It seems Amazon now has an AI shopping assistant (beta) names Rufus. It slid open as a side panel when I did a search without my asking for it. There is a little “X” to dismiss but there seems to be no way to just turn it off and never see it again. I do not want this.
Me: Hello boys and girls, our word for the day is, “redacted.” Can you say that, “redacted?”
Everyone: “Coverup.”
Me: I like the way you say that.
Good morning.
News Headlines: Trump ballroom price now up to $400 million. Ego dollars. Nothing has even been built yet. The Trump Poo is piling higher and deeper and this is only year 1 of 4 of the Trump infection.
Does anyone actually have a Trump smartphone out in the wild?
Scheduled release of the Epstein Files will be delayed so the cover-up can continue.
Is it just me or is Trump spending money like a drunken sailor?
One lesson from this fine mess: after Trump is gone and the GOP shattered, we are going to have to greatly reduce all powers of the US President. Permanently. The Trust has been broken. If Democrats are not onboard with that they need to go too.
AI Data Centers: Residential and Sm. Business utility customers will end up paying higher electric rates. Ditto water customers. Hey the utility companies are going to pass along the costs to you. The TechBros ain’t gonna pay. They are both going to squeeze you, the little guy.
Good Morning. 1st breakfast soon!
Seen and Heard: US healthcare coverage is GoFundMe. Basically, begging strangers for a handout. That’s the GOP and billionaire plan.
Q of the Day: That $40 billion given to Argentina, was that a “loan” nudgenudge or was that a big sloppy gift?
Good morning. Usual morning stuff.
Trump addressed to nation. I didn’t watch, but the headlines mostly say it was daft word salad that fell flat. IOW it was a waste of time if it was intended to boost his standing. Next!
Good morning. Drinking no sodium, free range, sustainable, fair trade, virgin coffee.
Headlines: Nothing new just repeats of the usual parade of horribles from the last few days, weeks, months. It never ends.
Also: Free Luigi.
Good morning. Coffee done, breakfast soonish.
Trump claims his massive ballroom must be built because of national security. He says that about everything that he can’t justify for any sane reason, because national security is one of those powers nobody can question. Except he’s a liar.
The headlines say Ukraine is under huge US (read Trump) pressure to give up territory for “peace”. Truth is it will only be a temporary cease fire. Russia will just use the time to regroup and attack again. Frozen war. And don’t believe any US security guarantees either.
Good morning. Coffee is a food group.
Hurry up with the Epstein Files already.
Good morning. Breakfast nears. It’s 7 degrees F with gusty winds. Good day to stay inside.
News: Nothing to see here. Everything is fine, now move along.
I’m MAHAing my DOGE with a MAGA.
Good morning. Coffee done. Investigating breakfast options.
Anti-vaxx, anti-affordable meds, anti-Medicare, Medicaid, anti-ACA and medical advice linked to weirdo conspiracy theories the GOP/Trump Death Cult is alive and well.
This is one of those bad days: I screwed something up, others screwed something up and I did a lot of running around trying to figure out that the problem was partially my fault. Blech.
Good news is it’s Frozen Pizza Friday, so there is that.
The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump.
Black eye for Trump. Threats, bullying and intimidation by Trump were exactly the wrong tactic. It’s good to see some Indiana GOP still have the sense of fair play I remember them having.
Notice how Jared Kushner is always lurking in the shadows of every shady deal. If Kushner is involved it’s probably dodgy.
Good morning. I fell asleep after breakfast and therefore I am late.
Headlines: Denmark’s spy agency has listed the US as a potential enemy and therefore a threat to Denmark’s security. This based upon Trump’s claims to annex Greenland a Danish territory. In short the Dane’s don’t trust the US.
Headlines: Trump wants to force tourists visiting the US to reveal all social networking activity for last 5 years.
The tourist/hospitality industry will take another hit. Florida will take a hit.
1st breakfast is done. It might be time for 1st nap.
Sing:
Billionaires, billionaires,
Rolly Polly Billionaires,
Eat them up, yum.
Headlines: Trump’s health is deteriorating rapidly.
The problem is, JD Vance, Trump’s Cabinet and the GOP are all incompetent losers. And the Establishment Democrats are not much better. So we’re hosed.
Temperatures are supposed to plunge this weekend.
I’m blaming Biden.