Look. I think there are few political evils as insidious as gerrymandering. Seriously. But starting that war out of cycle, and then being mad because there was a backlash?
In short. Go straight to hell.
We eventually need to undo this. Modern gerrymandering is the end of democracy.
Sometimes I hesitate to repost what should already be obvious, but sometimes....
They have a good simplicity for introducing new players, although there are gaps inherent in a rulebook with only 4 pages!
Live Free or Die (with an assortment of house rules)
Imagine having the narcissistic self confidence to POST YOURSELF as first the pope, and then God.
Bear with me. I know all us here on the sky are mostly already outraged. But dig into that for a minute...how bonkers is that?
Full loon. Zero knives in the drawer. Not even close to a full deck
Ran a game of first Saratoga (Freemans Farm) for cadets and faculty today. Really fun.
The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room.
The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction.
The Health guy collects raccoon dicks.
It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
SUPER excited about these new MWG opportunities! Took a ton of work and years to get it off the ground. Highly recommend MWG members apply for these fully funded writing retreat opportunities!
Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October.
Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year.
Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.
This is key word repetition at its most extreme and and unconvincing.
Also, still illegal.
This is my assessment of why Trump’s war went so badly wrong. Underestimating an enemy and a belief in a quick victory are familiar sources of failure, compounded in this sense by incredible ultimatums and delusional claims. (£/free trial), open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
And somehow Obama's "pallets of cash" will be worse than this
I was very dubious at first. but I'm now on v. 7 (audio).
Your bright spot for the day:
The federal government has settled the case brought against it by ALA/AFSCME and has or will restore all grants and programs of IMLS, including all RIFs and
The federal government withdrew its appeal in RI v Trump.
1/2
New in PN: A regime of idiots — A complete inventory of Trump stooges
"The downside of Trump’s reliance on sub-mediocre stooges is they amplify his own stupidity & terrible judgment. Dumb stooges inevitably emulate his sadism & laziness, leading to a govt marked by sociopathology on a grand scale."
Farr Macro:
Also, fire Hegseth. Trump can't blame himself. So....
trying to join but it's hung up on the "prove you're a human" tick box. 🤷♂️ (I know there is sometimes, doubt, but I swear!)
Very true, and we talk about those exact experiences in ep. 2! (Clary will be in ep. 4 and Klemperer in ep. 3). Please give us a listen!
Eventually, the brain-damaged chimpanzees in the WH will figure out that the laws of armed conflict are enforced—in part—because an adversary is almost always capable of responding reciprocally to any violation you commit.
I just wonder how much global energy is taken offline before that happens.
Watching ncaa championship. And again im struck by the big pharmacy takeover of marketing. Its like the whole nation is about to keel over at any moment.
This was not on my bingo card.
please repost!!
@waitmanwbeorn.com (poking Waitman for his reaction!! Since Browning was his adviser)
also on PodBean and Apple podcasts!
www.youtube.com/@HogansHeroe...
The enemy gets a vote.
Greg Jaffe Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt on the byline with a source on background saying the dismissal was tied to refusal to comply with Hegseth’s directive to remove the 2 black and 2 female officers from the promotion list to one star general
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...
In short, we broke it. Fuck you very much.
reminder that the number one issue that the press covered in 2016, the one they told voters was THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in the election, was Hillary Clinton's compliance with Presidential Records Act record-keeping