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Written by rickf on 2025-01-30 at 16:10

The idiots have spoken, as expected.

Relatedly, I have a headache and am really grumpy today. So clearly that's Biden's fault, too? Or maybe George Soros? Perhaps it's due to a rogue Hillary email?

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-30 at 13:51

If this happened on a Democrat's watch, you can be assured the GQP would already be turning it into another Benghazi investigative circus, and Fox Noise would go wall-to-wall with its unique brand of 'fair and balanced' coverage.

And oh, btw....

https://www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-michael-whitaker-quit-on-jan-20-after-elon-musk-told-him-to-resign/

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-30 at 13:22

The US government's open data on Data.gov is currently being scrubbed

https://old.reddit.com/r/climate/comments/1idiliv/the_us_governments_open_data_on_datagov_is/

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-30 at 13:14

Hey mushroom-dick, kindly STFU. You sound like a TV viewer shaking his fist at the TV and someone who has no idea how the world works, which is true.

This is NOT what people need to hear in the immediate aftermath of such a tragedy -- especially in the 'role' you are cosplaying.

You continue to show zero empathy, tact, or ability to "read the room" despite your ongoing TV buffoonery.

FOAD, you bloated and sickly jackwaffle.

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-29 at 13:45

Cancun Cruz: FCC's hotspot lending program to underserved schoolkids could "censor kids' exposure to conservative viewpoints" and "threaten parent's rights."

You mean the content of some conservative websites might land them on kid-oriented blocklists? And that's a bad thing for kids?

And don't get me started on the whole 'parents rights' red herring the GQP trots out to mess with children's development, libraries, etc.

Next up: Cruz wants all schoolkids to have TruthSocial accounts.

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-29 at 00:59

WH Press Secretary: "This administration believes that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.”

Checking all my 2025 bingo cards for "The Constitution is unconstitutional" ... nope.

c.f. Fourteenth Amendment, Section 1: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-29 at 00:04

Buyouts just offered to federal employees refusing to RTO. Eight months salary and full benefits through the end of September in all but a few key areas.

I’m kinda surprised they’re being so ‘generous’ here …

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-28 at 23:17

Anyone else wondering when the current occupiers of the White House start defying orders issued by federal judges against their actions?

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-28 at 20:21

Ooof.

CNN's Kaitlan Collins to WH press secretary: "How is the administration deciding which laws to follow and which ones to ignore?”

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-28 at 16:27

Data sovereignty isn't enough anymore --- now it's all about operational and societal resiliency, and rightly so. (free link)

https://archive.is/sHQco

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-28 at 16:22

Meals on Wheels gets a chunk of funding from the federal government. FOTUS just took that away (allegedly) temporarily.

For those who voted for Donald using MoW and now wondering where your meals will be coming from (or how long you'll be getting them) you have exactly zero sympathy from me. FAFO, people.

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-28 at 15:12

Missouri wants to put bounties on immigrants' heads...

https://www.senate.mo.gov/25info/pdf-bill/intro/SB72.pdf

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-28 at 02:44

"These executive orders ensure that Federal funds are used to support hardworking American families."

Yeah - for certain rightwing definitions of 'families' no doubt.

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-28 at 02:42

WaPo: White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

Here's the OPM memo (PDF) --

https://www.washingtonpost.com/documents/deb7af80-48b6-4b8a-8bfa-3d84fd7c3ec8.pdf?itid=lk_inline_manual_2

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-27 at 01:14

CNBC: "The second-largest export from Colombia was coffee, at $1.8 billion, according to OEC. Colombia accounts for about 20% of coffee shipped to the U.S. and is the second-largest source of imports after Brazil, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Tariffs on coffee could squeeze Americans who are already having to pay up for their drinks. The price of coffee rose 3.8% in 2024, above the overall rate of inflation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics."

Enjoy, MAGATs!

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-26 at 16:37

I downloaded and asked both China's DeepSeek and Meta's Llama who I was and got 2 insanely different responses.

One had me as an IBM'er and co-inventor of FORTRAN and the other a pastry chef with a TV show and more.

I'm more surprised at the inaccuracy of DeepSeek since China's already got my SF-86 information from the OPM hack and should've known better. 😂

Still, if you think I'm going to let AI summarize email/news or answer questions anytime soon, don't hold your breath.

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-25 at 04:20

BREAKING - WAPO...

The White House late Friday fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies.....

Some of the government’s largest agencies were involved, including the Departments of Defense, State, Transportation, Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, and Energy.

Most of those dismissed were Trump appointees from his first term, which stunned the group.

“It’s a widespread massacre,” said one of the fired inspectors general....

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-24 at 21:22

JFC the things they will do to fleece their cult rubes ...

https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/politics/gulf-of-america-t-shirt-sold-by-trump-campaign

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-23 at 02:31

I wonder how long before this White House threatens to withhold funding and/or grants to universities (and faculty employed at universities) that have DEIA or other programs/offices that the current regime disagrees with.

I wouldn’t put it past them ….

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Written by rickf on 2025-01-23 at 02:18

Remember when the most evil people in America were Dick Cheney, Henry Kissinger, and Richard Perle?

Boy howdy those were the good days….

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