Retired software engineer, wanted to be a symphony musician but didn't make the cut. Love my dog, my spouse, my children, and my UU community (not in that order.)
An absolute requirement for continuation in Trump's cabinet is a willingness to beclown yourself by refusing to answer even the most cut and dried factual questions. If he had said "No", his job would be in jeopardy.
WARREN: Last week, Trump said 'we have the groceries going down.' Did grocery prices drop in 2025?
BESSENT: Numerous prices have
WARREN: Did grocery prices drop in 2025?
BESSENT: Numerous grocery prices have gone down
WARREN: I'm sorry. I don't know if you can't hear me?
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social A man Dr. Jill Biden was married to half a century ago is accused of killing his current wife. Cancel the Blue Wave?
The Constitution? Non-starter.
Rep. Mark Harris: "Some of these things are nonstarters. Having judicial warrants? To me, hat's a nonstarter. Being able to make off their mask, putting them at risk? That's a nonstarter. I would say anything that's going to hamstring the work of ICE, that's just not going to go anywhere."
That's an impressive amount of wrongness in one short paragraph. He learned well from his master.
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
