Anyway I am sure that Trump having the Wartime Powers Act at his full disposal will not be abused and will be totally fine

There are rubber tires on the subways in Mexico City

@vvandinsky With a ton of infighting so nothing gets done and everything is snarled in the courts because they're all incompetent? Sounds better to me than the status quo

At least if Trump gets dragged into another endless war in the Middle East he won't have the bandwidth to keep wrecking up this country too, hopefully

Wheels down MEX

Wheels up YVR

A couple of things about these claims circulating that the 2024 election was "rigged":

1. The supposed "proof" is essentially the same nonsensical statistical gobbledygook that the MAGA people were claiming about 2020, with the parties reversed.

2. There is no legal mechanism to "recount" an election after the results are certified. None. The ship has sailed.

3. SHOCKINGLY, they need funds to continue their "work"

4. Nope, not linking to it. Not giving them oxygen.

Donold's approval rating is 38%, but if you take away the 36% of voters who are die-hard MAGA, it's closer to 2%. He's neck-and-neck with spoiled milk.

A fun thing I got to do between the excellent @bsidesboulder camp and their happy hour was a tour of the @mediaarchaeologylab including this switch board phone from the East German Stasi HQ.

I lived in Beijing for 3 years. Military parades are absolutely a staple of the Communist Party of China, and the People's Republic of China. However, these are held on China's National Day (their equivalent of the 4th of July), not on the president's birthday.

It's my view that everything's going to get much worse and I can't possibly have and post divine opinions on everything as it happens. Despair has to be rationed.

Military parades and political assassinations though, blimey. America certainly made a choice when they cast their ballots last November.

The US needs more of this energy: https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/youre-a-bunch-of-cowards

Remember COVID? It's still around: https://www.patreon.com/posts/131293492

@robert It's a big world and the United States isn't worth it. Already one foot out the door.

Setting sail shortly for @defcon - join us!

https://youtu.be/FDyvApkm-Ts

It's time to acknowledge that the military isn't a non-partisan organization. It is the Republican Party's army.

Why? They could have refused unlawful orders. They chose to follow them.

"The regime wants to shatter the social contract? Very well. But that decision cuts both ways." https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/los-angeles-protest-police-riot/

In a battle of the US military vs. Los Angeles, my money isn't on the US military. They're essentially the Redcoats.

Want to know how much tariffs are costing you? Flexport has a handy tool: https://tariffs.flexport.com/?entryDate=2025-06-06&country=CN&value=10000

The US Is following the playbook executed in Hungary and Turkey to not only dismantle democracy, but politicize the civil service. Exhibit A: https://data4democracy.substack.com/p/how-to-dismantle-a-democracy-one?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=4044382&post_id=164919317&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=byas&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email