You can't use normal political thinking with Trump or anyone around him. That is a big part of the reason we are in this mess. You have to take them seriously and literally and too many people who refused to do so, even people who hate Trump and voted for Harris.

Whenever I post, I get sent to a message like this:

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Does Chait know who we are talking about? These aren't very bright people, they are fanatically committed ideologues, radicalized incels, etc. They think they have been finally given the keys to the kingdom to enact their lets reverse the clock to Lochner fantasies and also this is finally their chance to crush those girls that wouldn't sleep with them (er liberal Marxist cultural elitists)

Apparently Trump fired three National Security people because Laura Loomer told him to do so.

CNBC is apparently in chaos: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9ef443b5c6e85f291367708a9d52f32b6c6ac4d3746241a8b3f6a8de6d98d682.jpg

I can't even with this sane washing: "Trump’s Tariffs Are Latest Sign of His Second-Term Appetite for Risk

President Trump’s announcement went beyond most predictions, showing a greater willingness to follow his instincts even when critics — and some allies — consider failure a likely outcome."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/trumps-tariffs-risks-second-term.html

Here is the Treasury Secretary freaking out: https://bsky.app/profile/fffanatic06.bsky.social/post/3lluhbzuxas2v

CNN accurately descrubed it as a 6 trillion dollar tax on Americans

Trump rambles about tariffs on everyone and pulls numbers out his behind.

Judge Crawford easily wins in Wisconsin despite or because of Musk’s 25 million spent on her opponent. Turns out, people really hate the guy.

Democrats retain Superintendent of Public Education position as well.

Republicans easily maintain in FL-1 and 6 but Democratic lose was narrower than expected and we carried Escambia County for the first time since 1992

54 at final count but an easy 9 point lead

Randy Fine wins FL-6 according to the Times with 53.9 percent of the vote to Weil getting 45.4 percent. An R+14 district was always going to be a tough win for Democrats but Walz won reelection in 2024 with 66.5 percent of the vote so this is a marked improvement.

Cory Booker has exceeded Thurmond’s speaking record and he is still going. Schiff, Gallego, and Schumer announce holds

Well
I suppose making everyone hate us in one way to encourage world peace

Trump admin admits an “administrative error” made it send an immigrant with protected status back to El Salvador but then added, “welp the card says moops” and we can’t do anything

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/an-administrative-error-sends-a-man-to-a-salvadoran-prison/682254/

The problem is getting people to understand and appreciate this. There seems to be a decent segment of the population who thinks “if you are arrested, you must be guilty of something.”

Cory Booker is doing the good old fashioned speaking filibuster: https://bsky.app/profile/andreapitzer.bsky.social/post/3llpltezhnk22

Kennedy pushes out top Vaccine doc at FDA, I bet we are about a year away from vaccine bans: https://www.wsj.com/politics/top-vaccine-official-out-at-fda-f39a5a16?st=Q3KkNZ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

"The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official has been pushed out, according to people familiar with the matter.

Dr. Peter Marks, who played a key role in the first Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed to develop Covid-19 vaccines, stepped down Friday. A Health and Human Services official gave him the choice Friday morning to resign or be fired, a person familiar with the matter said.

“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the Secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” he wrote in a resignation letter referring to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The letter was addressed to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner. His resignation takes effect April 5, the letter said."

https://www.app.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/28/donald-trump-elon-musk-leaving-doge-may-2025-report/82704950007/

Musk may be leaving DOGE in May. I guess the next step is going to be to try and reverse the damage

And we managed to really alienate Canada. What kind of country manages to alienate Canada?

Apologies

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y

Nature polled 1600 American scientists and 75 percent are looking to leave the U.S.

Good job everyone but I guess this is a small price to pay if it means no more woke Snow White

https://x.com/Billbrowder/status/1905340984801853675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1905340984801853675%7Ctwgr%5E468dc0156d986419bf349a50cc60e4b621710c13%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefaultf%3Dlawyersgunsmoneyblog-comt_i%3D14954220https3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F3Fp3D149542t_u%3Dhttps3A2F2Fwww.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com2F20252F032Fthe-scourge-of-lesbian-penguinst_e%3DThe20Scourge20of20Lesbian20Penguinst_d%3DThe20Scourge20of20Lesbian20Penguins20-20Lawyers2C20Guns202620Moneyt_t%3DThe20Scourge20of20Lesbian20Penguinss_o%3Ddescversion%3De0c4832edb67a23a7ccc1138f7876e1c

ICE detains Russian dissident who obtained work at Harvard at Logan Airport, potentially preparing to send him back to Russia to face imprisonment and death.

Greenland would rather the Vances' not come

I'm not expecting it to happen but winning an R+14 district would be something! If we win FL-1 (R+19)....wow!!!

Trump withdraws Elsie Stefanik's nomination to be UN rep because Republicans are apparently worried about losing the special election in FL-6 on Tuesday. FL-6 is an R+14 district