Coffee Talk with Tiff

June 5, 2026 12:56 pm EDT Tiff Coffee Talk with Tiff 0
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It’s Friday.

Shitshow’s public schedule for…

06/05/2026:

President Donald Trump is visiting western Wisconsin on Friday for a roundtable focused on agriculture and support for farmers.

There is no timetable for Trump’s arrival but he will be coming to Chippewa Falls.

Liz Huston, a White House spokesperson released the following statement about Trump’s visit.

“President Trump will return to the Badger State on Friday to highlight his strong support for Wisconsin’s farmers — delivering lower input costs, new trade markets, less red tape, a stronger farm safety net, a doubled death tax exemption, no taxes on rural property loan interest, and new Rural Opportunity Zones. Wisconsin families put their faith in President Trump in 2024, and he has spent every single day since taking office fighting and delivering for them.”

The visit to Wisconsin is one of several trips planned for Trump to promote his agenda and achievements leading up to the midterm elections.

It’ll be his first visit to the state since before the 2024 election.

KSTP.com 06/05/2026.

For some unknown reason, the admin has posted his schedule through Tuesday. Maybe they’re trying to get ahead of next week’s Executive Time announcements.

Puddle told reporters Thursday that Knicks owner James Dolan invited him to attend the NBA Finals. He said he’ll likely go Monday, though he left open the possibility of attending two games instead of one.

Apparently attending basketball games is easier to fit into the schedule than attending your son’s wedding.

OBS and I have reached a tentative ceasefire. One sort-of-right clip was produced, no household objects were thrown, and we’re counting that as success.

Now let’s move on to Free-for-All Friday, where the week’s leftover nonsense goes to find a home.

Yesterday afternoon, Puddle announced that the Great American State Fair will feature Lee “I profit off Bibles even though they’re free” Greenwood and a speech from Puddle himself.

You’ll remember that several performers recently withdrew from the event after concerns it had become too partisan.

To address those concerns, the administration apparently decided to hold a MAGA rally. Because when people complain you’re being too political, the logical response is obviously more politics.

It should also be noted that this concert is being held outdoors, just like the UFC event being held at the White House on June 14th.

Strange. The administration insists the White House desperately needs a ballroom, a drone port, and assorted upgrades for security reasons. Yet Puddle keeps scheduling outdoor events. Either the security situation isn’t quite as dire as advertised, or somebody is selling us a very expensive solution to a problem that doesn’t seem to stop rallies, concerts, or UFC fights.

Speaking of the ballroom…

It’s jobs report Friday.

Bls.gov (06/05/2026):

Revisions:

The Charts!

Puddle took his victory lap…

Stocks should go up, not down…

CNN as of 11:58 D.C., time:

Puddle says we’re growing without inflation.

Small problem: we are not growing, and we do still have inflation.

GDP shrank in the first quarter. Inflation is still above the Fed’s 2 percent target.

Other than being wrong on both parts, nailed it.

Yesterday, Puddle turned his attention to California, where election officials are engaged in the scandalous act of counting ballots.

Every election cycle this becomes proof of Democratic wrongdoing, despite California using the same vote-counting process it has used for years.

As a person that lives and votes in California let me explain.

In order to make sure our elections are secure we verify each ballot signature. If that ballot signature does not match the signature the county election office mails you a letter giving you a chance to in-person fix the issue. Because we are a heavy vote by mail state we also, by law, allow ballots postmarked on election day to be counted if received up to seven days after the election date.

Verifying and counting millions of ballots takes time.

Who knew?

Everyone but Puddle and California governor candidate Steve Hilton.

The rest of tweet says: The proposal, per Hilton: Deploy available state employees and rapid-response support teams to counties facing significant ballot-processing delays. I will reach out to the Newsom Administration for a response.

The rest of the tweet says: Also: The governor’s office stresses the governor does *not* administer elections, count ballots, or certify results. Those responsibilities belong to local election officials operating under state law, under the authority of the separately elected Secretary of State, per Newsom’s office. I am also told Governor Newsom wishes the vote count moved faster, too.

I too wish vote counting would go faster, but slow doesn’t mean fuckery is happening.

It means votes are being counted.

Every vote matters. Every legitimate vote should count. Verifying and processing millions of ballots takes time, whether Puddle and Steve Hilton like it or not.

That’s a wrap.

Have a nice weekend, stay hydrated, and I’ll see you Monday for whatever fresh hell the news cycle has cooked up while we’re gone.

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