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#21

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Big Beautiful 2025 US ...

Last post by Faust - October 10, 2025, 07:22:02 PM

https://gizmodo.com/sean-duffy-threatens-to-fire-air-traffic-controllers-as-10-call-out-sick-during-shutdown-2000670689

Ten percent out sick today, and the government threatening to fire them. If they actually follow through with it I see that figure rising to 50 and closing down some of the bigger airports as a demonstration.

[Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Making (Some) Sense and We're All Doomed]

#22

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Republicult™ On Parade

Last post by Abbot Mythos - October 10, 2025, 07:04:23 PM

Drama Queen Greene has come up with an interesting new shtick involving 'Mericans' health insurance:

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Making (Some) Sense and We're All Doomed

|OUT OF LEFT FIELD| The far-right firebrand's brief detour into reality tells us something about the current political terrain that even MAGA's purest icons can't ignore.

As per this article:

"We've reached the point where Marjorie Taylor Greene is arguing to keep Americans' health insurance premiums from spiraling, which means the GOP's brand has officially entered a timeline where cats bark and water flows uphill.

In recent days, QAnon's former prom queen has been sounding... kind of reasonable. (Well, here and there.) Amid all the shenanigans and peacocking surrounding the government shutdown, MTG broke with her party to push for action on the Affordable Care Act's enhanced tax credits before they expire, warning that premiums could double next year for her own family and constituents."

Of course, Drama Queen Greene's flirtation with reasonableness won't last. But, Democrats need to take full advantage of this opportunity for the short time it's available.

#23

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Big Beautiful 2025 US ...

Last post by Faust - October 10, 2025, 01:21:32 AM

There's lots of professions with that clause though. Our police went on strike with mass sickness, the "blue flu".
ATCs have a bunch of clauses about not going to work impaired.
They should all go out tonight and get hammered.

#24

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Resistance 2.0!

Last post by Abbot Mythos - October 09, 2025, 11:38:22 PM

Actually, "The Secret Handshake," law abiding citizens that they are, removed their statue themselves, as per the time period allowed on their legally obtained permit.

But, I'd like to think they're hard at work on yet another objet d' art in honor of 'Merica's POSOTUS.

#25

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Big Beautiful 2025 US ...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - October 09, 2025, 10:17:24 PM

Honestly I think the ATC workers are probably the one group who could really humiliate this government. All it would take is a couple of days of an all out work stoppage and it locks up the gears of billions while also making the government look very weak.
They are playing with fire.

The air traffic controllers have to play this game very carefully, as it's actually illegal for them to go on strike here in 'Merica.

#26

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Big Beautiful 2025 US ...

Last post by Faust - October 09, 2025, 09:49:06 PM

Honestly I think the ATC workers are probably the one group who could really humiliate this government. All it would take is a couple of days of an all out work stoppage and it locks up the gears of billions while also making the government look very weak.
They are playing with fire.

[US could dismiss air traffic controllers who fail to work during shutdown, transportation secretary says]

#27

Aneristic Illusions / Re: The Big Beautiful 2025 US ...

Last post by Abbot Mythos - October 09, 2025, 08:29:57 PM

US could dismiss air traffic controllers who fail to work during shutdown, transportation secretary says

Now it's getting interesting.

#28

Or Kill Me / Re: The End of Discordianism

Last post by chaotic neutral observer - October 09, 2025, 02:42:38 PM

Its systematic, orchestrated, choreographed, and a tool of the same old con, but smarter and meaner.

Agreed.  They--whoever "they" are--are doing it on purpose.

There's nothing chaotic about it, and Trump doesn't have to do anything, just relax and do everything his advisers tell him to

At the risk of arguing semantics, I'd say that "keeping people reeling" is chaos.  I also think Trump's unpredictability on tariffs, foreign policy, etc. is mostly his own doing, and that his advisers are largely yes-men.

But if we look more at the domestic affairs side, I might agree with you.  Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem have their agenda, and in that context, one could argue that Trump is less a chaos engine, and more a useful idiot.

#29

Apple Talk / Re: ITT: Call It Now, Be Right...

Last post by Doktor Howl - October 08, 2025, 09:58:36 PM

I'd rather be part of Canada

We don't want you.  You screwed up your country, we don't need you screwing up ours, too.

Yeah, he'd vote for the greens to benefit the conservatives or UCP because the liberals aren't pure enough for him.

And it's not just Pergamos in particular, or the people like him, we don't want any seceded states trying to join up.

Even the bluest of your blue states is politically very toxic, and we've already got at least two toxic provinces.  (I'm living in one of them).  It's enough.  Individual Americans who want to immigrate or seek asylum is one thing, but your systems are pure poison.

There is a lack of understanding south of the border about exactly how much hate has accumulated up here over the last several months.

Good,  I've seen a lot of talk about the West coast joining Canada and WA and OR have a lot of work to do to be up to Canadian standards, California meanwhile has a lot of work to do to be up to Mexican standards.

Now you have a problem with Mexico?

You're just a bundle of laughs, aren't you?

Nope, no problem with Mexico, some problems with California. 

You made it sound as if Mexico has very low standards.

Guess what?

#30

Or Kill Me / Re: The End of Discordianism

Last post by Faust - October 08, 2025, 09:42:35 PM

In 2016 I would have agreed. This time everything they have done is deliberate media shock attack, keep people reeling from the last awful thing you did and before they can respond do the next one.
I can say this because its literally what their steve bannon advised them to.
Its systematic, orchestrated, choreographed, and a tool of the same old con, but smarter and meaner. There's nothing chaotic about it, and Trump doesn't have to do anything, just relax and do everything his advisers tell him to