Another Day in the USA

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Attribution: MAN REACTS TO LATEST TRUMP NEWS by Randall Enos, Easton, CT

[For 68 years Randall Enos has done cartoons and illustrations for TV, movies, books, comic strips, magazines, newspapers, posters and the like. Clients have included NBC, The New York Times, The National Lampoon, Playboy, Time, Rolling Stone and many more.]

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  1. but first, last night’s comics bring us up to date:

    Today is Cinco de Mayo, the Met Gala was last night and a lot of the outfits were “giving,” the New York Knicks crushed the 76ers in game one of their series, Team Trump now wants the American taxpayers to foot the bill for his new ballroom which is now five times what he said it would be, Trump signed an executive order to bring back The Presidential Fitness Test, he brought a bunch of children to the Oval Office to announce it and went on every rant possible, he then took them all outside to show off his putting skills, since the start of the “ceasefire” Iran has attacked the U.S. and our allies ten times, the Iranians have suggested that nothing is off the table, GameStop has announced a surprise bid to buy eBay, and in honor of Teacher Appreciation Day we head out to Hollywood Blvd to see if people can write in cursive.


  2. President Trump hosted children at the White House to mark the return of the Presidential Fitness Test, Pete Hegseth explained the military’s plan to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the war against Iran is hurting American businesses of all sizes, and Stephen reacts to the red carpet looks at this year’s Met Gala.


  3. Trump Reinstates Fitness Test as Polls Reveal Americans Think He’s Physically and Mentally Unfit
    Jimmy addresses the latest news, like Trump’s bragging about his cognitive test results, a viral photo of RFK Jr. holding a bird in an airport and the 2026 Met Gala.


  4. Desi Lydic dives into the major cuts airlines are making to compensate for rising fuel prices, from beverage services on Delta Airlines to all services on the now-defunct Spirit Airlines. And while President Trump boasted his ability to tell the difference between an alligator and a squirrel on his cognitive test, his rant about rigged elections and nuclear war before an audience of children proves he can’t tell the difference between minors and adults


  5. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down primary races across Ohio and Indiana, including wins for Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican governor’s race in Ohio and Sherrod Brown winning the Democratic Senate primary in his fight to regain the seat he lost in 2024, and how the races have been a test of the impact of nationwide redistricting efforts.

  7. from Daily Beast Trump, 79, Bizarrely Boasts He Can Correctly Identify a Squirrel
    President Donald Trump has boasted about his performance on a cognitive screening test—and the doctor who created it is pushing back.
    Speaking on Monday at the White House Small Business Summit, Trump said he has taken the Montreal Cognitive Assessment three times and “aced each one,” claiming a doctor told him it was the first time they had seen a perfect
    He walked through the early questions with characteristic confidence. “The first question is very easy,” he crowed. “You have a lion, a bear, an alligator, and a, what’s another good..? A squirrel. Which is the squirrel?” He then insisted the difficulty ramps up considerably. “By the time you get to the middle, they’re very tough.”
    The test’s creator, Canadian neurologist Ziad Nasreddine, has blown up Trump’s claims to brilliance. “It wasn’t designed to be a test of IQ,” he told nine.com.au. “It was designed to assess normal cognitive performance.”
    The Montreal Cognitive Assessment is a short clinical screening tool used in roughly 200 countries to detect signs of cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. It includes tasks like drawing a clock, recalling words, and identifying the date and location.
    The average score is 26 out of 30. Nasreddine said about ten percent of people of Trump’s age achieve a perfect result. “I think he’s proud that he is able to demonstrate that his cognition is fine,” Nasreddine said.
    “Obviously, he likes to maybe boast about it because of his age, and people might think that at his age, you might have more difficulty with your cognition.”
    The test is intentionally easy for healthy adults. It is designed to detect deficits—particularly in short-term memory, attention, and language—rather than to measure intelligence. A perfect score confirms the absence of obvious impairment.
    It does not indicate exceptional mental ability. Nasreddine also noted the test is intended to be administered by professionals, not self-conducted.
    The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.
    Trump has called for all presidential candidates to take cognitive tests, noting he is the only sitting president to have done so multiple times. He cited one professional’s reaction to his results: “One doctor said, ‘It’s the first time I’ve ever seen anyone get all questions right.’ That’s a doctor who does this stuff for a living.”
    A Washington Post poll published this week found 59 percent of Americans do not believe Trump has the mental sharpness to do his job. Only 40 percent believed he did. The same poll found 55 percent of respondents did not believe he was in good enough physical health to serve.
    Joe Biden’s aides, it has been reported, avoided having him take the test over concerns that sitting for it at all could raise doubts about his cognition.
    White House spokesman Davis Ingle responded to Trump’s brags by bragging about the president. “President Trump is the sharpest and most accessible President in American history who is working nonstop to solve problems and deliver on his promises, and he remains in excellent health,” he told the Daily Beast.

  9. And he’s never been so nuts as yesterday with those kids he tortured for over an hour in the Oval Office. CNN’s Betsy Klein sums up the non-stop cringe here…

  11. Trump spent $200 per vote for his revenge against Indiana State Senate Republicans who rejected his gerrymandering scheme: $12 million spent by Trump forces ÷ 60,000 combined votes for challengers = $200 per vote.

    Bring your take at 11am ET ➡️

  12. HOUSEKEEPING: Pardon the Digital Dust

    We are still sweeping up the glass from our recent server transition. If you intermittently hit the yellow “OpenResty” error page (attached), your browser is chewing on a stale, cached connection. A standard refresh will not save you.

    Desktop: Force a hard refresh to bypass the glitch. Use the reliable nuclear option: hold Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac).

    Mobile: Mobile browsers are exceptionally stubborn. Open a new “Incognito” or “Private” tab and load the site there, or clear your browser cache in your device settings.

    Or, just be patient. It can take days for some browsers to digest this stuff, but eventually the coast will clear.

  13. What happened to cost overruns as a jailing offense? Trump’s $200 million vanity ballroom has mutated into a $1 billion taxpayer obligation. This is the same man who ordered DOJ to open a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell for rising construction expenses.

  15. Apparently it’s only other folks’ cost overruns that are actionable.

    Oh, and about Hegseth’s “no stupid rules of engagement”, Marco disagrees- we’ll only fire if fired upon. Nothing like coordinated messaging. And no more escorting ships through the Strait? Long story short – no strategic goals, no direction.

    And regular gas in EB is $4.49.9 everywhere but Sam’s.

  17. shades of MTG https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/06/kremlin-infighting
    When Ilya Remeslo, a longtime Kremlin attack lawyer and propagandist, first turned against Vladimir Putin in March, posting publicly that the Russian president should resign and be brought to justice as “a war criminal and a thief,” the Russian authorities rapidly carted Remeslo off — against his will — to a St. Petersburg psychiatric hospital.
    But, in a highly unusual development for a regime that is notorious for incarcerating its critics for years, Remeslo was freed after 30 days. Now, the pro-Kremlin henchman and blogger, who worked for the presidential administration for about a decade smearing opposition activists, is vowing to remain in Russia and continue a public anti-Putin fight.
    […]
    “In the administration there are good people,” he said. “They snicker at Putin and say he is very primitive and that he is doing everything to lead the country into an abyss.”
    He added: “Of course, publicly they are scared to say this. Because of course they will be put in jail and all their assets will be taken.”
    […]
    “Putin will be toppled at some moment by his own circle when he stops being convenient for them completely,” Remeslo said. “This is the result that is awaiting him.”

  20. In today’s daily serving of cognitive dissonance, we watch a diehard supporter instantly run for the hills when Dean Withers offers a chance to hear her hero’s own words about walking into private dressing rooms to ogle naked women.

    On the Digital Diner at 11 AM ET.
    Here’s the 30-second trailer 👇

  22. Epstein’s bestie wanted to “wrestle” that child so badly. Ick! The girl with her arms folded in front of her is all of us…her intuition is engaged. Stranger danger! Gotta wonder why Dumbass is so obsessed with trans folks. WTF was he talking about “a quarter of an ounce”? Is that how much Adderall he snorts? (allegedly)

    Notice that they didn’t pick a blonde boy to talk to him. Optics.

  24. Today in the Diner…

    • CA Gov Debate, Rubio’s Epic Surrender & Billionaire Taxes
    • Trump’s Rubio Problem & The California Meltdown
    • Epic Fury Surrender & Arrogant Hair

    Rubio’s embarrassing Epic Fury surrender, the California governor debate meltdown, and why billionaires can’t seem to stop making money.

    Welcome back to the Diner. Today we’re slicing through the absolute dumpster fire of Marco Rubio’s “Operation Epic Fury” backtrack, only to be completely kneecapped by his own boss an hour later on Truth Social. We also take a hard look at the California gubernatorial debate—a beautiful disaster featuring Katie Porter unapologetically owning her hot-mic moments, an Oath Keeper in a brown shirt, and a candidate completely melting down over the word “swindled.”

    We’re also talking about the absolute absurdity of billionaire taxes. Mackenzie Scott gives away half her fortune and somehow makes another $15 billion by accident, while regular folks are told the economy is doing just fine. Throw in some weaponized DOJ prosecutor talk, Chuck Edwards’ arrogantly terrible hair, and the legend of Henry Knox hauling 60 tons of cannons through the snow to save Boston, and you’ve got a full plate today. Eat up.

    https://trailmix.cc/chat
    https://trailmix.cc
    https://trailmix.cc/alerts

    00:00 Intro
    01:43 Street Interviews with MAGA
    03:14 Ted Turner & CNN’s Legacy
    05:33 The Billionaire Tax Problem
    09:11 The DC Bridge Protester
    10:59 Rubio Surrenders Operation Epic Fury
    22:26 Indiana Elections & Senate Wins
    25:55 Weaponized DOJ & Cleaning House
    33:41 Chuck Edwards & Arrogant Hair
    36:41 Regional Accents & Grammar
    43:04 Trail Mix Kitchen & Community Links
    48:36 California Governor Debate Meltdowns
    58:22 Schwarzenegger Debate Flashbacks
    1:00:53 The Story of Henry Knox

  27. who lets their children around that creep

    pardon me, “the President”

    seriously though

  28. Who in the eff is writing headlines for AP?

    “JOSHUA BOAK, E. EDUARDO CASTILLO AND RUSS BYNUM”

    either one of those people or they let ai do it like some people who will remain unnamed

  30. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/6/un-demands-israel-release-gaza-flotilla-activists-investigate-abuse-claims

    UN demands Israel release Gaza flotilla activists, investigate abuse claims

    The Spanish and Brazilian nationals were among dozens of activists who had set sail for Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Greece on April 30.

    Flotilla organisers say that among about 180 activists, just these two were taken to Israel, where they remain in jail.

    “It is not a crime to show solidarity and attempt to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population in Gaza, who are in dire need of it,” said Al-Kheetan. “Disturbing accounts of severe mistreatment of Abu Keshek and Avila must be investigated, and those responsible must be brought to justice.”

    An Israeli court on Tuesday extended the activists’ imprisonment until May 10. They are on a hunger strike, drinking only water, since they were abducted last Thursday, organisers said.

    No charges have been filed against the two men, but they face several accusations, including affiliation with a “terrorist organisation and contact with foreign agents,” Adalah, the Israeli rights group representing them, previously told Al Jazeera.

    Adalah said Abu Keshek and Avila have faced severe physical abuse while in Israel’s custody that amounts to “torture”.

    The UN spokesman Al-Kheetan also called for an end to Israel’s use of arbitrary detention and of “broadly and vaguely defined terrorism legislation, inconsistent with international human rights law”.

    He said the blockade on Gaza must end and humanitarian assistance in sufficient amounts must be allowed into the enclave.

  31. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/6/canary-islands-refuses-to-allow-mv-hondius-with-hantavirus-to-dock

    The first affected passenger, a Dutch national, died on April 11, with his body remaining on board the luxury cruise ship until April 24.

    One of the passengers who died of hantavirus was “briefly” on board a KLM flight from Johannesburg to the Netherlands, but was removed before take-off, the airline said later Wednesday.

    Dutch health authorities are contacting those who were aboard this flight “as a precaution,” KLM said in a statement.

    French authorities said that a Frenchman was being monitored as a hantavirus “contact case” after he travelled on the same plane as the Dutch woman who died of the disease.

    Officials are trying to trace people on the commercial flight that transported her from the island of Saint Helena to Johannesburg, which South African-based carrier Airlink said was carrying 82 passengers and six crew.

    “A French national has in particular been identified among the passengers on a flight taken by one of the cases before they were hospitalised,” a spokeswoman for France’s health ministry said.

    Meanwhile, in South Africa, one person – a British national – is being treated for the Andes strain of the virus, which, in rare cases, can spread among people, according to the country’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases. Hantavirus is more commonly transmitted through contact with the urine, saliva or faeces of infected rodents.

    Emergency crews have evacuated three people from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, the United Nations’ health agency says, as experts confirm it to be a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.

    Two sick crew members and one other person who had been in contact with one of the confirmed cases were removed on Wednesday from the MV Hondius off Cape Verde, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

  32. https://www.latintimes.com/trump-administration-closes-office-investigating-detention-abuse-amid-rising-deaths-ice-custody-597116

    Trump administration closes office investigating detention abuse amid rising deaths in ICE custody

    According to an internal Department of Homeland Security email obtained by HuffPost, the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) has begun removing its public signage, halting inspections, and taking its website offline. The office had served as a central channel for detainees, families, and attorneys to file complaints and seek oversight of detention conditions.

    The shutdown comes as deaths in ICE custody reach levels not seen in decades. More than 30 people died in detention last year, the highest total since 2004, and at least 18 more deaths have been reported so far this year. A recent study cited by Reuters found that roughly one detainee is dying every six days, a trend researchers linked to expanded detention, overcrowding, and potential delays in medical care.

    Earlier this year, OIDO’s staffing had reportedly fallen to just five employees, down from more than 100, even as the number of detention facilities increased. Other oversight bodies, including the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, have also faced cuts, limiting their ability to conduct investigations.

    The administration has argued that detention conditions can act as a deterrent to unlawful migration, with one DHS spokesperson previously stating that “being in detention is a choice.”

  33. So Ted Turner, founder of CNN, TBS and TNT died at 87 years of age. Man had an incredibly full life. Mouth of the South and Captain Outrageous. Won the America’s Cup in 1977, founded shitloads of philanthropic orgs, even to an extent brought back the buffalo. I’d say he had a pretty good run. RIP, dude.

  34. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/texas/kids-castro-family-kids-children-dilley-ice-facility-texas/273-b7f11128-d172-4a98-b57d-5673cd5e3a1c

    ‘These kids are deeply traumatized’ | Castro leads delegation raising concerns over treatment of families and children at Dilley ICE facility

    Democratic members of the delegation said they plan to continue pushing for the release of families and the shutdown of the Dilley facility, which Castro has previously described as a “trailer prison” and criticized over detainee conditions.

  35. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bison-grazing-controversy-americas-grasslands-1795029

    Trump Administration Targets Wild Bison: New Policy Moves to Evict Beasts From Protected Federal Grasslands Nationwide

    The Trump administration’s move to evict wild bison from federal grasslands sparks a heated debate over conservation and ranching

    The Bureau of Land Management previously authorised the group to graze bison on six federal allotments covering about 63,500 acres of BLM-administered land. Now, under the Trump administration, that decision is being reversed.

    The administration argues that grazing permits should apply to domestic livestock raised for production-oriented purposes, such as cattle and sheep.

    American Prairie has pushed back against the move. The group argues that bison have been allowed to graze on federal land for years and that federal law does not clearly exclude them from grazing permits. It also says the decision ignores the role bison play in restoring prairie ecosystems, arguing that bison belong on these grasslands because they help shape the landscape through grazing, movement and natural disturbance.

    The fear is that if bison managed for conservation are no longer treated as eligible grazing animals, other restoration projects could face similar challenges. That would affect private conservation groups, tribal nations and public land partnerships working to return buffalo to historic grasslands.

    What began as a grazing permit dispute in Montana has become a defining question for America’s public lands: whether wild bison still belong on the federal grasslands they once helped shape.

    *I hope Ted Turner’s ghost pays the soulless tRUMPsky administration a visit.

  36. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/80-seattle-hotels-surveyed-report-below-pace-booking-fifa/CIW3XF6VLRHSVDSYICG4CX2KXI/

    80% of Seattle hotels surveyed report ‘below pace’ booking for FIFA

    ***
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/kansas-city-hotels-face-slow-world-cup-bookings-despite-hype/gm-GM6E6ED764

    World Cup host cities, with 85–90% of local operators reporting reservations below expectations.

    Kansas City hotels are reporting slower-than-expected bookings ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with 85–90% of operators saying reservations are below projections.

    Industry leaders cite visa barriers, high costs, and FIFA room block cancellations as major factors, despite the city ranking as the top trending U.S. summer destination.

    *FIFA FA and now they are FO that everything tRUMPsky touches dies on the vine. The Olympic Committee should pay attention and move the 2028 games out of the US.

  37. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Watch the replay of today’s Digital Diner podcast

    What’s Actually Clicking: May 6, 2026

    1. [Health]: At least eight suspected hantavirus cases and three deaths have stranded 150 people aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Africa. – CBS News
    2. [Economy]: Federal debt held by the public has surged past $31 trillion, exceeding the total US gross domestic product for the first time since World War II. – CBS News
    3. [Media]: Ted Turner, the outspoken billionaire who fundamentally transformed television by launching CNN, has died at 87. – The Guardian
    4. [Tech]: Apple will pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers about Siri’s AI capabilities to boost iPhone sales. – The Guardian
    5. [World]: [Ongoing] Russia declared a unilateral truce in Ukraine for Victory Day, while Kyiv countered by halting fire two days early. – AP News
    6. [Odd]: DNA evidence confirms a male coyote stunned biologists by swimming two miles from Angel Island to Alcatraz in the freezing San Francisco Bay. – AP News

    These are the stories driving the most traffic right now—not necessarily the stories we think you should read, and not always the most recent.

    A roundup by our AI partner Silas (Gemini).

  38. Centers for Disease Control Stops Inspecting Cruise Ships for Cleanliness

    Centers for Disease Control Stops Inspecting Cruise Ships for Cleanliness (April, 2025)

    All full-time inspectors in the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program were laid off, but the program continues its inspections and monitoring of cruise ships, primarily staffed by U.S. Public Health Service officers who were not affected by the cuts.

    The layoffs were part of a broader restructuring initiative by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  39. Iran Hit More U.S. Military Targets Than Reported

    Washington Post: “Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the war began, hitting hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft and key radar, communications and air defense equipment.”

    — Trail Mix Free Link

  40. I don’t see how you use that logic to remove the Bison. Either they are livestock with a legitimate grazing permit or they are federally protected endangered wildlife and can’t be removed.
    sloppy thinking on the part of BLM and the writers of the article.
    BLM is excluding some forms of corporate farming in favor of others, most likely without proper authorization from congress.

    Jack

  41. they can’t make money on the bison, no logic needed

    rethugs don’t believe in public resources, they want ownership and profit (for themselves) exclusively

  43. lobbyists for big AG that (probably very easily) influence trump deregulators

    trumpco is one big smash-and-grab

    a fuckin’ free-for-all, take what you can before the people wise up

    they fucking HATE public land because why should the riff-raff have equal access to anything?

  44. evil has a name and it’s “Republican”

    they told you it’s Democrats

    because the devil is a liar

    the morons got bedeviled

  46. https://www.wired.com/story/a-library-dedicated-solely-to-the-epstein-files-is-opening-in-new-york/

    A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is Opening in New York

    The Institute for Primary Facts has compiled more than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.

    Tucked away in a nondescript gallery in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, the reading room is a massive library of all 3.5 million pages of Epstein-related records released by the Department of Justice earlier this year, compiled into more than 3,700 individual volumes. From May 8 to 21, the reading room will be open to the public by appointment only.

  47. Ah the “evil corporate overlords” they. lol
    BTW liberals have been shouting that most of my lifetime. How has that been working out?
    Jack

  49. Be hard on the morons, for they are actually the willingly ignorant.

    Yep, Jack, it started with a dispute between cattle and sheep ranchers wanting permits for grazing land all to themselves.

  50. i use shorthand because we’re all on the same page, wise-ass

    you know who “they” is in any context and if you don’t

    READ THE ARTICLE

  52. Boycotts: Amazon, Home Depot, Starbucks, ChatGPT…and I would add Ai, in general.

  53. It’s funny this misogynist culture blamed Yoko for 50 years for breaking up the Beatles

    and it was Paul, who was a bit of a self-important disingenuous dick

    (to Paul’s credit i’ve heard him deny Yoko’s purported culpability more than once)

  54. https://www.themirror.com/sport/golf/trump-doral-pga-attendance-cadillac-1818863

    PGA Tour attendance at Donald Trump’s course causes alarm

    The main grandstand surrounding the 18th green at Doral appeared visibly sparse during play, even with star names like Rickie Fowler and Collin Morikawa on the course.

    Despite both being among the PGA Tour’s biggest draws, large sections of seating were noticeably empty, raising questions about turnout at the high-profile event.
    ***

    Why Nobody Showed Up to Trump’s PGA Tour Event at Doral

    Doral carries Trump branding throughout the property, including a prominent gold statue of the owner near the clubhouse. Trump has spent years as one of the most vocal supporters of LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed tour that has been in direct conflict with the PGA Tour since 2022. Many PGA Tour fans have strong feelings about that conflict and about the figures involved in it.

    A PGA Tour signature event bearing Trump’s name, played at a Trump resort, under that backdrop, is asking something of fans that not everyone is willing to give. Whether that tipped the attendance numbers in a meaningful way is impossible to measure precisely. But the photos suggest something beyond a scheduling conflict was at work.

    Rory McIlroy withdrew a week before the event started, which generated its own controversy. But he was not alone. Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick, Ludvig Åberg, and Patrick Cantlay all sat this one out. For a designated signature event carrying extra FedEx Cup points, that is an unusual number of top players choosing to be elsewhere. Signature events are supposed to guarantee the best fields on tour. This one did not deliver.

    Fans who buy tickets to a signature event expect to watch the best golfers in the world. When several of them are at home, some fans stay home too.

  55. Democracy isn’t dead; it’s just well priced. Turns out the going rate for a Trump voter in Indiana is a crisp $200. Watch us break down the $12 million hostile takeover of the Midwest.

  56. This maybe why Montana Ranchers (not “big ag”) are opposed The goal of 3 million acres is a rather large chunk to be put idle for conservation purposes.
    From Montana NPR

    American Prairie wants to create a 3 million-acre nature preserve in the grasslands of northeastern Montana

    They are already up to a half a million acres (NPR,link)

    So it has been a local contentious story for the Montana ranching community, Then there is the fact that a Senate seat is up for grabs in what looks like a wave election…
    You don’t need any boogyman to explain any of this story, it is local politics and idiot Trump people who may get a win for American Prairie.
    Jack

  57. This maybe why Montana Ranchers (not “big ag”) are opposed The goal of 3 million acres is a rather large chunk to be put idle for conservation purposes.
    From Montana NPR

    American Prairie wants to create a 3 million-acre nature preserve in the grasslands of northeastern Montana

    They are already up to a half a million acres (NPR,link)

    So it has been a local contentious story for the Montana ranching community, Then there is the fact that a Senate seat is up for grabs in what looks like a wave election…
    You don’t need any boogyman to explain any of this story, it is local politics and idiot Trump people who may get a win for American Prairie.
    Jack

  58. Katie Porter refuses to apologize anymore for dropping f-bombs on live TV. If the men on stage won’t apologize for their mistakes, she’s done apologizing for hers.

    From today’s Digital Diner menu 🍽️

  59. jack i’m watching the country gets stolen with the eyes in my head, don’t need your interpretation

    and yes corporate overlords are evil- not inherently but because a deregulatory political environment enabled by blatantly corrupt and/or overwhelmed elected representatives has enabled the worst consequences of the pure profit-motive which we all know is the paramount corporate principle, aka “fiduciary duty”

    aka power corrupts absolute power corrupts absolutely

    argue with that

    absurdist deregulation was THE primary danger of reelecting trump, and yes it’s happening right now

    the “erosion of democracy” goes hand in hand, wtf does it matter if corporate interests control the entire system

  62. Pat….so let me see now…..for 400 million dollars…..we could either have ONE super gaudy ballroom……or every citizen of the United States of America could have a million dollars.

    What’$400m to a billionaire?

    But, hell….it broke their fucking hearts to give us $1200 during a plague.

    Buncha bastards. I’m going to double check my math sometime tomorrow.

  63. Yep, Katie. I have a question for Carolyn next time she’s on: What about SPLC, Comey and others facing bogus indictments demanding speedy trials? Would that be an advisable strategy, force DOJ to bring their evidence to a jury as soon as humanly possible, and likely expose the laughable weakness of their cases.

  64. Sturg I have been waiting for you to come on the chat room and take your victory lap for the Derby. Made a special tape of farm animals hootin and hollerin.

  65. honestly why are news media and commentators still calling it a “ballroom” and not a “bunker”?

    ballrooms don’t cost $2billion+, bunkers do

    the bunker is no secret either

  66. will reiterate that Steve Scully’s “the Briefing” on satellite radio is the political breath of fresh air you were looking for

    “you” dear reader

  67. It was actually all of them who broke up the Beatles. They just got sick of each other’s shit….like almost every other band which has ever been.
    The Stones are just some kind of freak accident, and Alabama are family.

    Many more , I guess…..and being family didn’t help The Everly Brothers none

  68. Yes Craig….i suppose being a stable genus brings with it many responsibilities.

    But seriously, farm animals are my favorite peole

    It’s been a long time since I smelled a farm, but at least I ain’t bought one yet.

    But ….if I had a million dollars…..I could make a down payment on one.

    And I would invite all the buffalo to come live with me,

  71. So…..for a FEW trillions of dollar Everybody could be happy!
    I love math….it has NEVER let me down

    And as usual….some people get left out….big deal…..

    Ok….I’ll settle for another 1200 bucks.

  72. https://www.newsweek.com/epsteins-alleged-suicide-note-release-demanded-after-new-details-reported-11913947

    The note allegedly written by Epstein, who was found dead in a New York jail cell a month after being indicted on federal sex trafficking charges, has been locked away in a courthouse for nearly seven years, The New York Times reported late last month.

    Department of Justice officials have said the agency had not viewed the purported note as recently as last week.

    ~Right~ So, Epstein was definitely suicided by someone else.

  73. well $400 mil private became $1 billion public, plus i’m sure that same $400 mil, plus whatever more they can strongarm out of big biz, plus whatever i’m positive will be inflated more public, minus all they steal with no-bid contracts and accounting wizardry

    just another real-estate hustle

    but you can’t ever prosecute for it because “official capacity”!

    see how clever

  75. The Small Wisconsin City That Defeated a Giant Data Center

    That Defeated a Giant Data Center

    When a massive data center proposal took Menomonie residents by surprise, they fought back — and built a toolkit so other communities can, too.

    “It’s like whack-a-mole; you knock out one [data center], and another just pops up,” says Blaine Halverson, an organizer in the city of about 16,800 residents. “We’re trying, in real time and against the clock, to do something to protect our community, and now we’re trying to help other communities do that proactively.”

    “The playing field isn’t horizontal; it’s almost vertical,” Halverson says. “You’ve got big tech, the for-profit utilities, the legislature, the state economic development corporation, and all that up on the high end, bearing down with all of their power on a community that was kept in the dark until the last minute.”

    Residents had serious concerns about the project. While companies often win major tax breaks by promising jobs and economic stimulation, data centers bring few permanent jobs and can drain municipal water resources, drive up electric bills, rob cities of tax revenues, and cause damaging noise, light and air pollution.

  76. Hmmm, the verbiage in that note looks like tRUMPsky’s late night rants.

    “They investigated for month — found nothing!!!”

    “NO FUN — not worth it!!”

    And, his cellmate unalived someone else by strangling them, and Epstein originally accused him of the first botched attempt. How did he end up with Tartaglione, a dirty cop, as his cellmate? Whose handwriting is that? Did tRUMPsky dictate it to Tartaglione who mimicked Epstein’s handwriting?
    Why is it appearing now and why hadn’t
    the DOJ even looked at it? Is that regulation pen and paper available to Epstein (or Tartaglione) in prison?

  77. the bunker is no secret either

    The Bunker may be impenetrable but it’s an open secret. Hitler had one. Everybody knew where he was.

    Churchill had one too. It’s now the Imperial War Museum.
    https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-london

    I’d rather have ours paid for and owned by the American People, not oligarchs who think they can bunk there anytime.

  81. it’s funny how guys like Clapton and RFK Jr. who filled their bodies with illicit toxins for ages are anti-vaccine

    funny = sad

    laugh or cry

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