I don't know precisely what Stepehen Miller's ascension to Chief of Staff means for most of us, but I do know he's going to make life hell for everyone who remains there. That is funny, at least.
One reason all of these people are so fucked up is they are assholes surrounded by nothing but assholes. They all hate each other and they don't understand that most of us don't actually live like that.
But Stephen takes that to the next level. Have fun, MAGA deadenders!
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Oh No
I think it's been forgotten, mostly, that Fetterman had delusions of running for president, not that long ago. I'm not sure if he still had those delusions before the election (doubtful), but now whatever path he had to remaining relevant is gone.
Monday, November 09, 2026
Subpoena His T-Levels
Impeachment filed for Hegseth by Massie.
- Article I - Waging War in Contravention of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 Section 2(c): Charges Secretary Hegseth with waging the Iran war despite no declaration of war, statutory authorization, attack on the United States, or imminent threat. It establishes that the war was unlawful from its inception.
- Article II - Waging War in Contravention of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 Section 5(c): Charges Secretary Hegseth with continuing the Iran war after both Houses of Congress directed the removal of U.S. forces through H. Con. Res. 86. It focuses on his refusal to obey Congress’s express direction to terminate unauthorized hostilities.
- Article III - Waging War in Contravention of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 Section 5(b): Charges Secretary Hegseth with continuing hostilities in Iran after expiration of the War Powers Resolution’s 60-day termination period and any potential 30-day withdrawal period. It establishes that he treated mandatory statutory deadlines as discretionary.
- Article IV - Ignoring Laws that Minimize Civilian Casualties: Charges Secretary Hegseth with ignoring laws that minimize civilian casualties.
- Article V - Extrajudicial Killings: Charges Secretary Hegseth with replacing maritime law enforcement with unauthorized lethal military targeting of suspected drug traffickers, resulting in at least 243 deaths. It also addresses denial of quarter, secondary strikes on survivors, failure to rescue shipwrecked persons, and the creation of artificial legal authorities for the campaign.
Genius Businessman
In his Monday post, Musk disputed claims that Tesla was ending production of the Cybertruck because it was unprofitable.
Rather, he said, the "opportunity cost of the complexity of Cybertruck is vastly outweighed by the value of incremental Cybercab production."
It makes so much money and we have so many more orders than we can handle but I have this OTHER idea...
Pope Douthat
This is funny. I'm afraid we gotta hand it to Ross here.
ROSS DOUTHAT: --President-- Mr. President. You have had the most charmed and remarkable life of any American in my entire lifetime, and you are telling me that before the judgment throne of God you couldn't find it in your heart to forgive some of your enemies? After all that's been given to you? Come on. Help me out here.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I mean, it's such an easy answer. All I have to do is say, "Yes, I can."
ROSS DOUTHAT: I-- I, again, I don't think it's an easy answer--
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Honestly, Ross, can I-- can I be honest--
ROSS DOUTHAT: --that's why I asked it. Yes.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I probably cannot do that, no, because I do hate some of my enemies and I always will.
ROSS DOUTHAT: Lots of presidents are remembered with a single line, "He freed the slaves." "He won the Cold War." A hundred years from now while you're working out your situation in purgatory what is the line that your presidency is remembered with?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: That I made America great again.
Only a little bit, as he didn't think this would be a tough one for Trump to lie through, but the purgatory line is funny.
Does Trump Still Care If He Is Popular?
I think that there have been two things that make him change course (correctly or not): flashing red numbers at the stock market and a genuine desire to be popular.
I don't think he cares about either nearly as much as he used to (and Natalie obviously keeps him in an alternative reality chamber much of the time) but we will see!
Could You Have Waited Until January, At Least
About the only time we're out of "election" season in the US is maybe, just maybe, the first 6 months of a new president's term.
Elections aren't like sports championships. They are more the beginning of the season than the end. It would help if more pundits/journalists saw it that way instead of instantly picking their new fantasy teams.
Sunday, November 08, 2026
Low Hanging Fruit
Jeffries says he's on board with impeaching Pete. Everybody hates that fucker except Trump.
That's Sad
I am sure that even with 56 senators we will get some revolving villains and excuses for not being able to do things, but we won't get random ogre tantrums. His character can be written out of next season.
With Democrats winning at least 54 seats in the U.S. Senate, and potentially two more, the consensus on Wednesday was that rogue Democratic Sen. John Fetterman faces a murky future with little leverage.
“John Fetterman is going to come back to the Senate and be isolated and irrelevant,” state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, a frequent Fetterman critic who is vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, told PennLive on Wednesday.
In an earlier era it would be possible for a "Fetterman" to switch parties and grab the Republic nomination, but I can't see it happening here.
That he's lazy and unpleasant doesn't help!
Know Your Place
My admittedly small experience with House and Senate culture is that they operate with a strongly hierarchical system based on seniority (this is not secret) and that the old guard does not like it when new arrivals are a bit too, um, enthusiastic.
In the House, if you keep your head down and play by the "rules" maybe you can get a gavel in 20 or so years!
That isn't much of a reward.
Saturday, November 07, 2026
Grifters All The Way Down
Nobody but dodgy SEO firms have offered to pay me to post (somewhat sadly).
Trump ally Loomer was paid thousands for political tweets, people familiar say
White Supremacist
Maybe one journalist could explain why every Republican interviewed on cable news isn't asked to condemn Stephen Miller.
Musk'd
The entire campaign against Talarico was 12-year-olds from 1984 calling him a "trans gaywad." It didn't work.
In Texas, these door knockers focused heavily on transgender issues. Mr. Musk’s team saw this as essential to turning out right-wing voters against Mr. Talarico, but some advisers thought that focus was a tactical mistake.
Last Friday, in America PAC’s final internal poll of the Senate race, Mr. Talarico held a six-point advantage over Mr. Paxton.
On Tuesday, after more than $210 million in spending from Mr. Musk to help Mr. Paxton, the results finally arrived. Mr. Talarico won by 12 points.
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