I was going to write about pardons again today. What with all the recent abuses of that particular Presidential power. But the Lawyers, Guns & Money blog has a post today in which they highlight something one of their commenters…
Why The Ship Of State Sank: A Brief Post-Mortem For The United States
How the United States fell to a coordinated attack from within by a fascist political party will be a subject for historians and political philosophers to argue over forever. Like they do. So, since I’ve argued here before that there’s…
Obvious Metaphor: White House Vandalism A Bit Too On The Nose
The Vandals get a bad rap, mostly because the city they’re famous for having wrecked was the one that produced a large percentage of the historical documents from that time. So, ya know, it got written up and preserved. It’s…
Yes, Virginia: There Will Be A Presidential Election In 2028
And Donald Trump will not be on the ballot for it either. Though I’m sure he’d very much like to be. But he won’t. Firstly, there is no authority under the Constitution that would allow the federal government to delay…
Funding Shenanigans: In Trumpistan, The Feds Budget You
Today, we’re going to look at a thread from Bluesky. Because some folks can’t just write a blog I could link to. This dive into Trump’s attempts to pay the military, because unpaid militaries don’t support coups, comes from Bobby…
Staying Aware: The World Keeps Happening Regardless
You cannot be a good citizen without maintaining a reasonable level of awareness about what’s happening in your community and the world around it. It’s part of that famous cost of freedom we keep hearing about. And the world does…
Low Standards: Murder On The High Seas
The United States Navy is not covering itself with glory in dealing with the coup. What with all the obeying illegal orders to murder civilians and such. The last time I checked, the estimated count of illegal murders committed by…
Airports United: No Free Political Ads For Noem
So, most federal government web sites and even many federal employees’ personal email accounts’ out-of-office message are being used to display Republican party political ads. But not (some) airports. Airport facilities management is not really where I would have looked…
Just A Tip: Circumcision Does Not Cause Autism; Should Still Only Be For Adults
There’s a new entry among the very, very many things on the “well, that used to go without saying” list. Circumcision does not cause autism. Of course it doesn’t. There’s no evidence that it does, and there’s no plausible mechanism…
Plenary Power Rangers: Steven Miller Says The Quiet Part Loud Again
Stephen Miller said in a CNN interview this week that the President has “plenary authority” over military deployments. This comes as a surprise to no one. Mainly because the small number of people who knew what “plenary authority” means already…