Real Speaking, the Real ID and the Id

Attribution: Living Through Current Events is Hard by Alexandra Bowman, CagleCartoons.com

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“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

54 thoughts on “Real Speaking, the Real ID and the Id”

  1. from https://www.simplypsychology.org/psyche.html

    The Id, Ego, and Superego are components of Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. The Id represents our basic instincts and desires, seeking immediate gratification. The Ego, guided by reality, balances the Id’s impulses with social norms. The Superego is our moral conscience, pushing us to follow ethical standards. Together, they shape our behavior and personality.
    […]
    The personality of the newborn child is all id, and only later does it develop an ego and super-ego.
    Importantly, the id lacks any sense of right or wrong. It is amoral – concerned only with fulfilling instinctive needs.
    The id engages in primary process thinking, which is primitive, illogical, irrational, and fantasy-oriented. This form of process thinking has no comprehension of objective reality, and is selfish and wishful in nature.
    The id operates on the pleasure principle (Freud, 1920), that every unconscious wishful impulse should be satisfied immediately, regardless of the consequences.

    https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2025/01/13/tsa-publishes-final-rule-real-id-enforcement-beginning-may-7-2025

    WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today published a final rule providing a framework for federal agency phased enforcement of REAL ID requirements. Federal agencies, including TSA, will begin REAL ID enforcement on the deadline—May 7, 2025. Starting on May 7, only state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards that meet the security requirements established by the REAL ID Act will be allowed for official purposes, including boarding commercial aircraft. The final rule provides necessary flexibility for federal agencies to begin enforcement in a manner that takes into account security, operational risk and public impact.
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  2. speaking of a bit of both the real ID and an id example, the idiot in the WH

    Desi Lydic recaps Trump’s oblivious reaction to getting friend-zoned by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and prepares for a summer of s***ty air travel as the Real ID deadline approaches and Newark Airport spirals into more chaos.


  3. Michael Longfellow stops by Weekend Update to explain why he refuses to get a REAL ID.

  4. The ongoing debacles in Newark and DC aren’t exactly encouraging folks who don’t have real ID to rush to get one so they can hop on an airplane.

    And then there’s Pope watch.

  6. Book of the Day:
    THE LAZLO LETTERS,
    by Don Novello.
    Fake letters to Nixon which Nixon thought were real. And answered

  9. I haven’t been in a plane since 1977 when I flew into Newark.
    For awhile I was considering maybe flying the friendly skies again, but yeah, maybe no.

    Not flying is better.

    Show me the Amtrak.

  11. Sturg, I’ve worn out my copy of the Lazlo Letters, at least it would have to feel that way to that book. I think my favorites were to Ed Kroc about the Egg McMuffin, to the CEO of Exxon about the cost of gasoline needed to drive to the moon, followed closely by his suggestion to the Carter Admin for toilet paper conservation.

  14. Censorship’s a slippery slope, Amazon. History doesn’t need a rewrite,” a person wrote.

  15. It’s not rewrite, it’s rewind.

    So Says A-Eyes: The 14th century, marked by major upheavals like the Black Death, witnessed a rise in lawlessness and crime. Factors like widespread death, social instability, and economic hardship contributed to increased crime, including murder, theft, and violence. While the perception of the Middle Ages as inherently lawless is somewhat inaccurate, the 14th century did see a significant increase in these issues.
    Elaboration:
    Context of Crisis:
    The 14th century was a period of immense crisis, including the Great Famine, the Great Cattle Epizootic, and the Black Death, which decimated populations and destabilized society.
    Rise in Crime:
    This period saw a notable increase in various forms of crime, including murder, theft, and violent offenses.
    Factors Contributing to Lawlessness:
    Economic hardship: The Black Death and other disasters severely impacted the economy, leading to increased desperation and potential criminal activity.
    Social upheaval: The disruption caused by the plague and other events led to social instability and a weakening of traditional authority.
    Disease: The widespread death caused by the plague may have contributed to a breakdown in social order and a perceived justification for criminal acts.
    Specific Examples of Lawlessness:
    Murder: A CrimeReads article notes that murder was particularly common, sometimes driven by desperate measures to survive.
    Kidnapping: Abduction, especially of nobles, was a prevalent practice, with ransom often used as a means of release.
    Highway robbery: As trade routes became more active, highway robbery became a significant problem, with some villages becoming known as hideouts for criminals.
    Gang warfare: Organized crime, like that of the Coterel gang, emerged, highlighting the intertwining of criminal, military, and administrative roles.

  16. Remember a doc who was listening to an audiobook on the plague about ten years ago. He said that we needed another plague, because that’s how the peasants got a foothold in something more. There were fewer of them, so they had bargaining power. The Project 2025 plan is private prison labor. Most aren’t being sent to CECOT; they are stateside, there was no due process, and they’ll never be released. The media had dropped the thread on this.

  17. Book of the Day Tomorrow:

    A DISTANT MIRROR
    by Barbara W Tuchman

    A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century is a narrative history book by the American historian Barbara Tuchman, first published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1978. It won a 1980 U.S. National Book Award in History.[1][a]

    The main title, A Distant Mirror, conveys Tuchman’s thesis that the death and suffering of the 14th century reflect those of the 20th century, particularly the horrors of World War I.

  19. A Distant Mirror was one of my travel books. As I spent a lot of time in airports and flying I needed decent sized books to entertain me. Her books did the job with great writing.

    Something I noticed last week was the disappearance of muskovite. My guess of the bromance break up by late spring early summer was a little long, but close. There are more than a few pundits trying to resurrect the pair, but they fail to realize it is over, at least for a year or two. krasnov usually makes up with his boyfriends after some quiet times. I do remember several commentarians posting that one or the other would kill the other, but that has not happened (yet).

  24. I’d like to see Obama actually hold a rally that day. Counter-programming will drive Diaper Don over the edge he’s nudging.

  25. If you’re looking for something sooner, Craig, there’s a protest at noon at the Ellipse.

  27. I suspect my grandfather witnessed some of that during his one-and-only visit back in 1937.

    My mom was 6 then. She was not taken along for that trip.

  29. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yry9y089eo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

    US may soon deport migrants to Libya

    The officials, who requested anonymity, said the US military could fly migrants to the North African country as early as this week.

    The move is likely to spark controversy – Libya has been mired in conflict for more than a decade and the US state department advises Americans not to travel there due to factors like crime, terrorism and civil unrest.

    Since the overthrow of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the country has been divided into two – the west is ruled by a UN-backed government, while military strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar controls the east.

  31. Why would Dodo have any concerns about destroying American businesses? He’s done that all his life. His own businesses and everyone else’s.

    He’s teaching his friends like Elon they can stiff contractors too.

  33. Snopes says maybe not on the Harvard corrected letter. But somebody did.

  36. Have to get back to reading my George III book. Poor guy was just trying to lower the deficit.

  39. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-brags-gold-plated-office-tariffs-1235332861/

    Trump Brags About Gold-Plated Office While Telling Americans to Cut Expenses

    “You see the new and improved Oval Office,” Trump said to Carney. “As it becomes more and more beautiful with love – you know we handle it with great love – and 24-karat gold, that always helps too.”

    *At the most, it’s craft store gold leaf on those Home Depot curly-queues.

  46. gold leaf isn’t 24k

    ofc dipshit doesn’t know that

    or is lying as usual

  47. talked with a woman wearing a jeweled “trump” bracelet today

    the idiots love their king

  49. It’s craft store gold leaf, at best. It could just be spray paint. If paid for with taxpayer funds, there should be receipts…padded, no doubt.

  50. I hope it’s stuck up there with Alien Tape and not some damaging adhesive on the stone, or worse, drilled in.

  53. i mean it adds up if you cover everything with it

    your tax dollars at work

    i’m sure the decorating is a grift somehow also

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