Rugged Great Plainswoman

NYT, 2021:

Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, has defied coronavirus restrictions and eagerly projects a rugged Great Plainswoman image.

WSJ, yesterday.

Within DHS, Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem’s blanket was left behind on a plane, according to people familiar with the incident.

The rugged one needs her binkie.

Nothing the NYT loves doing more than Beat Sweeteners for conservatives. They don't even do it for the access! They just love writing fan fiction about them. "Rugged Great Plainswoman." Leave NYC once challenge.

Does Anybody Show Up For Work

An amazing sequence of paragraphs.

HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill and General Counsel Mike Stuart are expected to soon leave HHS as part of a broader restructuring at the agency ahead of the midterm elections. Trump administration officials have discussed offering them other positions in the government, two people said.

Within the administration, O’Neill was viewed as a shaky public communicator who had struggled to find his fit within the department, one of the people familiar with the matter said.

Although he doesn’t have any formal medical or public health background, O’Neill was named acting director at the CDC after the ouster of Dr. Susan Monarez in late August. Before coming to HHS, O’Neill was CEO of the Thiel Foundation and an investment manager at Clarium Capital. He previously served at HHS under President George W. Bush.

...

 

O’Neill seldom visited the CDC, according to former agency leaders who declined to be named because they weren’t authorized to comment on the situation. HHS did not immediately comment on his level of engagement at the agency.

Lunch

Busy day 

No They Aren't And Yes You Do

The original PR push for AI was a lot of fake panic about how they were worried that they had created God. They ran out of ideas and are doing it again. Of course our glorious news outlets are happy to help.

We have already done this! Stop it!

Morning

Last day on West Coast time.

Happy Hour

Get happy

The UK's Worst Prime Minister

Keir Starmer.

Only Possible Ruling In A Democracy

A judge ruling the other way - that retired military could have their speech effectively controlled for the rest of their lives - would not be good!

Yes I know we have had some "other way" rulings since Trump arrived.

The Discourse

I think it is probably correct to observe that the Sensible Centrists think Hasan Piker and Nick Fuentes are two sides of the same coin .

"Horseshoe theory," I intone wisely, as the direct deposit from The Atlantic hits my account.

Kavanaugh Stops

Will top all of his obituaries.

The 64-page class-action complaint alleges that more than 200 officers in armored trucks and helicopters descended on the arena on Oct. 19. The officers had flash-bang grenades, and their guns were drawn, the ACLU said in a news release.

“Parents and children were zip tied at gunpoint, and agents subjected people to hours of violent and degrading treatment,” it said.

The ACLU and the ACLU of Idaho filed the lawsuit on behalf of a putative class and three Latino families who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. A putative class action is a lawsuit brought by one or more named plaintiffs on behalf of a potential group.

Woke 2: The Rewokening

We were too nice the first time.

‘Rehab Addict’ Canceled by HGTV After Host Nicole Curtis Uses Racial Slur During Filming

Let the Harpers Letter Signatories go protest on her behalf.

 

Florida Tunnels

I am no expert on Florida geology, but...

Elon Musk’s tunneling firm The Boring Company was tapped Wednesday to plow connections among Universal’s Orlando theme parks.

The board of the Shingle Creek Transit and Utility Community Development District, a special purpose district encompassing Universal properties, voted to begin contract negotiations with Musk’s firm to design and build the infrastructure improvements, following a monthslong competition.

The Boring Company was one of three bidders, alongside V2R and Sunshine Connection Partners. It is best known for its expertise in underground tunnels, having dug the “Vegas Loop” transportation network in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Party Balloons

Two big pops to the reporters who ran with "cartel drones" instead of party balloon.

LOL NYT:

Trump administration officials have warned for months about Mexican cartels using drones near the U.S.-Mexico border, saying they are used to surveil border agents and smuggle drugs.

Mexican officials have publicly been more skeptical, downplaying the threat drones pose at the border.

What is clear is that drones have become a prominent tool and weapon used by Mexican cartels across Mexico in recent years, according to cartel operatives, security analysts and some government officials on both sides of the border.

Wednesday Evening

Probably better blogging tomorrow

America's Worst Evening News Program

CBS Evening News.

Good Job, Kash

Doing well, as always.

A man who says he was detained for questioning as part of the investigation into Guthrie's disappearance has told reporters that he was "terrified" by the ordeal.

Thread

Busy until later.

Sure Why Not

Is this "Trump is stuck in 1987" or "rich coal guy gave him a billion bucks."

Sure Why Not

The FAA announced a 10 day closure of airspace around El Paso and then promptly lifted it.

Probably an antifa threat.

...ah it was going to be Pearl Harbor. Maybe the Jarhanpur invasion. 

Morning

Wacky Wednesday.