The Frankish Reich

I'm not sure what people mean by "doxxed" in the context of a law enforcement officer. They ought to have a name and a badge. If they do, well, there's no such thing as doxxing that info that should be ought there in public. If people are posting photos of their families, home addresses, etc. that's a different story. But law enforcement officers, unless working undercover, should be easily identifiable. I don't know how this assumption that they should be able to keep their names and faces secret started, but it's an erroneous assumption.

Well, if we can't have Peter Thiel's buttboy, I guess that'll do.

I think the BBB passes with some face-saving tweaks, first in the Senate version, then in some House conference changes. Maybe MJT and others will have a chance to read it. "We have to pass the bill to find out what's in it." Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

"Real job" as in "not a budding politician's job." Think congressional staffer, something like that. That's all.

No. If that's a dig at AOC, well, I'd never vote for her for other reasons. But the fact that she once had a real job is a feature, not a bug.

Can’t make this sh!t up

Yeah they really pay-op’d the Dems this time. amazing the crap they’ll believe.

I agree. Even setting aside environmental concerns, EV technology is the future. Basically no maintenance. Faster. Better. The long range thing is the only issue holding them back, but that will come. A nudge in the EV direction strikes me as good policy for all of those reasons.

Weird take from Dinesh: "given the current makeup of Congress." The current makeup of Congress is a reflection of the current makeup of the Trump Republican coalition. For example, you can't severely cut Medicaid without pissing off all of Josh Hawley's Missouri voters. You can't eliminate the SALT deduction without losing seats in NYS. It is true that this is the difference in governing vs. philosophizing, but that's not a particularly profound point.

I finally leased an EV (not a Tesla, although I considered one) because the incentives/rebates just made it too damn cheap to consider anything else. I think it's great. Never buy gas for trips around town. Still have an ICE for roadtrips. This seems to be the most popular combination for EV adopters in my neck of the woods.

This is why Ukraine cannot be occupied. Guerrilla warfare for the 21st century.

I thought he was referring to the Epstein Pedo Files.

9/11: 19 of 20 terrorists from Saudi Arabia. Saudi not on the new banned visa list. 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack: terrorists from Pakistan or Pakistani background. Pakistanis not banned. Boston Marathon bombers: of Russian/Chechneyan origin. Russians not banned. Boulder pyro attack: Egyptian who lived in Kuwait for 17 years. Neither Egyptians not Kuwaitis banned. Hey, close enough! Trump in a nutshell. All performative symbolic outrage signifying nothing.

Pedos tend to be gender specific. So yeah, whatever. Plus Elon will just make another one.

Remember Musk loves pedo shaming his enemies.

You guys never cease to amaze.

Same here. I also can't watch a recorded game that I missed live. The most I'll do is record it and join in while the live action is nearing halftime, then catch up to real time before the game ends. Sporting events are made for live viewing.

It's a good thing. The Bills brand is strong and getting stronger. That bodes well for the future. In other words ... no discernible pattern.

DOGE was amazingly ... inefficient. Look at the proposed defense budget. Remember when Elon said "Defense is next." Umm, right. Do we have any idea what the Golden Dome will cost when all is said and done? Whether it is considered a vital defense interest? Whether it is actually workable with current technology? And that's just the biggest one of many, many others.

True. But the 2017 tax bill - let's face facts, Trump's sole legislative achievement - made a big point of not subsidizing profligate states through the SALT deduction. It is worth pointing out that any principled design of the tax code to reduce these incentives is now shot to sh!te

So I'm wondering. Did prescription drug costs also go down IMMEDIATELY? Did the Ukraine war end in 24 hours? Inquiring minds want to know.

True. The 30 year is at 5.1% as I write this. Borrowing costs have gone up ... a lot. https://www.ft.com/content/c2dd8918-d6c1-4c60-b0d8-4959e287b11a The 30-year Treasury yield rose 0.11 percentage points to 5.096 per cent in evening trading in New York, the highest level since late 2023, as the price of the bonds fell. It extended its rise to 5.12 per cent after the bill passed the House of Representatives by a single vote, up more than 0.2 percentage points this week.

I am very proud of my little Bills Fan in NC. We are approaching singularity here, in which all conversations may be with himself and only himself! Keep on blocking, keep on talking to yourself. You are a winner!

I like how this too is being blamed on Biden. Is there a statute of limitations on Biden blaming, or does it basically continued forever?

So, shockingly, the bill that passed is a whole lot worse than anyone expected. Yes, worse. Budget busting, complexity-increasing, special interest-favoring. This is what they do when they have the power to do whatever they want. They become the parody of the Party of the Wealthy and special interests. Eric, buddy, weirdly no mention of No Tax on Social Security! I wonder why.