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[Springtime for Elon]

Springtime for Elon

[January 23, 1960 - First Descent to Earth's Deepest Point]

January 23, 1960 - First Descent to Earth's Deepest Point

The U.S. Navy bathyscaphe Trieste (NH 96805), manned by Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard and U.S. Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh, descended to a record depth of 35,797 feet, and reached the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific.

The explorers found it was really cold, dark, and wet down there. But, they did see what they believed at the time to be some type of flatfish.

[Schadenfreude Alert! Schadenfreude Alert!]

Schadenfreude Alert! Schadenfreude Alert!

Posted without further comment:

This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.

As per this article:

"Donald Trump has said he will overturn a law that helps communities better weather the effects of climate change. If he follows through, he'll be reversing an initiative that has disproportionately benefited areas that make up his base.

Cynthia Robertson could be forgiven for feeling that the banner was aimed at her. Its white-on-black lettering — "FUCK BIDEN AND FUCK YOU FOR VOTING FOR HIM" — hung from the wooden house right across the street from her own.

Hostility toward the outgoing Democratic president is no surprise in Sulphur, Louisiana, a red town in a red state in a country that has handed the White House and Congress to Republicans. Yet the message felt like a poke in the eye at a time when Robertson was seeking funding through Biden's signature climate law so her nonprofit organization could repair and retrofit hurricane-battered houses in the area — including her neighbor's. Not even a fraying tarp, a tar patch or the piece of corrugated metal tacked on the roof could keep the rain from pouring inside.

Donald Trump has vowed to overturn the law that would provide the funding, the Inflation Reduction Act, which he has referred to as the "new green scam."

If he follows through once he assumes office, Trump would be rolling back a law that has disproportionately benefited red areas like Sulphur that make up his base."

[Musk trolls Trump's €500B AI mega plan]

It appears the USCEO is quite confident he has TTSS under control, and has no fear of retribution for the following kind of behavior: 

Musk trolls Trump's €500B AI mega plan

"The tech billionaire and close ally of the U.S. president sniped at one of the White House's first major proposals."

As per the article:

"Tech billionaire Elon Musk poured cold water Wednesday on a landmark half-a-trillion dollar artificial intelligence (AI) initiative trumpeted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

His criticism marks an early break between Musk, one of Trump's closest advisers during the presidential transition, and the Republican leader, underscoring the potential for rifts on key policy issues in Trump's broad coalition.

Trump announced Tuesday that several technology giants, including OpenAI, Oracle and MGX, plus Japanese investment company SoftBank, would invest about $500 billion in building data centers in the U.S. over four years. He touted the project, known as Stargate, as "the largest AI infrastructure project by far in history.""

It next remains to be seen where the USCEO sets up office in Washington D.C. That is, will he be relegated to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, or given space in the West Wing of the White House?

[Trump removes Coast Guard commandant, US official says]

2. Macho 'Merican men want their womenfolk barefoot, pregnant, 'n' in the kitchen. They don't want no uppity, pantsuit wearin' women tryin' ta run no gubernment.

This line item needs editing too, 'cause Macho 'Merican men don't want no women tryin' to run no military either.

Trump removes Coast Guard commandant, US official says

[Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute]

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and state that I don't believe the USCEO did this as an homage to Peter Sellers' performance in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute

And, if the USCEO is actually afflicted with alien hand syndrome (AHS), I think someone would have noticed by now.

["Moon over Mars? Congress is determined to kill Elon Musk's space dream."]

This is one of the reasons, possibly the main reason, why the USCEO has invested so much of his money in TTSS:

"Moon over Mars? Congress is determined to kill Elon Musk's space dream."

"The Trump ally wants the U.S. to forgo the lunar surface for the red planet. He faces one problem: Congress."

As per this article:

"Trump confidant Elon Musk wants NASA to drop its ambitious plans to return to the moon and instead head straight to Mars. Congress is ready to put up a fight.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who control NASA's purse strings, want Americans to return to the lunar surface in 2027 — and they're not willing to abandon that mission despite Musk's obsession with skipping the moon for Mars."

Here's the link:   Moon or Mars? The USCEO Wants Mars

So, we may soon see how well the USCEO's investment in TTSS has paid off so far.

It's America's 'Manifest Destiny' to plant a flag on Mars, Trump says

Now, that part didn't take long at all, did it, boys and girls? And, of course, there's still a lot more to be done after merely making a very public Inauguration Day announcement. So, stay tuned.

Oh, and before I forget, you might also want to remember to FOLLOW THE MONEY, 'cause that's what TTSS has been known to do.

[Marjorie Taylor Greene: Dems want to 'line us up in front of a firing squad and kill us']

Drama Queen Greene is, of course, at it again:

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Dems want to 'line us up in front of a firing squad and kill us'

Now, in my state there are four (4) officially recognized political parties, as follows:

1. Democratic
2. Green
3. Libertarian
4. Republican

Or, one can register to vote as having "No Affiliation."

For what it's worth, the only real down side to being registered as having "No Affiliation" in my state is that one can not vote in any of four (4) officially recognized political party primary elections. But, on the other hand, my state holds our political party primaries so late in an election year that the candidates for President and Vice President have already been long decided by the other states. Further, there is a real upside to being registered as having "No Affiliation," as Mrs. Mythos learned after donating money to Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign. The number of landline phone calls we received seeking additional donations to Clinton, and just about every other Democratic candidate for office within a hundred miles of our home, quickly crossed the line from political advocacy to outright harassment. (Mrs. Mythos finally dropped her affiliation with the Democratic Party, simply to reduce the high volume of nuisance phone calls we receive daily.)

Anyway, if I myself were affiliated with the Democratic Party, I would be highly offended by Drama Queen Greene's wildly inaccurate statement. For, I'm certain her claim applies to members of other officially recognized political parties, as well as to voters with "No Affiliation."

[Elon Musk's 'Doge' expected to be sued moments after Trump's swearing-in]

This should to be interesting:

Elon Musk's 'Doge' expected to be sued moments after Trump's swearing-in

"Lawsuit will challenge legality of 'department of government efficiency', by alleging it violates federal rules"

As per this article:

Elon Musk's "department of government efficiency" (Doge) program is expected to be sued within minutes of Donald Trump being sworn in.

The 30-page lawsuit, obtained by The Washington Post, challenges the legality of the government advisory committee Donald Trump claims he'll create, by alleging it violates federal transparency rules on disclosure, hiring and other practices.

The public interest law firm National Security Counselors says in the claim that Musk's efficiency panel meets the bar to be considered a "federal advisory committee" but fails to have "fairly balanced" representation, keep records of its meetings and be open to public scrutiny, as required by law."

No doubt the John Roberts Kangaroo Kourt will bend over backwards in their attempt to legitimize the USCEO's DOGE. So, for right now, we can all sit back and watch their contortions for their entertainment value.

Still, I think the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should be renamed to something like the "Department of Oligarch's Dodging Taxes" (DOODT). And, perhaps, with a little more effort I can come up with another name and acronym that is truly, unmistakably derogatory.

"Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
—Inventor of the flush toilet

I believe this deserves repeating today.

[Research News Brief: sketching E.T. with the fundamental logic of life]

Taken at face value, this announcement didn't appear to me to be all that interesting:

Research News Brief: sketching E.T. with the fundamental logic of life

And, the long, formal paper being announced is likely going to attract the attention of only the hardcore life sciences types:

Fundamental constraints to the logic of living systems

But, this research paper did catch the attention of Sabine Hossenfelder, and I found her insights to be quite interesting, as follows:

"New Study Finds Alien Life Must Be Similar To Us"

Still, I have to admit that learning alien life must be similar to us is a bit depressing. After all, I have met "Us."

I'm actually a 1 man cabal

That's perfectly understandable.

[January 18, 1932 - Robert Anton Wilson Was Born]

January 18, 1932 - Robert Anton Wilson Was Born

"Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilson helped publicize Discordianism through his writings and interviews."

Boy, did he ever!

12 is a one and a two, when you add those together you get three, and if you add one two to three you get five.  It's not even a convoluted enough line to five to be all that meaningful.

Well ... I admit, that line of reasoning will allow me to stay with a twelve (12) program, and still claim to be a Discordian Fundamentalist. So, one of the oldest of the Erisian Mysterees really does work in mysterious ways.

Thanks! 

[Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment]

I find the timing of this official Statement and Release to be both interesting and provocative:

Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment

I will be amazed if there is no significant pushback from the MAGAt States of 'Merica on the validity of the 28th Amendment. Still, if the opposition from the usual suspects doesn't ultimately serve to fire up and organize the Resistance 2.0, it is likely that nothing will.