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

Remember kids, DEI is the REAL racism

Friday Tabs

MAGAing America edition.

The Least Self-Aware Senator

Just beyond parody at this point.

Midweek Tabs

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

Unelected Bureaucrat Shuts Down USAID

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

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.

Follow-up Tabs

Links related to various recent posts.

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?

Fear and Loathing in DC

Federal workers are afraid and in the dark.

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Musk’s Trolling

A billionaire troll with a West Wing office.

Trump Declares War on Federal Employees

Multiple executive orders aim at rooting out the Deep State.

Musk’s Nazi Salute

Symbols matter.

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TikTok To ‘Go Dark’ Tomorrow

We can’t fire the popular Chinese spyware, it quits.

Trump’s Mandate

About half the country wants about half of Trump.

DOGE’s Plan for Slashing Government

Legions of unpaid drones . . . ? . . . budget cuts.

Scenes of Devastation

A hellscape of fire and destruction.

Tabby Thursday

Terror Attacks in New Orleans, Las Vegas

It’s not known if they’re related.

Musk, Ramaswamy Come Under MAGA Fire

Oligarchy and populism don’t mix.

Musk Endorses German Far-Right

What could go wrong?

The Limits of Trump’s Power

The fight over the continuing resolution raises some questions.

The Billionaire Class

There are 800 or so of them in the United States alone. Where the hell did they come from?

Using Primary Threats to Instill Party Discipline?

Using money to control the GOP.

SaturTabs

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Trump the Antihero?

The cruelty isn’t the point.

Musk and Ramaswamy to Lead Non-Department Department

First there was the Department of Redundancy Department. Now for something completely different.

Tuesday Tabs

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It’s the Media, Stupid

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

Trump’s Ukraine Position Starts to Emerge

It sounds the same in the original Russian.

Another List

Putting down markers for future reference.

The List

My concerns about a second Trump administration.

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9ish Guy Fawkes Day & Beyond Predictions [Updated]

Remember, remember the fifth of November…

Final 2024 Predictions

A low confidence Election Day forecast.

Trump Advisors Promise A Recession (And Worse) If He Wins

Elon is on record warning Trump supporters to be prepared for “temporary hardship”

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Companies Go On Record About Future Tariff-Related Price Increases

Trump’s core policies will drive inflation

Politics As Pornography

It’s the opposite of politics as usual.

Punishing Bezos

Hitting back at centibillionaires is hard.

With Early Voting Comes Early Claims Of Vote Switching

And the real destruction of mail-in ballots

Thursday Tabs

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Disinformation, Dystopia, and Disillusion

Bizarre conspiracy theories shared by powerful people are immune to fact checking.

Sunday Morning Tabs

There is a bit of a theme.

Sunday Tab Clearing

Xtter Reactions To The Donald’s Bigly Bad Night

Sometimes the bird gives you the bird

Being A Useful Idiot Pays Well (Allegedly)

Where’s my $400,000 a month contract?

Tucker Carlson Promotes Hitler Apologist

Who did Nazi this coming?

An Authoritarian Usage of “Republic”

Musk finds an alpha male-dominated “republic” to be “interesting.”