“There have been so many Somalians arriving that parts of London just don’t feel like Bangladesh anymore.” — Leo Kearse
That’s one of those not-so-funny observations — humor, masking despair.
White Americans living in Arab-infested Dearborn MI or Somali-infested Minneapolis MN will be only too familiar with the feeling.
I don’t have too many concert DVDs, but this one is so good, I have a backup.
Trivium: the guitarist on the left, Michael Mann, is the guy who plays the first lead solo in this live version of While my Guitar Gently Weeps. One of the top session guitarists out there.
As Mr. Free Market reminds me:
Hey, what am I: chopped liver? I mean, I haven’t sent any rockets into orbit, but I bet I’ve sent a lot more lead downrange, and got a lot more people to do the same than ol’ Elon ever has…
And if I may be so bold:
We transplanted African-Americans all do our bit for our adopted country, in our own way.
More a feeling than an earworm, I guess.
I see that Tulsi Gabbard made it over the NO vote of soon-to-be-gone Mitch McConnell and was conformed as Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Excellent.
Now I’m wondering: who, exactly, approved the action which placed her on a “security risk” (SSSS*) list last year after she switched parties and became a Trump supporter?
If it was her predecessor, then he’s gone, no big deal. Then we have to ask: who motivated the action, if it wasn’t him?
Either way, I hope that Gabbard goes after the asshole — because if a former member of Congress can get blacklisted that way by the government, who is safe?
(Oh, and one last thought: I just hope that in her new positions she leaves behind all her earlier anti-2A bullshit.)
*SSSS: the code letters printed on your boarding pass that cause an “enhanced security check” when you check in. (FYI: it once happened to me too, for reasons never specified.)
One might think at first that this was heartening news:
More than 65,000 federal workers have reportedly accepted the Trump administration’s buyout offer.
However:
“If you resign under this program, you will retain all pay and benefits regardless of your daily workload and will be exempted from all applicable in-person work requirements until September 30, 2025 (or earlier if you choose to accelerate your resignation for any reason),” the memo sent in January to roughly 2 million federal employees reads.
So: 65,000 down, leaving 1,935,000 still to go. And:
A federal judge is expected to weigh in on the matter Monday.
A federal judge in Massachusetts. The People’s Soviet of Massachusetts. Any prizes for guessing how that will turn out?
Gah. Still, I guess we should take heart in the 65,000 number — it’s better than nothing.
As long as Trump and Musk keep applying the screws…