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McSweeney’s: Here at DOGE, We’ve Streamlined Every Aspect of America’s Collapse. “I am proud to say that in just weeks, we have used the Tesla, SpaceX, and X playbook to make America’s collapse much more efficient.”
Unsurprisingly, it would be bad if Elon Musk breaks into the computer systems of the National Nuclear Security Administration. “It has all manner of sensitive information on hand, including nuclear-weapon designs and the blueprints for reactors…”
Palate cleanser: Cabel Sasser’s review of all of the weird new snacks and cereals he found at the grocery store in 2024. There are some truly unhinged things in here, including IHOP pancake-flavor potato chips and s’mores Cup Noodle.
From Scientific American, Avoiding Outrage Fatigue While Staying Informed. “We can take care of ourselves in an onslaught of overwhelming news.”
Lots of people asking what they can do about the coup. Here’s a start: an updated guide from Indivisible, “a set of strategies and practical first steps” for “anyone who lives in America and is upset, scared, and determined”.
Federal software contractor Dan Hon (who’s worked with HHS, Head Start, Medicaid/Medicare, DOD) has a great & informative thread about Musk’s seizure of the government’s computing systems.
Since NYC began congestion pricing, subway ridership is up, subway crime is way down, traffic fatalities are down. Also, trip times for drivers and buses are faster and bus ridership is up.
“A self-coup, also called an autocoup…is a form of coup d’état in which a political leader, having come to power through legal means, stays in power illegally through the actions of themselves and/or their supporters.”
Mike Masnick: Some Conservatives Admit We’re In A Constitutional Crisis. “It’s about recognizing that the politics of destruction, even when wrapped in the flag of ‘winning,’ leads inevitably to collective loss.”
Here is some good news: the white nationalist terrorist group Proud Boys have lost control of their trademarks. They are now controlled by a Black church in Washington DC that the group attacked in 2020.
