Kakistocracy
McMahon on cutting half the staff from the DOE:
“Congress appropriates the money that is going through Title I, through IDEA programmes-“
Laura interrupted to ask: “What does that stand for?” McMahon responded: “Do you know what, I’m not sure I can tell you exactly what it stands for”

Disinformation and incompetence have consequences.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

Here is a collection of folk songs from Barbaria. They are very loud. For now it’s on Bandcamp and it’s free. Soon it will be on Spotify, etc. and it will also be free. If you go to Bandcamp to listen, please follow me.

philstepford.bandcamp.com/album/patrio...

Got a reason to laugh,
Got a reason to cry.
Believing you're wise,
And being so dumb.
World is so worried,
World is so worried.
Be a liar everywhere,
Shut up, don't cry!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=AnSr...

Nervous Musk, Trump, Vance have all been outclassed in public arguments these last few days. Government failure, stock market crash, and dictatorial alliances are not popular. People are starting to realize that there is no truth here beyond the desire for personal wealth and power. (2/2)

Deep dive down an A House rabbit hole. This one resonated especially.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=v6uK...

My local taco joint a few nights ago: an unhomed dude walked in. I wasn’t sure what the response would be because he was slightly agitated. The response was this: sit the man at a table, bring him some chips and salsa and queso along with a drink and see what kind of tacos he would like.

New music. Soothing/Agitating. Danceable/Undanceable. Freak/Relax.
Might take your mind off things/It’s about the actual things.
Pre-order here.

philstepford.bandcamp.com/album/freak-...

An important reminder about the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment. You know—the pesky one that fotus wants to do away with.
www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/o...

Trump’s a 78-year-old term-limited president in obvious decline who can’t even get his preferred candidates picked for Senate seats in FL & OH, couldn’t get his preferred AG, is getting lectured in church, doesn’t know why he pardoned some people, etc. He’s not a world-commanding colossus.

The reels I see on Zuckerberg’s app have overnight become a cesspool of right wing videos. These people are all in and not subtle about it.

This is immensely useful.

go.bsky.app/9V9zguB