I have loathed Lee Zeldin since his big mentor-daddy Mercer bought him my Congressional district... and I knew he would be a disaster as EPA administrator.
He represented a district with large farming and fishing communities and a huge tourism industry that depends on the health of our environment.... and he ignored all of that to lick Trump's boots over and over again.
Sources disagree as to whether the staffer who received the email squeezed their eyes shut, held their fingers in their ears and loudly chanted "LA LA LA LA LA LA."
A pox on them in the form of a natural disaster such as flooding, fire, hurricane or tornado. Also the lesser option of filthy drinking water and a toxic dump by their how.
While I understand that wishing such things is bad karma it just seems like these jerks don’t care unless it happens to them. Let them suffer like the rest of us.
Next thing you know, dumbass will scream “Bring back Love Canal!”
Dok, I have to disagree when you say, "Presidents don't get to decide what science is." Haven't you heard of the Unitary Executive theory? According to the SC, which has embraced this cockamammie pile of intellectual shit, "the entire executive Power belongs to the President alone." Obviously that includes the power to declare what is and isn't real.
"How is the giant domed city on the moon coming along Elon? My other billionaire buddies are anxious to get up there ASAP."
"We have run into a few snags. Once we get the FAA out of the way it should be clear sailing and we can break ground on the moon by early summer."
"The FAA still exists? You told me they were gone already last week! You promised me that was first on the task list! Did you lie to me?"
"I'll be honest here. The petrochemical billionaires in OPEC are making waves about supplying the raw material needed for the giant plastic dome. They want more money and demand more room for themselves inside the dome once it is finished."
"Are you deliberately trying to distract me here? Who needs them anyway? I'm stealing all the oil in Ukraine. And once I get a few divisions of the US military in place there we can move on to the Romanian oil fields and the liquid gold in the Caucasus. There will be plenty of free plastic for the moon colony. I can see it now, a big sign reading 'Trump Lunar Resort and Casino'."
"OH My God you cannot do that without going to war with Russia! They own the caucasus oil fields! You must not do that!"
"Fuck off Elon. Have you read the book Hitler wrote? Well, I have read that book and we are going to stick to that plan!"
"I work for Putin too! I'll tell him your plan! I'll tell him you plan to stab him in the back!"
"Go on and tell him. He's read Hitler's book. The question is which one of us strikes first. He thinks I won't push the button on the nukes because of the environmental impact of nuclear war. But he doesn't know that I DO know that climate change is factually real. THAT is why we need the domed city on the moon for the billionaires ASAP. I don't think of nuclear war as that big a deal when the climate crisis is already here and may be a lot worse that any war with nukes."
"I thought I was a nihilist but you really take the cake here."
"Shut the fuck up Elon and get those booster rockets into the air. Get that domed city built and start shuttling my people up there. This planet is a shithole and time is short."
There is a story about John von Neumann (or maybe it was someone else, stories like this tend to be passed around) that goes: One day a colleague came into his office and noticed he had a horseshoe nailed above the door. He said, "What's that for?". Von Neumann said, "It's for good luck." The colleague said, "Johnny, surely you don't believe in that superstitious nonsense." To which von Neumann replied, "No, of course not. But I have heard that it works even if you don't believe in it."
I can see some future time where we are one of the very last greenhouse gas producers and other countries band together and just invade us to get us to stop. Or blockade any trade and economically destroy us.
Mandy Gunasekara's CV reads like one of those Washington insiders who has never had to meet a payroll. Isn't Trump mandated to rid government of those Deep Staters?
Ta, Dok. Had you left the WaPo gift link, I would not have read the article. Now I have.
Presidents don’t get to decide what science is.
But kings do! All hail King Cheeto!
Goddamn I hate this fucking timeline.
Bad news but great writing, Dok!
I have loathed Lee Zeldin since his big mentor-daddy Mercer bought him my Congressional district... and I knew he would be a disaster as EPA administrator.
He represented a district with large farming and fishing communities and a huge tourism industry that depends on the health of our environment.... and he ignored all of that to lick Trump's boots over and over again.
He is thoroughly vile.
𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘩’𝘴 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘗𝘈 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨
Sources disagree as to whether the staffer who received the email squeezed their eyes shut, held their fingers in their ears and loudly chanted "LA LA LA LA LA LA."
I wouldn't be surprised at that. I've actually seen an adult do that. A Mormon, not that it's pertinent.
A pox on them in the form of a natural disaster such as flooding, fire, hurricane or tornado. Also the lesser option of filthy drinking water and a toxic dump by their how.
While I understand that wishing such things is bad karma it just seems like these jerks don’t care unless it happens to them. Let them suffer like the rest of us.
Next thing you know, dumbass will scream “Bring back Love Canal!”
Trusk policy: Make storms worse. End FEMA.
They're trying to kill us.
Awesome! We'll be getting boiled Frank after all.
"They can't do this, they can't do that!"
They control everything and purge anyone who isn't a loyalist; who is going to stop them?
"Presidents don't get to decide what science is."
But Kings do.
Dok, I have to disagree when you say, "Presidents don't get to decide what science is." Haven't you heard of the Unitary Executive theory? According to the SC, which has embraced this cockamammie pile of intellectual shit, "the entire executive Power belongs to the President alone." Obviously that includes the power to declare what is and isn't real.
(overheard in the Oval Office recently)
"How is the giant domed city on the moon coming along Elon? My other billionaire buddies are anxious to get up there ASAP."
"We have run into a few snags. Once we get the FAA out of the way it should be clear sailing and we can break ground on the moon by early summer."
"The FAA still exists? You told me they were gone already last week! You promised me that was first on the task list! Did you lie to me?"
"I'll be honest here. The petrochemical billionaires in OPEC are making waves about supplying the raw material needed for the giant plastic dome. They want more money and demand more room for themselves inside the dome once it is finished."
"Are you deliberately trying to distract me here? Who needs them anyway? I'm stealing all the oil in Ukraine. And once I get a few divisions of the US military in place there we can move on to the Romanian oil fields and the liquid gold in the Caucasus. There will be plenty of free plastic for the moon colony. I can see it now, a big sign reading 'Trump Lunar Resort and Casino'."
"OH My God you cannot do that without going to war with Russia! They own the caucasus oil fields! You must not do that!"
"Fuck off Elon. Have you read the book Hitler wrote? Well, I have read that book and we are going to stick to that plan!"
"I work for Putin too! I'll tell him your plan! I'll tell him you plan to stab him in the back!"
"Go on and tell him. He's read Hitler's book. The question is which one of us strikes first. He thinks I won't push the button on the nukes because of the environmental impact of nuclear war. But he doesn't know that I DO know that climate change is factually real. THAT is why we need the domed city on the moon for the billionaires ASAP. I don't think of nuclear war as that big a deal when the climate crisis is already here and may be a lot worse that any war with nukes."
"I thought I was a nihilist but you really take the cake here."
"Shut the fuck up Elon and get those booster rockets into the air. Get that domed city built and start shuttling my people up there. This planet is a shithole and time is short."
Sorry, LvC, but you need to sprinkle in ALL CAPS now and then to replicate the linguistic skills of FOTUS.
This is perfect so I'll let slide that it assumes Trump knows any of the above :)
There is a story about John von Neumann (or maybe it was someone else, stories like this tend to be passed around) that goes: One day a colleague came into his office and noticed he had a horseshoe nailed above the door. He said, "What's that for?". Von Neumann said, "It's for good luck." The colleague said, "Johnny, surely you don't believe in that superstitious nonsense." To which von Neumann replied, "No, of course not. But I have heard that it works even if you don't believe in it."
I can see some future time where we are one of the very last greenhouse gas producers and other countries band together and just invade us to get us to stop. Or blockade any trade and economically destroy us.
<<Yes, we know: You were told there’d be no polymaths.>>
😍🧐
Mandy Gunasekara's CV reads like one of those Washington insiders who has never had to meet a payroll. Isn't Trump mandated to rid government of those Deep Staters?