U.S. Politics, November 2024: GARBAGE DAY!!

maybe they'll be able to eliminate their own 'department' and then claim victory

I don’t think it’s a serious nomination for attorney general.

It is entirely serious - but it's the way Trump 'does' serious. He seriously wants Gaetz because Matt can be counted on to obey him no matter what illegal shit he wants the DOJ to pull. He will treat this putrid nomination, along with all his other crazy picks, as a test of your loyalty, Sen. Murkowski, and use it to divide the obedient sheep from the obstinate goats. If you don't go along he'll punish you any way he can, including all the illegal shit that he'll constantly be trying to get away with and hopes that Gaetz will be abetting.

Having serious deja vu today. Susan Collins expressing concern about a Trump nominee, seeing the "this is fine" dog pop up on social media.

xp it's either that or he's just rewarding Gaetz with a prize he can never collect... there are plenty of other sycophantic frauds waiting in the wings

Either way, Gaetz has resigned from the House and I consider that a win, however small

Isn't the DOGE supposed to bring its report in mid-2026? Right before the midterm elections? That's a very good time to talk about cutting Social Security and Medicare, sure.

musk has the attention span of a crayfish, we'll see how long he stays on board

irs and fbi and doj gonna be soooo busy busy busy

Elon is used to having his whims quickly validated, with his flunkys rushing to implement them asap. Inside of the government nearly all Musk's normal working methods will be highly illegal.

Hulk Hogan will be Rubio's replacement as Florida Senator

yep

Demanding Senate Republicans back Gaetz as attorney general and Hegseth as Defense Secretary is the 2024 version of forcing Sean Spicer to say it was the largest inauguration crowd ever.

These aren't just appointments. They're loyalty tests. The absurdity is the point.

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) November 13, 2024

“Now, there is one Floridian who can do it. He stood up to the Russians and the Iranians in the 1980s when he defeated the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, two of America‘s most lethal foes,” he said.

“He is a real American, he fights for the rights of every man, and he knows the courage is the thing that keeps us free. Ladies and gentlemen, I announce… Ron DeSantis, get on it… Hulk Hogan for U.S. Senate.”

I'd like to suggest "Doofus Vult" as a nickname for the Defense guy.

Gosh. I'm as perceptive as Ezra Klein!

trump should retain merrick garland, that guy kept him clear for four years

Appropriately, Gaetz grew up in the house they used in the Truman Show

Both Trump and Musk have conned their way to the top, but I feel like the main difference between Trump and Musk is that Trump cosplays as stupid and Elon cosplays as smart. Trump knows the sort of bullshit talk that will get a reaction from his followers and runs along with it. Musk, on the other hand, speaks bullshit that he may actually believe in and looks around looking for approval.

Having serious deja vu today. Susan Collins expressing concern about a Trump nominee, seeing the "this is fine" dog pop up on social media.

― jaymc, Wednesday, November 13, 2024 5:49 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

this and everyone talking about fin bluesky

that and *gestures around at everything in a vaguely 2016 way*

Gaetz resigned two days before an Ethics Committee meeting

that was going to release a report on his felonious ass

also. . . everyone should be on bsky and ditch the twits

I did ... and then found out that Ezra Klein had returned to Twitter after the election, so I checked out his latest tweets via Nitter (xcancel.com). Personally, I would like Klein to join Bluesky. But I think that people who post primarily as a way of wielding influence will continue to use Twitter as long as other influential people remain there.

makes you think about influence and what it means

that was going to release a report on his felonious ass

Are any betting markets open for which 19th century disease comes back first?

I just read about the return of goiter, because people aren't getting enough iodine

But yeah, rickets, polio, scarlet fever, all poised for a comeback

life will be ebola cherries

get ready folks, big change is coming:

https://i.imgur.com/SIprDso.png

so Gaetz resigned right before the ethics report was to be released

I guarantee there's a Dem lawmaker bringing a copy to some WaPo journalist in a shadowy corridor

her investment profile made something like $30M last week after she (& hubs) went extra long on $TSLA. so cool!

who's ready to sign up?

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are asking Americans who are “high-IQ small-government revolutionaries” and willing to work over 80 hours a week to join their new Department of Government Efficiency – at zero pay.

In a new X post on Thursday that doubled as a job announcement and another one of Musk’s trolling attempts, the account for the newly formed Doge wrote: “We don’t need more part-time idea generators. We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting.”

who’s ready to sign throw up?

the cost cutting is going to mean cuts to the VA budget, Medicare and Social Security guaranteed, but also the Department of Education, Department of Transportation, Department of Agriculture, Department Health and Human Services, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, and of course the EPA, FDA, CDC, HUD, NOAA, etc etc etc

and the arrest of Anthony Fauci

Honestly I am pretty good at efficiency, but no way would I work for those assholes.

I like a good, bloated federal government

i thought you guys would be all a buzz about RFK Jr's new gig!

ooh and now todd blanche as deputy attorny general. its all coming together...

RFK's a crackpot, but I think he's pro-choice? If he wants to legalize psychedelic raw milk, I guess whatever?

black market SSRIs sounds fun

lol love just bringing yr mob lawyer right into the White House.

it'll be interesting to see what % of this first round of unlikely cabinet picks actually makes the cut

If the past 9 years have taught me anything it is to never underestimate the craven cowardice and blatant amorality of Republicans in Congress.

RFK will have to pry my Paxil out of my cold dead hands

After he's dropped you in Central Park.

What the nation needs now is more leaky whale heads

^^^ Can only hear that to the tune of “Teen Angst” by Cracker

in summary, Democracy isn't always pretty

What the nation needs now is more leaky whale heads

― velcromagnon (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, November 15, 2024 6:53 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

No not just for some but for everyone

RFK will have to pry my Paxil out of my cold dead hands

― Booger Swamp Road (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:58 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

i take paxil too. i don't think he would interfere with people's access to it.