Post: When journalistic integrity is worth less than keeping your mouth shut and your paycheck coming. Fact-checking is impossible when Stephen Miller gets his Resting Big Lie Face going. His eyes show he’s only listening to the hamster wheel in his head that spits out talking points. Meanwhile, I’m looking forward to working in a sweatshop making Trump merch. The look on Fox host Martha MacCallum’s face is priceless. Link: Stephen Miller Is Delighted Your Retirement Fund Is Tanking
Post: Dammit, #HANDSOFF the National Endowment for the Humanities! One of my non-political interests is archaeology – but now that’s political, too. “Preservation Archaeology Today for 4/3/25: NEH grants terminated; IMLS disbanded; Smithsonian, Interior told to whitewash history; the importance of Indigenous curators; Chaco roads; SunZia case update; podcast, jobs, internships, events, & more.” Link: BREAKING: NEH Grants Terminated – Archaeology Southwest
Why can’t we have nice reality? Why do conspiracy theories never die? And why is “the liberal media” not very liberal, and mostly corporate?
Post: Do political ads really influence elections? Don’t most voters tune them out? Or do yard signs and radio/tv ads actually have impact? In Wisconsin, political parties can steer unlimited amounts to candidates. State Sen. Jeff Smith, a Democrat and a minority leader, called the spending frenzy “obscene.” “There’s no reason why campaigns should cost as much as they do,” he said. Link: Musk not only billionaire pumping cash into the most expensive court race in U.S. history
“In his resignation letter, Marks wrote that health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wanted ‘subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.’”
Damn. The white box in the article was covering up the best word, so I fixed it. The brave local heroes who did this should try projecting their message next time.
Even if the Social Security Administration can keep payments flowing to existing beneficiaries despite these cuts, the rollbacks will still harm people seeking benefits.
Optimus’ assessment of the Starship vehicle is not optimal, as it often experiences rapid unscheduled disassembly. Thus his Creator and Overlord Musk is a bit vague about the actual departure date.
I wouldn’t. Link: ‘Won’t have a steering wheel’: Musk vows to unleash army of robot cars on US streets
We’re both trying to avoid spending money at stores that support the Trumpist regime. Looking for a listing of retailers to support as well as a list of retailers who deserve to be boycotted. “A new poll also found that four in 10 Americans have shifted spending to align with moral views in recent months” Link: A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political stances