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You’d make way more marketing to audiophiles.

Bluetooth roulette at the family summer beach house - playing music while scrolling, hoping not to land on a loud, potentially embarrassing ad.

half-remembering that thing about how most Roman citizens experienced the fall of Rome as simply one day their local bridge went out and nobody came around to repair it

Word is spreading!

What some people aren’t factoring into their analysis is the reality that companies were buying tons of inventory to beat the tariffs.
That’s cash taken from being able to invest or hire. In fact the probably cut costs and jobs as a result.

#econsky

Trump’s Fake Emergency Over Trade Deficit Exposed Trump’s trade war is based on a fake economic emergency, distorting facts to justify tariffs, gain power, and threaten U.S. stability.

Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt — one of Peter Thiel's favorites — wrote about a "state of exception."

That's when an "emergency" allows a dictator to suspend rules & seize power.

Trump's strategy is clear: Create fake emergencies to justify extreme policies.

www.theframelab.org/unveiling-tr...

I feel better knowing that no one is experiencing higher levels of deliciousness than me.

Trump and JD think they’ll be granted asylum as political dissidents in Russia after this is over.

www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

FPS is in charge of securing federal buildings and they often hire private security firms. Raise your doubts to Kristi Noem although I have a hard time believing she will order them to stand down.

There is still beauty in this world

I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.

I don't pretend to know what is coming but my gut feeling is the "head in the sand" politics will not keep our friends, neighbors, and families safe.

THE ASK This week, between Monday and the vote on Vought, we're asking people from all over the country to plan a visit to Senate State Offices to demand Democrats fight and to hold Republicans accountable for their complicity. DEMOCRATS MUST USE EVERY PROCEDURAL TOOL TO SHUT DOWN TRUMP'S AGENDA Yes, we need Democrats to vote no on Vought's nomination, but no is not enough. Democrats have the power to grind Senate business to a halt and force Republicans to feel the political cost of backing Trump's extremist agenda. Here's how: 1. Deny a Quorum: If Republicans don't have 51 votes in the chamber, Democrats can walk out and shut down Senate business entirely. 2. Block Unanimous Consent: Object to every procedural shortcut, forcing Republicans to take the longest possible route for every step of the confirmation process. 3. Max Out Debate Time: Use all 30 hours of debate on Vought to expose Project 2025, Musk's Treasury takeover, and the funding freeze. 4. Delay and Disrupt: Force roll-call votes, quorum calls, and procedural delays to slow everything down. 5. Blanket Opposition: Democrats cannot continue to vote for Trump's other nominees, helping to install more MAGA loyalists into powerful positions in the federal government while this power grab continues. No Business as Usual: This is a constitutional crisis. Democrats must abandon the old rules and fight with everything they have. Bottom line: Senate Democrats must block, delay, and obstruct every step of this process-no cooperation, no easy votes, no fast-tracking Trump's takeover. To learn more about how Senate Democrats can shut down Trump's agenda with procedural hardball, check out our explainer here.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

If you're confused about what is happening in Washington rn you need to learn who Curtis Yarvin is and what RAGE (retire all govt employees) doctrine is. The car is on fire and there are antisocial nerds who didn't get beat enough at the wheel.

NYT Transcript: Bannon: Balaji Srinivasan and the network state — let’s talk about that. They’re not weird. They’re radicals. Douthat: All right, the network state we can save for the next time I have you on. For now, let’s just focus on transhumanism — Bannon: Hold it, we’ve got breaking news: Bannon’s actually going to be invited back.

1. Everything Elon Musk and his tech cronies are doing to our government is what Balaji Srinivasan spelled out in his "network state" cult manifestos.
The establishment media prefers to ignore this even as it unfolds quite dramatically...
Steve Bannon in the NYT: