Could he get Don Jr. to run with Sr. as the VP? Or, is running as VP and winning considered being "elected"?

Under any circumstances, a migration of this size and scale would be a massive undertaking, experts tell WIRED

This is going to be a massive cluster fkkk! And, coupled with many of the SS offices closing and reduced telephone support, SS recipients are in for a very tough time. How does something like this get fixed. Can't bring back the pre DOGE team because they won't know the code base.

Hopefully, the old production environment will be kept running "in parallel" so that when the new system fails spectacularly, the old production environment can be re-engaged. Let's hope they don't pull a Cortes and "burn the ships".

Trump has embraced the strategy of "make me stop" and, so far, the judiciary is doing just that. We'll have to wait and see what SCOTUS has to say about the matter.

Two more federal court judges just halted executive orders Trump signed to punish law firms who displeased him for one reasons or another.

And dems need to put the word out that firms that capitulate to Trump will lose their business; now and in the future.

Squeeze them. Some people need to be put in a bind to help them think clearly.

During WWII, the Germans though that the enigma machine was bullet proof: until it wasn't. I don't care how secure Signal claims to be, it can be hacked. All it takes is for some developer that knows the encryption algorithm to sell it. I wouldn't be surprised if the algorithm has already been sold and the people that bought it are not revealing it so that they can spy on everyone.

The Trump admin willfully disregarded the judge's order and are now trying to cover it up. They're so big and bad, why hide now? Just a bunch of mealy mouth cowards.

Offer them a hand up, not one across their face.

Only after an admission that they fked up and vow never to do it again. As with any addict, they must WANT to overcome their Trump addiction before receiving any help. They also need to accept the fact that the republican party is the real source of the problem because they REFUSE to put Trump in check.

Not a big fan of subsidizing bad behavior; who is. However, people building/rebuilding in disaster prone areas or building in remote areas carries a lot of risks; risks that shouldn't be borne by the tax payer. Government, at all levels, need to make sure that hazardous areas are clearly marked and publicized so that developers can make good decisions to build/not build and purchasers can make good decisions to buy/not buy. Laws need to force developers to reveal in their marketing and sales materials, the risks the buyer takes if they decide to purchase the property. "Buyer Beware" should not be SOP for large, consequential purchases like a home.

Often times you allow hard headed people to learn the "hard way". Unfortunately, when the hard headed people are parents. the hard lessons learned are manifest in their children. IMO, it's child abuse. Just as children are taken from drug addled parents, so should they be taken from parents that fail to take proper care of them when expert advice and resources are available to do so.

Thought I would share this comment from another site:

Sounds like the start of a bad joke : A convict , a billionaire and a drunk walked into a meeting......

Western officials say Russia is behind campaign of sabotage

Turn about is fair play!

None of these scenarios are good for the fat orange criminal insurrectionist and golf cheat, and for all Americans ...

And now his staff is trying to clean up by saying he was referring to the original document that was signed in 1798! ROFLMAO

I guess that is better than admitting that he didn't sign, but the 1798 Act? Come on guy. Say he forgot or misspoke or something but not the 1798 Act!

I guess if he thought there were airports during the Revolutionary War, it's not that big of a leap to thinking that he signed the 1798 Act.

RFK: Bird Flu Should Be Allowed to Spread Unchecked

I guess RJK doesn't recognize that he is no longer a pundit. As the head of HHS, he needs to speak with AUTHORITY and stop pontificating!

This is Trump's way of acknowledging that he has appointed a lot of dimwits to his team; that he needs more brain power.

Trump Admin Threat to Stop SocSec If DOGE Can't Have Data

ROFLMMFAO

Perhaps the ONLY thing that he could do to get Republicans to impeach him.

US Rejects Mexico's Request for Water Needed in Tijuana

This is why Mexico and Canada need to join forces. Alone, neither of them can stand against Trump. Together, they will have a better chance.

Then why do you not stand on the floor of the House of Representatives, and make that statement?

Exactly!!! In fact, he and his colleagues should sponsor a resolution stating their support for Ukraine. I am sure they would get sufficient support from democrats to get it passed. People need to be on the record.

Trump has been able to assume and exercise dictatorial powers because the Republican-controlled Congress has allowed him to do so.

That is why democrats in congress have to say to their republican colleagues that they can no longer be "friends" if they are only going to air their grievances in private because to much is at stake. Long standing relationships may fracture but to much is at stake. The public needs to know where each of its representatives stand so as to assess whether or not to give them their vote because to much is at stake.

Moody's Economist: Trump Causing "recession by Design"

Of course he is! But what is his motive? Are you going to believe a liar when he says it is to bring manufacturing jobs back to America? If the intent was to bring jobs back to America, there would be specific incentives to do just that: bring jobs back to America. As it is, IRS regulations that incentivize companies to outsource remain on the books. Also, companies can still move those factories to some other country that have not been targeted with tariffs.

What is the real reason behind the self imposed recession?

Just as Reagan was lionized for breaking up the Soviet Union, Putin will be lionized for breaking up America.

Thanks MAGA

What's so interesting and tragic about all of this is that prior to Trump, no Republican was actually stupid enough to follow through on all of their government is bad rhetoric. Trump is actually doing what republicans have always said they wanted and now they and the rest of us have to live with the consequences. Republicans are the only ones that can fix this but it will come at a price that they are unwilling to accept: acknowledgement that they have lied for decades about the benefits of federal government. The real reason for their lies is the success of the civil rights movement. They realized that the federal government was big enough and strong enough to IMPOSE it's will on the states and the states didn't like it.

There is an orchestrated effort by Trump to make America sicker, poorer, less secure, less influential and more divided. Who benefits?

If these American oligarchs think that they are protecting their business interests they should read up on the fate of some of the Russian oligarchs.

Dems need to understand that a major part of their appeal is that they are NOT republicans. Of course they will lose support if there is not a lot of daylight between them and republicans.

AI is the biggest pile of fake crap since Cryptocurrency.

It's still early. I firmly believe that it will get better.

As a lark, I asked ChatGPT to plan a road trip for me; stopping every 3 hours for a rest stop. If not for the fact that it responded much faster than a human could, I would have thought I was communicating with a human. The response was very readable and to the point of my request showing rest stops along the interstate. That said, the directions weren't quite right. I have made that trip many times over the years and know that route. Also, I had been consulting with Google Maps to provide directions.

Based on that very brief encounter, it seems as if it understood what was requested of it and was able to communicate its results in a very understandable manner. Where it had some difficulty was assimilating all of the data in the proper sequence to satisfy the request. To be fair, it's been 10+ years since I have made that trip and although the roadway has not changed, the signage showing interconnecting roads may have. Maybe the AI had accessed to updated signage?

The judge noted that DOGE's speed and the fluidity of its leadership appear to be by design. He is ordering "rolling" productions of DOGE records to begin within weeks.

If the judge didn't give a specific date by which the records have to be made available, the order isn't worth the paper it is printed on. All it does is set up the predicate for another court case.