long-term planning. Giant own goal here, it was instrumental to mapping a path to the end of the Cold War and got ahead of the China issue early.
  8. I care very deeply about the well being of the defense industrial base and also think that the idea of “spending too much on defense” is something we can decide for ourselves is extremely naive in the multipolar world that DJT’s team is trying to explicitly create.
  9. I’m a bit less sanguine about this, I think it’s really a shit sandwich versus giant douche. I’d feel better if there was a track record of Dems filling the void of crises with good messaging. I’m also worried there’s no off-ramp. I lean more towards going ahead and having a fight and getting the GOP on the defensive for once. I’m just not as confident that there’s a path to a win.
  10. Fuck I hope the EU will unplug Twitter.
  11. It’s so perfect.
  12. He’s mentioned it several times and experience holds that what he says out loud he tries to do. I expect some serious move to this. If I were betting today, JD will name him his running mate and promise that he’ll be the real leader.
  13. NC has some real fucked up gerrymandering because Asheville is not a place I’d pick to go red.
  14. “It’s called locavorism, shitlib. It’s when you do your grocery shopping at farmers markets or maybe you join a coop and have a community kitchen garden. You go to little wineries and vineyards on weekends to do tasting and appreciate the local terroir. You wouldn’t get it, you’re out of touch with regular Americans who work for a living. Why don’t you try keeping urban chickens.”
  15. I see we’ve reached “having fewer choices and they’re more expensive is good, actually” levels of cope.
  16. Steak N Shake is really failing and I see they are trying to save themselves with the chud demographic. I really hate our country right now.
  17. As Biden worked with Europe to get sanctions passed, an issue that came up was European payments for gas and oil (that they hadn’t weaned off of) that Russia insisted on channeling to sanctioned Russian banks. Biden issued a waiver for these payments only to get broader sanctions in place and Europe vowed to work to get off Russian energy. That waiver has expired and hasn’t yet been renewed meaning that Europeans risk triggering secondary sanctions. It’s a small bit of pressure that also guts Europe, it’s not a new tool.
  18. Joe Rogan invited on Hitler apologist and Holocaust revisionist Darryl Cooper, who has described himself as a “non-racist fascist.” Really making the case that more democrats need to go on to the podcast.
  19. Matt Taibbi’s brain has the electrical activity of barbershop floor sweepings.
  20. Just missing some shit about the American people giving him a historic mandate.
  21. Unsurprising because they clearly violated regs with that process. There is some humor here, Project 2025 had smart evil fucks who mostly mapped out the pain points and levers for dismantling the federal government, and then Elon and the League of Extraordinary Incels got to fuck up the implementation. Sadly, we are closer to a SCOTUS decision on the “Donald J. Trump is the living embodiment of law and the Constitution” doctrine.
  22. Let’s pour one out for all the fake leftists and libertarians like Glenn Greenwald who will tie themselves into knots to avoid calling out DJT. “Deported for protesting Biden” LMFAO.
  23. I’m sure this is just fine and there’s no need to be concerned.
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