Vaxxed?

I am very curious about what suddenly led to the CDC recommending that all adults be fatally poisoned by the Covid vaccine.

The "Make Things Better" Button

I do think Trump I would be desperately searching for it. Not that he would recognize it, necessarily, but he would be looking for it.

I don't think sundowning malignant narcissist Trump II really gives a shit anymore. 

Worrying!

At Least The War Is Over

I suspect the "war with Iran" will be an issue in 2028. 

 Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms, U.S. officials said.

Morning

Slacker Saturday

Happy Hour

Get happy

Friday Afternoon

I'm busy with some things but apparently John Roberts and the gang are dismantling Democracy?

"We"

I do wonder who the "we" is here. Who does Trump imagine buys potash, the Department of Agriculture?

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump, asked ‌on Tuesday about a potential deal to purchase potash from Belarus, said the US ​would continue buying from Canada ​but Belarus would like to sell ⁠at a lower price.

"Belarus has ​a lot of potash, and our farmers ​need good prices," Trump told reporters during a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy.

Or is it some deal made on behalf of some corrupt potash importer? Who knows? Can we ever know? How does anything work anymore? 

More generally, and this may or may not be relevant for this issue: a problem of corruption is that it drives out all noncorrupt actors. You can't win by playing by the rules, so you cheat, and when everyone is cheating...

But What Does It Do

 I have no idea.

After teasing its new Copilot “super app” last month, Microsoft is officially unveiling it today. The redesigned Copilot app bundles three AI capabilities into a single interface of chat, coding, and agents. As part of the launch, Microsoft is also rebranding Scout, the AI personal assistant it unveiled at Build earlier this year, as Autopilot.

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The Code tab is the surprise addition to this so-called “super app,” and not one you’d typically associate with an app designed for knowledge workers. It will let anyone create an app, tracker, dashboard, or automation and share the results with colleagues as cloud-hosted internal apps. “Powered by the same underlying technology as GitHub Copilot, Code runs in a sandboxed environment and can be hosted securely within your tenant,” says Spataro.

Autopilot is a new addition to the Copilot experience, and one that Spataro describes as a “digital teammate.” Previously called Scout and available initially as a desktop app, Autopilot is the cloud equivalent that enables a personal AI assistant to keep running while you’re asleep. Like many other AI agents, Autopilot has its own cloud computer instance that can be tasked to do things like watch Teams channels, run recurring work tasks, or handle follow-ups.

Disgusting Pervert Pilots

 

Sure Why Not

Illegal, of course, but generally I think the more people see of Trump as he sees himself - even Fox viewers  - the less they like him.

With the midterm elections approaching, the White House is airing a new TV ad promoting President Donald Trump and his policies that says it is “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”

The unusual 30-second commercial shows rapidly edited pictures and video of Trump over audio of him denouncing communism and socialism, with text on the screen that touts his administration’s accomplishments, such as “reigniting American manufacturing.” The spot is set to the song “Love Me” by JMSN.

Finally America is dealing with the communist scourge. 

Morning

Feral Friday.

Thursday Night

Youtube served this to me randomly. The Hooters were a big thing for Philadelphia-area kids of a certain age (my ageish). I though this recent short set they did was funny because it has two actual Hooters songs, and two songs written by Hooters guys but recorded/popularized by others (Time After Time for Cyndi Lauper and and One of Us for Joan Osborne.)

Happy Hour

Get happy

Stuck

There are people with cash in the bank, of course, but the high mortgage rates really do restrict the ability of people to move for whatever reason.

Going from 3.5% to 6.5% on $400,000 borrowed means an initial jump of $1000 in monthly interest.

Or Sell

Nobody who has a 3.5% mortgage (or whatever) wants to swap that.

Mortgage rates reached a grim milestone this week, topping 7% for the first time since January 2025 and reaching their highest level during either of Donald Trump’s presidential terms.

CONSTITIONAL CRISIS AVERTED

It seems they are letting the CNN/MSNOW journalists back in.

And What Army

If they ignore this one, why not all of them.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed an emergency request for a hearing Thursday morning after reporters were refused access to the White House despite a court order.

Consequences

I bet Harvey wakes up every day wondering why he is being punished for things "everyone" did/does.

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony sex crime in another #MeToo reckoning. Weinstein’s sentencing for sexually assaulting one-time TV production assistant Miriam Haley followed a legal odyssey spanning more than six years after his 2020 conviction was overturned. A jury found Weinstein guilty again at a retrial last year.

I have no idea if his regular actions were "worse" than many of his peers, but I'd bet than in his mind they weren't really different.

Not a defense, in case it isn't obvious. I just mean that the "metoo reckoning" didn't exactly get many people.

Morning

Thankless Thursday.

Wednesday Night

Rock on.