Fallout from YR Chat-gate Continues; Veep Digs Hole Deeper

By Michael Woyton Of course it was expected that some prominent Republicans would denounce the thousands of offensive Telegram chats that were divulged by Politico. But who would have thought the actual vice president would come out and defend them? Well, a lot of us, because we have seen Shady Vance in action in theContinue reading “Fallout from YR Chat-gate Continues; Veep Digs Hole Deeper”

DOGE Can Access Treasury; Colleges Must Obey King; More

By Michael Woyton This and that from Bluesky Social. Does anybody believe this administration really created a process to prevent improper private data disclosures much less trained Musk’s DOGErs? Subscribe to On Second Thought for free: — — — — — Well, the felon-in-chief did have a university once. — — — — — Hey,Continue reading “DOGE Can Access Treasury; Colleges Must Obey King; More”

$400M Jet Given to US, But You Can’t Use It

By Michael Woyton Where to start, where to start … Don’t be fooled by analysis — mainstream media or social media — that accepting a $400 million 747 from Qatar is anything but a bribe. Especially don’t be fooled by White House Paid Liar Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who said that it is ridiculous toContinue reading “$400M Jet Given to US, But You Can’t Use It”

Felon Stands Behind Hegseth, So He’s Doomed?

By Michael Woyton If the Department of Defense were a commercial airplane, and the person piloting it were a former weekend talkshow host, and the plane were on fire with most of the crew having already bailed out, then that might describe what Pete “WhiskyLeaks” Hegseth is going through now. Except that he is sayingContinue reading “Felon Stands Behind Hegseth, So He’s Doomed?”

Musk Wants to Make Getting Social Security More Difficult

By Michael Woyton Let’s be very clear: taking away the ability for people who qualify for Social Security — by definition “older Americans” — to speak with someone by phone will make it impossible for many to actually get benefits. Taking away the option of phone support is exactly what a internal memo from theContinue reading “Musk Wants to Make Getting Social Security More Difficult”

‘Fear Not’: WH Press Secretary

By Michael Woyton Still giddy from a temporary pass on having to allow a press organization to sully the White House with its presence, the felon-in-chief’s press secretary Karoline “Worse Than Spicer” Leavitt upped the ante. At her daily stenography session Tuesday, Leavitt said she was “proud to announce” that the White House would beContinue reading “‘Fear Not’: WH Press Secretary”

Sore-Winner Trump Sues Over Poll

By Michael Woyton At least in one thing, the convicted felon and adjudicated rapist is a man of his word. At Donald Trump’s little “news” conference Monday, he said he was planning to sue pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register for published a poll that showed him possibly losing the state of IowaContinue reading “Sore-Winner Trump Sues Over Poll”