Billionaires make bad politicians. Musk and Trump think business smarts translate to government, but politics isn’t about winning at all costs. It’s compromise, not control. And history shows: when entrepreneurs enter politics, chaos usually follows.

Full story by ‘Slicker’ in the latest issue.

Also, henceforth all meetings will be conducted virtually on Signal

"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say

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President Biden used to just go home on the weekends, and maga had fucking conniptions about it.

trump golfs every weekend and even some weekdays to a tune of $3M taxpayer dollars per trip, and MAGAts are quiet as church rats.

Trump administration deports Venezeulans despite court order, says judge has no authority Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport alleged members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization. A federal judge blocked the law's application a day later.

The Trump administration has deported over 200 Venezuelans from the United States to a sprawling prison in El Salvador, even as a federal judge ordered their return to the US reut.rs/4ixFXEU

He really has no idea. These days most people would prefer not to be American. Their health and education systems are not great

Don’t let the Orange Man rewrite history!

Trump wants to annex Canada because, as a convicted felon, he can’t go there any other way.

Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.

"The White House has directed the military to draw up options for increasing the US troop presence in Panama to achieve Trump’s goal of 'reclaiming' the Panama Canal"

And *yes*, this does include:

the "option of U.S. troops seizing the Panama Canal by force"

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When you mention climate change to MAGA people, they react less like you said something false, but something *impolite*.

It's very much the same vibe as someone piercing a social fiction, like mentioning Aunt May's adultery that everyone knows happened, but you're supposed to pretend didn't.

Trump Watches Musk’s Speech to Congress From Last Row Musk did not mention Trump in his address.

Musk did not mention Trump in his speech.

Three years ago this week. 🇺🇦

This is how you do it. Other news agencies like Axios and CBS, stop rolling over! Grow a spine, stand up straight and fight!

Get. Him. Out. Of. Our. Government.

Post showing precipitous decline of share of deaths in Massachusetts from diseases for which vaccines are now available, from 70% in 1840 to low digits % by 1950-60 where it is stayed. Caption: There are not many places on earth where we have detailed cause-of-death data from before the era of widespread vaccination. Massachusetts is one of those places. From 1842-1877, 70% of all deaths were from diseases which we today have vaccines to prevent.

Anyone who is anti-vax is pro-death. Period. The science and data do not lie. And they don’t care about your podcast.