SMDH Today: Bluesky Edition

By Michael Woyton Things that made me, well, shake my damn head. It’s amazing that he’s still alive, isn’t it? — — — — — Subscribe to On Second Thought for free: — — — — — The felon-in-chief knows they can’t vote, right? Or is that next? — — — — — I’m beginningContinue reading “SMDH Today: Bluesky Edition”

Have the Supremes Woken Up?

By Michael Woyton We woke up Saturday to welcome news that the Supremes — at least some of them — have come to the conclusion maybe that the Mad King really doesn’t give a flying fig about court rulings and will continue to defy them.  With only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel “What Kind ofContinue reading “Have the Supremes Woken Up?”

Judge Orders 1,000s of Fired Probationary Workers Reinstated

By Michael Woyton Calling the government’s firing of thousands of probationary status workers a “gimmick” and a “sham,” a federal judge Thursday ordered six federal agencies to rehire the workers. Judge William J. Alsup, a Clinton-era appointee in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, found “that the Trump administration’s firingContinue reading “Judge Orders 1,000s of Fired Probationary Workers Reinstated”

FDA Cancels Meeting to Pick Flu Strains for Next Season

By Michael Woyton This is why we can’t have anything nice. In all seriousness, those of us who were paying attention knew that things would be bad when the President Donald J. Felon actually started occupying the Oval Office.  But holy mother of the universe I dread looking at my phone now. Forget about whoseContinue reading “FDA Cancels Meeting to Pick Flu Strains for Next Season”

Musk Speaks to Reporters from His Office: This & That

By Michael Woyton Apologies for the scarcity of posts over the past week, but I decided to pull back and practice a little self care.  I decided to do that when I looked at the news and social media one morning and found that there was SO much happening that it became totally overwhelming toContinue reading “Musk Speaks to Reporters from His Office: This & That”

Trump Cabinet Picks: Birds of a Feather?

By Michael Woyton I guess it was too much even for former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to continue going through. He was chosen by Donald Trump to be the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. But he took himself out of the running Thursday, saying it was an unfair distraction to the transition.Continue reading “Trump Cabinet Picks: Birds of a Feather?”