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J Xavier
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Product, Industrial, & Sound Designer
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The whole market is grimly not stonk.
not stonks meme frowning face
March 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Oh wow. Politico had to cut back on staff IQ with the contract cancelation. That’s tough.
Good Tuesday morning. This is Jack Blanchard. ON CONSEQUENTIAL PRESIDENTS: Thanks to all who emailed in to suggest Franklin D. Roosevelt had a more impactful start to his presidency than the latest iteration of Donald J. Trump, per the question posed in yesterday's Playbook. Long hours of trawling through the historical archives (OK, reading this Wikipedia entry) suggests you may have a point. From Wiki: After his inauguration in March 1933 FDR "immediately summoned the United States Congress into a three-month special session, during which he presented and was able to rapidly get passed a series of 15 major bills designed to counter the effects of the Great Depression. With President Roosevelt's urging, Congress passed 77 laws during his first 100 days as well, many directed towards reviving the economy of the United States." Fifteen major bills and 77 laws? Mike Johnson is going to have to up his game. EO Watch: Roosevelt also "signed 99 executive orders" in his first 100 days, "more than any other president." Trump 2.0 should smash that record, at least - though it's unclear whether FDR busied himself with such burning issues as which name we use for the oceanic basin off the Florida coast. The main complaints in 1933 came from FDR's political opponents, who said his activities "cost too much and overstepped the government's authority." Which certainly sounds familiar today.
February 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Going for a walk, it's time to touch grass. And by grass I mean Service Pack 3.
Windows XP default wallpaper. Based on the famous photo titled “Bliss” by former National Geographic photographer Charles O’Rear.
December 1, 2024 at 3:09 PM