Last century Rupert Murdoch filled the skies with satellites he dubbed the Clarke Ring (in honor of Arthur C. Clarke) and all kinds of sci-fi conspiracy theories erupted. This time we’re being enmeshed in Musk’s matrix mash-up. No need for tall tales now combining his brain chip project with 2-billion-dollar taxpayer-paid plans to enhance his space network.
Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system
Some federal employees wrote “very rude” replies to the DOGE email that demanded they list five accomplishments, the White House declined to explain why President Trump has a huge bruise on his right hand, and beloved American restaurant chain Hooters is preparing to file for bankruptcy.
#Colbert #Comedy #Monologue
So much for Trump’s lies he’ll balance the budget. His House bill passed last night raises the debt ceiling $4 trillion to pay for tax cuts for the rich. And it’s own language shows no deficit reduction.
allegedly, over 70 million people voted for these deranged *******s
So it turns out the mineral deal with Ukraine is not finished. It’s a “broad framework” and it does not give the U.S. all the profits as Trump claimed yesterday. And Zelensky is still seeking security guarantees before agreeing to the deal.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-economic-agreement-us-72ee2cfa720f6a42455c5425007060e6
I had been hearing for a while that a bloodletting was coming as Comcast boosts bottom line to prep MSNBC for sale, but the speed and scope is surprising. And when Rachel publicly complained they fired her staff!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/25/msnbc-layoffs-rachel-maddow?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
So far I have not seen one post about how the former republican party/magat party has spent decades calling the Democratic Party/liberal “commie scum” and “socialists” and it turns out they are. Just another example of magat projecting what they are on others. A facists/socialist/communist tactic.
Another gift to Putin. We go from sanctioning his oligarchs to taking a cut when they set up criminal operations here (and I’m sure requiring membership in a Trump club is part of the deal).
Trump offers oligarchs ‘gold card’ visas for $5m each
Well, Maddow did as Olbermann requested, too bad her staff paid the price but that’s the biz they’re in
They’re trying to piss maddow off so she’ll quit and they won’t have to pay her the money on her contract. Notice they didn’t fire Maddow. She knows this and so will just go ahead with her show until they fire her and then they’ll have to pay her
She’s smart and also she saw how Olberman became rich enough to live next to Central Park without having a real job.
And besides…..Olbermann was right, she and the others SHOULD yell about it. They know the ship is sinking and that they’re all on borrowed time.
I guess the good news so far is vaccine-denier RFKjr is doing nothing about the unprecedented measles outbreak..
https://www.vox.com/health/401130/texas-new-mexico-measles-rfk-hhs-response?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
A couple of weeks back Cord Cutters, a YouTube channel, talked about the news that Comcast was looking to dump off MSNBC, CNBC and one of the Spanish language channels. Those were put into a separate company for handling the demise. What is obvious to some, moving from Dem/liberal to center right republican/magat, was causing viewers to disappear, was not seen by the management. Just as CNN became a joke, so had MSNBC.
For several years I kept cable just to watch MSNBC. Finally, the shift right/far right was too much, I could only take so many minutes a week of Joe and Mika, I gave up. For over a year I tried to get rid of cable, until finally last year I got out. On YouTube MSNBC pops segments so if there is something I want to see I can. Cable television is going down so maybe the MSNBC channel will be put on some over the air next to QVC.
The flies on the Whitehouse walls are witnessing some things never before seen in United States history. It does not bode well. Song creation and video by Don Caron. Vocal performance by Mikael Vanhanen
Executive Producers Don Caron and Jerry Pender
Pat……..how you do dat? Get the video to show instead of just being a link.
Sturg, if you’re viewing on your phone it might not allow viewing some embedded video. I had to change a setting on mine to do that. Shouldn’t be a problem on a desktop.
show us the money
Tonight on The Daily Show, Trump claims Doge is saving billions daily, but the numbers don’t add up—Wall Street Journal estimates the real savings at just $2.5 million. Meanwhile, the government struggles to cut spending, exposing Trump’s failure to identify real waste and fraud| The Daily Show on Comedy Central
alert to all you seniors and disable on social security, Medicare or Medicaid: be prepared for ellen’s next “what did you do last week” memo demanding a response or face termination. termination in this case is literal. equivalent euphemisms are being offed, neutralized, starved and dying a slow death.
Trump’s “big beautiful” deficit-busting deal:
Spending cuts: $2 trillion
Tax cuts for the rich, spending increases: $4.8 trillion
Deficit increase: $2.8 trillion
The tax rate combined with tax cuts for the wealthy never should have happened. It should be at 60% for over $250K. Stealing from Social Security made it possible to cover the deficit those cuts caused, but now that SS income is only covering the outgo, this is no longer true. Congress doesn’t want to pay back those stolen funds so now they want to cut SS and Medicaid.
today’s meme…