Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after leading effort to slash federal government Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. Despite the upheaval, the billionaire en...

Fired himself for inefficiency?
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Given the uproar over 8647, imagine how 75309 has felt all of these years.

Ex-deputy in California repays $3,500 in cash he stole from homeless man Felony charges dismissed but John Sanzone banned from serving as peace officer in state after covering up theft

Gee. No charges.Wonder what would have happened if someone had stolen $3500 from the deputy…
#nationoflaws

Americans putting life on hold amid economic anxiety under Trump, poll shows Harris poll for Guardian finds people reconsidering major life events such as having children or buying a home

Yup.

Honestly, why don't they teach this stuff in school?

Hey everyone!
The arsonists have thrown a bucket of water on their fire?

We're saved!

Oh, wait.

It was only half a bucket?

Why read Between the Clouds and the River? Discover why Between the Clouds and the River by Dave Mason is such a great book to read.

"An intriguing, convoluted storyline that kept me interested throughout. The back and forth between past and present was easy and satisfying to follow. I throughly recommend."

#historicalfiction #booksky

Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045

“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one”

Understatement of the century. So far.
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Paperback cover of Dave Mason's acclaimed debut novel, EO-N. Set on a bright red background with text that reads "Winner of 20 literary awards. Acquired for film and television."

"I'd give ten stars if possible. I am overwhelmed with admiration for a story so well told. The research was impeccable, the horrors of war treated with brutal honesty and tenderness to our flawed species. Please read and appreciate what a true wordsmith can pen. I, for one, am in awe." Amazon / USA

A babbling conman paid by the taxpayers to whom he's lying.

Why did Tommy Tuberville vote in Florida if he lived in Alabama? Election records show Tuberville voted in Florida after he says a homestead exemption puts his residency in Alabama.

Voter fraud is a projection. www.al.com/news/2025/05...

Nothing like holding a gun to your own head and threatening to shoot the hostage if your marks don't pay up.

Making sense of the headline-grabbing GDP numbers that came out today.

McDonald’s just had its worst quarter since Covid. It said customers are getting nervous McDonald’s sales dropped in the beginning of this year, marking the second consecutive quarter of declines as customers pull back their spending amid economic uncertainty.

Canary in a coal mine.
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Hey everyone. It's now way cool to hide any and all additional fees on any purchase by a customer!

Sold something to someone for $543.75?

Boom! You can now add $350, $450, even $550 to that and not be required to explain what the fees are for.

How awesome is that?

I'm a little disappointed that Mark Carney hasn't issued any incoherent all-caps social media rants yet.

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

American shit show.

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Xi Is Trying to Turn World Against US as Trump Cuts Trade Deals (Bloomberg) -- Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks global trade. Sign up here.Most Read from BloombergNew York City Transit System Chips Away at Subway Fare EvasionNYC’s Congestion Toll Rai...

Tough sell.
#not
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Graphic showing Kindle editions of Dave Mason's EO-N and Between the Clouds and the River set on a red background. White type reads: "vivid, powerful, emotional, healing, harrowing, uplifting, masterful, nuanced, epic, moving, heartfelt, precise, evocative, lyrical, haunting, stunning" and "winners of 27 literary awards including the 2022 Hemingway Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction"

"Captivating… Mason (author of EO-N) weaponizes profound symbolism and poignant prose. The pacing, patient but never sluggish, excels in visceral depictions, but its focal point is the endearing characters' existential battles within. Haunting, but healing." BookLife

#historicalfiction #booksky

Ass. U. Not me.

I believe "Miller" is an Algonquian name that loosely translates to "Dickhead."

Trump Administration Texted College Professors’ Personal Phones to Ask If They’re Jewish “Barnard was not given advance notice of this outreach,” the college’s general counsel wrote in an email to faculty.

Beyond sinister.
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these people hate DEI because they would be unemployable in any system where they couldn’t rely on favoritism and nepotism

Screen grab of news headline: Elon Musk Warns Rare Earth Magnet Shortage May Delay Tesla's Robots

Cool.

No Roman salute for this?

November, 1942 postcard from a German soldier interned in the POW Camp located at Lethbridge, Alberta. Addressed to his family back home.

Kindle version of Dave Mason's award-winning novel, Between the Clouds and the River.

Of more than 450,000 German and Italian soldiers, sailors, and airmen held in 700 camps in the US and Canada during WW2, some 2,200 escaped.

Seven were never accounted for.

What happened to them during their time Between the Clouds and the River?

tinyurl.com/2kjc9h4k

#historicalfiction #booksky

Trump Gives New York ‘One Last Chance’ to End Congestion Fee (Bloomberg) -- The Trump administration is threatening to stop future federal approvals for transportation projects in Manhattan and may withhold funding if New York City’s congestion pricing program ...

Wikipedia: Ideologically, the GOP typically supports a smaller federal government. Historically, this translated into keeping power in the hands of powerful state governments. #bullshit

AI = Artificial Intelligence.
Thieves, scammers, and con artists are intelligent.

#thinkforyourself

Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (2019) ⭐ 7.8 | Documentary, Biography, Music 1h 31m | Not Rated

Iconic.
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Six men charged after forcibly removing woman from North Idaho town hall The Coeur d'Alene City Attorney's Office has filed charges against six men involved in the forced removal of a woman at a Kootenai County town hall in February.

Get ready for nothing to happen to the pretend cops. Zero faith in the courts. www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...