Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin. wired.trib.al/wENN716

in midnight executive order (which was labeled “uncategorized” to hide it), trump nullifies collective bargaining agreements reached under biden, attacks the right of unions to negotiate in the future

Well when you put it like that…

Trump is launching a trade war against our closest longtime allies based on lies, misrepresentations, insanely wrong math, and his own fragile ego. This is completely unhinged and is going to cause the most hurt to the Americans who can least afford it.

Oddly enough none of this brought down grocery prices or housing costs.

Remember the impartiality that was expected from Biden over Hunter, the feigned outrage at his pre-emptive pardons, and understand that none of it will be demanded of Trump because Reasons.

As a result of Trump’s tariffs, expect fuel prices, including diesel, heating oil, jet fuel, gasoline, propane to rise slightly, primarily in the Great Lakes, Midwest, Rockies, and Northeastern U.S. in the days ahead. The impact will be localized but an estimated 5-20c/gal.

This aged well.

Just so you know you can't stop any of this.

Measles outbreak erupts in one of Texas’ least vaccinated counties dlvr.it/THrtv4

It must be great to show up to politics once every 4 years just yelling and not knowing how anything works

And Trump was immediately hit with a dozen lawsuits, because the law is a real thing and not something liberals make up to stop leftist policies.

All the horrors and tragedies of the world make the news. The boring stability rarely does, until it's taken away and replaced by horrors and tragedies.

After a few weeks on BS I can say the contrast with X is stark. I'm not being bombarded with racists, Nazis and people just looking to pwn you to feel better about themselves. I do miss some of you but I've also found a lot of the TL that bailed after Musk went full autocrat.

If you're looking for a healthier environment and a healthier debate -- ie what Twitter used to be before <gestures wildly> -- it's worth it.

Covid was the biggest transfer of power from bosses to workers in 75 years and billionaires were so angry at this they demanded governments inflict 'pain' on the economy to punish 'arrogant' workers and it's amazing how so little analysis of the last 5 years includes this

"At California’s Yosemite National Park, the Trump administration fired the only locksmith on staff on Friday. He was the sole employee with the keys and the institutional knowledge needed to rescue visitors from locked restrooms." And at other parks:

Shot / Chaser

Another great thing about the Blue site: the Discover tab (the For You tab here) is actually constructive, and not full of stuff you'd ban your uncle from Thanksgiving for saying. Come on over, the water's fine.