The Frankish Reich

Just read those texts and you'll see another key point: Trump is completely disengaged. JD Vance pompously (does he have another way) suggests that Trump might not realize that bombing the Houthis in order to aid primarily European interests wouldn't be on brand for Trump's new every ally for itself policy. Hegseth disagrees. Did anyone pick up a phone and, uhh, I dunno, call Trump to find out what he wants to do? To see if he had somehow missed the subtleties of Europe Screwing that JD Vance saw clearly? By the way, where was Trump? On the golf course?

He was hard on Japanese Americans, hard on Nazis, soft on German Americans. Ol' reliable Mike Davis with, as usual, the stupidest hot take. Yes, FDR executed Nazis "after holding a military tribunal." As Judge Millett reminded the DOJ lawyer several times, the whole point is "after" some kind of process.

It was a FRICKIN DECISION TO BOMB AN ADVERSARY. No, Pete "I'll have a double" Hegseth didn't type, in all caps, at the beginning of every comment he wrote: TOP SECRET. And then go ahead and click "send" to a reporter. But to suggest that this was not secret/classified is absolutely ridiculous.

This shows you have zero idea of what you're talking about.

Well ... yes, we can all agree that it's a good thing that the op wasn't compromised ahead of time. But that is not all that is important here. This is just so jaw-droppingly stupid I had to check a couple other reports to confirm that it wasn't satire.

Goldberg has the info they texted (actually, submitted to him thru Signal). By the way, you never, ever, ever, submit classified info on a non-govt network. There are special secured lines for this. If Hegseth is no longer drinking you sure as hell wouldn't know it from his first few weeks in office.

Spoken by a federal appeals court judge in today's hearing on the Alien Enemies Act deportations to a Salvadoran prison. And it's true. FDR involved the Act during WW2 against German nationals in the US. Those Germans identified had the opportunity to respond and show that they are not Nazis.

Bingo! The Trump Tweeters must have settled on the 5D chess explanation. Well, Trump just chose a new option, the Sgt. Schulz, "I know nothing ..." Trump adds: The Atlantic sucks. It's going under (it's not, since Steve Jobs' ex is bankrolling it) And "if we leaked it, it wasn't effective since we pounded the Houthis" (Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg says he prudently/patriotically didn't redistribute the secret plan that was dumped on his lap) MORONS.

White House press response: A. He meant to do that. Wanted to leak the plans/conversation. 5D chess. Now they know what coming if they try anything! B. Biden told Hunter something something Ukraine. C. They were talking about some other extinct war plan, just like Trump meant he wasn't claiming he didn't sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation; he was claiming that he didn't sign the 1798 Alien Enemies Act into law. Just in case you thought he was president then. D. All of the above. Idiots. Vengeful idiots, with the emphasis on the latter.

Markets up sharply today based on rumors that Trump's April tariffs will be lower than previously expected. If Trump's people aren't trading on these "rumors" I'd be shocked. Every random fart out of Trump's advisors moves the market 2 percent. Tons of money to be made.

"No Big Law Trump Firms Exist." calling bs on this - https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-targeted-20-biggest-law-092501746.html Jones Day, that Cleveland firm that became a huge Republican lobbying presence in DC. There's others, but that's the obvious one.

So maybe he doesn’t know what the hell Musk and Stephen Miller are putting out over his signature. Timing couldn’t be better. He’s lost it.

Just saying that the stock is coming back down to earth not just because of the Elon factor. No new models other than the disastrous cybertruck this decade. People wants electric SUVs; Tesla hasn't upgraded/improved (or reduced cost) of the ultra unreliable Model X since it was introduced. They've kind of squandered what seemed like an insurmountable lead in EVs.

Kosher, but not Halal?

She looks smart!

Of course not. I'm just saying that Tesla has problems that are separate and apart from the Elon branding.

Tesla does have a serious production quality control and innovation problem. It was so far ahead of the pack in the last decade, and now it probably isn't even in the top 5 of EVs. Musk distracted by too many other things going on? His operating philosophy no longer working? This is separate and apart from his breaking of the Michael Jordan Rule ("Republicans buy sneakers too")

right. Like that's never happened before or since. Like Deportation Barbie on all the local news channels as ICE conducts raids. Like all the camera crews waiting for the planes to land in El Salvador. Like every perp walk you've ever seen.

Trump just said that it will make education "many times better." How? I mean, I get "we aren't getting results for all that spending." That's obvious. So there's an efficiency argument that throwing money at education hasn't succeeded. But that doesn't mean that cutting off that money magically makes students perform better. It simply doesn't follow. What "braindead concepts" re: education have I advocated in the past? I am basically a supporter of vouchers and privatization of education provided the private schools meet basic standards. Isn't that where you stand, even though you teach in an old school public school?

Education will be half the cost, and many times better. Magical thinking, just as dumb as Jimmy Carter in 1979 promising that the creation of a federal DOE would make education better and more efficient.

That's the Afrikaaner spelling.

Look at who Trump invited to his Department of Education Memorial Service: - Ron DeSantis, governor of the state bragging about how its ACT scores show a whopping 25% of graduates hitting the national Math benchmark - Mike DWine, governor of a state that says hold my beer, Ron, we at 28% - the Governor of Oklahoma (I have no idea of the name) where 15% meet the standard! These folks have obviously discovered the Secret Red State Sauce that will allow us to compete with China!

Of course not. I am pointing out that this Sean Davis guy is a moron for thinking that Zelensky is in favor of continued war. Which kind of agrees with what you just said.

So breathtaking in his stupidity, this Sean Davis. If this were true, then I supposed Russia would immediately end its invasion. Zelensky would be voted out or deposed as President. A new pro-Russia president would take over. Russia's entire casus belli would be negated. Everyone is happy. So maybe, just maybe, Russia started this war and refuses to end it with anything short of surrender?

Of course, the immediate issue here is the conflicting justifications for the tariffs. They're to stop fentanyl trafficking. No, they're to stop Canada and Mexico from taking advantage of us. No, they're to raise revenue in the most beautiful manner possible. No, they're to give companies an incentive to shift production and jobs to the US.