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  1. They almost certainly do have grounds but there are two issues at play: 1. Trump has hobbled the Merit Systems Protection Board and stacked it with his people. 2. The DC appeals court is extremely Trump friendly and is all-in on the “unitary executive” theory, which basically holds that Trump can do whatever he wants with the executive branch and any law that places limits on him in that sphere is unconstitutional. I think not just FBI but a lot of fired employees will eventually get some sort of settlement and maybe back wages but it’s going to have to be under a different admin.
  2. Meta’s AI really killing it with the Q&A.
  3. Sex offenders and people with long sentences aren’t supposed to be at camps per BOP guidelines. There’s absolutely been a deal cut but the only question is what it was. I do think there’s going to be a requirement to tar some non-MAGA world folks.
  4. Non-zero chance of this happening. Will not be at all surprised to see some bullshit cross-Bering commercial project dangled out there. A lot of the pro-Russia people in this admin suffer the delusion that Russia can be an important trading partner.
  5. Feel this one in my bones. My favorite is when I’ve unloaded grocery bags or some shit and was hoping she’d hop out and open the door.
  6. Nailed this one, which I’m using for tacos al pastor mainly but added to my breakfast tacos this morning: 7 tomatillos 3 jalapenos 3 serranos 2 chiles de arbol 2 cloves garlic 1/2 white onion 1 avocado 1 lime Cilantro, salt Boil the tomatillos, peppers, garlic, onion for only about 3-4 minutes till blanched. Blend with the rest. Really clean and fresh that will go well with the big flavors of pastor.
  7. I honestly don’t see this as tremendous leverage for Ukraine talks. It’s a fairly significant achievement (if it holds) and could hopefully resolve an ongoing irritant that has been unproductive for us. But it’s not at this point a core interest for Russia in the way Ukraine is and economic concessions are some of the weakest pieces of bait for Putin. The Russians will not view anything here as especially worth trading away Ukraine aims for.
  8. It is looking like a key element of the proposed deal involves Ukraine handing over territory that Russia does not even control yet— likely a firm red line for any Ukrainian leader. Trump is likely looking to grab any bone Putin will give him so he can cast the two of them as reasonable negotiators while leaving Ukraine out of talks on its own future.
  9. Cambridge and Oxford are both great, although late November is a grim time for Northern Europe. Going there or the Cotswalds then kind of takes the magic out of it; you’re meant to be outdoors or punting on the Cam. What about Normandy? Plenty of direct trains and it can be kind of moody and fitting to stamp around old castles and Cathedrals in the late fall. Mull over some Calvados and beef cheeks.
  10. I think this is pretty close. The top 3 are all great and you can shuffle them around.
  11. There are many extremely influential people in the admin who are legitimately pro-Russian and who want to see them win and the United States governed like Russia is now. There are only a few who are even close to pro-Ukraine. Honestly it’s really only Trump’s vanity that has prevented a total capitulation on this; Putin has played things pretty badly. But it’s going to keep inching in Russia’s favor. Ukraine represents a threat to the MAGA ideologue’s worldview as a nation that democratically wishes to be governed normally and to embed in Western institutions.
  12. I’m trying to think of the old Dem aesthetic. Kennedy cool and modern was for sure a thing, different a bit, and really tasteful. Think the AF1 livery. Clinton’s White House to me looked like a well-done tv set at the time. Of the moment, not ostentatious.
  13. One of the genuinely good things about the old GOP WASP era was the aesthetics, tracing a direct line back to old Yankees’ Protestant aversion to showy displays of wealth. Like driving an old Volvo. A confident and wealthy America secure enough not to rub your nose in it.
  14. 956 Worldwide

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    This is today’s entry in the “cruelty is the point.” No matter your thoughts on the policy, all these people gave over a decade of their lives to the country under the rules that were in place. Shit like this reveals that none of this is about principals or beliefs. It’s about harming people their constituents don’t like for cheap points.
  15. American Lysenkoism. A drug-addled, worm-brain making decisions about science funding based on pure smooth-brained ideology.
  16. Was coming here to post this. Thus far its only the Congress website. Leaves out stuff about habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and the prohibition on states coining money.
  17. DC has a huge problem with youths starting shit all over town and the city refuses to do a damn thing about it. Most of the problem is that they are where they shouldn’t be, when they shouldn’t be there. - Turn off their Kids Ride Free cards at 6 PM - Brick the scooters and e-bikes at 10 pm - Ruthless curfew enforcement and onerous fines for parents for curfew violations
  18. I see that the gambit to blame NPR for the MIC failed so we pivoted to the cruder but more broadly effective strategy of complaining about immigrants while gesturing.
  19. Africa Corps has some advisors in DRC but has not really been involved in stirring the pot either way. They could see an opening to offer security assistance in exchange for mineral access but the other players— Uganda, Rwanda— make this more complicated. Russia wants to profit in Africa and have influence and pose as an alternative to meddling Western powers. They see openings to help authoritarians crack down on insurgents or dissidents and to force Westerners out. Less interested in refereeing or getting involved in potential inter-state quarrels.
  20. I think that when the “facts of life, can’t change them” line gets trotted out over and over again, someone like Trump who demonstrates that they CAN change had a lot of appeal to those who feel without agency or influence. And I think it’s a blind spot of process and norm loving shitlibs like me that we are unwilling to recognize when those “unchangeable” facts have built up to the point that inside-the-lines civic participation begins to feel pointless.
  21. Then the system is ultimately fucked. I’m sorry, it’s farcical to allow a presidential candidate to run the clock out and never go to trial and then grab immunity. Justice delayed is justice denied works both ways.
  22. Is this the 90 percent spot on or the 10 percent insane? Having trouble getting fidelity on which is which.
  23. Elon Musk is the Most Divorced man alive.
  24. One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing even Texans who aren’t rodeo cowboys wear these big silver buckles and its even worse when you’re a drunk Fox News preppy.
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