I’m going to look at something other than Musk’s ongoing coup in the U.S. today. Hey, it’s a holiday. (Though not one I’ve ever felt like celebrating, and this year that’s more the case than ever.) So let’s turn our…
Hey, Feds: Step Away From That “Resign” Button
I started writing this last night, which may have been a mistake. Because of course there’s been some very relevant news this morning. But I’ll get to that at the end. This is for all you federal employees out there:…
Unnecessary Couping: The Hurt Is The Point
Can we please have no more arguing that Musk needs to stop coup-ing because breaking the State will hurt people? They already know it will hurt people. For many of them, hurting people is actually the goal. They don’t actually…
American Kakistrocracy: Rule By Plausible-Sounding Bullshit Generators
The Minions taking over the U.S. government have been connecting a Large Language Model (LLM), referred to as an “A.I.” by people who don’t know what words mean, to various government databases. This is truly History’s Stupidest Coup. I have…
Doubleplus Ungood: Duckspeak From The Upfuckers
Of course they’ve put out a forbidden words list. Several, actually. That link up there is about the NSF list, but the NSA has a different one; I don’t think anyone’s made a list of lists yet, but I’ve seen…
Oversight or Overlook: The Inspector General System Is Broken
So, Trump is firing Inspector Generals again. Second verse, same as the first. I’ve addressed this specific problem with the U.S.’ concept of executive oversight here several times; see the search. There’s a wrinkle that I hadn’t mentioned before, at…
Pardon Us: This Needs Some Rules
I realize there’s an ongoing … issue … that may be more interesting, but I don’t have any new thoughts on that problem that I want to write today and this topic has been bothering me for a while. We…
In The Year 2025: If The Bureaucracy Is Still Alive
You know what I find even more infuriating than the fact that the United States government’s core operations have fallen to History’s Stupidest Coup? Just how easy it was. These nutbars were able to just walk into government offices with…
Muskrat Coup: It’s Even Stupider Than You Think
Just when you thought it might be safe to read the news again, Musk & His Minions are bringing a whole new (stupid) angle to modern coups. Yes, this coup has A.I. (No, no it doesn’t but play along for…
Press Pause: Shut It All Down For A While
Sometimes, it’s a choice between a (relatively) small disruption now versus a complete collapse later. This is especially the case when a system is already compromised. If an attacker is already “in your base killing your dudes” it can often cause…