Quite a presser
Yesterday, Elon Musk and Donald Trump answered reporters' questions in the Oval Office. Trump let Musk do most of the talking. And despite having his young son there and dressing in a t-shirt and baseball hat, Musk actually sounded quite thoughtful.
First, a sample clip and then the whole thing. It's worth watching. (Play it on 1.25 speed or 1.5 speed to get through it faster.)
Just One Thing: Who's sillier, or what's dumber?
Elon Musk changing his X/Twitter handle to "Harry Bōlz" or CNN covering it? (I vote for CNN. And since I used to live in Chicago, I vote twice.)
This is from last week...by the way, how does this heinous racist liar still have a job?
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Today's Guests
Jefferson (Jeff) Morley is an author and journalist, and proprietor of the JFK Facts Substack. He's one of the nation's leading experts on the JFK assassination. We'll discuss the revelation that there are around 2,400 documents related to the assassination that were not previously disclosed.
JFK Facts | Jefferson Morley | Substack
The main thing that makes me wonder about a conspiracy is that gov’t keeps acting like they have something to hide.
FBI finds secret JFK assassination records after Trump order
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Matt Wielicki has a PhD in Earth Sciences from UCLA and is a professor-in-exile from the academic world where heterodox (and rational) opinions about climate change are not welcome. He's the proprietor of the Irrational Fear Substack which is a great read and worth subscribing to.
Irrational Fear | Dr. Matthew Wielicki | Substack
Here's just one of many excellent recent articles: How Science Became a Tool for Fearmongering
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Leland Vittert is the host of On Balance on News Nation, now at 7 PM MT/9 PM ET. His daily (every day when he has a show, at least) email called War Notes is an absolute must-read. It arrives around 5 PM MT and is absolutely free. You'll be smarter if you subscribe and read it.
"On Balance with Leland Vittert" on NewsNation
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Other Stuff
Another great note from The Free Press: DOGE and the Backlash to the Backlash - by Kat Rosenfield
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Makes sense to me: U.S. Department of Education Urges the NCAA, NFHS to Restore Female Athletics Records Wrongfully Erased by Male Competitors | U.S. Department of Education
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On the one hand, these people must have known that Trump would not approve of these payments. On the other hand, it's POSSIBLE (but I don't actually know) that FEMA was contractually obligated: Top FEMA Official Is Fired Over Payments for N.Y.C. Migrant Shelters – DNyuz
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ANOTHER story from the “oh, that’s MUCH better” files: 'Some things I say will be incorrect': Musk walks back administration's Gaza condoms claim | The Times of Israel
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The jokes are too obvious, but I'll say it anyone: I ate beaver (tenderloin) in Chile...and it was amazing.
MN senator wants to make it legal to eat beavers again | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
This may actually be about the restaurant I went to. It was this same town: It's open season on Patagonia's voracious, disruptive ... beavers? - The World from PRX
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Trump gave the green light: Netanyahu: ‘Intense fighting’ to resume in Gaza if hostages not released by Saturday | The Times of Israel
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I tried DeepSeek...and now I've deleted it and will never use it again: DeepSeek coding has the capability to transfer users' data directly to the Chinese government - ABC News
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CO AG Phil Weiser (who's running for governor) has been busy: All the lawsuits Colorado has filed against the Trump administration
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Maybe we'll make some progress, but the trial lawyers are a huge obstacle because of the hold they have on the Democratic Party: New affordable condo bill to address construction defects | News | coloradopolitics.com
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The youngest victims: King Soopers strike could take a huge bite out of Girl Scout cookie sales - The Colorado Sun
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Today's Video
This is oddly fascinating and also seems like a bit too much work
NSFW language here...
Rap star Cardi B impresses me in one way: how truly terrible she is at speaking English and yet she makes a living sorta speaking. She continues that in her latest rant about how mad she is that extra security for Trump's Super Bowl appearance caused her to walk further which caused some damage to her $3000 ("three bands") shoes:
p.s. It's a "band" because when you get $1000 from the bank it can come to you as ten $100 bills wrapped in a little paper band.