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It's remarkable how well it's being done without the benefit of any photography.
It's amazing what they did on that score, so compelling. Ken B. and Sarah B. did an interview on Firing Line last Friday, and it came out that Sarah was the overall mas…
Don't miss it. Two episodes in, it's a masterpiece. Appears it'll be available to view anytime on the PBS website until December 15 -- at least that's what the screen says for each of the first two episodes. Says that even when I'm not logged in, so…
A NOAA retiree/substack guy found this language Rs put in the continuing resolution that's about to pass. It hamstrings agencies far more than any previous continuing resolution has ever done. The usual CR has allowed agencies to operate at the same…
@Mark Yes, it was a very serious question.
Hi @Mona, yes, failure to pass a full year budget or another continuing resolution by the end of Jan. would mean a shutdown for whatever departments don't already have a full year budget. Agriculture does,…
Near-total surrender (NYT says what they just voted on includes a provision to hire back the fed employees fired [not just temporarily laid off] during the shutdown). So much for "moderate" D's giving as much as a rat's ass about affordable health c…
A very good night for non-fascists: all the important elections went D, and only one of them was even a bit close (the VA att'y general). Oh, the gov race in NJ was going to be so close! But the D won by 13 points. The Virginia gov by 15. CA redistr…
Like Observant1, I put in small position in PYLD, looking to build it up over time. I have quite a bit in cash and ultra short duration etf's now after selling a large position in DHEAX, which is showing weakness the last month. Will probably add to…
That new right-wing nutjob that heads content has passed out the kid gloves with orders to treat Dump with the respect he doesn't deserve. That was pathetic. I haven't seen the CBS eve news program in quite a while; I'm (mildly) interested to see wh…
Edge of the seat kinda stuff. Yes! But in Game 7, in many instances we could point to, neither team could capitalize on opportunities, as if they suddenly were allergic to scoring. And Game 3 went HOW MANY innings? From that angle, neither team DESE…
They for sure won't result in more coffee and banana manufacturing plants.
Great local coffee out here, but not on the Mainland. Can't somehow manage to make Cheerios, though. Every one they plant, dies.
https://www.konacoffeeandtea.com/
Kona's exc…
The eyelined VP, getting a little confused on shutdown/SNAP talking points, per NYT:
“The American people are already suffering, and the suffering is going to get a lot worse,” Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday, insisting that Mr. Trump had …
Speaking of red carpets, the one Dump rolled out for Putin in Anchorage was in sharp contrast to his half-hearted greetings for the E.U. leaders who visited in D.C. Dictators of a feather stick together.
Carney said at a presser a few weeks ago that the plan was to forget the USA, ramp up trade with other partners, and rebuild some supply chains entirely within Canada. They're following thru, and I wish 'em the best.
The entire White House is only 55,000 sq ft. So what's left after the demolition will be a massive "ballroom" set against a smaller leftover White House.
"The contradictions keep piling up."
Nah, it's the stupidity of fools who think Fox and the Trump gang aren't lying every minute of every day that keeps piling up.
The ACA was a Republican idea in the first place. And then, after it passed thru Co…
His insane AI videos in response to the 'No Kings' protests really underscored what the protests were all about -- for a so-called 'entertainer' he can't read a room for, dare, I say it, sh*t. (If you saw the video, you'll get the reference).
I th…
Watched this one, first time in months, to see what the guests are saying about credit and duration. JPM's Priya Misra is a longtime, excellent guest, imho; always have liked her take. I think I'll stretch just a hair out in duration, and do a littl…
So a railroad tunnel from no railhead to no railhead. Sure, that makes sense. (Assuming they'd take the shortest route under the Bering Sea, the Trans-Siberian is way south of where the tunnel would come out, and the nearest railhead on the U.S side…
The one that I missed:
“The less booze thing is not working out for me.”
I chose Homer - I couldn't believe that even Hegseth would be stupid enough to say something like that.
That's our SecDefWar!
Ha! How about this quiz: Who Said It: Homer Simpson or Pete Hegseth?
https://newrepublic.com/article/194639/homer-simpson-pete-hegseth-who-said-it-quiz
