Live your life in such a way that an activist group doesn’t form just to fuck with your wedding.

I like his ideas but this all needs to be paid for. The city is in debt. Just taxing millionaires won't do it. We've all lived way beyond our means across the country. NYC is certainly no exception. There needs to be some austerity and an overall new spirit in line with his agenda.

Let's look at Democrats after the NYC primaries. I feel they still haven't learned a thing from the past. No direction, still trying to play it safe, no unity, no solid platform required for ALL dems to run on. Just everyone arguing with everyone. My suggestion: Alt+Ctrl+Del - start over!

"We don't want a regime change in Iran". Are you kidding? This is a murderous terror regime. It has inflicted endless pain on the people of Iran and beyond. I DO want a this regime gone. Let Iranians walk the streets without fear. Let them be safe and free. Why does this seem to be so unrealistic?

ICE Barbie is in Panama today. Let's hope she won't get lost on a casual stroll in the Darian Gap. That would be a tragic loss.

It is actually a blessing not have these big piles of $$ flying around. A pact with the devil is just not affordable any longer.

I'd say it's both. Yes on billionaires and corporations evading taxes and being taxed insufficiently. And yet, we built a machine that suffocates too many of us and is just not affordable. A little deregulation could go a long way.

So the 25% that are not overweight have to support the other 3/4 of the nation? That doesn't feel right.

Ozempic should be much more affordable but people should pay for it out of pocket unless in some rather limited cases.

Making it available to everyone as part of their plan doesn't sound right.

In someone else's platform you are always a tenant, not a property owner. The same is true for Facebook and all the other social platforms one might want to use.

You can turn over control of your account to someone else. But that is just like handing the keys from a rental to another person.

Maybe they could take a weekend trip to Mars to get to know each other better. Let's see how Mr. Musk looks after 3 days with MTG :)

I don't see it as an echo chamber. For me it is a level playing ground platform that allows for kind and open discourse - away from billionaire plutocrats controlling the overall conversation.

Yes, we do need diversity of ideas - without cancelling each other. I think Bluesky can be the turntable.

The Trump Transition Is Starting to Get Ugly Trump’s legal team reportedly caught adviser Boris Epshteyn trying to sell access to the president-elect and threatening top Cabinet nominees.

$30k monthly retainer in order for Mr. Epshteyn saying nice things about you to the Donald? Could be worth it.

What a nice way to fill your koffers. One can only be glad not to be part of this world.

It feels very tempting to say yes to this. Yet pissing Trump on the head is not the answer. It will make everything worse.

Maybe there are some ways to work with his guys and weaken the impact for all of us. We won't get there by pissing on their heads...it's at least where I'm at today.

Fender bender

One reason Trump wants recess appointments is to avoid having Dem Senators read out quotes like this, and ask the nominee to respond

You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk Riley Wenckus used TikTok to tell Elon Musk she paid “an Etsy witch” $7.99 to make his life “a living hell.” A new market has opened up for others looking to follow her lead.

“I am a person grounded in reality who believes in science. But I still think there's something to be said for having millions upon millions of people wishing for your downfall.”

New from me on the people cursing (literally) Elon Musk @wired.com

www.wired.com/story/viral-...

It feels like someone hijacked the brand and is trying to bring it down asap.One can only wonder who is behind it. Catholic Church? Musk? Mossad? Taliban?

Promised? Good!!! :)

Mr. Gaetz is out. Is that a victory? Yes but only for the Project 2025 crew. They now have a chance to get a more qualified candidate in position that can be a more efficient agent of change.

I hear that he's been promoted to the mailing room in the White House.

Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.

Still struggling to become a millionaire?
Get a roll of duct tape.
Get perfectly ripe banana.
Stick the banana to a wall with tape.
Wait for your buyer to emerge.

Bonus tip:
I'd sell a 10-pack at a volume discounted price of 50 million.

You are welcome.

This message doesn't exactly align with what we hear from the MAGA world. The them vs. us is completely missing here...

Your message is simple, yet profound. And we should all carry it with us at all times. It applies to way more people than our newly elected administration would acknowledge.

The airline industry might well be the best example for government control. Without it we'd see a multiple of today's crashes.

Yet: many people do feel over-regulated and this needs to be addressed on a massive scale.

We do need increased understanding for government where it makes sense.

We can spend all day with the dystopian outlook on what's ahead. It's morbidly tempting but I'll try to allocate time to build resilience.

Make connection with people that are threatened.
Be ready to stand with them.
Let them feel our support.
Do one thing that matters each day.

Expect nothing and assume the worst. This way you stay on the safe side and won't be too disappointed. That goes way beyond the travel industry.

Consumer protection will become something to visit at the museum of history and culture.

Heck, there is a snake oil sale down the street. Gotta go!

A lot business will not be able to operate without the help of people high on the deportation list. When will this fact hit home? We don't know.

And yes, things could get much uglier than many of us might want to imagine. We'll get to find out soon.

I'd be careful with making assumption about people you hardly know. We know what Trump has stated over and over again. We do remember the very ugly pictures from the border from his 1st term. His catchers will cause incredible hardship.

But to what extend? No one really knows yet.

I think she is looking over the fence... at Twitterverse. Time to straighten her out!

She truly is the ultimate trouble maker. No wonder "everyone" loves her.

I think that's the one person that even the Donald would consider to be too crazy to be part of his administration.

If she can't throw at least 10 hand grenades per day she must be deeply unhappy.

I think everyone should be at least moderately alarmed by now - unless they are sedated. That's how Mr. Trump likes it.

We'll be somewhere between bright orange and dark red for quite some time to come.