Sam Baur Schoer

A comic strip divided vertically into three rows of images. The top row features an image of Gallywix speaking at the head of the table in a goblin boardroom with Sprocketmonger Lockenstock and Vexie Fullthrottle sitting to his left and Rik Reverb sitting to his right. A speech bubble over Gallywix reads, “How do we stop these raiders from liberating Undermine?”. The middle row features an image of Sprocketmonger answering, “More explosions!”, Vexie answering, “More spikey cars!”, and a third unknown goblin answering, “Stop carrying around their gear upgrades”. The bottom row is divided into three images. The first image shows Gallywix staring angrily, the second image shows the third goblin looking back calmly, and the third image shows an external view of the Gallagio tower as the third goblin is thrown through the pink glass windows.

Meanwhile, at the Gallagio…

The Globe and Mail

Because DOGE has shut down USAID's payment system (Phoenix), our housing electricity and the electricity in our USAID building have not been paid for. Mission leadership has informed us that the only reason our electricity is on is because we've asked for an extension from the electric company. The Mission asked for a waiver but because our payment system is down, the Treasury has no way to issue money to USAID and State Department representatives here are hesitant to make payments on our behalf for fear of not being reimbursed. 7. Once the electricity goes out in our homes, we lose access to our security cameras and radios. Again, I live in a high-risk post, so access to security systems is very important to me. 8. I have been told by Mission leadership that the cell phone and internet bills are due this week with no way to pay them. This is despite the so-called "waiver" process that has been allegedly implemented to preserve such access. 9. Our cell phones and radios are also the only way to communicate with the Regional Security Office about security threats. We have access to no other USAID security systems.

The agency is also considering spending about $25,000 to install a washer and dryer on the building’s 6th floor, according to a Feb. 25 invoice obtained by POLITICO. There is also a child’s play area decorated with a stuffed animal and toys, according to a photo of the room shared with POLITICO. “People are definitely … sleeping there,” said one GSA staffer.

DOGE cut off payments for the electricity, cell phone, and internet service of U.S. government employees who work in a high-risk area in Central America.

Meanwhile, DOGE apparently plans to spend $25,000 to install a washer and dryer for their own personal use in a federal office building in DC.

CDC plans to study autism, vaccines Move comes despite strong evidence finding no link between them. By LENA H. SUN and LAUREN WEBER • The Washington Post

I got your waste, fraud, and abuse right here

An image of three, like, super cute raider girls in pink, pulling up in a D.R.I.V.E. car in Undermine. Large text below reads “Get in loser, we’re going raiding”. A human sits in the driver’s seat, with perfect hair, obviously. A void elf sits in the passenger seat giving model-off-duty vibes, and an undead sits in the back giving off scary, but also, like, really couture energy. The three look directly at the viewer with smug expressions, because they know you’re obviously getting in. Like, duh.

Are you, like, trying to wipe us? Because it’s working.

America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.

Exactly this.

Public education should serve students, families, and educators—not billionaires looking to cash in. Linda McMahon, Elon Musk, Betsy DeVos, and Donald Trump are only "experts" at one thing: putting profits over people.

Brutal.

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

Good morning America...💙

Without friends

Calling it a day.👇

Or its a carefully calculated move to continue the degradation of intellect and critical thinking in this country, all in order to create a subservient class of ignorant, sociopathic, technology addicted serfs...could be that too...

Today's vibe...

For the visual learners...

"Sorry, your game sold millions of copies but our projections said it should have sold at least fifteen trillion for shareholders to be satisfied, so we're going to have to fire all of you. Now watch the news unquestioningly report that your game was a commercial failure. Probably because of woke."

@lyndairinaka.bsky.social hey Lynda!! Hope your year is going great and that your new crop of students are relatively unstressed and enjoying things :)

To quote my grandfather, watching trump give a speech as he was on his deathbed, "What an idiot."

Consider this: what kind of young law school graduate would want to become an Assistant U.S. Attorney in this Justice Dep’t? Will smart, hard working, ethical young lawyers want to join?
Probably not.
What impact will that have, over time, on the quality of justice? Significant.

Video games are good for the
soul.