WTF-Beta

I'm so sorry to hear this. How are things going today?

And it's not even close. There's no real comparison.

Waldman goes beyond just the cabinet to include stars like Miller and Vought.

He leaves out heavyweight bootlickers like Hassett (may he rot in professional hell forevermore) and Bessent.

It will take several generations to recover from this, even with the best of people in charge over the next quarter century. And the first step in undoing the damage, alas, will require wholesale use of the powers that the executive branch now owns ... like mass firings of thousands of Trump-hired minions throughout the bureaucracy.

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cabinet-worst-ever

A few missiles and drones have gotten through, out of well over a thousand fired/launched. That doth not a failure make.

Likewise, warm day produces insects. This fella was on the wall at PetSmart! A conehead katydid.

From Facebook ...

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/185C7DNQin/

Trump just likes the sound of his own voice.

As Jon said, no boots means no one to surrender to.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/opinion/iran-revolution-khomeini-shah.html

The coming revolution in Iran.

@AndyD said:

No one's declared war, not Iran nor Hezbollah, yet they've attacked our people on our land for decades, and most recently our RAF. So we're finally, just responding, from the moral high ground.

I have a neice living & working in Dubai. Just wondering if she'll leave at the first opportunity.

Andy, the drones that struck Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus were launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon, no doubt ordered by Tehran. What should the UK do?

Raytheon Executive: I know you’re skeptical about buying American again. But hear me out. The MIM-104 Patriot is the only surface to air missile system with a proven track record of success against the US Air Force.

Danish Defense Minister: Continue.

Serious analysis from the Institute for the Study of War.

Israel appears to be targeting the internal apparatus of political control, consistent with a regime change goal. I can't say I'm shedding any tears for the butchers who killed over 10,000 (up to possibly 30,000) protestors last month.

https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-morning-special-report-march-1-2026/?utm_source=utm_bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=IranUpdate030126AM

One should not ignore takes that are uncomfortable, like this one from a former head of CentCom ...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/opinion/iran-trump-bad-faith.html

A good Associated Press report ...

https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-ayatollah-khamenei-ad853dc1d5606fd9202b65a75bdbfc2f

@Axtremus said:

I like canned peaches.
People keep telling me fresh peaches are better but canned peaches are so much more convenient!
And yes, when I am not buying grocery stores' store brands, I usually buy Del Monte.
As for the "added sugar," it's not really a problem.
For canned fruits, I often see different versions for the same fruit or fruit mix: in heavy syrup, in syrup, in natural fruit juice only, "light" or reduced sugar, etc. Just pick whatever works for you.

You are entitled to your preferences, but millions of others are driving this market change. We avoid sugary canned fruit. There is no national calamity here, just a market shakeout. Perhaps the one remaining canner will have enough market power to make a go of things, charging Ax a higher price than before ...

Perhaps not! The US will limp along if a few hundred thousand acres of commercial peach groves switch to other crops or go back to forest. Canning peaches (clingstones) don't sell well to grocery stores as "fresh peaches."

Probably not. They're not particularly cold hardy.

Delivered by Ian McKellen

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2035701016972119

I'm guessing that the Virginia Supreme Court will soon allow us to vote on an initiative to redistrict Virginia for 2026, overturning a rural district court's injunction.

I would not use the word "critique" to describe A.O. Scott's explanation of why Biery's order is a masterpiece of judicial writing.

When you've lost Ammon Bundy ....

Good God .... agreeing with Ammon Bundy .....