It's already been reversed. Probably because of complaints from rich donors.

"Tara Reade. Say Her Name."

Alexandra McCabe, according to her official Russian citizenship documents.

"Democrats voting to fund ICE and DHS should be shot into the sun, imo."

Damned if they do, damned if they don't. You know they'll be painted as supporting the "Defund the Police" nonsense if they vote to defund them. Especially if they don't have enough votes to actually do it.

"Are you his agent, trying to get his name some attention since "the biz" has left him behind?"

Are you referring to Don or George here? :-)

I don't think either of them really need any help from me. I just thought it would be fun to post this article, partly because it brought back old memories, partly because gives a recent update on the two musicians, and partly because the political connection which people on this site usually love to talk about.

Apparently, Lynch has been touring as a special guest with Dokken the past 5 years. I just found that out now.

"Breaking the Chains"

As I'm sure you already know, that was their first album. Almost everyone agrees their peak was the 3 albums around 1984-1989, especially when they wrote "Dream Warriors" for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3. There was a lot of tension in the band back then between Dokken and Lynch. Their 1995 album "Dysfunctional" was quite good and underrated. "Shadowlife" was a misfire production-wise, since they were trying to sound alternative/grunge and it didn't work, but they were still giving very solid live performances up until Lynch left the band in late 1997.

Dokken went on to make 6 more albums with different guitarists who were previously in other hair metal bands (Winger, Europe, Warlock).

Lynch has been much more prolific, releasing over 30 albums between solo projects, Lynch Mob, and collaborations with other former Dokken members.

"Dokken is a horrible band name"

I'll agree it's not the catchiest, but it's not horrible. It rhymes with rockin'.

Limp Bizkit, Nickelback, Aborted Hitler ----, The The, Live... now those were horrible band names.

Thanks for letting me live in your head, LegallyMyHead.

You would think that after someone who never should have been elected got elected twice, that people would learn not to "misunderestimate" them, but no. Even goldfish have better memories and thinking skills.

But never mind that, let's talk about the Trump comparison. I know you all want to.

"I frequently see ramshackle Dokken cassettes in the dollar bin at my local Goodwill. Usually they are there for a few weeks before some bewigged, 80s hair metal maven lifts them- or they are just thrown out."

So, just like any other compact cassette tape then.

"Dokken? WTF is this, 1982?"

The article is from less than two weeks ago. Many musicians from the 1980's and even much earlier are still active, so I'm not sure what your point is.

Corky fantasizes about Trump every time tacos are inserted into her orifices.

Some of you may recall that George started a band called "Lynch Mob" since the 90s. He said he was going to retire the name in 2020 due the connotations that some people perceive or read into it, but then later changed his mind.

And they're both named Donald.

"Biden was a good president; Trump is a less than poor one."

It's all relative.

^*whoosh*

Coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong in early 2025, it was originally used by Wall Street traders to describe a specific pattern: President Trump would announce massive tariffs, the markets would tank, and then he would "chicken out" (delay or reduce the tariffs) to settle the markets.

Here is why this specific piece of sarcasm can be both brilliant and self-defeating:

When it works (The "Scalpel")
It exposes a pattern: It moves the conversation from a single event to a predictable behavior. It suggests that the "chaos" is actually a loop that can be gamed for profit (the "TACO trade").

It hits a nerve: Because the acronym suggests weakness"a trait the President actively distances himself from"it is rhetorically effective. His visible frustration when asked about it in the Oval Office proved that the sarcasm "landed."

It's catchy: Like all good political branding, it's simple, memorable, and turns a complex economic policy into a punchy joke.

How it becomes self-defeating (The "Sledgehammer")
It can incentivize the behavior you fear: As Robert Armstrong himself noted, there is a risk that by mocking a leader for "chickening out," you might inadvertently goad them into not backing down next time just to prove the critics wrong. If "chickening out" actually prevents an economic crisis, mocking the retreat might make the next crisis more likely.

The "Boy Who Cried Wolf" effect: If critics use "TACOing" to describe every single policy shift, they risk becoming complacent. It creates a narrative that "he'll never actually do it," which can lead to a lack of preparedness if or when a policy is actually fully implemented.

Misunderstanding "Negotiation": To his supporters, what critics call "TACOing" is viewed as "The Art of the Deal""starting with an extreme position to move the needle. By using a sarcastic acronym, critics may fail to engage with the actual strategy being used, making their critique feel "out of touch" to half the country.

Ruining Actual Tacos: Now you have to think of Trump every time you put a taco in your mouth.

"Trump Already TACOing on Iran"

So you're saying you actually want him to go through will a large-scale attack on Iran?

"Given the crux seems to be ANY resident, is it currently required that one list every single resident of a residence to obtain housing assistance? Or does the application only require one resident to obtain funding?"

Since 1980, aliens have been banned from receiving public housing assistance. However, in 1995, they started pro-rating the benefits for "mixed families", so it wouldn't be all-or-nothing. This rule stayed intact after the 1996 Welfare Reform act and continued to be enforced by all of the administrations since then.

This doesn't just affect undocumented aliens, but also families with legal immigrants who are still in the process of adjustment of status. So as always, the far left are arguing for illegal immigration and the right are screwing over legal immigrants, and the pendulum never lands in the middle.

Nobody likes people who abuse the system, but like with the ICE deportation thing, they're basically going to screw over a lot of innocent people, including law-abiding US citizens, with a stupid zero-tolerance policy. Which will end up costing taxpayers more, in both the short and the long run.

Now I wish I had kept my pre-2010 Honda back in the states. It's probably worth a lot more now than it was a couple years ago.

It's only a matter of time before they start selling subscriptions for heat and A/C, just like many do now for heated seats.

Want to open your windows, doors, glove compartment, hood, trunk? There's an app for that, lol.

"No worries. The Real Genius is just playing 5D chess while we only live in a 4D world.
We can't possibly understand the greatness that is Trumpy."

It sounds like you really adore him.

"Get back to us when this starts happening with major auto makers."

Do you consider any of these to be major auto makers?

Manufacturer ... Impacted Features ........................ Notable Affected Models
Toyota / Lexus Safety Connect, Remote Climate ... 2010-2019 4Runner, Prius, Avalon, Land Cruiser
Acura .............. AcuraLink (Emergency/Remote) ..... 2014-2022 MDX, TLX, ILX, RLX, NSX
Volkswagen .... Car-Net (Remote start/alerts) ......... 2014-2019 Passat, Jetta, Golf, Tiguan
Volvo ............... Volvo Cars App, SOS Button ....... Pre-2016 models and some 2017-2024 without Google built-in
Tesla .,,,......,,,.. Connectivity-based Autopilot* ....... Temporary loss during server outages or for legacy 3G Model S

Of course , those are just some features, but recent cars are even more dependent on software to run properly.