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I’m reminded of the joke, the beatings will continue until morale improves. I have to guess that any federal worker is performing at the absolute lowest level now. Not so low that you stand out to be fired or that could easily be discovered by Elon’s minions but tap the brakes on work product that isn’t quantifiable in their data systems.

obviously I’m not talking about workers who have been ordered to stop working or fired this week. 

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3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I couldn't even get through the second verse.

 

When we ultimately change it back, you know the snowflakes will purposefully say Gulf of America. Especially in the bitchy voice to the waitress at a beach restaurant. “I don’t want shrimp fresh from the Gulf of Mexico, I want fresh shrimp from the Gulf of AMERICA!”

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2 hours ago, DaysOff said:


Meh. Starbucks is burnt bean garbage.

A blonde roast pour over is pretty solid.

All others are not worth it or downright ick

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Hundreds fired, and then attempts to get them to temporarily come to work to man our nuclear strike capabilities… just real genius stuff 

And never mind the lack of congressional authority or oversight for any of these actions. Incompetent cowards

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2 minutes ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Hundreds fired, and then attempts to get them to temporarily come to work to man our nuclear strike capabilities… just real genius stuff 

And never mind the lack of congressional authority or oversight for any of these actions. Incompetent cowards

Season 9 Episode 24 GIF by The Simpsons

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Hopefully he doesn’t blow it up like the American Nazis did in Man in the High Castle.

Great show but I could not watch that now. We’re too close to it.

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Hannity is going to get a “joint” interview with Musk and Trump from the White House. Has a sitting POTUS EVER done a “joint” interview with another American? 
 

I am struggling with my historical analogy.  Am I watching Diocletian create the tetrarchy? Am I a Russian titular councillor trying to understand why Rasputin is speaking for the Tsar?

 

Regardless, I think any historian will have to write that in 2025 the U.S. experimented with a dual executive system.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5146248-trump-elon-musk-hannity-fox-news-doge/amp/

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5 hours ago, Anastasis said:

  

 

Damn, those Christian charities must be really essential to keeping society glued together. Kind of a weird position for this board to take given the historical levels of bullshit spewed here and the semi-regular calls to tax churches. 

The Catholic church has an enormous budget, hundreds of billions. Over 60MM members. They should pass another tray next Sunday to fund the roles that are being laid off. 

 


Holy fucking shit.  Poor people starving but at least Anastasis gets to score some political points. 

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This is what he has a mandate for.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/us/politics/mar-a-lago-trump-grass-rose-garden.html

 

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President Trump has been busy upending the federal government, reorienting U.S. foreign policy, threatening trade wars and winning confirmation for his Cabinet choices.

But he has managed to find time for a project closer to home: He has told associates that he wants to rip up the grass in the Rose Garden, one of the White House’s most iconic and meticulously maintained spots, and replace it with a hard surface to resemble a patio like the one he has at Mar-a-Lago.

 

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Designers have drafted options for how to remake the surface of the Rose Garden, which sits just outside the Oval Office and the Cabinet Room. Mr. Trump has discussed whether it should be limestone or an easily interchangeable hard surface, with the possibility of installing hardwood floors for dancing, according to four people briefed on the discussions, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.

 

 

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Mr. Trump has other plans for the West Wing. He wants to hang a grand chandelier from the ceiling of the Oval Office, the people briefed on the matter said.

He has already covered almost every free inch of the walls and mantle space in the Oval Office with portraits of presidents, among other images; one frame includes the New York Post front page photo of Mr. Trump’s mug shot when he processed after being indicted in Fulton County, Ga.

There are also gold vases and statuettes and at least one gold figurine embedded in an elevated wall molding. The figurine was screwed into the wall by Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager at Mar-a-Lago, who traveled to Washington to perform the task, the people said.

Mr. Trump has also privately revived an idea he first pitched to Mr. Obama’s advisers when the former president was in office: to build a ballroom at the White House, “like I have at Mar-a-Lago,” which Mr. Trump says would cost $100 million.

But the ballroom idea is notional so far; the Rose Garden patio space is not, and it has been the subject of almost daily discussions.

A White House spokesperson did not respond to an email seeking comment.

Mr. Trump has made clear to associates that he wants to recreate the patio experience at Mar-a-Lago, his members-only club and home in Palm Beach, Fla., creating a better space for entertaining guests. When he is at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump spends hours of his evenings on the patio, with club members and other V.I.P.s dropping by his table to pay their respects. He often holds an iPad, controlling the playlist and blasting Luciano Pavarotti and James Brown at earsplitting volumes.

It is unclear what the first lady, Melania Trump, thinks of his patio plans. During his first term, she redesigned the Rose Garden. The revamp stirred controversy in part because it required an update of the irrigation system, among other items, and in part because everything involving the Trumps at the time drew criticism from some quarters. Nonetheless, she took pride in it. A spokesman for the first lady declined to comment.

The White House has, over centuries, gone through many renovations, and it often fell into disrepair. Jacqueline Kennedy established the White House Historical Association, a private advisory entity that created guidelines for changes to the physical building that have generally been adhered to.

“I think that’s one of the greatest accomplishments of any first lady, to put those safeguards in place,” said Katherine Jellison, a professor at Ohio University who has closely followed first ladies.

Timothy Naftali, a historian at the Columbia University School of International Public Affairs, noted that the building’s residential spaces are out of view and presidential families often make changes there. But he said that first families have usually had an understanding “that the White House is a museum that belongs to the American people” and that “you have an obligation not to step too far outside of tradition in the public spaces.”

The White House Historical Association has no statutory authority over the premises, and the Rose Garden is outside of its mission because it is outdoors. The group’s only involvement with Mrs. Trump’s renovation in the first term was the acquisition of a sculpture from the White House arts collection that was placed in the garden.

It is the National Park Service, which is controlled by the Department of the Interior, that maintains the grounds, including the Rose Garden.

The first version of the Rose Garden was created by Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson’s wife, in 1913.

Many modern presidential families have put a stamp on the grounds, such as President Gerald R. Ford’s directive for an outdoor swimming pool, President Barack Obama’s basketball court and Michelle Obama’s South Lawn food garden.

But remodeling the Rose Garden to take away the grass, even while apparently preserving the plantings that give it its name, would be a jarring change from tradition.

Mr. Naftali said that the approach was consistent with Mr. Trump’s ethos as a public figure.

“The whole Trump approach to leadership is to blow up existing national elites of any kind, whether that elite is defined by taste, or money, or aesthetics,” said Mr. Naftali, saying those elites are often called the “uniparty” by Mr. Trump’s advisers. “But they mean it for not simply elected officials, but they mean in terms of national aesthetics or national traditions or norms.”

 

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Just now, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:


Holy fucking shit.  Poor people starving but at least Anastasis gets to score some political points. 

Send me the receipt with memo line in memory of YGIFS and I will match. 

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1 hour ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Hundreds fired, and then attempts to get them to temporarily come to work to man our nuclear strike capabilities… just real genius stuff 

And never mind the lack of congressional authority or oversight for any of these actions. Incompetent cowards

 

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3 hours ago, Goofyboy said:

Tax the shit out of churches. You shouldn’t be beholden to someone’s god for help.

For the record, Catholic Charities in Dallas will help anyone, including Muslim immigrants (as an example of a more or less diametrically opposed faith).  Most mainstream-church-funded social services outfits are the same.  Can't speak for fundagelicals, but there usually isn't some litmus test you must pass to receive services.

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If all the good lawyers quit, then they aren't going to accomplish shit in federal courtrooms.

Well, I guess at least until they get to the Supreme Court, but in theory they'll need a record. 

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2 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

Well, yeah because no one wants to go freeze their ass off no matter the cause. 

 

That's an even better song than I thought it was. I had the lyrics all fucked from my youth and never thought to look them up. I've got to say the video is rather brilliant as well. I was so dumb that it didn't occur to me that the street fighting man was a rioter.

Thanks!

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11 minutes ago, Bookman said:

If all the good lawyers quit, then they aren't going to accomplish shit in federal courtrooms.

Well, I guess at least until they get to the Supreme Court, but in theory they'll need a record. 

This is what seems inevitable.  While the number of lawyers willing to trash the system for Trump is alarming, I think on the grand scale, more of even the federalist-y lawyers like Danielle Sassoon and that Hagen guy are going to be mainstream in their legal views and only the nutbars will be left to do their bidding.  And the nutbars haven't shown themselves to be very good lawyers so far, even if they once were.

I wonder if Blanche is going to be a fucktoady like Bove.  Although Bondi is a piece of shit, I imagine she's getting a bit nervous about what's being exposed about her DOJ.

And, I think even the insane loyalists he seems to be appointing are going to wind up leaving or getting fired just like the Tillersons, Sessions, and Boltons etc.

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9 minutes ago, Bookman said:

If all the good lawyers quit, then they aren't going to accomplish shit in federal courtrooms.

Well, I guess at least until they get to the Supreme Court, but in theory they'll need a record. 

We're dealing with this in Texas.

The quality of the lawyering at the Attorney General's office has declined.

But it doesn't matter, because Ken Paxton primaries any appellate judges who dare rule against him, so the legal standard in courts is becoming "whatever Ken Paxton wants, you better do."

While our Federal judges are appointed, the political theme is the same.  They'll get there.  Why does position X win?  Because it's MAGA.  Screw the existing law, evidence, pleading standards, etc.

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6 hours ago, 'stache said:

Shit like this is why I hate this country. Yeah, we fucking remember. We're being led by people with no compass whatsoever, they are just for what the other side is against and make shit up as they go. Absolutely fucking pathetic.

May be an image of 1 person and text that says 'Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy Bring back the presidentia fitness test in schools. Serve healthier food in the cafeteria & start physical education earlier in school. The best way to save on health costs in the long run is to create a healthier population in the first place. Mike Ne... @MikeNellis Yeah, no shit shitMichelle Obama tried to do this and Republicans called her a radical communist.'

I will not have murderous thoughts. I will not have murderous thoughts. Think of the shrugging clown girl. Do not have murderous thoughts.

 

6 hours ago, wood said:

Why in the actual fuck do we have Pete Hegseth of all fucking people publicly speaking to foreign dignitaries on sensitive Foreign Policy matters, and JD fucking Vance talking about war with got damn Russia?

O.J.T. They're the future.

6 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

The lawyers are the first to show the most courage.  Thank you SDNY Assistant Attorney General.

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Thank goodness we've educated our electorate to comprehend the elegance of the language and courage of the move. This will have great impact.

 

 

38 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Hannity is going to get a “joint” interview with Musk and Trump from the White House. Has a sitting POTUS EVER done a “joint” interview with another American? 
 

I am struggling with my historical analogy.  Am I watching Diocletian create the tetrarchy? Am I a Russian titular councillor trying to understand why Rasputin is speaking for the Tsar?

 

Regardless, I think any historian will have to write that in 2025 the U.S. experimented with a dual executive system.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5146248-trump-elon-musk-hannity-fox-news-doge/amp/

Musk owns Trump one way or the other. I speculated that he'd bought all of Trump's debt a few months ago. Maybe that's not it, but he has Trump in a vice. No telling what Musk could have turned up with all of his resources.

Trump seems to be a front man in the tradition of Ronald Reagan but without the avuncular charm. 

I hope Trump does tackify the Rose Garden and anything else about the White House that attracts his whimsy. Defile it. Make it what it's supposed to be: the image of America at its best. Paint it gold and put some statues out on the lawn. Do it!

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Disagree or agree. We can certainly hash it out on some of the details. But tell me the prior admin and in particular the candidate the Democrats tried to hot swap from VP to POTUS is capable of this presentation. Just give it the whole watch. 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Now we are talked about elder abuse? Holy god. Nobody knows who was running the country for the last couple years. 

Even if that were true, you know Joe endorsed whatever was happening and provided his input.

Dotard doesn't have valid coherent governmental thoughts on his best days.

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4 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Disagree or agree. We can certainly hash it out on some of the details. But tell me the prior admin and in particular the candidate the Democrats tried to hot swap from VP to POTUS is capable of this presentation. Just give it the whole watch. 

 

 

No one would contend that JD Vance, or whatever his fucking name is, is whip-smart.

The problem is that he's not a vertebrate.  His talking points vary with his audience.  And I don't just mean "code switching."  

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1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

No one would contend that JD Vance, or whatever his fucking name is, is whip-smart.

The problem is that he's not a vertebrate.  

Come on Twice. Let's be real. Imagine Kamala trying to deliver that message in Munich. We all saw Biden. We all know it was elder abuse. It was clear during the debate. Shit, 10 minutes into that one and I said that they were going to have to hot swap their candidate. 

Understand that we are going to disagree on policy. And personality. But I am not sure that the attack frame here should every in any way consider using the term "elder abuse" without expecting to get laughed out of the rhetorical room. 

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https://www.theverge.com/news/613567/trump-youtube-videos-cfpb

 

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Nearly 400 videos that were posted on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s YouTube page have been removed, as the Trump administration continues to pare back the agency, including its team of skilled technologists.

The CFPB YouTube page, which has 15,000 subscribers and was created in 2011, has had every one of its videos removed as of Friday. An archived version of the page shows that as recently as February 8th, it hosted 386 videos. The archived page shows videos with titles like “Five tips for when you can’t pay your bills,” “How do I dispute an error on my credit report?” and “How can I improve my credit scores?”

 

 

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Facebook and X accounts for the agency have also been taken down, although it’s unclear when. The homepage of the CFPB website delivers a 404 error message, though other pages on the site are still active.

The removals seem to be part of a larger dismantling of the agency, which oversees consumer protection issues in financial service. That’s an area that’s increasingly come to include tech players, including X; X is owned by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk, who’s been leading the charge on slashing the federal workforce. About 20 technologists in the bureau were suddenly terminated on Thursday evening, The Verge reported, ravaging a team that provided deep expertise to help hold companies accountable for their financial technology services.

 

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Across several agencies, the government has hurriedly removed webpages to comply with President Donald Trump’s flurry of executive orders at the start of his term. Many pages that hosted health information were brought back online this week to comply with a court order. Later, the Trump administration updated those pages with a disclaimer against “gender ideology,” noting it was forced by a court to restore the information.

There could be a brief reprieve for the CFPB after a new court order. On Friday evening, a judge put a pause on further firings of CFPB staff without cause, and ordered the agency not to delete agency records or data at least until a hearing on March 3rd.

 

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I’m sure there are plenty of private sector jobs for all of these people being laid off around the country. 
 

Make bread lines and soup kitchens great again!

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16 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

At what point during this Orange idiots term is he going to put forth the idea of putting him on Mount Rushmore?

There's always tomorrow.  

Hell, I expect an EO mandating it.

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6 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

I’m sure there are plenty of private sector jobs for all of these people being laid off around the country. 
 

Make bread lines and soup kitchens great again!

Watch the next several jobs reports be negative, unemployment rising, and these clowns will be claiming it's a benefit to tax payers because they are saving money.

They will have an explanation for the upcoming recession, caused by unnecessary tariffs and trade wars, and point to it as a good thing. Nerds will point out the massive private sector layoffs as a large part of his policy, unexpected cancelling of government contracts, deportation of cheap immigrant workers and the general retraction of the economy due to his dumb policies, but he and his media apparatus will spin it as good for the country. It's gonna be great.

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https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/02/the-country-is-less-safe-cdc-disease-detective-program-gutted/

 

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The cadre of elite disease detectives at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to be left in ruin today as the Trump administration continues to slash the federal workforce.

Many members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, EIS—a globally revered public health training program—were informed earlier Friday that they were about to be fired, according to reporting from Stat News. Multiple sources told CBS Newsthat half of EIS officers are among the ongoing cuts.

The Trump administration is ousting thousands of probationary federal workers in a wide-scale effort to dramatically slim agencies.

 

 

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The EIS is a two-year program filled with competitively selected, highly educated and trained experts. EIS officers are the ones deployed in critical public health situations, such as deadly outbreaks or bioterror attacks. The program has a long, rich history since its establishment in 1951, which includes contributing to the eradication of smallpox, among other achievements.

The deep cuts to the program have horrified those in the public health sphere.

"The country is less safe," Dr. Anne Schuchat, a former top-ranking CDC official and alumna of the program, told CBS News. "These are the deployable assets critical for investigating new threats, from anthrax to Zika."

 

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"It’s almost beyond belief," former CDC director Bill Foege told Stat. He noted that the EIS trainees were critical to stopping the spread of the disastrous West Africa Ebola outbreak of 2014–2016.

The cuts to EIS are just some of those that CDC is facing. CBS News reports that around 1,270 are being cut from the agency, which is around 10 percent of its staff.

 

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1 hour ago, Anastasis said:

Now we are talked about elder abuse? Holy god. Nobody knows who was running the country for the last couple years. 

Do you honestly think that the Trump regime is pretty much business as usual or are you just finding ways to stick pins in people for neglible hypocrisy? Your posts the last few days don't read like the usual you.

As I mentioned earlier, it wouldn't surprise me if you're just fed up with the wall you always face here. I think the instant dismissal of anything you write is unfortunate. 

I think your point about the wealth of the Catholic Church is valid, btw. Your antagonistic voice muddies your point.

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19 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

Watch the next several jobs reports be negative, unemployment rising, and these clowns will be claiming it's a benefit to tax payers because they are saving money.

They will have an explanation for the upcoming recession, caused by unnecessary tariffs and trade wars, and point to it as a good thing. Nerds will point out the massive private sector layoffs as a large part of his policy, unexpected cancelling of government contracts, deportation of cheap immigrant workers and the general retraction of the economy due to his dumb policies, but he and his media apparatus will spin it as good for the country. It's gonna be great.

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12 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

Do you honestly think that the Trump regime is pretty much business as usual or are you just finding ways to stick pins in people for neglible hypocrisy? Your posts the last few days don't read like the usual you.

As I mentioned earlier, it wouldn't surprise me if you're just fed up with the wall you always face here. I think the instant dismissal of anything you write is unfortunate. 

I think your point about the wealth of the Catholic Church is valid, btw. Your antagonistic voice muddies your point.

Nah, he’s just a cunt. 

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