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… that immigrants already here choose to return home willingly rather than be deported by force.

They’re a lot harder to count that way.

CB doesn’t require passing a test. They only run at 5W. Ham radio, I think that’s more powerful, that’s what requires a license.

This is the guy who has full unfettered admin access to Treasury Department, in case you were wondering.

I’m guessing that summary is AI generated, because

The move has sparked fears of retaliation if Donald Trump wins re-election.

“We’ll make our own NATO, with blackjack and hookers!”

Paramount may settle Trump’s lawsuit, which CBS calls “completely without merit,” to avoid regulatory retaliation.

Make them retaliate.

Let’s also not forget that his whole grand idea to “take over” Gaza was discussed with nobody (apart from maybe sycophants) before he threw it on the table. Netanyahu himself had no idea until immediately before they took the stage together. Nobody in the State Department or Pentagon had any idea. Congress had no idea. WH Press Secretary had no idea.

Somebody planted that idea in his head and he just went with it.

Hey now! … Well, yeah.

Toxins and crystals and essential oils, oh my!

goke

… “government doesn’t do anything for ME” as an actual thing you believe.

This happens because people take completely for granted all of the things government quietly does for them.

It’s kind of the same as “Why do we even have an IT department? Everything works, what are they even doing?”

Demarcating between enemies and allies (coerced or otherwise) is most definitely a primary goal.

Capital leverages instability to transfer wealth to itself from the working class.

Having control over the levers of chaos means that they can not only leverage instability whenever and however they want, they are also singularly able to predict when the chaos will subside. This increases their economic power exponentially.

The Independent reports:

[Marko] Elez has reportedly been given administrator-level privileges [to Treasury Dept systems] that theoretically allow someone to change user permissions, delete and modify critical files that contain highly sensitive and confidential information.

… supports is fascism

Headline is, for all practical purposes, false. Let me explain.

“The Defendants will not provide access to any payment record or payment system of records maintained by or within the Bureau of the Fiscal Service,” the [Trump Administration] proposed order says.

My first thought was “They’re lying.” But then:

The order would allow exceptions for two special government employees at the Treasury — Tom Krause and Marko Elez — saying they are permitted access “as needed” to perform their duties, “provided that such access to payment records will be ‘read only.’”

So … they actually will still have access. The Independent reports:

Elez has reportedly been given administrator-level privileges that theoretically allow someone to change user permissions, delete and modify critical files that contain highly sensitive and confidential information.

Full and unfettered access, because read only my ass.

The proposed order also carves out exceptions for:

• Any person who is an employee (but not a Special Government Employee) of the Department of the Treasury and who has a need for the record or system of records in the performance of their duties;

Okay, sure, actual Treasury employees need access to data. Still, I wonder if they’ve also changed the “performance of their duties” part such that they’re basically delivering whatever the disallowed people would have.

• Any person who is entitled to access the relevant record or system of records under the Internal Revenue Code.

I wonder who they have at IRS.

Can I, too?

I know that when I’m deciding who to vote for, I always pick the candidate who promises to do something that I would consider to be a disaster that affects me directly.