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Thursday, May 28, 2026
Grok, Can You Tell Me How To Make Money With You
I guarantee every AI psychosis-inflicted tech CEO spends all night talking to their favorite chatbot, begging it to tell them how to make money.
More worrying is that I have had friends who I wouldn't think are especially susceptible tell me about the things they question ChatGPT about and... we might just be cooked.
"Accused"
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the 82-year-old former magazine writer who accused Donald J. Trump of sexual assault, according to two people with direct knowledge of the situation.
Ok next paragraph.
Ms. Carroll won a $5 million civil judgment against Mr. Trump that he had sexually abused and defamed her, which the president last November asked the Supreme Court to overturn. She also won a $83.3 million civil judgment against him in another defamation case.
Then back again, later:
Ms. Carroll’s accusations are among the most severe leveled against the president, and he has long sought to demean and discredit her.
Thriving Community
I do not get the craving for bunker life, or the belief that you could survive "armageddon" for very long even with the best preparation.
There are 575 of them, clustered on a former munitions depot near South Dakota’s Black Hills and billed as “The Largest Survival Community on Earth.” The pitch: Ride out nuclear war, the next pandemic or societal collapse in relative comfort.
Yet for many residents, the dream has soured. The threat hasn’t come from Armageddon, but from friction that resembles a suburban homeowners’ association battle.
Lawsuits, countersuits and disputes are piling up over septic systems, property taxes, off-leash dogs and a growing list of community rules. The legal skirmishing has reached the state supreme court—twice. Promised amenities, including a restaurant bunker, a pool bunker and a horse-stable bunker, have yet to materialize. Guns have been drawn, and there have been offers to settle things with fists. The developer denies wrongdoing and says complaints come from a few malcontents.
This is the problem:
“My vision is to see xPoint become a thriving community of people who want safety in this increasingly crazy world we live in,” Dante Vicino said. He noted that about a third of the units were leased and a few dozen occupied full-time. “The lawsuits have been a real pain, but we’re not set back at all,” he said.
You are marketing to people who fundamentally reject community! What do you expect is going to happen?
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Manifesting
US President Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz will be open to everyone and not controlled by any country under any deal reached with Iran, adding there were no discussions about easing sanctions on Tehran.
Absolutely Fab
An eclectic mix of entertainers is poised to join a massive bash on the National Mall marking America’s 250th birthday, which is being billed as a “once-in-a-generation celebration.”
Country music star Martina McBride, rappers Flo Rida and Vanilla Ice, “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” singers C+C Music Factory and rocker Bret Michaels are among the artists slated to perform at the Great American State Fair, organizers announced Wednesday.
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Other performers include “Brick House” funk band the Commodores, rapper Young MC, pop duo Milli Vanilli and R&B group Morris Day and the Time, with additional artists to be announced.
Duo?
I do find it quite incredible that even the MAGA faithful can't pretend the 250th is gonna be a major thing. A few years ago I imagined it would be.
When's The Last Time You Had A Three Hour Medical Exam
I'm not saying that means It's about to happen, but most of us never get this!
The 79-year-old president spent more than three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House described as preventive medical and dental checkups. It was Trump’s fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since he returned to office for a second term, and it comes as he tries to project strength ahead of midterm elections that will test his sway with voters.
In a social media post after the visit, Trump said that he had just finished his “6 month physical” and that “Everything checked out PERFECTLY.”
Certainly not if otherwise healthy! Not including "sitting endless in the waiting room" of course.
Retiring Thom Tillis Has A Point Here
No you still don't have to hand it to him.
Senator Thom Tillis, a retiring Republican from North Carolina, is among those who appear increasingly unshackled. He mocked Mr. Paxton’s troubled past over the weekend on CNN in colorful fashion, invoking a comparison to a cannibalistic serial killer. “To call Paxton ethically challenged is to call Jeffrey Dahmer suffering from an eating disorder,” Mr. Tillis said. “This guy is an empty suit.”
No Fair Remembering Yesterday
You are supposed to wake up each day anew, assuming good faith communications from the Trumpers. Like American journalists do!
Hours earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Washington of committing a “blatant violation” of the shaky ceasefire reached on April 8 by attacking the southern province of Hormozgan on Monday night. It added that the strikes validated the “deep suspicion” Iran harboured towards the US.
Bye Cornyn
Trump doesn't have many endearing qualities, but one is his relentless joy punishing the people who are 99.99% sycophants instead of 100%.
Trump might be unpopular, but he still rules the kind of people who vote in Republican primaries. And Ken Paxton is the perfect contemporary Republican.
I don't put any confidence in Dems winning statewide anything Texas, and I'll probably annoyed at all the money wasted on a doomed effort, but I suppose I could be wrong!
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The Two Hitlers
I've long "laughed" at how for conservatives Hitler is history's greatest monster (the liberal Hitler)
but also someone to admire and emulate (the conservative Hitler)."Cabinet Meeting"
That's the bizarre American ritual involving the Cabinet members, in turn, seeing how they can outdo each other in their exaggerated praise of the president, correct? Sort of a reverse roast?
President Donald Trump is expected to gather his Cabinet Wednesday for a meeting at Camp David, according to a White House official, convening top officials at a high-stakes moment for the US war with Iran.
Action, Reaction
I don't think the geniuses in charge have figured that whole dynamic out yet.
Iran warns US after strikes: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has a “legitimate” right to respond to any “violation” of the ceasefire after the US military carried out what it called “self-defense strikes” targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz. It is unclear how the attacks will affect the ceasefire.
A Chamber Filled With Degenerate Gamblers
I know the most horrifying thing about members of congress trading stocks constantly is the insider trading aspect, but I suspect a bunch of them are serious gambling addicts too. And even gamblers with good tips on the horses sometimes lose it all.
After amassing an exemplary attendance record, the congressman has missed 88 House roll call votes since March 5.
During that time, NOTUS discovered that Kean had kept trading stocks; he submitted financial transaction reports to Congress, digitally signed on April 13, that indicated he bought and sold shares of eight stocks from mid- to late March with a combined value of between $50,008 and $190,000.
I don't know if that applies to Kean, but...

