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Of this I have no doubt

He could do something else.

they are about to learn some things I guess.

Ryan Broderick: "Based on my own research, following the federal funding pause: -Medicaid systems have stopped working in some states already -Meals On Wheels isn't clear, but suspect they're impacted -SNAP benefits are not impacted -FAFSA seems like it has been paused" — Bluesky FAFSA seems like a dagger aimed at the middle class. People use that to get scholarships and grants which are awarded by other entities than the Federal Government.

They are doing this so they can lower any vestigial taxes on the oligarchs.

Roy Edroso: "Better come out of there with something more than a plea for comity mother****ers" — Bluesky Joshua J. Friedman: "NEW: House Dems are holding an “emergency virtual caucus meeting” at 1 pm over the “Illegal Republican Funding Freeze,” per a notice that just went out to members (via John Bresnahan)" — Bluesky

Maybe they figure out how to deny these benefits to people that didn't vote for him but not others who did.

Susan Collins is really going to enjoy Hell after those cold Maine winters Joe Sudbay ‪@joesudbay.bsky.social‬ She's "surprised" now If only she had some power. Like being in Senate majority or chairing Approps What an embarrassment. Feckless ‪Burgess Everett‬ ‪@burgessev.bsky.social‬ · 38m New: In interview Appropriations Chair Collins raises issues about budget freeze, calls it "too sweeping" and disruptive She said she's "surprised" they did it before OMB director confirmation "so that we would have someone to go to in authority and ask questions" www.semafor.com/article/01/2...

yep

Of all the former center-right intellectual souls lost to Trumpism, Rich Lowry's is the one i really think saving would make the least difference.

This will be spun into "opening bid" by the end of the day. Unless low income people don't like feeding their babies and remain passive.

WIC? Oh man...that's gonna leave a mark.

Jonathan Slater: "When scientists said the Universe is made up of protons, neutrons and electrons, they forgot to mention morons." — Bluesky

Maybe the only thing saving the Ukrainian people right now is that Putin doesn't want to give Trump any power by giving him a diplomatic win. Although, he seems really disconnected from the cost of the war to his own people so maybe he's deluded into thinking he can just keep going.

We need a tapestry of interconnected democracies around the World. I don't need to control or even design what happens in Brazil or Malaysia but I would like them to support free trade, human rights and the rule of law.

I'm sure he has a driver to take him around to the bars.

Does Pete Hegseth have a blow to go on his car?

If you threaten me you change the dynamic of our relationship. I won't be your friend. If you treat all our interactions as zero sum I won't be your friend. [the above seems like it could fit nicely as lyrics to a beabadoobee song]

If the end result of "we will destroy Colombia" is they invite China and Cuba even if just to piss us off...yeah.

This "my opening bid is I kill you" routine is going to result in people ignoring him soon.

I wonder what Elon will do today to commemorate? A photo op of some sort to remove the tar from his next seig heil?

International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Trump figured out how to commemorate it by reminding everyone about genocide.

Apply this to any other situations you like. ‪The Ukrainian Review‬ ‪@theukrainianreview.bsky.social‬ · 15m 👀 Zaluzhnyi: "Dictatorial regime is more adapted to war. Under a dictatorship, perhaps no one will dare to evade mobilization." ‼️ "But what dictatorial regimes cannot do is not to make fatal mistakes. Where one person decides everything, there is no room for other opinions."

The problem was the subordinate org reading Commander’s Intent.

In the same vein...a lot of cowards are only fighting because they don't want to be seen as cowards.