South Korea and France, at least, are getting this part right.

We’re all reaping it whomever sowed it.

New Republic headlines, echo chamber fodder.

The idea is to have income fof the executive branch, independent of congress. As is, a legislative branch check on the executive branch is that they hold the checkbook.

That said, wether or not he can weather everything burning around him remains to be seen.

There’s no compassion or honor play here. Trump doesn’t care about us and he certainly doesn’t care about the constitution. And the same goes for Elon Musk.

What is the expulsion of students for legal protest if not that?

Fines should be $1 billion or more. What fines currently are discourage no one.

He’s married?!?

Given the well publicized cheating and alcoholism, reinforced publicly by Hegsbeth’s mother, this cannot be a healthy relationship. Even so, it’s bring your wife to work day, never mind national security and the potential for Jerry Springer vibes with that national security. I’m fascinated. What is this family dynamic?

Unless, like it sometimes occurs in healthcare, Hegsbeth requires a support person to help him retain and interpret information given by those with advanced degrees and experience. That’s my best guess. Second guess is the executive branch is now full low EQ in supporting individuals who cannot go 10min in their lives without another person attached to them. (You can’t watch this movie alone it must be done together, you can’t go back for surgery prep alone we must be together until the last possible minute, my adult self can’t spend the night anywhere with my person, mommy?).

I have so many questions.

It’s more than that. Every year the president sits down in public to be roasted. Maybe it’s lighter and more formal than Reddit, but it’s still a roast. Sitting in a chair for it at an event is much more pointed than passing headlines or essays.

This vibe, for lack of a better word, is more important than some may think. Having an official role for poking fun at the government once a year reinforces Democracy and 1A. This is an act that signals to everyone just how ok it is to point out flaws and say what you like about the federal government and the people in it, including the president. To remove the comedy element states the opposite.

The midterms will be the prequel to 2028

Trump stated in November that the Hatch Act was not to be enforced. This also means we can be harassed, threatened, cajoled, bribed, or just about anything, really, while standing in line to vote in 2028. If it even happens. It may. It may just count on the shenanigans happening in blue areas.

Appraise: 4

Bluff: 19

Concentration: 1

Diplomacy: -34

Disable Device: -23

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Rolls a 1 on Diplomacy skill checks just about every time.

Trump already announced he plans to prosecute anyone trying to enforce the Hatch Act.

The Hatch Act is what makes this illegal.

This isn’t going to happen.

Trump already made a point of saying, in November, after he won, he would go after anyone trying to enforce the Hatch Act. I’ve already posted the 6 min speech several times, it doesn’t show up in Google searches for some reason. YouTube. RFK channel. Trump 1A speech. Green crayon subtitles. 6min.

It’s echo chamber headline bait. Any “people think such and such” headline is just there to tell you what you want to hear. There’s no action here. Nothing useful. Just bricks in the echo chamber wall.

If you use a faraday bag, there’s no need to leave your phone.

Isn’t this President Musk’s baby? This will never happen.

It’s the high tech higher money version of taking advantage of migrant workers. It’s like legal indentured service for a visa, and you can bypass some of those pesky labor laws.

Do I think it will pass? No. But the fact that it’s even within the social psych of any lawmakers right now is worth a look. The link is a .gov for bills.

Breaking things means the guard rails we are used to no longer exist, we need to stay cognizant of that bit.

Musk probably watched Stewart’s conservative show interview appearances over on YouTube, dating back to his first stint on the daily show. They couldn’t trip Stewart. He rolled over all of them. The interviews stopped, again, surprising no one.