You can't say Ray Bradbury didn't see this coming...
âWith school turning out more runners, jumpers, racers, tinkerers, grabbers, snatchers, fliers, and swimmers instead of examiners, critics, knowers, and imaginative creators, the word 'intellectual,' of course, became the swear word it deserved to be.â
NYT: âThe White House rescinded a directive on Wednesday that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans after the order sparked mass confusion and legal challenges that accused the Trump administration of violating the law.â
Trump reminds us daily of what a colossal f*ck-up he truly is.
Grocery prices continue to rise and the Ukrainian conflict rages on.
NYT: âThe White House rescinded a directive on Wednesday that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans after the order sparked mass confusion and legal challenges that accused the Trump administration of violating the law.â
A review of the available evidence, however, suggests that the claim is almost certainly not true.
According to a comprehensive report issued in September by the US Agency for International Development (USAid), not a penny of the $60.8m in contraceptive and condom shipments funded by the US in the past year went to Gaza. In fact, the accounting shows, there were no condoms sent to any part of the Middle East, and just one small shipment, $45,680 in oral and injectable contraceptives, was sent to the region, all of it distributed to the government of Jordan.
For the financial year 2023, the most recent for which data is available, only about $7m worth of condoms were distributed globally by USAid, and the vast majority of family-planning funds, 89%, were spent on programs in Africa.
The next four years will just be a steady stream of fairy tales (at best) and harmful disinformation (more often than not).
A review of the available evidence, however, suggests that the claim is almost certainly not true.
According to a comprehensive report issued in September by the US Agency for International Development (USAid), not a penny of the $60.8m in contraceptive and condom shipments funded by the US in the past year went to Gaza. In fact, the accounting shows, there were no condoms sent to any part of the Middle East, and just one small shipment, $45,680 in oral and injectable contraceptives, was sent to the region, all of it distributed to the government of Jordan.
For the financial year 2023, the most recent for which data is available, only about $7m worth of condoms were distributed globally by USAid, and the vast majority of family-planning funds, 89%, were spent on programs in Africa.
No âvalveâ exists that routes water from the Pacific Northwest into California. Nor, experts say, is there a shortage of water in Southern California. On Friday, all major reservoirs in Southern California were above their historic average levels, with the largest, Diamond Valley, 97% full.
âThe military did not enter California. The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days. State water supplies in Southern California remain plentiful,â the department said in a post on X.
No âvalveâ exists that routes water from the Pacific Northwest into California. Nor, experts say, is there a shortage of water in Southern California. On Friday, all major reservoirs in Southern California were above their historic average levels, with the largest, Diamond Valley, 97% full.
âThe military did not enter California. The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days. State water supplies in Southern California remain plentiful,â the department said in a post on X.
A friend of mine in San Antonio - an Hispanic woman and retired lawyer - told me yesterday that one of Lord Dampnut's minions told her to "go back to her country." She was born here, her parents were born here, and her grandparents were born here. Welcome to our new (blatantly) fascist world.
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A friend of mine in San Antonio - an Hispanic woman and retired lawyer - told me yesterday that one of Lord Dampnut's minions told her to "go back to her country." She was born here, her parents were born here, and her grandparents were born here. Welcome to our new (blatantly) fascist world.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Gen. Mark A. Milley, the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that he is removing his security detail, revoking his security clearance, and ordering an inspector general inquiry into his record, the Pentagon said late Tuesday.
Mr. Hegsethâs spokesman, John Ullyot, said in a statement that the secretary directed the investigation to determine whether âit is appropriateâ to review the rank upon retirement for General Milley, who stood up to President Trump in his first term. Essentially, Mr. Hegseth is asking whether General Milley should be demoted.
The general retired in 2023, and at a ceremony marking the occasion he reminded troops that they took an oath to the Constitution and not to a âa king, or a queen, or to a tyrant or dictator, and we donât take an oath to a wannabe dictator.â Senior Pentagon officials late Tuesday sought to cast Mr. Milley as an insubordinate political operator while in the chairmanâs job.
âUndermining the chain of command is corrosive to our national security, and restoring accountability is a priority for the Defense Department under President Trumpâs leadership,â Joe Kasper, Mr. Hegsethâs chief of staff, said in a statement late Tuesday.
Just days before General Milleyâs retirement ceremony,Mr. Trump, then still planning a political comeback, suggested that the general had committed treason and should be put to death.
