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It’s Wednesday…

President Shitshow’s public schedule for…

Wednesday, May 7 2025
9:00 AM
In-Town Pool Call Time
In-Town Pool
11:00 AM
The President receives his Intelligence Briefing
Oval Office 
Closed Press
12:30 PM
The President participates in a Swearing-In Ceremony for the Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China
Oval Office 
Closed Press
1:00 PM
The President has lunch with the Vice President
Private Dining Room 
Closed Press
1:00 PM
Press Briefing by the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 
On Camera

Vice President JD Vance is an Ass…

Yesterday, President Shitshow hosted the FIFA planning committee for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. During the “meeting”, VP Ass said that we really want people to come, but if you don’t leave on time, the visitors would have to talk to “Secretary Noem” aka puppy-goat killer.

I saw this reply as the first reply cause Musk really sucks at running a social media site.

This user tried to explain…

To which the boosted by Musk’s pay to play scheme replied…

I typically do not engage with Red Alert Florida and his 21k followers, but I got triggered by “Female’s perspective”…

Tourism is already suffering from both tariff war 2.0., and deportations. For the VP to mock the fear others have about traveling here is madness.

I looked it up cause I don’t really care about FIFA and their world cup, but this is a big deal financially for 11 US states:

Canada and Mexico are also hosting. And because of that, FIFA might have options to move everything to Mexico and Canada, and that will negatively impact the 11 US cities that have spent tons of money and are looking forward to the short-term economic boost that comes from hosting these types of events.

Lost another Navy Jet…

Yesterday, it was reported that “Another Navy jet falls into sea, marking fourth major mishap in months”…(Washington Post-gift link):

A Navy fighter jet failed to land on an aircraft carrier and plummeted into the Red Sea on Tuesday, marking the fourth major mishap involving the vessel and the third loss of a fighter jet deployed with it since the warship left home last year.

The F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, worth about $67 million, went overboard after an unsuccessful attempt to slow it down upon landing on the USS Harry S. Truman, the Navy said in a statement. Both aviators aboard the jet safely ejected and were rescued at sea by helicopter with minor injuries, and no one aboard the warship’s flight deck was harmed, the service said.

The latest incident, reported earlier by CNN, followed the loss of another jet, an F/A-18E, in an accident aboard the Truman last week in which the aircraft tumbled overboard after sailors aboard lost control of it while towing it in the ship’s hangar bay. A third fighter jet from the Truman was shot down accidentally over the Red Sea in December by another Navy warship, the USS Gettysburg, in an incident that triggered concerns about communication among warships and fighter jets in the region.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has twice extended the aircraft carrier’s deployment since it left its home in Virginia last September, most recently last week, to ensure that the Navy had two aircraft carriers on hand to battle the Houthis. Since March, the carrier has been on the front lines of a full-scale assault that President Donald Trump ordered against the Yemen-based militant group in response to its attacks on commercial and military vessels dating to late 2023.

“Another Navy jet falls into sea, marking fourth major mishap in months”…(Washington Post-gift link). 05/06/2025.

Immigration–Deportation

NBC News reported yesterday on the appeals hearing…

“Heated” might be overstated based on the article words…

A lawyer for the federal government and an appeals judge got into a heated exchange Tuesday when the lawyer could not answer whether detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk’s free speech is protected.

Öztürk, who is from Turkey, was apprehended by immigration authorities on the streets of a Boston suburb on March 25.

[snip]

During the hearing Tuesday at the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City, Judge Barrington Parker Jr. asked the government whether they believed that Öztürk and Mahdawi’s speech was protected.  

Justice Department attorney Drew Ensign said, “Your honor, we haven’t taken a position on that.” 

“Help my thinking along,” Parker responded. “Take a position.”

Ensign replied: “I don’t have the authority to make those decisions. At the moment it’s not a live issue.” 

NBC News. 05/06/2025.

President Idiot posted this-this morning…

This is likely a late response to a second federal judge saying the use of the AEA is not lawful.

It was reported yesterday that the US government has reached a deal with Libya to deport people there.

The Trump administration is planning to transport a group of immigrants to Libya on a U.S. military plane, according to U.S. officials, another sharp escalation in a deportation program that has sparked widespread legal challenges and intense political debate.

The nationalities of the migrants were not immediately clear, but a flight to Libya carrying the deportees could leave as soon as Wednesday, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the operation.

The decision to send deportees to Libya was striking. The country is racked with conflict, and human rights groups have called conditions in its network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”

The Libya operation falls in line with the Trump administration’s effort to not only deter migrants from trying to enter the country illegally but also to send a strong message to those in the country illegally that they can be deported to countries where they could face brutal conditions. Reuters earlier reported the possibility of a U.S. deportation flight to Libya.

New York Times. 05/06/2025.

My favorite former immigration lawyer had thoughts…

This was from this morning…

I hate it here.

This is an open thread

PS.

The Conclave to elect a new Pope has started.

Show more =’s John Allen, a longtime observer of the Catholic Church and editor of the Catholic news site “The Crux,” says. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines is known for his charisma, pastoral qualities and ability to connect with people, could become the first Asian pope, though his administrative experience is questioned, according to Vatican correspondent Delia Gallagher. Meanwhile, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has gained admiration for his quiet resolve during the Gaza crisis — even offering himself in exchange for hostages — but his reserved demeanor contrasts with his lively surname, and at 60, he may be considered young for the role.

AP News has a live stream with four camera views. One camera is facing the chimney where the smoke will appear once the ballots are burned. One camera switches views between the square where the crowd is gathered and the chapel. One is a wide view of the square. One is a wide view of the chapel. If you scroll back you can see the Cardinals entering the chapel and taking their oath before the doors are closed.

PSS.

The Federal Reserve meets today. What can we expect?

“Nothing”.

He gives details as to why he thinks nothing will happen.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell will hold a presser this afternoon @2:30 PM D.C., time:

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