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So, there are numerous examples of the tech lords who were Dems shifting to support for Trump because Biden was not going to kiss their asses. This was my meaning.

Gnome: I won't comply with lawful orders from a judge if I don't like the cut of his gib.

The oligarchs thought they could control this guy better.

Hopefully sound brains in the UK will fix this https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/29/admit-truth-brexit-has-been-an-unmitigated-economic-failure/ Vlad got his money's worth with Brexit for sure.

The battle that I expect to happen next is the one to nuke Rubio from the forces of crazy in MAGA world.

So, there is a guy who is the JD Vance/Peter Thiel approved replacement named Daniel Driscoll who is currently Secretary of the Army (is that Secretary of Landwar, now?). I expect they want Kegbreath out soon and this will merely give someone cover to do that.

That sucked. We need more talent at WR.

The good news is that my handicapped brother can vote.

Today...come on boys.

I'm all in favor of that.

Very interesting Michael Weiss interview with Tim Miller last week on the Bulwark Pod. He says Marco Rubio is basically fighting the JD Vance/Don Jr. clique in the WH over Ukraine. Rubio's side are the senators on both sides of the aisle who are normie and who believe in the post WWII security structures (i'm gonna be on that side in some form). Rubio has to play all the games of the MAGAs to keep his neck in this insane farrago of an administration. Whatever is happening with the Venezuelans and or Colombians is intended to distract the MRI-taker from thinking too hard about all this stuff.

WRT religion, there is a saying in the "Flashman" novels (guy is a soldier in the Victorian era British army who gets into comic/historical adventures, great stuff) that goes to effect of 'it doesn't pay to offend the local gods' which summarizes where I am with religion. Enjoy your rituals. Don't go out of your way to attack people for theirs. When people make it their business to control your life based on theirs, that is where there is a problem. The Western tradition is a humanist tradition based in part on the idea of Law (from Judaism) and the rights and protection of the individual (Christianity) with many great variations which would amuse anyone studying our planet from afar. We ended slavery because a bunch of evangelicals in Clapham, London with crazy notions insisted that the British end the slave trade and eventually the seeds of abolition took over the Northern US churches. We desegregated because the modern left and the humanist churches decided that the value of all human life was worth more than what the segregationist fools in the South wanted. We fail in these things often (slavery and racism) but at least there is a schematic structure most people understand. There are people who want to be good out there trying to be good. It doesn't take religion to be good. Religion is a rock to those who need comfort. I will probably ask God to smite Ohio State today but it won't be why what happens happens.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/walz-demands-trump-mri-results-113347242.html I also find the use of the term "clapped back" to be way too lightweight and informal for the situation. This is not a couple of TV people in some fake fight. This is the most powerful man in the World who appears to be dissembling in real time.

I am reminded of how scared I got in sunday school when the teacher would talk about how the anti-Christ would control where and what you could buy so if you didn't obey him you would starve to death.

So, the blackouts yesterday against Amazon, Target, Home Depot, (and I think Wal-Mart) were largely complied with. There are a few things that only Amazon can be a source for. Luckily, Lowes is a good actor and isn't complying with the anti-human behavior of the administration. I did some Best Buy shopping and visted Microcenter and tried to actually spend money locally at a couple local places.

I often confuse Minnesota for Michigan because I'm posting from Bangladesh.

There is an element of mutually assured destruction preventing politicians from acting. Its going to take some event/zeitgeist shift in the public to demand this. The rampant corruption of the current administration is being watered down because of their dark money preventing any oversight. Perhaps that gets to the point where even all the dark money can't hide it from the average prole. But, Orwell was right about the proles, they lack consciousness.

This is less interesting than Lindsay Halligan in cartoon form but... its something to consider. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united TLDR: States have the right to regulate corporate activity in their borders. Get states to ban dark money and regulate spending on political campaigns. You avoid having to amend the Constitution or somehow replacing 3 SCOTUSI

We celebrated my wife's early retirement as a fed today. You can still come @ me Trump but you can't hurt her, now.

Any guesses what insane stuff gets dropped this evening by the WH press office to get it out of the news cycle before the regular media gets to reporting the usual stupid holiday travel story?

He'd be given the key to Novi if he did sign.* (*there are about 3000 people of Japanese origin in Novi and maybe a couple thousand in W sides of Livonia and Farmington because of the local Japanese auto suppliers in the area) Edit: what do you know...some statistics. I missed Canton. http://www.usa.com/rank/michigan-state--japanese-population-percentage--city-rank.htm

He's lost it https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ballroom-2674343765/ 'Veered into micromanagement': Rift between Trump and White House ballroom architect grows

DOJ was down to the last second on Comey because of the SOL. They have 30 days to try again. I have doubts on their ability to procedurally get their act together