Ricki La Luna
@rickilaluna.bsky.social
Product designer. Writing about design, user experience, and the future of transportation design at autolitics.com. Progressive comms strategies at theresistancereport.substack.com.
Piggy wants to build an engorged, gold-plated ballroom to host thousands (the oligarchy, obv) which will destroy the scale of the WH complex and bury spirit of it as “the People’s House”.
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Piggy wants to build an engorged, gold-plated ballroom to host thousands (the oligarchy, obv) which will destroy the scale of the WH complex and bury spirit of it as “the People’s House”.
this seems pretty obviously corrupt.
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
this seems pretty obviously corrupt.
This buffoon is the HEAD of the DOT. His "reason" for cutting CAFE standards is...wood-paneled station wagons? Imagine you run a $146 billion agency & you're on national TV to defend your insane policy. Then you say something this dumb.
Welcome to The Best Cabinet in The History of The World.
Welcome to The Best Cabinet in The History of The World.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This buffoon is the HEAD of the DOT. His "reason" for cutting CAFE standards is...wood-paneled station wagons? Imagine you run a $146 billion agency & you're on national TV to defend your insane policy. Then you say something this dumb.
Welcome to The Best Cabinet in The History of The World.
Welcome to The Best Cabinet in The History of The World.
A Golden Age, if you will
"U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US manufacturing stuck in doldrums as tariff headwinds persist
U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A Golden Age, if you will
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
Trump now does all his press avails sitting down. He is in pain, obviously. Plus, this way we can't see his decaying skin or swollen cankles. Here, they seem to have debuted a new location for him to rant and insult questioners while staff adds more gold-painted swirlies to the Oval.
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Trump now does all his press avails sitting down. He is in pain, obviously. Plus, this way we can't see his decaying skin or swollen cankles. Here, they seem to have debuted a new location for him to rant and insult questioners while staff adds more gold-painted swirlies to the Oval.
ICE going after Native Americans is the perfect (disgusting) metaphor for the sick, depraved, racist work they're doing.
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
Native American actress gave ICE agents her tribal ID. They called it 'fake,' she says
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
ICE going after Native Americans is the perfect (disgusting) metaphor for the sick, depraved, racist work they're doing.
Consumer sentiment has sunk to one of the lowest levels on record. Views of personal finances are the lowest since 2009. Meanwhile, BLS skipped the Oct CPI report & will delay the Nov report till 12/18. Oh, and insurance premiums are ballooning for everyone, ACA or not. Happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Consumer sentiment has sunk to one of the lowest levels on record. Views of personal finances are the lowest since 2009. Meanwhile, BLS skipped the Oct CPI report & will delay the Nov report till 12/18. Oh, and insurance premiums are ballooning for everyone, ACA or not. Happy Thanksgiving.
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the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
If they had any integrity, the next actual journalist to interview musk would raise these points (in a factual and non-gotcha/sensational manner) and get him to address the actual impact (bigger deficit) of his DOGE antics.
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
If they had any integrity, the next actual journalist to interview musk would raise these points (in a factual and non-gotcha/sensational manner) and get him to address the actual impact (bigger deficit) of his DOGE antics.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
lol. lmao, even.
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
lol. lmao, even.
Musk also announced a 500 megawatt data center development within Human, a project entirely funded by MBS.
Hey, times change.
Hey, times change.
Elon on Lucid in 2024:
"Their Saudi sugar daddy is the only thing keeping them alive."
Elon in 2025 - deal with Saudi sugar daddy:
"Their Saudi sugar daddy is the only thing keeping them alive."
Elon in 2025 - deal with Saudi sugar daddy:
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Musk also announced a 500 megawatt data center development within Human, a project entirely funded by MBS.
Hey, times change.
Hey, times change.
Seems bad. But I’m sure Scott Bessent can explain how this is a) Biden’s fault and b) actually not important.
Auto repossessions are now its highest since 2009. And the U.S. now has a record $1.7 trillion in auto loans. Meanwhile... U.S. subprime auto loan delinquencies are its worst in 30 years.
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Seems bad. But I’m sure Scott Bessent can explain how this is a) Biden’s fault and b) actually not important.
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Opinion | I believed Hillary Clinton was a sex trafficker because one of her donors owned a pizza restaurant and "cheese pizza" has the same initials as "child pornography." Here's why I don't think Donald Trump's multi-decade best friendship with a sex trafficker connects him to sex trafficking.
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Opinion | I believed Hillary Clinton was a sex trafficker because one of her donors owned a pizza restaurant and "cheese pizza" has the same initials as "child pornography." Here's why I don't think Donald Trump's multi-decade best friendship with a sex trafficker connects him to sex trafficking.
His habit of cussing in speeches is accentuating. We seem to have lost any expectation of formality, dignity, or honesty from this cretin. Imagine Obama saying “ass” repeatedly in a speech. We’d STILL be hearing about how horrible it was today, decades later. Expect zero coverage about this, though.
Trump: I am the biggest negative person on windmills. They ruin your locations. Every time it goes around, you lose money. And I just hope that some of these countries that are losing their ass, we have countries that are going bankrupt because they're putting windmills all over the place.
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
His habit of cussing in speeches is accentuating. We seem to have lost any expectation of formality, dignity, or honesty from this cretin. Imagine Obama saying “ass” repeatedly in a speech. We’d STILL be hearing about how horrible it was today, decades later. Expect zero coverage about this, though.
Given the fact that Epstein’s BEST FRIEND is now President, despite numerous photos, videos, flight logs, and gross birthday cards between them, I’m confident that anyone receiving a tip from him will be in the clear.
Rep. Greg Murphy: "I do have some concerns because these files are voluminous and just being named does not make you guilty. If Epstein gave you a tip or something if you worked at a door or something, it doesn't make you guilty of a crime."
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Given the fact that Epstein’s BEST FRIEND is now President, despite numerous photos, videos, flight logs, and gross birthday cards between them, I’m confident that anyone receiving a tip from him will be in the clear.
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Our government is torturing people whose primary violation is a civic offense. The country I was raised in abided by the 8th Amendment which says that Cruel and Unusual Punishment shall not be inflicted.
But we as a nation have abandoned that document, haven’t we?
But we as a nation have abandoned that document, haven’t we?
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Our government is torturing people whose primary violation is a civic offense. The country I was raised in abided by the 8th Amendment which says that Cruel and Unusual Punishment shall not be inflicted.
But we as a nation have abandoned that document, haven’t we?
But we as a nation have abandoned that document, haven’t we?
Looking back, it is interesting how the Airflow blends certain elements of Mach-E and Lyriq designs. Very handsome. A missed opportunity for Stellantis.
Sometimes I think about how beautiful the Chrysler Airflow Concept is
November 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Looking back, it is interesting how the Airflow blends certain elements of Mach-E and Lyriq designs. Very handsome. A missed opportunity for Stellantis.
"Blending Family and Governance"??? The insane euphemisms NYT will invent to avoid accurately describing the blatant corruption, kleptocracy, and criminal acts of this regime is stunning.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
"Blending Family and Governance"??? The insane euphemisms NYT will invent to avoid accurately describing the blatant corruption, kleptocracy, and criminal acts of this regime is stunning.
“You don’t make a radio, you don’t make anything!”
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“You don’t make a radio, you don’t make anything!”