R. Scott Rogers

Wild that a country with a literal king as sovereign head of state is displaying more republican virtue right now than the United States of America.

US military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran war Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also authorized the $100,000 purchase of a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, according to a watchdog report

I used to work for the government. In order to justify budgets, bad actors overspend at the end of the fiscal year. So the administration spent $93B on bullshit to justify massive Pentagon budget proposals, all while gutting health care and food assistance. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

COMET VS STARLINK: Last month, astronomer Gerald Rhemann attempted to photograph Comet Wierzchoś (C/2024 E1) during its closest approach to Earth. The comet was outnumbered 10:1 by satellites spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... spaceweather.com

SpaceX alone wants there to be 100x as many satellites as you see here.

FIFA cannot permit the USA to host World Cup games if a qualified country is unable to participate. Iran has qualified for the 2026 World Cup. Canada & Mexico can take on hosting the games scheduled for the USA.

Africa Is Reimagining Climate Finance

Saliem Fakir touts new investment platforms that integrate adaptation needs with development objectives.

Just when I’d finally made peace with the lack of the article in this movie title.

The “we” is particularly chilling.

I'm into this guy's whole shit. He seems like a great model for how to run against Republicans. You turn their stuff they insist they're strong on around against them, pivot to what you wanna talk about. Stop apologizing, stop caving, stop selling out others and being supine. And he might win

if there are no mines and their navy is gone, surely the defense secretary himself could ride shotgun on one of those tankers

“Just about all.” Tell me you’ve bankrupted most businesses you’ve run without telling me you’ve bankrupted most businesses you’ve run.

Taking A Look At The Tennessee Titans’ Logo, Uniform History The original American Football League franchise played 37 seasons as the Houston Oilers before moving to Tennessee in 1997, then adopted a new nickname in 1999.

Tomorrow night, the Tennessee Titans will unveil a new logo and uniforms, but today we're taking a look back. Check out our breakdown of the entire history of the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans logos and uniforms: news.sportslogos.net/taking-a-loo...

Like the bible says: live by the sword, no worries

I fully expect an EO attempting to impose price controls à la Nixon in ‘71, never mind that Nixon’s enabling legislation expired in ‘74.

I've basically gone full Schmittian when it comes to these cretins. Ogles and his ilk aren't counterparties in a democratic system; they are sworn enemies of the American republic who are working to destroy it from within.

Also it’s not paperwork. New citizens swear an oath. That’s a huge f’ing big deal, if you happen to believe in God or if you happen to have literally any sense of personal honor. That he speaks this way tells me he has neither and can’t be trusted to uphold his own oath of office.

Good thing trucks that transport millions of products every day in the US don’t use diesel so we don’t have to worry about inflation getting worse.

GBA is neither a song nor patriotic. It doesn’t praise America. It’s a prayer, and it’s a bad prayer, in that it consists of listing several blessings God has bestowed on America, and then it demands more blessings. Plus it was released as pro-Nazi propaganda, so I keep my cap on when it plays.

I’m also a baseball hat wearer, though increasingly I’m opting for an Irish-style flat cap as I age, but I’m quite strict about removing my cap when etiquette dictates. During the national anthem, for example, or a moment of silence. But never for “God Bless America” if it’s played at a stadium.

I mean I favor making and enforcing this rule, but there are many points in a flight at which I do not want flight crew to remove _anyone_ from the aircraft.

Nothing here would have blackmail value if all of it was simply made public, as federal law requires.

The bright red critical word in this is "Schmittian", which is the core of this whole thing. Carl Schmitt, as much as any single person, laid the ideological foundations of Nazi political methodology and the ways that the right can subvert and capture liberal democracies. They're all nazis at heart.

Gas tax holidays often fail to provide significant, sustained relief to consumers, acting more as a temporary, inefficient "gimmick" that can increase inflation and drain funding for critical infrastructure. Economists argue that savings are often not fully passed on to consumers by retailers, and they can paradoxically boost demand, potentially causing prices to rise further. NPR +5 Key Reasons Gas Tax Holidays Are Considered Ineffective: • Limited Savings for Drivers: Savings are small compared to overall price volatility; a 2022 Penn Wharton Budget Model study estimated a federal holiday would only save a typical motorist about $16-$47 over several months. • Retailer/Oil Company Pocketing: Studies show that a significant portion - sometimes up to 30% - of the tax savings is pocketed by the oil industry rather than passed to consumers.

Blumenthal needs to read Sun Tzu about never interrupting your opponent when he’s making a mistake.

Photographers don’t necessarily choose which photos appear online/in print.

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I’d cap household income for eligibility pretty low though because mid-six-figure business owners 1) Tend to drive wastefully guzzling vehicles and 2) Tend to vote for Trump. So exclude that class of taxpayers from benefitting to the greatest extent possible.

And make it calculable on your annual or quarterly returns, so if you qualify and actually buy more gas than average, you can claim that later. A lot of low-revenue small businesses will benefit.

No tax holiday. Just mechanically. I wouldn’t do this at all. But if it must be done, do it as a tax rebate based on household income, and make it advance payable. So based on last year’s income, you get a check every month to cover average federal gas taxes, with eligibility capped around $120k.

This is fire, conceptually, but the VOG next to the narrator isn’t right. Sounds like a Kevin Smith parody of God’s voice. Buddy Jesus should thumbs up at the end. I’d have gone with more of a preacher’s voice on the Commandments.