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[Pennsylvania flood museum temporarily closed due to flooding]

I found this on a UK news website:

Pennsylvania flood museum temporarily closed due to flooding

Well ... Johnstown, Pennsylvania is famous for its deadly flood of 1889. Or, at least it's famous for that particular flood in my state. And, the town has been hit with other notable floods since the 19th century. But still, when is enough, enough?

[ICE Arrests Speedy Gonzales Near US-Mexico Border]

ICE Arrests Speedy Gonzales Near US-Mexico Border

[The foreign policy of an American kleptocracy]

Their party's wealthy donor class, their partisan media, their opportunistic elected leaders, and their electorate call themselves the Republican Party, aka the Grand Old Party (GOP). And, I've been calling the latest version of them The Republicult™ for some time. But, I'm beginning to believe that their wealthy donor class and their partisan media, their most unmistakably dangerous people, should be called something that differentiates them from their opportunistic elected leaders, and their masses of thoughtless, undereducated, sectarian, redneck trailer trash who customarily vote their party's opportunistic elected leaders into public office. Of course, the word "oligarchs" is already in use for their wealthy donor class. But, to me, that particular word does not completely describe who and what their wealthy donor class, and their partisan media really is.

And, the following article does use the word "kleptocracy" to describe how the Republican Party's opportunistic elected leaders, their very own kleptocrats, operate to benefit themselves: 

The foreign policy of an American kleptocracy

However, when attempting to stand back and look at the "big picture" of the Republican Party, what I believe I'm seeing is a wealthy donor class and partisan media that is, in reality, the Disloyal Opposition. That is, I find it hard to believe that people like Musk, Murdoch, Adelson, Uihlein, Kock, the Mercers, et al, actually give a damn about our country's form of government being a republic, our republic's constitution, or the health and well being of our country's citizens. But, to comprehend what the Republican Party's wealthy donor class, their partisan media, and their kleptocrats really want, I do believe that all anyone need do is to FOLLOW THE MONEY.

['He saw an opportunity': Analyst says key Trump ally poised to take over as king of MAGA]

I read this article about political strategist Chai Komanduri's opinion of Elmo the Oligarch back in November, but did not post anything about it on this forum at the time. But today, as I was cleaning up my political bookmarks, I realized that what Mr. Komanduri had to say a few months ago about our powerful USCEO has stood the test of time. So, here's the article:

'He saw an opportunity': Analyst says key Trump ally poised to take over as king of MAGA

As per this article:

"Elon Musk's motive for aligning himself with Donald Trump and MAGA world may not be as clear cut as it seems, according to a political analyst who said the tech billionaire has positioned himself as the new owner of the Republican Party and MAGA movement.

Think of Musk as the "man behind the curtain," said political strategist Chai Komanduri, except "he is dancing and prancing in front of the curtain."

"Trump 2.0 is very much looking like Elon Musk 1.0, he has taken over Trump and MAGA and the Republican Party in a manner that is very similar to the way Trump and MAGA took over the Republican Party 8-10 years ago," Komanduri said on Friday."

As I've already written, it is my opinion that one of Elmo the Oligarch's major motives for aligning himself with the TSS and the MAGAts is to gain access to the vast government funds and resources needed by the USCEO to establish his colony on Mars. I see Elmo as being an amoral opportunist who is strikingly similar to Wernher von Braun, another space "pioneer." That is, he is willing to align himself with anyone, and any group who will help him achieve his own personal objectives. It occurs to me that perhaps our ancestors unconsciously identified something sinister in the human psyche when they associated the Red Planet with Ares/Mars, their god of war.   

Chai Komanduri uses the following address on Bluesky social media: @chaikomanduri.bsky.social

[Pastafarian Strikes a Blow for What He Publicly States is Religious Freedom]

A young Texas Pastafarian has persisted in his quest to wear a colander in his driver's license photo, as per the following article:

Pastafarian Strikes a Blow for What He Publicly States is Religious Freedom

Now, as per this article:

"Castillo isn't the first Pastafarian to attempt to wear a colander in an ID photo, but he is the first to be successful in the U.S."

But, as per one simple internet search attempt, I found that this battle has already been won by other persistent Pastafarians in other 'Merican states.

["Trump fired the people in charge of airplane safety, and now airplanes are already falling out of the sky."]

5. Negative campaigns are extremely effective. Running a positive campaign achieves no more than does "Preaching to the choir."

Don't believe me? Then, consider giving some thought to how well the "When they go low, we go high" strategy worked out for the Democratic Party.

This line item also needs editing, as I realized it can be improved by making reference to the KISS principle. Now, everyone already knows, KISS is an acronym for "Keep it simple, stupid!" And, the author of the following article offers a great example of a clear, simple, negative campaign slogan that emphasizing the who, what, where, when, and why of one of the TSS's recent executive orders: 
 
"Trump fired the people in charge of airplane safety, and now airplanes are already falling out of the sky."

[Priest Defrocked After Copying Elon Musk's Salute at Pro-Life Summit]

This is unexpected, pleasantly surprising news:

Priest Defrocked After Copying Elon Musk's Salute at Pro-Life Summit

"Father Calvin Robinson was booted from the Anglican Catholic Church's ministry after repeated warnings about his political activities"

But, it won't come as much of a surprise if the USCEO gives Mr. Robinson a job in his administration, after he lifts the TSS's federal hiring freeze, of course.

[Democrats' playbook for Trump 2.0: Tune out the noise and focus on economic issues]

The Democratic Party's leadership is attempting to learn from their past mistakes:

Democrats' playbook for Trump 2.0: Tune out the noise and focus on economic issues

"As Trump floods the zone in his first week in office, Democrats are departing from their "resistance" strategy in his first term and zeroing in on issues that cost them the last election."

As per this article:

"WASHINGTON — Less than 48 hours after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a closed-door meeting with Democratic lawmakers to issue a warning and a clarion call.

The new administration was going to "flood the zone," and Democrats couldn't afford to chase every single outrage — or nothing was going to sink in for the American people, Jeffries told them, according to a person in the room who requested anonymity to discuss the private meeting.

Jeffries, D-N.Y., urged members to focus their message on the cost of living, along with border security and community safety."

And, while many in the Democratic Party's leadership are naive, overall they're not stupid. Taking back the U. S. House of Representatives in 2026 is a doable objective. And, the Disloyal Opposition Party does have a lot of senate seats to defend in the next election.

[A GOP lawmaker is defending Trump by describing poor kids as freeloaders]

This goes to the heart of what the opportunistic leaders, the kleptocracy of the Republican Party, are all about:

A GOP lawmaker is defending Trump by describing poor kids as freeloaders

As per this article:

"CNN anchor Pamela Brown raised concerns to Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., Tuesday that Head Start, an early childhood educational program that also provides food to low-income children, could be affected by President Donald Trump's attempt at a federal funding freeze. McCormick responded with the head-spinning suggestion that the country's child labor laws are too restrictive and that plenty of kids are freeloaders who ought to work for their lunch." 

This MAGAt currently represents Georgia's 6th congressional district. Now, it appears to me that the 6th is a "swing district." So, there's a very good chance that if this kleptocrat keeps "saying the quite part out loud," he won't survive the 2026 elections.

Anyway, if you want to know what the Republican Party's wealthy donor class, their partisan media, and their kleptocrats are all about, I believe that all anyone need do is to FOLLOW THE MONEY.

["swasticars"]

I'm starting to see this pejorative on political and social media sites:

"swasticars"

Now, my knowledge of the German language is limited to the vocabulary spoken on Hogans Heroes. So, I have to ask, is "Swatsticar Heil!" grammatically correct? Or would a neo-nazi shout "Heil Swatsticar!" instead?

[The Cult Of Cthulhu]

The Cult Of Cthulhu

Thank you for both clarifications, I've always been more on the biology side of things. Other than that I've got nothing right now. Questions are often more difficult to find than answers.

That's what I'm here for.

[is]

I would clarify that I mean the Legion of the most sacred Principia, and apologize for the confusion, autocorrect is a strange thing, though I will also admit that I definitely could've simply not written the right thing.

Now that we've got that settled, let's get back to your original inquiry.

By the authority invested in me, by me, as an Abbot of Goddess Eris, my interpretation of our Sacred, Wholly Holy Principia Discordia is that if one claims to be a Discordian, then one is a member of the Legion of Dynamic Discord. (Now, while it is true that a Discordian may not actually know that they are a member of the Legion of Dynamic Discord, their lack of knowledge is beside the point.)

And, as a student of physics, I can state with absolute certainty that an official autopsy on the dead cat would clearly reveal that its actual cause of death was poisoning of the "not radiation" variety.

So, what else do you want to know? And, don't worry, Grasshopper, if you hang around here long enough, you too will be able to dispense such wisdom to new forum members.

[Legion of Dynamic Discord]

Though mostly it seems unaligned with Discordians sticking apart, I was wondering if any modern Discordians considered themselves part of the League of Dynamic Discord? More of an idle curiosity than anything else, and it was the radiation instead of the curiosity that killed a certain cat anyway.

Do you mean the true Legion of Dynamic Discord, as evangelized and enshrined in our Sacred, Wholly Holy Principia Discordia, or the "League of Dynamic Discord" that appears to be some sort of a Facebook entity?

[Trump Admin Says Mystery Drones Were Authorized: 'Not The Enemy']

I feel better already, as the Trump Admin Says Mystery Drones Were Authorized: 'Not The Enemy'

And, if you can't trust them, who can you trust?