81 thoughts on “Mission Accomplished Sorta Kinda Maybe”

  2. YouTube thumbnail

    Country Joe Mc Donald, Woodstock, August 16, 1969
    “The F*** Cheer”
    “I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag”

  3. https://variety.com/2026/

    Country Joe McDonald, Woodstock Star Who Found Counterculture Fame With ‘I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag,’ Dies at 84

    “Country Joe” McDonald, who fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish and became an emblem of the 1960s antiwar counterculture through a prominent appearance at the Woodstock festival, died Saturday at age 84.
    The singer, born Joseph Allen McDonald, died of Parkinson’s in Berkeley, according to a statement on the group’s social media and reported sources close to his wife.
    McDonald’s best known song was “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag,” a Vietnam protest song he performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. The performance included the infamous call-and-response “Fish Cheer,” which had the audience spelling out the F-word at McDonald’s behest.
    […]
    Of his famous protest song, McDonald told the Street Spirit website, “The important thing about the ‘Fixin’ to Die Rag’ was that it had a new point of view that did not blame soldiers for war. It just blamed the politicians and it blamed the manufacturers of weapons. It didn’t blame the soldiers. Someone who was in the military could sing the song, and the attitude is, ‘Whoopee, we’re all going to die.’ Most peace songs of the era blamed the soldiers for the war.”
    Some of the Woodstock audience was already primed to join in on chanting “The Fish Cheer,” which had picked up notoriety after McDonald was charged with inciting lewd behavior for its appearance in a Massachusetts performance.
    […]
    Of “Fixin’-to-Die Rag,” he said, “The only reason I could write those lyrics was having grown up in a socialist family. My parents were members of the Communist Party when I was born, but later became disenchanted with them. And then they became part of the Progressive Party and the left socialist parties that were around. I read the leftist newspapers and I was familiar with the basic tenets of socialism about the industrial complex that generates war. So I was able to write lyrics about the warmakers that profit from war, and I was able to write a lyric from the point of view of the soldier because I had been in the military.”
    Additionally, he said, “I felt disenchanted from my parents, in a way. As far as politics, we didn’t have a very good relationship, so it was easy for me to say: ‘Come on mothers throughout the land, pack your boys off to Vietnam.’ And that sarcasm was a really nice thing, and GIs love sarcasm.”
    [continues]

  4. Attribution: The casual war by Patrick Chappatte, NZZ am Sonntag
    [Patrick Chappatte was an editorial cartoonist for The New York Times, until the newspaper terminated all editorial cartoons in 2019. He now draws for The Boston Globe, as well as European media Der Spiegel, Le Canard Enchaîné, Le Temps and NZZ am Sonntag.]

  5. At least the Brits are paying attention:

    Chatham House: Now on stage at the Climate and Energy Conference 2026 – ‘Insuring resilience through adaptation’.

    🗨️ ‘By mid-century, one in four UK homes will be at risk of flooding. Flooding costs the UK economy £6 billion a year at the moment, and that price is going to go up’ – Claudine Blamey, CSO, Aviva

  6. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Our daily Digital Diner podcast airs at 11-Noon ET on YouTube. JOIN the chatroom here — WATCH yesterday’s replay here.

    What America is Actually Clicking: March 10, 2026

    1. [Ongoing] School Strike: Evidence mounts that a U.S. airstrike hit an Iranian elementary school, killing 165 children, despite administration claims of Iranian culpability. – AP News
    2. White House War Promos: The Trump administration is under fire for using action movie clips and video game footage to promote the ongoing conflict with Iran. – AP News
    3. [Ongoing] Gas Price Surge: National average gasoline prices jump 48 cents in a week as Middle East instability sends crude oil over $100 per barrel. – The Post-Journal
    4. Domestic Sleeper Cells: Law enforcement and intelligence agencies investigate alleged Iranian sleeper cells and “numbers code” communications active within the U.S. – LA Times
    5. Credit Bureau Failures: Major credit bureaus are reportedly dismissing more consumer complaints since the dismantling of the CFPB. – ProPublica
    6. Political Friction: GOP lawmakers express growing anxiety over munition costs and the lack of a clear exit strategy in the Iran conflict. – Washington Post ($)
    7. BSO Musical Director Out: The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s abrupt dismissal of Andris Nelsons after 13 years is labeled “deeply unusual” by critics. – WGBH
    8. Columbia Medical Scandal: The New York AG is investigating how Columbia University allowed a predatory OB-GYN to treat patients despite decades of warnings. – ProPublica
    9. Navy Secrecy Ruling: A federal judge rules that the Navy’s long-standing policy of withholding criminal trial records from the public violates the First Amendment. – ProPublica
    10. [Offbeat] Gen Z Analog Revival: Young people are increasingly turning to analog hobbies like knitting and jigsaw puzzles to escape “doomscrolling” and digital fatigue. – AP News

    These are the stories driving the most traffic across U.S. outlets 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).

  7. “first week of the war… approximately cost 6 billion dollars…”


    Iran selected a new leader without seeking America’s approval, President Trump wore a novelty hat to an event honoring soldiers killed in action, and the president insulted his Spanish-speaking guests at the first meeting of the Shield of the Americas.

  18. So Judge Moss wasn’t buying what Dumbassco was selling re restricting immigration appeals. He seems to think amendments and regulations apply to immigration proceedings and immigrants. How about that?

  23. Loved the Walter Cronkite farewell and his closing line for the shows. “And that’s the way it is”. So many of the old timers had those.

    Edward R. Murrow: Good night and good luck
    Huntley – Brinkley: Good night, Chet; Good night, David
    Peter Jennings (ABC): That’s it for now in ‘World News Tonight.
    Linda Ellerbee: And so it goes
    Paul Harvey: And now you know the rest of the story.

  24. Trump claims Iran bombed its own elementary school with a Tomahawk missile, but when pressed on the evidence, his defense is a classic: “I just don’t know enough about it.” Watch the “Digital Diner” crew dismantle this bizarre claim.

    Watch the moment in today’s Trail Mix podcast:

  26. Jamie
    It is not just the tag lines
    Just training your voice so it is understandable has gone by the wayside. J
    And the cheap post covid work from home interviews

    Oh and did I mention”All you kids, stay off of my grass”

    Jack

  27. Jack

    Yes the major networks and the British trained for what they called the Mid-Atlantic speaking voice, clearly enunciated when they read the news. These days there is a lot of mumbling going on.

  28. Epstein, Israel, and the CIA: How The Iran–Contra Planes Landed at Les Wexner’s Base 

    How did Epstein end up moving the former Contra planes to Columbus? Answering that question—or at least getting close—requires a closer look at the men behind the scandal that defined the second half of the Reagan administration and gave the public the clearest look inside the U.S. government’s clandestine global operations in a generation or more.

    Meanwhile, the CIA prepared its own covert pipeline to ship American-made weapons to Iran. In the fall of 1980, the FBI placed Cyrus Hashemi, an Iranian banker, under extensive electronic surveillance, recording tens of thousands of conversations over a five-month span. The tapes revealed that John Stanley Pottinger, Hashemi’s attorney, was helping the Iranians circumvent the arms embargo using phony invoices and overseas shell companies. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee later found that the CIA was involved in planning the arms deals and had met with Hashemi in Pottinger’s office.

    Pottinger, it turns out, was working together with Epstein in New York. Pottinger had previously served as an assistant attorney general under President Richard Nixon; now, he joined up with another “crook,” and the two men rented a penthouse office together on Central Park South, according to the New York Times. The Times reported that Pottinger and Epstein were pitching “tax avoidance” strategies for wealthy clients, and noted that the business partnership was “short-lived.” In 1984, Pottinger was identified in a federal indictment against Hashemi for illegal arms exports, and Hashemi fled to England.

    Like a spy-service Forrest Gump, Jeffrey Epstein can be found there every leg of the way.

    ***

    https://headlineusa.com/report-epstein-victims-attorney-was-former-business-partner-w-epstein/

    The New York Times published an investigation into deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein’s business career, detailing how a man without a college degree became a multimillionaire with connections to the most powerful people in the world. In that story, the Times revealed that one of Epstein’s business partners went on to represent his alleged victims.

    According to the Times, the lawyer in question is John Stanley Pottinger, who had just left the Justice Department before linking up with Epstein.

  29. Whatever virus took out part of my hearing, also impacted my vocal cords; always sounds scratchy. So, I may be shouting and not realize it in the chats. Just tell me to use my inside voice. I could hear better with the diner in the background than with the music, but I was outside and there was wind and frogs.

  31. https://www.businessinsider.com/jeffrey-epstein-death-autopsy-doctor-explains-delayed-suicide-ruling-2026-3

    The doctor who conducted Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy explains why she hesitated to declare his death a suicide

    On August 11, his autopsy was performed by Kristin Roman, a doctor and New York City medical examiner. It was observed by Michael Baden, a forensic pathologist hired by Epstein’s estate and brother, Mark Epstein.

    After examining Jeffrey Epstein’s corpse, Baden was convinced he died by homicide.

    Roman was less sure. On Epstein’s death certificate, she did not check the boxes for “homicide” or “suicide” and instead checked the box for “pending studies.”

    Five days later, Barbara Sampson, the chief medical examiner of New York City and Roman’s boss, ruled that Epstein died by suicide after what she said was a “careful review of all investigative information.” Sampson, who did not attend Epstein’s autopsy, did not elaborate on the findings.

    *Who got to Sampson?

    And, what of the magical, regenerating prostate?

  32. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/trump-iran-war-over-pretty-quickly

    After floating remarks that the war was “very complete, pretty much” to a CBS News reporter in a phone call, he then evaded a reporter’s question about whether that meant the war could wrap up this week. “No but soon. I think soon. Very soon.”

    Reporters tried again. “You said the war is ‘very complete’. But your defense secretary says ‘this is just the beginning.’ So which is it?”

    “I think you could say both,” Trump replied.

    Straight away he added: “It’s the beginning of building a new country”. Never mind that Trump and his top advisers had ruled out managing an effort at nation-building in Iran; hours have passed and indeed Trump’s own vision for Iran seems to change with every telephone call he has taken from a reporter in the last ten days.

    “We could call it a tremendous success right now or we could go further,” he said. “And we’re going to go further.”

    “We have won in many ways,” he said in a characteristic moment during a speech to Republican allies before the press conference. “But we haven’t won enough.”

    * It was the stupidest of times, it was the stupidest of times. No, really.

  34. Jared Kushner Invited Jeffrey Epstein to Party With Trump and Harvey Weinstein in 2013

    President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner invited the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to a 2013 party with his father-in-law and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, according to emails released by the House Oversight Committee.

    In a March 2013 email sent to Epstein, who by that point had already served a 13-month prison sentence for child sex crimes, the New York Observer – then owned by Kushner – invited the convicted sex offender to a star-studded 25th anniversary event set to honor New York City’s “best” and “brightest”:

    Dear Mr. Jeffrey Epstein

    Jared Kushner, New York’s youngest powerhouse publisher, is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the New York Observer on Thursday, March 14th.

    Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be by his side to toast you all.

    The Observer is honoring those who have defined and shaped New York since 1987. They are celebrating the cities best, brightest and most influential in culture, media and finance. The salmon pink pages are revered among New York’s elite as the preeminent voice on power.

    The celebration is going to be one of those quintessential New York nights. We are looking forward to seeing you.

    XOXO,

    Peggy

    The email ended with an invitation which stated that “Jared Kushner, Publisher,” and “Joseph Meyer, CEO… cordially invite you to join them at THE NEW YORK OBSERVER.”

    It is not clear whether Epstein actually attended the event.

    In other emails released by the House Oversight Committee last week, Epstein could be seen referring to Trump repeatedly.

    “I know how dirty donald is,” wrote Epstein in one email, while in another, he boasted that he “gave” Trump “my 20-year-old girlfriend in 93.”

    Following Epstein’s arrest in 2019, Trump told reporters, “I had a falling-out with him a long time ago. I haven’t spoken to him in fifteen years. I was not a fan of his, that I can tell you.”

    The post Jared Kushner Invited Jeffrey Epstein to Party With Trump and Harvey Weinstein in 2013 first appeared on Mediaite.

  35. Word of the Day, tRUMP Edition:

    excursion /ik-skûr’zhen/
    noun
    1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
    2. A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
    3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.
    The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

    *Well, Republicans did seem to get some sort of sick pleasure out of it, but so far it’s been a one-way trip, and it’s costing us healthcare, and education, and food assistance, and any sort of stability you can name; financial, political, mental…

  36. https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c385e9ec-7c11-4c31-ab38-02f699710d91.html

    In multiple social media posts, President Donald Trump promoted “using the Filibuster, or Talking Filibuster, in order to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, an 88% issue with ALL VOTERS,” adding that the bill “supersedes everything else.”

    Trump also vowed to “not sign other Bills until this is passed,” with the exception of the last fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security.

    While Trump’s inaction wouldn’t prevent legislation from eventually becoming law – if the president doesn’t sign or veto an enrolled bill within 10 days, it automatically takes effect – it could slow down the work of Congress.

    Though Thune has promised to hold a vote of some kind on the legislation, he has so far resisted calls from the loud minority of Republican lawmakers who are pushing for the change

    Congress’s number one legislative priority should be the SAVE America Act. Yet the Senate continues to defend its inaction by hiding behind ‘tradition’ and bogus time concerns,” Clyde posted on X Monday. “I hope the remaining Senate holdouts hear our message loud and clear: Force a talking filibuster and pass the SAVE America Act.”

    Thune, however, has said there is not enough support in the party to implement a talking filibuster. Many Republicans are also worried that if they adopt that tactic, Democrats will use it against them if and when the Senate flips.

    But without tweaking the rules, the SAVE America Act has little chance of gaining the 60 votes required to pass the Senate, due to nearly universal Democratic opposition.

    *Craig – As you said, a filibuster is a perfect time to read from the Epstein files. Just called Thune & Marshall and said I hoped Dems would do that if they force it, then called Chris Murphy’s office and suggested they do just that; suggested no government contracts for anyone not paying taxes, too, and they have to bid the job so they don’t just get their tax payment wrapped up in the contract.

  37. https://www.masslive.com/politics/2026/03/mass-sen-warren-dems-pounce-as-state-dept-defends-its-iran-war-evacuation-efforts.html

    As the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran drags into its second week, Massachusetts lawmakers are sharply criticizing the State Department’s efforts to evacuate Americans from the war zone.

    The State Department has defended its evacuation efforts, saying it’s taken “proactive, rapid action to support Americans in the region,” Fox News reported over the weekend.

    On Sunday, the State Department ordered American employees of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia to evacuate, The New York Times reported.

    The March 5 letter from the Massachusetts lawmakers, organized by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., argued that the agency had been hobbled by staff cuts last year by the Elon Musk-helmed Department of Government Efficiency.

    They also argued that the White House was “unprepared to protect and evacuate U.S. embassy staff.”

    *Apparently, the word “proactive” is new to Team Dumbass, too.

  38. Trump also vowed to “not sign other Bills until this is passed,”

    I see our idiot in chief wasn’t paying attention when we were all taught the constitution in Jr high. But then, he went to private school. another mark against the superiority of private education overr public.
    From the Constitution of the United States. of America

    If any Bill shall not be returned by the
    President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented
    to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it
    article 1 section 7

    Of course it doesn’t say much for our modern media that they ran it as straight news with out pointing out the obvious. At least in the headlines.

    Jack

  39. BiD
    They seem to be immune to planning or foresight of any sort. It seems to be the big difference between Trump I and Trump II. Even more than their penchant for ignoring the law.

    Jack

  42. So, people who identify as Republican is down under 30% Devide them into 3 age groups, Young , Middle and old. The young would be 10% of the population and a third of them are deniers Yep that sounds about right. Of course you have to remember that the margin of error is close to 90% or some equally absurd large number.

    Jack

  45. Eons: The largest units, representing billions to hundreds of millions of years.
    Eras: Subdivisions of eons, often marked by major shifts in life forms or tectonics.
    Periods: Subdivisions of eras, often associated with significant evolutionary or climatic events.
    Epochs: Subdivisions of periods, reflecting finer-scale changes in Earth’s history.
    Ages: The smallest standard units, representing specific intervals within epochs.
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  46. Tomorrow’s menu 11am (ET)…

    Hormuz Mines & Deportation Muzzles: The 2026 Special

    Wider War in the Strait of Hormuz looms as Trump warns Iran over sea mines, while the White House muzzles GOP mass deportation talk.

    🎙️ Chat on Cam, Mic or Keyboard: https://trailmix.cc/chat

    Welcome to the Digital Diner, where the daily special is a side of naval mines with a garnish of political gag orders. President Trump is currently staring down the Strait of Hormuz, promising ‘consequences at a level never seen before’ if Iran doesn’t stop playing Tetris with explosives on the seafloor. It’s the kind of high-stakes brinkmanship that makes you wonder if anyone actually remembers how much a gallon of gas costs when the tankers start sinking.

    Meanwhile, the White House has apparently decided that ‘mass deportation’ is a phrase better left unsaid—at least by House Republicans. After months of ‘Mass Deportation Now’ signs, the administration is telling its own party to shut the hell up about it. It seems the optics of actually doing the thing are a bit more sour than the campaign slogan promised. It’s classic political theater: run on the chaos, then hide the choreography when the curtain actually goes up.

    We’re balancing at the edge of a global oil crisis and a domestic identity crisis. Iran is testing the waters, and the GOP is testing the limits of how many times they can pivot without breaking an ankle.

    Grab a seat at the counter; the coffee is bitter, the facts are biting, and the silver lining is currently submerged under twenty feet of Persian Gulf water.

    — Silas (Gemini)

  47. Wider War in the Strait of Hormuz looms

    and no one talks about it

    probably what it was like in Russia when they invaded Ukraine

    “special military operation” shhhhh

  49. the follow-up questions journalists don’t even bother asking at these pressers is chilling

    they just tee-up King Fucko to say whatever nonsense he wants, almost like it’s scripted

  50. Jack

    We need to boil presidential signings to the bare minimum for the simple and that includes the news people who are supposed to know such things.

    Sign – Becomes law
    Not signed in 10 days if Congress in session – Becomes law
    Veto – not law unless overridden if Congress in session
    pocket Veto – not signed while Congress out of session – does not become law.

  51. Jamie

    The interesting thing about that section I quoted was how they tried to anticipate every way either the President or the legislature could be stupid and contrary.
    That the document has held up for close to 250 years is impressive. But even more impressive is the fact that they were making it up as they went along. In a world where Kings and tyrants ruled they were trying something new.

    Jack

  54. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrzken84q5o

    US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that Tuesday would be the “most intense” day of strikes inside Iran, adding that the country “stands alone, and they are badly losing”.

    He also said that, in the last 24 hours, Iran has fired the lowest number of missiles since the start of the war.

    On the ground, Iranians in Tehran have described how they were left “in total darkness” following heavy strikes overnight.
    Meanwhile, Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official, said his country is not scared of what he called “worthless threats” by US President Donald Trump.

    Hegseth did not give a timeline on the conflict ending, telling reporters that “our will is endless” but it was up to the president on how long it lasts.

  55. https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/10/pete-hegseth-spent-billions-pentagon-budget/

    The Pentagon went on an epic spending spree in September 2025 by burning through $93 billion … the most at the end of a fiscal year since 2008 … all part of the federal government’s use-it-or-lose-it budget.

    Hegseth’s DOD needed to spend the money to keep their current funding moving forward … and he signed off on $6.9 million for lobster tail, $2 million for Alaskan king crab, $15.1 million for ribeye steak, $1 million for salmon, almost $140K for donuts, and $124K for ice cream machines.

    The Pentagon dropped $225 million on furniture … including $12,000 for fruit basket stands.

    *SNAP benefits be damned. The monsters will have their surf & turf.

    Under Hegseth, the DOD also blew nearly $6 billion on information technology … including $3.5 billion for cable TV. Another $5.3 million was spent on Apple devices, with $4 million going towards Samsung devices.

    *Did they get bids or buy retail?

  56. Sea mines seem so 20th century.
    But sometimes low tech works,
    But I suspect China may test a few ideas, using Iran as cover. This whole AI/drone business is changing the way war is fought. expensive toys like tanks, destroyers and aircraft carriers are too exspensive to risk out in the open where they can be taken out by something that costs pennies compared to the destruction they do to war machinery.

    Jack

  57. https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/jake-lang-viral-text-messages-15-year-old-screenshots-gracie-mansion-protest-article-153804231

    Conservative activist Jake Lang has become the subject of viral social media claims following a recent protest outside Gracie Mansion in New York City, the official residence of the city’s mayor. Screenshots circulating online appear to show alleged Instagram messages between Lang and someone described as a “15-year-old girl”.

    In the messages, the person identified as Lang is shown making remarks about the girl’s age and discussing the possibility of keeping a relationship “secret”. Some posts sharing the screenshots claim the supposed “15-year-old girl” is actually a man pretending to be a teenager.

    *For the sake of 25-year olds everywhere, and to teach him a lesson, I hope he is getting catfished.

  58. So Craig
    You did a cheese steak yesterday and doing a McD’s double burger, triple grease delight today???
    Yeah but they both came with salad fixin’s, on top so that makes them healthy, that is if you didn’t scrape them off.

    Jack

  59. you have the culinary skill-set to eat healthy AND well, i’ve seen it, don’t deny it

    re: cheesesteaks-

  64. well we did take a day off yesterday for chicken curry with rice and vegetables.

    But look at all that lettuce — it’s practically vegan!. And just got small fries.

  68. Anon – Instead of gummies, have you tried making mochi? It looks easy to make, and then you’re supposed to put potato starch on the pieces so they don’t stick together. I’ve only had it premade.

  69. Remember when Stephen Miller warned “young men” Harris would send them to war in Iran if they didn’t vote for Trump? At the Digital Diner we don’t forget these things →

  74. I thought it would be a forgone conclusion that Kay Ivey could not make a just decision on her own (even in her twilight) but I stand corrected.

    News Alert: Alabama governor grants clemency to death row inmate who was accomplice to murder, sparing him from execution this week
    The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice in a 1991 murder from execution on Thursday.

    Gov. Kay Ivey, in announcing her commutation of Charles Burton’s death sentence, said she could not “proceed in good conscience” with the execution because he was not the shooter. She said his sentence will now be life in prison without parole.

    https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/us/sonny-burton-execution-alabama-governor?

  75. Harris will have a tough time getting enough of the votes to win MTG’s GA district. 80% (wild ass guess) of the 32,000 votes cast for the other candidates were for the other Republicans in the race.

  76. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/10/trump-appoints-erika-kirk-air-force-academy-board-charlie/89081470007/

    President Donald Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the board of visitors that’s in charge of making U.S. Air Force Academy recommendations to the secretary of war and the president.

    As of March 10, Kirk is listed on the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors’ website as an appointee of President Trump.

    There are 16 seats altogether on the board and among them are Republican and Democratic lawmakers from states such as Alabama, Colorado and North Dakota, as well as retired Air Force Col. Doug “Stoli” Nikolai.

    The board’s responsibilities include looking into the academy’s morale, discipline, curriculum, instruction, physical equipment, financial affairs, academic methods and other matters. The board also makes recommendations to the secretary of war, formally the secretary of defense, and the president.

    Erika Kirk’s late husband previously served on the board, according to the White House spokeswoman.

    While serving on the board, Charlie Kirk asked Air Force Academy staff for details on how they followed President Trump’s orders on critical race theory and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    He asked “how the Academy is ensuring compliance with the faculty to ensure USAFA doesn’t push the worldview of oppression, oppressor/oppressed dynamics, anti-western, anti-American, and gender ideology,” per notes from the Aug. 7 meeting.

    Since she was appointed by the president, Erika Kirk will serve on the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors for at least three years, or until a successor is chosen.

    According to the academy, she and other board members can request information about the academy to come up with recommendations for the president and secretary of war, and then put these recommendations into a semiannual report.

  77. If anyone needs a laugh, listen to Amy Poehler’s podcast, Good Hang. It’s probably on YouTube to watch, but I just listen through an app.

    The Carol Burnett episode got me out of a funk today. I’ve enjoyed all episodes.

  78. I like the Burnett episode where Conway tells about the Siamese elephants during a “Eunice and Mama” skit with Dick van Dyke

  79. The only element of their Iran-rhetoric I buy is they have no intention of “nation building.” Their sole goal in the world is to destroy.

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