Matthew Bennell

From "Billions": "Give me a Binky and a blankie and a bottle, please."

Dear DJT,

Guessing you forgot that Melania was not a U.S. citizen when Barron was born.

Yours truly,

The Constitution

AI-generated image of a DOGE blimp on fire above the White House, with figures holding torches and an American flag.

From "The Great Dictator": Napaloni greets Hynkel, saying, "Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Ah, my brother dictator!"

Napaloni shouts at Hynkel, "He either sign-a the treaty, or we have a war!"

Barely knew the guy.

Probably an "under-the-houseman" by now ...

Today this cult is called the GOP.

Private Equity Targets The “Dumbest” Investors In the Room David Sirota’s full interview on the matter with former federal regulator Ted Siedle, which was recorded not long before Trump signed the executive order allowing 401(k) plans to invest in alternative...

David Sirota’s full interview on the matter with former federal regulator Ted Siedle, which was recorded not long before Trump signed the executive order allowing 401(k) plans to invest in alternative assets.
www.levernews.com/private-equi...

(Dug out of the old po bin):

Just a short poem
All the markings of a haiku
The last line will tell:

Tapering towers
Pool spa’s evergreen sentinels
A snail’s Everest

Much work to do. We're pulling for you — and the country/democracy.

Silicon Valley's Andreessen Blasts Starmer & Kyle Over Online Safety Act Marc Andreessen, one of Silicon Valley's top venture capitalists, personally reached out to Downing Street last week to complain about the censorious

Andreessen ...

order-order.com/2025/08/08/s...

We do know that Trump and Epstein were buy sexual.

we can sneak around town / hunting working folks down / I hear they got a great benefit plan

join ICE boy ain’t it nice / join ICE take my advice

www.tiktok.com/@jessewelles...

Great example of a growing body of research looking at downstream effects of administrative burdens on health @sebjilke.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social

Depends ...

What do we know about the Covid-19 virus five years on? As the virus continues to evolve, experts assess its latest variants, seasonal prevalence and levels of vaccine uptake

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Everyone is vulnerable to the post infection risks and most vulnerable aren’t getting vaccines.

Like another effluent, tariffs flow downhill.

CNN Senior National Correspondent David Culver investigates how underground networks are using social media and digital apps to warn undocumented workers of possible immigration raids by ICE agents, while also working to dispel rumors, hysteria, and misinformation.

Total Registered Voters: 17,323,617
Democrats: 8,054,976 (46.50%)
Republicans: 6,574,201 (37.95%)
Third Party/Other: 0 (0.00%)
Unaffiliated: 2,694,440 (15.55%)

This information is supplemented through the use of modeling analytics. Likely race in major urban areas plays a major role in that modeling.

Texas reports participation in presidential preference primaries in which large percentages vote, particularly in the Republican races. In the absence of any even-year partisan primary participation, the most recent odd-year local partisan primary is used.

In the absence of stronger indications (e.g. partisan political contributions or identification due to the holding of partisan public office) the most recent even-year partisan primary ballot is used.

independentvoterproject.org/voter-regist...

Texas voters do not register by party. However, when those voters participate in a partisan primary, that ballot choice is recorded and reported on the state voter file.

Trump is Tony's forgotten cousin.

Par for the Trump course. All work in his properties (and he considers the WH his) is cheap, third-rate. Like DJT.

Hopeful it will succeed. Deeply skeptical.

Good reporting.

(Please, don't link to the excrable DM. It's an engine of the fascist machine.)

Sorry, Noem, that dog won't hunt.

(And not because you already shot it ...)