Krasnov’s political appointees are quietly expressing unease with President Musk as well.
“Basically every Cabinet member is sick of him, but nobody feels like they’re in a position to do anything about it,” said one person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations with several incoming secretaries or their staffs. “People are afraid to cross him even as he’s wreaking havoc on their agencies.”
Musk’s blitzkrieg is unnerving many of Trump’s senior advisers
They want to make sure the Fort Knox gold is still there: 'Maybe it's there, maybe it's not'
If there is gold there now, there sure won’t be after the kleptocrats leave.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
New York's Metropolitan Transit Agency sues the criminally incompetent national administration over congestion pricing.
"18. The Trump Administration's efforts to “terminate” Congestion Pricing are unlawful.
19. Neither the VPPP Agreement nor applicable law or regulations permit FHWA to unilaterally terminate the VPPP Agreement."
Read the M.T.A.’s Lawsuit Against Federal Officials Over Congestion Pricing
Trump vowed to champion US workers - the reality has been a relentless assault
“Donald Trump is showing that his promises to be a champion of workers are hollow,” said Judy Conti, government affairs director of the National Employment Law Project, a worker advocacy group. “He surrounds himself with people who are anti-worker. He has a history of being anti-worker, but he tries to put a nice face on it. He says he’s a champion of workers. He’s just not.”
Trump vowed to champion US workers - the reality has been a relentless assault
Vengeful and reckless, Donald Trump must not go unchallenged
"Western democracies must take a united stand. So far, Keir Starmer and his ministers have been too circumspect. They must be bolder and braver in their criticism and in upholding British values.
The rise of Trump and like-minded far-right populists, lawless bullies and anti-democratic autocrats around the world is the great challenge of our age. Trump the objectionable is setting the world on fire."
The Observer view: Vengeful and reckless, Donald Trump must not go unchallenged | Observer editorial
"Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), a known weirdo and wild card, has already indicated she is unsure how she will vote on Friday"
Well. It's not wrong.
Popehat: Appointing Gaetz Attorney General is a lot like making your horse a Senator.
"Do you think Matt Gaetz is going to work the hours necessary to not just learn DoJ but run it in detail? All of the interns are college graduates. Does Kristi Noem strike you as someone who handles stress well? Does war crimes enthusiast Pete Hegseth have the people skills to manage the viper’s nest that’s the Pentagon?"
The Republican candidate spoke today at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (capacity 2000). Here is a list of 10 Indiana high school gyms that are three times as large:
1. New Castle Fieldhouse (8,424)
2. Baratto Athletic Center East Chicago (8,054)
3. Richmond Tiernan Center (7,786)
3. Muncie Fieldhouse (7,635)
4. Marion Green Arena (7,560)
6. Elkhart North (7,373)
7. Wolves Den Michigan City (7,304)
8. Gary West Side (7,217 )
9. Jefferson (7,200)
10. Southport (7,124)
Project 2025 Is a Roadmap to Disaster
Michael Hicks sticks to his knitting here, commenting primarily on his areas of expertise: education and national security. Project 2025 is bad for both.
Chalk one up for the oligarchs. Cori Bush is the second member of progressive House Democrats known as “the Squad” defeated in a primary that was linked to the incumbent’s views of Israel.
Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is ousted by a primary challenger backed by pro-Israel groups
Why calling Trump ‘weird’ is freaking Republicans out
"The entire Republican project is built on the assumption of normalcy. “We are the in-group – anything that doesn’t look, act or worship like us is weird.” They say they want to bring back a nostalgia-tinted, white picket fence version of America where you can leave your door unlocked and kids are respectful."
If you're not that worried of being part of the in-group, weird is ok.
The ‘Red Wave’ Washout: How Skewed Polls Fed a False Election Narrative
(From 2022, but I suspect highly relevant)
The skewed red-wave surveys polluted polling averages, which are relied upon by campaigns, donors, voters and the news media. It fed the home-team boosterism of an expanding array of right-wing media outlets — from Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast and “The Charlie Kirk Show” to Fox News and its top-rated prime-time lineup.