ForeverLogical

Mostly Liberal Politics with a bit of miscellania that I find personally interesting. 

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Six SCOTUS Justices have white hoods.

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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List: New York Times

New York Times: “In a move that disproportionately targets women and minority officers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently blocked the promotions of at least seven Navy officers who had been selected by a board of senior Navy admirals.”

Since taking office, Hegseth has fired or sidelined senior officers, nearly 60 percent of whom are women or Black. These interventions continue to reshape the military's top ranks for years to come.

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Cabinet member pressed on funding for Trump’s 250th US anniversary event

Interior secretary fights back against Freedom 250’s ‘partisan’ reputation as it operates out of Trump’s White House

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White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final say on research grants

These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque

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Anti-intellectualism & Spite Cement MAGA's Loyalty to Trump

Below is a (lightly edited) comment to an article in The New York Times about how Trump is destroying clean energy initiatives, and consequently, hurting the country.

The [war against clean energy is the] world's stupidest culture war. Sadly, as far as current American politics goes, the stupid is the point. Of course Trump is repaying oil companies for funding his campaign, and yeah he has a petty reason to hate wind energy, but the biggest problem is that his energy policy isn't costing him votes. Perhaps the Iran war causing a dramatic increase in gas prices is hurting Trump, but his general policy of favouring oil and coal over renewables actually helps him politically. Why? It's as simple as it is awful, and almost no one will talk about it. The real reason MAGA is so loyal to Trump is much greater than any policy. It's even greater than the overt racism. The central principle that ties together all the disparate blocs that comprise the MAGA movement is anti-intellectualism, and the central emotional appeal is spite. [color emphasis added] The main thing Donald Trump learned during his mediocre turn as a student at Wharton is that many, many people were much smarter than him. Some might respond to that realization by working harder at their studies. Trump invented the laughable fiction of his unerring gut that was so superior to the Poindexters' [intellect] he learned to resent and envy and hate. The common thread through MAGA is that same resentment towards people who make them feel inadequate. "The scientists say renewable energy is the future? We'll show them!" Close to half of Americans are people who want to coal roll a Prius with their Dodge Ram turbo diesels. It's the revenge of the stupid. — Rob, Vernon, B.C. The New York Times Comments, May 12, 2026

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” ― Isaac Asimov

______________________ Meme sources: 1) Coal roll Prius: Image & quote; 2) Asimov quote: Statue image, quote & original meme

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"Close to half of Americans are people who want to coal roll a Prius with their Dodge Ram turbo diesels. It's the revenge of the stupid." That is simply not true. Maybe 1/3 of Americans are this extreme. Maybe. They are very vocal, and their voices are amplified on Social Media. But there is no way that close to half of Americans are this extreme.

One third of Americans fully understand that Climate Change is real and needs to be addressed.

One third of Americans don't know what to believe, or don't care. They feel like both sides are trying to sell them something and they don't like either side.

The last third is the MAGA cult who will absolutely never change their minds about anything even as their homes are swept away by floods or burned away by fire. They won't believe it when they don't have any power or clean drinking water or gas for their vehicles. They will do everything in their power to bring about these catastrophes if it's the last thing they do!

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'Premised on deception': Judge reopens major Trump case in stunning blow to slush fund

A federal judge waylaid Donald Trump's legal team Friday by reopening his $10 billion IRS lawsuit, declaring she wants to investigate "grievous allegations" that the deal to settle it was "premised on deception," The New York Times reported.In what the Times called a "striking turnabout," U.S. Distr...

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Despite scrutiny, special education money flows to for-profit residential treatment centers

Across the country, many for-profit residential facilities in the so-called troubled teen industry that claim to treat severe mental and behavioral health issues in children and teens are deftly tapping into taxpayer money meant for students with disabilities.

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The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.

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