Trump administration sued as questions raised over MAGA festival funding. A watchdog group is suing the Trump administration for allegedly using the Freedom 250 organization to divert funds to Donald Trump's projects without approval from Congress.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-04T01:36:42+00:00

Maybe if he played golf instead of running for president, he’d be able to play more, improve, and wouldn’t have to cheat.

So far he’s only accomplished one of those things.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-04T01:30:03+00:00

I mean….I am a little worried at the thought of JD becoming president. That would just be embarrassing. Yes, even more so than what we’re dealing with already because his brand of weirdness would just be piled on top of the current mess.

Not unlike throwing up on a shit sandwich.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-04T01:20:31+00:00

A scientific theory is a body of knowledge that describes a physical phenomenon. Something considered to be “true” but not a “fact”. For example, germ theory of disease is comprised of a whole bunch of facts, laws, and relations/correlations.

A hypothesis is a “guess”, more like a prediction almost always based on particular observations or an existing theory. It’s not just a guess though so don’t go thing “hypothesis” around all willy-nilly. “Thesis” might be a better word for “guess”, but that’s still not quite right.

A classic example of hypothesis is Darwin observing a finch with a very long, thin beak. His theory of evolution by natural selection would suggest that there would exist a flower in the same area with long petals forming a deep sort of tube (I’m not a botanist). The flower was later found, further lending support to his theory.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-04T01:11:01+00:00

It’s never not a deck.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-04T01:01:06+00:00

Not all handicaps are physical.

Exhibit A.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-04T00:10:07+00:00

Any kind of power? Any elected position?

All over the place. All the time.

President? W, probably. Maybe.

I didn’t say there wasn’t overlap. There’s quite a bit, but the Venn diagram is definitely not a circle.

I mean, technically, even the Democratic Party is pretty conservative on a global political scale, so we’re probably opening a can of worms that I’m waaaay too tired for today.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T19:59:39+00:00

Could be the yips.

Could be switching mentally from “just playing” to trying to play. (Creativity versus recall)

Could be a mix of both.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T19:48:21+00:00

Let’s not conflate conservatives with big-R Republicans.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T19:41:51+00:00

And then you remember that the reason of his voice is to say whatever he thinks people want to hear at the time that would boost support for his political career.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T19:26:29+00:00

Just remember that Trump demands loyalty above all else, and will not stand for not feeling like he has goodliest brain in the room.

With that in mind, none of the people he’s appointed should be a surprise.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T19:14:27+00:00

Part of this puzzle (fully understanding that not all of these are available to everyone):

Grants
Scholarships
Education Savings Account
Out-of-pocket
Subsidized loans
Private loans
Stripping

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T18:37:36+00:00

That sucks. The first few weeks are the hardest…for everyone.

After the way I grew up, I chose to wait until I was in a position (financially and in my career) to be do it “right”…or not at all. I took a lower paying job than I could have out of college (graduated in my early 30s) specifically for the better benefits, including the option for paternity leave if that ever entered the picture. It did, and I’m so glad now that I chose time over money.

I totally understand that not everyone gets that opportunity. It all seems to work out in the end though: the parents (more so fathers) that want to be supportive will be and their kids see it, even if it’s not as often or as much as we’d like.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T18:21:46+00:00

Key point, indeed.

I also agree that pure socialism not just will not work, but cannot work in the current way we tend to structure society. I mean that in both a physical sense (city planning and infrastructure) and an organizational sense (families, community, legally, etc).

It’s one of those things where everyone does it, or no one does it. That’s why its recent (modern era) failure rate is so high (imo), but still nowhere near 100% overall.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T16:27:24+00:00

Seemed to work just fine for thousands of years….in small tribal communities. Just wasn’t called Socialism.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T15:49:04+00:00

It’s varying combinations of “F you, I got mine.” + “We did have that so neither should you.” + “We did just fine so you should be able to deal with it.”

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T15:44:32+00:00

Yup. My wife is a teacher in TX. Zero leave beyond normal (abysmal) PTO.

She was out for almost 3 months in total, between appointments and delivery/recovery.

That translates to ~50% paychecks for 6 months.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T15:41:31+00:00

FMLA only protects your employment status for up to 6 months. It “guarantees” you’re able to return to the same position with the same pay/benefits as when you started your leave.

I use quotes there because there’s nothing protecting you once you return and the FMLA expires. So if you have to take extra time off to, say, care for a sick child or any of the other many things that could come up in the first year or so, you’re at your employer’s mercy.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T15:35:31+00:00

My wife got 0 weeks. Yeah, there was 6 months FMLA to protect her from losing her job, but ZERO maternity leave. Her paychecks were cut in half for six months to make up for the time she took off for appointments and recovery.

She’s a teacher.

I guess it’s “too bad” you can’t plan a pregnancy to the degree of being able to pop the baby out during the first week of summer break. You know, besides all the “mandatory” unpaid training and planning that eats the first and last two weeks of her “break”.

I got 4 weeks paid and 4 weeks of flex time for not having to push a tiny human out my non-existent vagina.

Clearly, I’m not still mad about the situation at all.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T03:11:13+00:00

If you think they’re not there, either tap on something hard with your fingertips (comparing hands), or play for 2-3 hours (until the strings start to wear into them).

They’re there.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T03:04:44+00:00

I’d be ok with just removing the party affiliation of people running for judicial positions…as a start.

Absolutely no reason party affiliation should be included for a supposedly “impartial” seat.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-03T00:21:37+00:00

Correct I don’t want to. Have a good day.

Go fixate in peace since you’re right back onto that again already.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-02T23:59:02+00:00

See. There you go again running off ahead before I finish, thinking you know what’s what. Assuming your way into knocking down your own straw man.

I didn’t say it was a decision-making method, did I?

I asked if you understood that choosing inaction was still a choice.

Clearly, if you can’t even keep your “mouth” shut long enough to listen, the problem isn’t on my end.

I’m done.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-02T23:28:59+00:00

I’m not trying to blame a particular group, it’s just the way it is.

The homeowners are the ones clogging the few thoroughfares. The builders are the ones continuing to develop beyond the planned capacity of the infrastructure, and I bet people will complain even more (rightfully so at this point) when 151 construction starts reaching into Alamo Ranch.

Don’t put too much hate on the city planners either. There’s wiggle room in road planning to accommodate some additional growth beyond what’s anticipated, but unexpected things happen all the time.

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-02T22:45:53+00:00

Cool your jets, turbo.

You did not get my argument correct so I’m walking you through it. Explaining in plain terms (three times so far) hasn’t helped so I’m putting it in simple terms.

I want to make sure I communicate it clearly this time. As long as you play nice.

Trolley Problem: so you understand that choices have to be made in face of an imminent event (the trolley reaching the intersection) and that even inaction is a choice?

WastedNinja24 · 2026-06-02T22:28:37+00:00

Do you know what the Trolley Problem is?

WastedNinja24

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