Shock, Awe, and Retreat

The 47th President is flooding the zone.

Saturday’s Forum

Vance + Musk: Self-Proclaimed Racist DOGE Employees Should Be Rehired

Remember kids, DEI is the REAL racism

A Photo for Friday

“Cab Cork”

Friday Tabs

MAGAing America edition.

Russia Lauds Shuttering of USAID

Making Russia happy again.

Israel Preparing to Execute Trump Non-Plan For Gaza

A little ethnic cleansing coming right up.

Thursday’s Forum

The Least Self-Aware Senator

Just beyond parody at this point.

Hasbro is having a contest to see which of the famous Monopoly pieces will be sent into retirement so new tokens can come to the game. Hasbro is having a contest to see which of the famous Monopoly pieces will be sent into retirement so new tokens can come to the game.

GSA Ordered to Terminate All Property Leases

A brilliant plan with absolutely no conceivable downsides.

Postal Service Halts, Resumes Taking Packages from China

Trade wars are good and easy to win.

CIA Gets Purge and New Mission

Our premier intelligence agency will focus on the Western hemisphere.

Midweek Tabs

Wednesday’s Forum

Trump and Gaza

More outrageous behavior.

El Salvador Offers to be an Out-Sourced Prison for the US

This would include US citizens.

Schatz Puts Hold on Trump Nominees

A small step to reclaim Congress’ rightful authority.

A Few Thoughts On Block Grants, USAid, Conservatism, and Coalition Building

This could be a issue for common ground… if both sides are prepared to give a little

Markets React Poorly to Trump’s Trade War

Way to go, pro-business party!

Why Musk’s Politics Matter

An example linked to USAID

Unelected Bureaucrat Shuts Down USAID

An entire Congressionally-created agency seems to have been shut down by fiat.

Announcing a New Podcast: Ancient Geeks

A pop culture diversion.

Musk’s Ascendance

This should be unacceptable, yet here we are.

DOGE Now Runs Treasury and OPM

An evil genius controls the key levers of government.

The Trade Wars. Started They Have.

We are in the the dumbest timeline.

A Flood of Stupidity

Common sense for a golden age brought to you by the firm of Dunning and Kruger.

The Purge: FBI Edition

The administration is compiling a list of every single agent who participated in the January 6 investigations.

It’s Black History Month

Or is it?

SaturTabs

Trade War Threats

It’s scheduled to start tomorrow.

A Photo for Friday

“Small Town Sunburst”

Kristol on Trump’s Authoritarianism

An accurate description.

Trump’s Mind on Display After Plane Crash

Trump’s reaction to the air disaster is telling in a variety of ways.

The Purge Continues

The new administration is gutting the senior ranks of the civil service.

Follow-up Tabs

Links related to various recent posts.

Reagan Airport Crash Kills Soldiers, Figure Skaters

A tragic but perhaps inevitable event.

Trump Testing Legal Limits

The courts will decide whether we have a President or a King.

Thursday’s Forum

A Detention Camp at Guantanamo

I have questions.

What We Know So Far About The OPM “Buy Out”

Is it even a traditional “Buy Out” and is it already in conflict with OPM statutes?

Wednesday’s Forum

Separation of Powers Ain’t What it is Cracked Up to Be

Partisanship is more important than institutional autonomy.

Malicious Compliance With Radical Orders

Piling absurdity atop cruelty.

Foreign Aid Halted

And USAID leadership placed on leave.