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The stupidest and ultimately fatal things he's done is nominating idiots to do work they're not qualified to do. Magicians put a ton of time and effort into their illusions - one of the things I like about Penn and Teller's: Fool Us is that even though they're almost never fooled, they both show appreciation for the effort burgeoning talent magicians put into their acts. As all we all watch the political world, we can see the lack of effort that the likes of Noem, Hegsreth, Patel, and Bessent put into the policies they implement. Musk was likewise exposed as a fraud because the inattention to detail he put into his DOGE endeavors refuted the image he had created for himself while highlighting the similar poor workmanship in his new cars. More than just lacking knowledge, there is a fundamental lack of earnestness that permeates everything Trump touches and, perhaps not surprisingly, that's why Terry Moran's comment on Stephen Miller is so important. That man is a ghoul, but, as Moran pointed out, he believes in what he's doing. We're in a transitional phase with Trump and his monstrosity. The initial shock-and-awe approach was meant to be an opening salvo. He wanted his mindless flunkies to see that he had the power to implement his agenda and he had enough backing from the courts to suggest that his illegal actions could still work if his team believed in the common cause. That was only meant to give his fledgling demons the space to put their organizational skills to use and get the base mobilized to do their bidding. We're at the point where it's becoming clear that Trump's lieutenants aren't up to the task, and his bombastic tactics are going to start having diminishing returns. It's also no coincidence that this is all happening before the senate vote on his Big Beautiful Cluster-Fuck - one last show of strength as it were. Noem strong arming Sen Padilla might not have any impact on the vote itself, but it is emblematic of the tenuous relationship Trump has with the legislature. If the bill does not survive the Senate vote and has to go back to Congress, we'll start to see Trump's power unravel.

It doesn't work like that. Who's going to babysit the kid while they're at the event? That's what I mean by agency - parents have the right to their first amendment rights without having to prioritize obligations like childcare.

It's a probably a good thing you didn't progress to googling corn cobs. That will definitely put you on a list.

Everyone has rights, but those rights are dependent on an individual's agency. You are within your rights to drag your child to a rally for a political cause that they finds repugnant, but doing so does not mean they are automatically a party to that political movement in eyes of the law.

At the very least, this is going to put a damper on how quickly he can mobilize more troops. Just goes to show that the whole purpose of these endeavors is optics and political theater - a facade.

Of course it is, but I think the pragmatic reason Trump and Miller are doing this is because they need immigrants they can easily deport to justify their insane "3,000 deportations a day" promise. It's always about results with them, regardless of how contrived those results might be. Interestingly, it doesn't appear he ever officially ordered the National Guard troops, meaning they aren't currently eligible for pay, health care, and DVA services....

I wouln't call that a flaw. My thing has always been a variation of deconstruction in language, so naturally, I can appreciate the idea of AI using tokens to automate a process I use myself. Saying it's a stretch doesn't do justice to the true scope of deconstructionism. More importantly, we're still early in the new AI reality - we may know that a rigidity trap is on the horizon, but we won't know how it will manifest itself.

It’s fine when it explores interconnectivity of its “deconstructed “ elements, and in that sense, even vectors exist in balance with their oppositional forces. But seeking balance has a fundamental flaw that is frequently exploited by incomplete thought experiments: true balance can only be achieved in contained and controlled settings. Eventually that search for balancing forces gives way to a desire to restrict those vectors to just one path.

Except, 47 is sucking Saudi dick and he has a vested interest in letting MBS step in and “help” the Israelis. Far fetched as it sounds, never underestimate how abjectly corrupt Donnie the Draft Dodger is.

It’s cool Ghosty. The only fire I expect you to start is in some MAGAt slut’s loins, which you will promptly put out with your copious jizz, after which you will look down at her as you would a pig wallowing in slop. Then you’ll turn it into a Harry Potter fanfic with transitioning dudes and JK Rowling.

And they did it without US participation. Maybe they can fight this new war without us.

Sound like someone got the quarterlies on the trashy hotels he’s not supposed to own because of emoluments.

Deconstruction tends to veer into self importance.

Dude’s speaking from experience.

He's still got it. And, both Moranis and Pullman are back? It'll be amazing.

Maybe I should find my way to your SB so I, too, can have a cool LotR nickname. This whole Brian thing ain't working for me. Also, getting In-N-Out.

That was inspirational.. right up to the part about not doing arson.

I'm not sure what that says about the ladies in your neck of the woods...

Well, he is known as Pants Panzer. Every day at sunset, the skies over Oklahoma reverberate with blasts of orgasm.

That's impressive, Buddy.

“Psychologically Manipulating” suggests this guy made you think it was your idea to quit your shitty job.

Huh. Pretty sure I was logged on at 10:15 local... No, I was watching anime.

What are you all doing to your knees?

You know, old is a state of mind, not an age.

That’s real right? Ye sounds like the toddler who gets upset when his parents start fighting, and it’s a little too on point.