This Supreme Court is a joke. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

Unbeknown to herself, Kristi Noem is channeling Monty Python here.

They should sue him for copyright infringement. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Good! All affected big companies should be doing the same. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Administration’s response to the DC shooting is a classic example of what cognitive psychologists call the Availability Heuristic, where someone generalizes from a vivid event and erroneously applies it globally to all people of a certain category. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...

And I thought state capitalism was only favored by those on the political left: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

Apparently we are getting ready to invade Venezuela…….for oil. We have seen this movie already. Last time it didn’t work out too well. For the record, Venezuela’s oil industry is a shambles and needs massive capital investments to boost output.

Peak stupid.

I guess that makes me a low wage servant.

The Trump Administration discovers that tropical crops dont grow in Wisconsin. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

What a horse’s ass this guy has turned out to be.

Things did not go too well for Trump in today’s hearing at SCOTUS about the legality of the tariffs he has imposed under the IEEPA. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The WSJ comes out strongly against Trump’s imposition of tariffs under the IEEPA. Oral arguments in the SCOTUS case are scheduled for tomorrow. www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...

64 extra judicial executions and counting. Evidence presented that those killed were “narco terrorists”, zero. We have a criminal administration. www.npr.org/2025/11/02/n...

Tracking Trump Tariffs on Countries and Products www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

At last, a handful of GOP Senators find enough courage to vote against Trump’s insane tariff policies, at least with regard to Brazil. Now do the rest.

Trump refuses to back away from his false “2020 election fraud” claims, and clearly intends to use them to bend rules in his (and the Trumpist/MAGA GOP’s) favor and to challenge future results that he doesn’t like.

He’s quite mad, or stupid, or probably both, but I guess the GOP will continue to pretend that he’s clothed in glorious robes, whereas in fact he’s butt naked and the horror of that is on full display for the world to see - and they do see.

The Epstein Ballroom will be beautiful, the most beautiful ever, so much gold.

Not good. The Gaza war has been one of the deadliest in modern history measured by fatalities. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...

It looks as if the Trump Administration is continuing its foray into state capitalism. So much for free enterprise. The government is now apparently picking winners and losers, and investing for equity stakes. This will not end well. www.wsj.com/business/ent...

Translating Trump: Who needs American beef farmers when you can buy beef from Argentina.

Every evening the crows of Seattle gather at various staging areas before flying en masse to the North Creek Wetland on the UW Bothell campus where 10,000 - 15,000 roost for the night. This evening they staged around my house, hundreds of them. Every tree, rooftop and telegraph wire was packed.

Two autocratic old men are getting us into a very serious trade war that neither can win. The big losers will be the citizens of America and China, and beyond that, the entire global economy. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Terrific choice, someone who is actively fighting against authoritarianism, rather than actively trying to impose it. www.wsj.com/world/americ...

Gold price have surged to record highs since Trump took office. Since gold is a hedge against economic uncertainty, this suggests that institutions see significant downside risks in the global economy going forward. Concern over the stability of the US dollar probably a major factor here.

Okay then! 🤞

Every evening, as the sun sets, a murder of crows flies over my house, every evening, without fail.

Remarkably low fertility rate in Seattle in 2024, with the total fertility rate hitting 1.085 (a TFR of 2.1 is needed for stable population). Inward migration will counteract this, but maybe by enough to keep the city growing? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Good things still happen, apparently. White House Pulls Pick to Lead Labor Data Agency www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/b...

I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort

Nothing says MAGA better than investing in a dirty, dangerous and expensive 19th Century energy source.

Get your flu shot! And a few others. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

I am worried that even as we see the weaponization of government against Trump's political opponents, too few have stepped forward to object. I worry that as a result, we will see an escalation of political retribution that will be met with what MLK called "the appalling silence of the good people."

60 Minutes“could not find criminal records” for 75% of the 238 men the Trump admin sent to a Salvadoran prison. Of the 22% that had records, the “vast majority are for non-violent offenses.” Trump admin still insists they’re “terrorists.” www.cbsnews.com/news/what-re...

The tariffs are bad enough, but the uncertainty over what they will be will reduce business investment and reduce future economic growth.

At what point does the GOP in congress wake up and take back their constitutional authority to set tariffs from Trump?

democrats won’t admit it, but my family’s economic outlook has gotten a LOT better since Trump took office. but what do i know? i don’t have a fancy economics degree, i’m just a regular guy who runs an airplane scrapyard

Time to accept that we simply have a mad king. The guy slapping 25% tariffs on Canada's postage while calling for its annexation - and releasing scarce water into the Central Valley to fight already-contained fires in LA - isn't doing a bit or pursuing a secret, rational strategy

The Supreme Court is going to be very busy.

Basically, the country’s been taken over by a bunch of internet trolls and podcasters who thought running the government would be as easy as complaining about it.

Totally on brand.

I see Trump has pardoned his stormtroopers.

Even Harvard M.B.A.s Are Struggling to Land Jobs - The Wall Street Journal - and yet in 2024 96% of UW Foster School MBAs had jobs with 3 months of graduation- better than any of the so called “elite schools”.

The CBO has lowered its population growth projections for the next three decades, citing lower immigration and fertility rates

The world has now passed “peak child”. A declining global population later this century is inevitable. Peak humanity may occur as soon as 2050. This has major implications for economic growth and the sustainability of the welfare state.

A nice preview of how things will unfold with a moron in the White House.

It looks like Trump’s aids are trying to moderate his plans for imposing universal tariffs on all imports, probably because they realize the economic harm such a policy would cause. Trump doesn’t seem inclined to budge since his gut knows better. www.seattletimes.com/business/tru...

If youre wondering what the background is to Musk’s rant on the other site about grooming gangs in the UK, this is a pretty good summary. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/o...

Pretty much how I feel about the megalomaniac Musk trying to interfere in the politics of my homeland, except I wouldn’t have been so polite.