The default strategy of the Trump administration, rendered viable through majorities in the House, the Senate, and SCOTUS: implausible deniability.

Wow, that was fast.
Irving Energy, company that provides propane/fuel oil customers in New England, says it will pass on the full 10% tariff cost to all their customers immediately

(reposting with fixed figure - meant to say 10%, not 30%)

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …

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[Dystopia Now: Handsmaid Tale Edition] The DoT just sent out a memo saying it will give a higher priority to states that: 1) have marriage and birth rates higher than the national average, 2) don't have vaccine mandates, and 3) fully cooperate with ICE. www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...

[Borges/ Chatbots/ Information Superhighways/ Dystopia] We're gonna need smarter human beings, and soon, to find a navigable path through what's coming. Large language models ain't gonna save us, folks.

Sweat more in practice; bleed less in war.

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Some pretty solid evidence-based conclusions about a whole lot from Kevin Drum. jabberwocking.com/pearls-of-wi...