Surviving a second Trump admin

[Vrede too]

It's like bad performance cosplaying.

(Someone give that woman a sandwich.)

Here, Noem cosplays as an imbecile . . .

Kristi Noem’s ‘Trust’ Claim Ends In Head-Spinning Self-Own
CNN’s Dana Bash pointed out an awkward truth to Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary.

. . . and she makes it work.

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H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-con ... -bill/1161


You can't make this shit up.

[GoCubsGo]

H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-con ... -bill/1161


You can't make this shit up.

Those Republicans are a heady bunch.

Text: H.R.1161 — 119th Congress (2025-2026)All Information (Except Text)
As of 02/11/2025 text has not been received for H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".

The Government Publishing Office (GPO) makes the text of legislative measures available to the public and the Library of Congress. GPO makes the text available as soon as possible, but delays can occur when there are many or very large legislative measures for GPO to prepare and print at the same time.

You really can't make this shit up.

[Vrede too]

H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-con ... -bill/1161

You can't make this shit up.

Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

Jealous of EmptyG? At least it won't be Buddyland or Orangeland.

[GoCubsGo]

We.

Are.

So.

Fucked.




Kennedy next.

[Vrede too]

We.

Are.

So.

Fucked.

https://x.com/AP/status/1889719770720674144


Kennedy next.

... Gabbard, a military veteran and former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, was confirmed by a 52-48 vote, with Democrats opposed in the sharply divided Senate where Republicans hold a slim majority. The only “no’ vote from a Republican came from Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky....

52 RepuQs just voted for Putin for POTUS. Traitors.

[GoCubsGo]

52 RepuQs just voted for Putin for POTUS. Traitors.

No winners on our bet.

But a lot of losers.

[Vrede too]

52 RepuQs just voted for Putin for POTUS. Traitors.

No winners on our bet.

But a lot of losers.

The final vote on KINO isn't until tomorrow. Collins just caved, though, so his confirmation is likely.
Make Putin's America Sick Again!

[GoCubsGo]

The final vote on KINO isn't until tomorrow. Collins just caved, though, so his confirmation is likely.
Make Putin's America Sick Again!

I still have a hard time believing that was once the republican party is a collection of eunuchs.

[Vrede too]

The final vote on KINO isn't until tomorrow. Collins just caved, though, so his confirmation is likely.
Make Putin's America Sick Again!

I still have a hard time believing that was once the republican party is a collection of eunuchs.

It's starting to feel like they don't expect to ever have to face democratic elections again.

[GoCubsGo]

Carville may be right.

Also somewhat surprising is that comparatively there's been very little in the way of leaks so far.

Bet that doesn't last forever.

[GoCubsGo]

Planes falling out of the sky and now this.
(As a side note, HTF can this happen?)
US aircraft carrier collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea

[neoplacebo]

Planes falling out of the sky and now this.
(As a side note, HTF can this happen?)
US aircraft carrier collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea

I just a minute ago saw this. When I did I went But havig been in the the navy I know this is ultimately on two people....the captains of the vessels. It was near midnight, I guarantee the CO of the carrier was not on the bridge and that a junior officer of the deck (OOD) was in control of the ship. Who the hell knows what was going on with the other vessel. Hegseth will probably blame it on woke and go on Fox News. Many gullible fools will believe the gibberish. Same as it ever was.

[GoCubsGo]

Planes falling out of the sky and now this.
(As a side note, HTF can this happen?)
US aircraft carrier collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea

I just a minute ago saw this. When I did I went But havig been in the the navy I know this is ultimately on two people....the captains of the vessels. It was near midnight, I guarantee the CO of the carrier was not on the bridge and that a junior officer of the deck (OOD) was in control of the ship. Who the hell knows what was going on with the other vessel. Hegseth will probably blame it on woke and go on Fox News. Many gullible fools will believe the gibberish. Same as it ever was.

Yeah, but assuming they're not in an extremely tight channel, how can one or both the ships not turn away?

[Vrede too]

52 RepuQs just voted for Putin (Tulsi) for POTUS. Traitors.

No winners on our bet.

But a lot of losers.

BRD pool: Who will be the next nominee to drop out or be dropped - Gabbard, Hegseth, KINO, other? My guess - Hegseth would seem to be the obvious pick, but I'll go with KINO.

Probably Hegseth, but bad odds on any of them making through confirmation.

Gabbard has been called DOA by some repugs, but Hegseth is sucking all the air so she's kinda skating along right now. I think they'll get

Hegseth

We all failed and America lost, as GoCubsGo laments.

RFK Jr., America's Loudest Anti-Vaxxer, Confirmed As Health Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead America's public health response. Doctors say that's a "slap in the face."

... The chamber confirmed Kennedy by a vote of 52-48 largely along party lines.

Former longtime Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), a childhood polio survivor, was the only member of his party to vote against Trump’s pick....

Justifying his vote, McConnell said in a statement that over his lifetime, he has “watched vaccines save millions of lives from devastating diseases across America and around the world.”

“I will not condone the re-litigation of proven cures, and neither will millions of Americans who credit their survival and quality of life to scientific miracles,” he said.

Hero.

... The pushback against Kennedy from the public health community has been enormous. Last month, more than 700 experts in the field signed an open letter pleading with senators not to confirm him. Before that, more than 17,000 doctors signed a similar letter.

“This appointment is a slap in the face to every health care professional who has spent their lives working to protect patients from preventable illness and death,” the doctors’ letter reads. “Americans deserve better.”

Trump Trashes McConnell Over RFK Vote, Questions His Childhood Polio
"I have no idea if he had polio," Trump said of the former Senate majority leader.

... “He’s not voting against Bobby. He’s voting against me,” Trump told reporters at the White House, referring to Kennedy. McConnell is “a very bitter guy,” the president continued....

Takes one to know one.

Remember the old HEW? KINO may end up in charge of the remnants of the Department Education after it's 'rassled' into nonexistence, too.

New pool - Which Cabinet member will be the first to be fired or quit? Here's the rogues gallery.

I'll stick with KINO. He's too flaky to last. As an alternate I'll go with AG Pam Bondi. How many fish slaps from the courts while defending stupid stuff can she handle?

EDIT: Great minds . . .

Wall Street Journal Predicts Which Donald Trump Pick Will Be First To Go, And Why
The newspaper's conservative editorial board named who'd be "first one to muster out" -- even though they've only been in the position for hours.

... “Promising disruption is easy,” it noted. “The test of a cabinet is whether it delivers results. Our guess for first one to muster out is RFK Jr.”...

[neoplacebo]

Planes falling out of the sky and now this.
(As a side note, HTF can this happen?)
US aircraft carrier collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea

I just a minute ago saw this. When I did I went But havig been in the the navy I know this is ultimately on two people....the captains of the vessels. It was near midnight, I guarantee the CO of the carrier was not on the bridge and that a junior officer of the deck (OOD) was in control of the ship. Who the hell knows what was going on with the other vessel. Hegseth will probably blame it on woke and go on Fox News. Many gullible fools will believe the gibberish. Same as it ever was.

Yeah, but assuming they're not in an extremely tight channel, how can one or both the ships not turn away?

It's certainly an unusual and uncommon event. Both vessels possess all manner of navigation aids; charts, chronometers, radar, GPS, etc. The only thing I can think of as a likely cause is just plain incompetence or not maintainng an adequate watch (the time any given officer is in command of the ship is termed a "watch"). The radar systems on that carrier can probably detect even a small yacht; I can't think of any logical reason the carrier would not see the other ship. In any case, I bet this carrier gets a new CO shortly.

[Whack9]

If balancing the budget is a priority, why cut taxes while also cutting spending? Why not cut spending and leave taxes as they are? Are they liars (rhetorical question)?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... rcna192002

The budget calls for up to $4.5 trillion in new deficits through tax cuts, which Republicans plan to use to extend Trump’s expiring 2017 tax law and pass other pieces of his tax agenda.

It calls for $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, with an additional caveat: The House package has to include $2 trillion in cuts to the “mandatory” part of federal spending, which covers programs like Medicare, Medicaid and food benefits known as SNAP, or $4.5 trillion amount in tax breaks must be reduced by a commensurate amount.

[Vrede too]

If balancing the budget is a priority, why cut taxes while also cutting spending? Why not cut spending and leave taxes as they are? Are they liars (rhetorical question)?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... rcna192002

Since Reagan the GOP has only paid lip service to balancing the budget. Instead they support giveaways to the wealthy and maintaining a high deficit in order to limit Dem spending options. Only Clinton achieved a surplus and after him Obama did the most deficit cutting of any POTUS back through Reagan. This has been rotten policy, giving us both the Shrubcession and Dolt .45's crashing of the economy.

Since WW2 and before on average the deficit has been lower and the economy stronger with Dem POTUSes. I'm realigning my retirement savings to low risk investments on 3/6. I'm sure the DonOLD chaos will crash the economy again. Hopefully, I haven't waited too long.

[O Really]

Yeah, he'll probably crash it, but even if not he'll keep it so unstable that it would be awful for anybody older than 40-ish. Better off with high-interest savings or CDs - or a sock - until Trump's gone.

[GoCubsGo]

If balancing the budget is a priority, why cut taxes while also cutting spending? Why not cut spending and leave taxes as they are? Are they liars (rhetorical question)?

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congre ... rcna192002

The budget calls for up to $4.5 trillion in new deficits through tax cuts, which Republicans plan to use to extend Trump’s expiring 2017 tax law and pass other pieces of his tax agenda.

It calls for $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, with an additional caveat: The House package has to include $2 trillion in cuts to the “mandatory” part of federal spending, which covers programs like Medicare, Medicaid and food benefits known as SNAP, or $4.5 trillion amount in tax breaks must be reduced by a commensurate amount.

Cutting deficits matters only during election year as a campaign slogan.

And since when do Republicans (ESPECIALLY this crop) keep their word?