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Yesterday’s mega trolling began with media waking up (late) to the subversive meaning of the acronym D.O.G.E. Corporate media attacked in unison like a flock of robot vultures. Proving (once again) that libs lack any sense of humor, Rolling Stone played the annoyed straight man in a surly article headlined, “Elon Musk's Dumb History With the 'Doge' Meme His Govt. Office Is Named After.” ...
Anyway, around that time, some snarky 4CHAN memers got together and created a parody of bitcoin, their own based-on-thin-air digital coin. It was a “real” digital coin, in that you could buy it and sell it, but it was always intended to mock the whole bitcoin phenomenon. The name, DogeCoin, is what gave the joke away. ...
Doge the coin started trading at $0.01, and has at times reached as high as $0.74, all on a joke. Elon has long been a DOGE fan, and it’s rumored he’s bought lots of the invisible, quixotically named non-asset. Elon was once even sued for hundreds of millions by “investors” (ahem) for allegedly manipulating the stock by constantly joking about it on Twitter. (The case was dismissed.)
So in a terrific, sweeping Cecil B. DeMille-style comedic journey, the original DOGE meme —itself about hapless, unthinking error— is poised to become the acronym for President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, or D.O.G.E. (Some might say most of the federal government is a hapless mistake, which probably gives bureacrats too much credit.)
In other words, D.O.G.E. evokes a layered lasagna of themes: cute Shibu Inus, parodies of digital currencies, small rebels fighting against a complex and non-transparent giant using humor, and a subversive, even slightly mean, but intensely funny concept of mocking people for doing things they are badly underqualified to do. Like running a government.
To be clear, despite Rolling Stone’s accusatory headline, Elon had nothing to do with minting the concept of “doge,” or even the mocking digital coin. Like most tech-savvy folks, he just knew what it meant. The fact ‘doge’ will now be attached to an ambiguous, ill-defined, conceptual-only “department of efficiency” that has yet to be formally created offers wonderful double and triple comedy layers dripping with sweet irony. The whole thing is delightful and profoundly hilarious.


As HHS Secretary, RFK Jr. will direct and oversee the following agencies:
https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/breaking-news-robert-f-kennedy-jr
Murkowski and Collins voted for Garland's nomination.
They announced they're refusing Gaetz' nomination.
RINOs are trash. Muh Prinzipuls!!!

Just a reminder: Almost all of Europe, and the vast majority of all countries in the world, do NOT fluoridate I guess their government medical experts and lawmakers aren't as expert as American ones, and only our "Experts" see the Holy Truth of Fluoridating Water.
What do you think has kept civilization alive without filtration of water? Alcohol, mead, vodka, etc. No one on this forum exists without booze. Look at population growth. We didn't have clean water supplies in the early 1900's. Then finally got mostly clean supplies.

Kennedy is a kook and should not be in charge of any department, anywhere. I hope he doesn't get confirmed.
Kennedy, one hardly needs reminding, is a lifelong Democrat. He believes in manmade climate change and strict gun control. When the Times cries over his ‘unorthodox’ views, all Kennedy’s intersecting areas of common progressive interests count for absolutely nothing. The fact that caused the Times and the rest of DC’s utter panic over Trump’s win, the fact that sent vaccine stock prices straight downwards, is the fact that Robert Kennedy has called for vaccines to be tested like all other drugs are.
Gaetz's nomination, however, still has to be confirmed by the Senate, and even with a GOP majority in the upper chamber of Congress in the new term, there could be some obstacles in confirming his position. Republicans secured 53 Senate seats after last week's election. Democrats, along with two independents, hold 47.
"I'm all about counting votes, and I would think that he's [Gaetz] probably got some work cut out for him," North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis said on Wednesday. "We're not going to get a single Democrat."
The Senate often confirms a president's Cabinet nominees without hesitation. But Trump has already demanded that the new GOP majority break with tradition and allow recess appointments, meaning that the president-elect's nominees could bypass a Senate confirmation hearing.
"Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able to get people confirmed in a timely manner," Trump posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday.
"Sometimes the votes can take two years, or more," he added. "This is what they did four years ago, and we cannot let it happen again. We need positions filled IMMEDIATELY!"
Presidents are given the authority under Article II of the Constitution to make appointments "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." But if the Senate is out of session, the steps by lawmakers to confirm such appointments, such as committee hearings and a chamber vote, are bypassed.
According to an analysis from ABC News, which cited the Congressional Research Service, former President Barack Obama made 32 recess appointments, ex-President George W. Bush made 171 and former President Bill Clinton made 139 while the Senate was on recess.
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/nemesis-friday-november-14-2024-c
Kennedy, one hardly needs reminding, is a lifelong Democrat. He believes in manmade climate change and strict gun control. When the Times cries over his ‘unorthodox’ views, all Kennedy’s intersecting areas of common progressive interests count for absolutely nothing. The fact that caused the Times and the rest of DC’s utter panic over Trump’s win, the fact that sent vaccine stock prices straight downwards, is the fact that Robert Kennedy has called for vaccines to be tested like all other drugs are.

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Sec of State: Rubio (meh, but not awful).
UN Ambassador: Elise Stefanik
Ambassador to Israel: Huckabee
Sec of Defense: Pete Hegseth - author of the "War on Warriors" - rabid anti-woke, pro-hard training, high-standards, meritocracy only advocate