The Hall of Fire

I take it he ignored his counsel's advice to STFU.

So, if I'm following, if a certain wing doesn't get its way regarding the debt ceiling, they will pass a bill that has no chance of making it to Biden's desk? I say raise the debt ceiling, let them pass their bonkers bill, and let the Dems use what they protected the rest of us from in their Senate ...

Yeah, I'm getting the impression that stuff just gets shoved in boxes in the days approaching the end of a Presidential term. I'd also like someone, anyone, to look into how it is that NARA and other agencies were caught off-guard by the Biden discoveries. The Trump affair happened because they knew...

There's a monthly survey in which people are asked if they're employed or seeking employment. People dropping out of the workforce completely could skew that number BUT there's also an ongoing labor shortage so I don't think the issue is people dropping out of the workforce for lack of opportunities...

While the two situation are not at all equivalent, I don't think that Biden should get a complete pass. Careless treatment of classified documents is not nothing. The spooky part is apparently no one knew they were even missing until Biden's lawyers found them (and gave them back). That's a six yea...

Frelga wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:41 pm Malice and incompetence are not mutually exclusive.

True. And I think that's what's driving the current situation. If it were competent malice, we'd have a Speaker by now.

If he were one of my coworkers I'd tell him to stop, go get some fresh air, and offer coverage so he can maybe go home early. And then, once his head's cleared a bit, I'd even sit down with him to walk him through his results and discuss an approach to troubleshooting. But I am not one of his cowork...

I forgot about that.

Yeesh. He clearly hasn't won the allies he needs within his caucus since then.

They are reaping what they have sown... Was no one in the GOP leadership taking notes on how Pelosi et al kept their firebrands in line? Is there anyone in the GOP Caucus with the strength to impose that kind of discipline? The people skills to foster trusting relationships within all corners of the...

Well, maybe I see it. 63 died from the missile strike. The rest died when the ammo blew, which happened because of the missile strike. So they aren't lying, they're just making distinctions that have no merit.

The pizza box story has taken on a life of its own. It's a hilarious series of coincidences: idiot misogynist goes after a known female climate activist on Twitter, she whacks him in the manhood, he responds by doxxing himself, and next thing you know he's arrested for human trafficking in the Balka...

I'd say Medvedev paired his vodka with some LSD if he thinks Texas is going to return to Mexico...

When I attended Mythcon in Albuquerque this past August, I was surprised to learn (1) that there are thunderstorms every afternoon at that time of year and (2) that the concrete drainage ditch adjacent to the convention site went from having a trickle of water most of the time to having a raging to...

There's lots of good buzz about the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Inanna.

I am currently hoping Tesla just boots Musk as the CEO. I'm sure it will be a very messy process but the rest of Tesla's shareholders can't be happy with Musk using the car company to fund his social media addiction.

My new life goal: live and work in such a way that I don't end up in a Congressional hearing taking the 5th about line items on my resume.

Flu surveillance is how the WHO makes its forecasts for seasonal flu shots. This Bishop guy is an idiot if he thinks there's anything novel or sinister behind it.

Yeah I don't see the Serbs choosing to hand themselves over to an imperial power. They've never done that before. That assumes that a referendum would be polling Serbs and counting their actual votes. That's not how Russian referendums work. That's the other part that's weirding me out. The only no...

Musk is currently running a poll over whether or not he should step aside as the leader of Twitter. So far the majority is "yes".

OMG. Last night I was looking at a reddit thread loaded with speculation that the announcement would be a running mate or a bid for House Speaker or a new SuperPAC or something that would trigger civil unrest. Instead it's NFTs. :rofl: That aren't being sold through the Trump Organization or by Trum...

Yeah I don't see the Serbs choosing to hand themselves over to an imperial power. They've never done that before.