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Musings on DC, ancient Greek, depressingly overweening (in every possible sense) US fascism. Erstwhile Jeopardy! champion; Twitter escapee; just the beer light to guide you.

Lawful in the streets, chaotic in the … toots?? (Relative newcomer to Mastodon & still fumbling toward Masto competence.) William Hung and snow-white tan.

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The Republican extreme assault on vaccines, the most important health advance in human history (after clean water), accelerates.

https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/moderna-flu-vaccine-development-cancelled-by-hhs-mrna-platform-offers-speedy-pandemic-response

HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics

HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.

STAT
The whole DOGE fiasco is basically Chesterton's Fence on steroids. "I don't understand why things are set up this way, and since my 42069 IQ instantly comprehends all things, this can only mean the people who set it up that way were knaves and fools. Tear it down!"

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bonfenuobglfiguxubvmcrow/post/3lqahhjpubc2m
Daniel Knowles (@dlknowles.bsky.social)

I wonder why *in the intelligence world* it might be difficult to export information directly off a computer [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Bluesky Social

FFS why not just pardon every white criminal in existence to normalize his own crimes🤦🏻‍♀️

#Trump said he would pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who are in prison for charges that include bank fraud and tax evasion”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pardon-reality-tv-stars-todd-julie-chrisley/

Trump to pardon reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley

"Your parents are going to be free and clean," President Trump told the couple's children in a phone call.

CBS News
I asked for dark mode as in “less eye strain” not “the collapse of shared reality and permanent democratic nightfall” just to be clear
Paul Krugman, Letter to Europe:
“For now, the message for Europe is to stand up for yourself. In trade, in GDP, even in everything but the most advanced technology, you are no more dependent on the United States than the US is on you. There is nothing compelling you to cater to the delusions of America’s mad king.”
Trump Pardons Scott Jenkins, a Former Virginia Sheriff Convicted of Bribery

The ex-sheriff, Scott Jenkins, was convicted of federal bribery charges and sentenced to 10 years in prison. President Trump claimed the case was politically motivated.

The New York Times
@jalefkowit
I remember seeing the weinermobile the first time. It was my first acid trip, too, but I was with sober friends who also saw it. Late ‘60’s, and maybe it was in L.A. for an extended time, but I saw it three times and each time I was on a different trip. Never saw it sober in that decade, but I have seen it since, and when I did, I swear to you that I began to feel like I was tripping that first encounter even though I was not
Republicans want to screw over their constituents in order to give more tax cuts to the ultra-wealthy. Here’s what Trump’s Tax Scam would mean for your state: https://itep.org/analysis-of-tax-provisions-in-house-reconciliation-bill/

The Graf Zeppelin visits DC (Oct. 1928). Between the overcast sky and slight overexposure of the negative, it’s a bit spectral & hard to see; it’s more or less in the center of the visible sky, straight up from the Amoco signs.

The LoC caption describes this as “Zeppelin over 13th St.,” but we’re really looking west on E St. NW from 11th St. At left is the Hotel Harrington, still operating today. At right is the Perpetual Building Association, long since demolished, its name notwithstanding.

Flying Bribery Palaces and the End of the Western Order www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/24/f...

Flying Bribery Palaces and the...
Flying Bribery Palaces and the End of the Western Order - emptywheel

Trump has had tremendous success pushing his authoritarianism domestically. But we're just beginning to see how he plans to dismantle the Western Order internationally.

emptywheel
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Texas has been a locus of madness for longer than was obvious.