Lee Feagin

Van Lathan, Jr.:

The president is a piece of shit. Fuck you if you disagree.

I don’t disagree.

Context Several weeks ago on the podcast Higher Learning, Van and co-host Rachel Lindsay were discussing the aftermath of the horrific deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle. The quote above came, specifically, in reaction to the social media posting from President Trump where he said the following:

…Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donalo J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before…

Just abhorrent. Not befitting a human being. Much less a president.

Trump is a piece of shit. And yes, fuck you if you disagree.

Watching “The American President” again. I still find it hard to accept that Michael Douglas is the president when Martin Sheen (the one and only true president) is sitting next to him.

Also, the moral outrage over family values because the president has a girlfriend is laughable at best. And disgusting at worst.

Were we really this prudish back in 1995? And are we really this morally bankrupt now?

Hot take: ChatGPT is simply a really fast aggregator of information.

Not today, Satan. Not at a (larger) family game night.

They need to rename this game.

Cancel Culture’s Boomerang Effect - The Atlantic

The reason so many of yesterday’s free-speech champions transitioned so easily into today’s pro-Trump censors is that their definition of free speech never included the right of others to talk back. They were not defending a universal right to freedom of speech; they were defending a right to monologue. They could say what they want, and you could shut up and like it. The cynicism of the effort can be known by its fruits: an administration that issues executive orders “protecting” free speech while engaging in the most sweeping campaign of state censorship since the Red Scare.

This. For the love of God, this.

I looked in your cup to see if you had enough. You looked in mine to check if I had more than you.

We are not the same.

That gets me right there in the Democratic feels.

Just realizing we own a lot of hoodies and sweaters to live in…Georgia.

Car shopping has opened my eyes to the fact that, with a few exceptions, the vast majority of vehicles on the road right now are either black, white, gray, or silver. Coming in a distant fifth is some sort of red, but normally tending more toward a maroon.

When did that happen? Did I miss that memo?

A problem in both sports and the world at large. The rich can literally buy anything they want.

There’s nothing worse than people you know have waited in a line, and then fumble to find their wallet/credit card/phone to pay for something when they finally reach the front.

Mother fucker, what have you been doing in line the entire damn time?!?!

@futurebird@sauropods.win (via Mastodon):

In the US churches are excited about trans people existing and other deeply counterproductive nonsense. What if we could redirect them to being mad about gambling again? That seems like a much more productive project if they can’t be convinced to help the poor… which the Bible says they ought to be.

Gambling is a sin. Do your conservative politicians care about how it’s destroying people’s lives at all?

Seconded.

Chef Saves Man’s Life After He Stopped Showing Up for His Daily Dinners

Being a “regular” has its distinct advantages!

I believe that social media should be banned…for (cue Gary Oldman here) everyone!

My Instagram Reels feed is infested with Jon Hamm memes. And you know what? I’m not hating it.

Michelle Monaghan has never looked better than in 2011’s Source Code.

What’s it like to have a dog that is scared of others? I’ll never know.

Maturing is realizing how, when, and where you hold tension and anxiety in your body, and telling yourself “just let go”.

I wonder if Andre Agassi called David Beckham in the early 2000’s and asked him to bring back his hairstyle.

I never realized how much Ana de Armas looks like Tiffani Thiessen.

It’s Official: The Original Theatrical Cut of ‘Star Wars’ Is Coming Back to Theaters

A day Star Wars fans never thought would happen is finally happening. Lucasfilm and Disney are rereleasing the original version of Star Wars in theaters for its 50th anniversary. It’ll happen on February 17, 2027, and io9 has confirmed with Lucasfilm that it is, in fact, the original theatrical cut of the movie.

Oh this is happening.

Small businesses shrank, surprising jobs report says

The US private sector shed 32,000 jobs in November after adding an upward-revised 47,000 jobs the month before, according to a report released yesterday by the payroll firm ADP.

How can anyone be surprised by this?

Tesla’s Cybertruck is turning 2. It’s been a big flop. - MarketWatch

The EV company sold fewer than 39,000 Cybertrucks in 2024, according to Cox Automotive data — far below the company’s eventual goal of 250,000 per year. As of October, Tesla had delivered just 17,317 units in 2025, a 42% drop compared to the same period in 2024.

This makes me so happy.

Thoughts and Prayers

Of course, that’s a small price to pay for the laughably transparent illusion that we’re taking any meaningful steps toward protecting our kids from being slaughtered in their classrooms. In a crumbling empire where common sense has been eroded by ideology, and the political will to solve a problem can’t hope to compete with the ghoulish impulse to profit from it, creating a new business sector might just be the only kind of healing that the richest country on Earth can afford.

In my best Kevin Hart voice: “Damn!”

Think about this…what if instead of AI, all of that money had been invested in solving the actual problems of the world?

Imagine…

Do I even need to answer this?

Only in Florida can I be referred to as “young man”.

In dad’s hospital room, there is a machine that makes a sound every 30 seconds that sounds exactly like the “All the” notes in the Blink-182’s “All the Small Things”. Mom looked over at me when I finished with “small things”.

Mom and I were talking this morning and we realized last night’s dinner was the first time that my parents, my sister, and I had had dinner together as just the four of us in decades.

Nvidia blows bubble fears and expectations away

The world can stop worrying about an AI bubble, at least for now: AI chip-making linchpin Nvidia dropped a stellar earnings report yesterday that has at least temporarily eased concerns that the economy is on the verge of collapsing like a New York Mets team in September.

I’m sorry, but how exactly does this ease any fears?

Only when I drive by myself…Yesterday, I drove door to door to my parents’ house in 5 hours. No stops.

Intuit signs $100M+ deal with OpenAI to bring its apps to ChatGPT | TechCrunch

Intuit said its tools, such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, will be accessible through ChatGPT, allowing users to ask questions and complete tasks such as estimating tax refunds, reviewing credit options, or managing business finances.

What could possibly go wrong?

Daring Fireball: When You Give a Bully Your Lunch Money

And I’ll tell you something, I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake, and it’s so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should look at that.

Can you imagine Obama or (god forbid) Biden saying something like this to a reporter? Any reporter? If that reporter happened to be from Fox News, they’d call for burning the President at the stake.

The fact that this is normalized in our society now is disheartening and embarrassing.

I can only hope that what comes out of the Trump presidencies is the recognition of the fact that the laws of our land need to be clarified to their nth degree. When left generic and ambiguous, corruption and abuse is always on the table.

UMass Amherst Researchers Create Nanoparticle Vaccine That Prevents Cancer in Mice : UMass Amherst

A study led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers demonstrates that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can effectively prevent melanoma, pancreatic and triple-negative breast cancer in mice. Not only did up to 88% of the vaccinated mice remain tumor-free (depending on the cancer), but the vaccine reduced—and in some cases completely prevented—the cancer’s spread.

But we don’t believe in vaccines.

White House drops plan to make airlines pay travelers for delayed flights - CBS News

The Trump administration is scrapping a proposed Biden-era rule that would have made airlines pay customers for long waits when their flights were delayed, according to a document from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Continuing to look out for the little guy!

We don’t have unrealistic, corny love scenes in movies anymore. We need that. Now more than ever.

“Ghost”, thank you for your service.

U.S. Democrats…always snatching a defeat from the jaws of victory.

In defense of them, the guilt got to them. I can feel it, too. Historically, Democrats feel responsible for anything and everything. Republicans just don’t give a shit.

Is it different when the “they” includes yourself? 🤣😂

Just watched “My Old Ass” on Amazon Prime. Didn’t quite know what to expect. A lovely movie, I must say. An incredible performance from Maisy Stella.

Manton Reece:

OpenAI will either succeed or fail spectacularly.

I agree with this wholeheartedly. I just happen to think it’s the latter.

Norway sovereign wealth fund rejects Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay deal

Tesla’s Board of Directors is asking shareholders to approve a pay plan for Musk that could see him granted almost $1 trillion in stock and expand his voting powers at the company. The full award would be contingent on Tesla hitting certain milestones over the next 10 years.

And we wonder why socialism is on the ballot these days.

Supreme Court case to decide the fate of Trump’s tariffs

The Trump administration declared three national emergencies to justify tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China, which prompted the first lawsuit. In total, Trump has declared nine national emergencies since taking office in January.

Totally normal.

Tech billionaire’s donation brings Tesla Cybertrucks to Las Vegas police | AP News

“Welcome to the future of policing,” Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a recent press conference, surrounded by the Cybertrucks while drones hovered overhead and a police helicopter circled above him.

They’re really leaning into the whole dystopian future look…

I’ve been de-stickering my laptop today. Only one left. I’m thinking of leaving it on. It speaks to my current view of the world.

We went to see “Back to the Future” last night in the theater. Two reasons, really. 1) It is a classic and I love it. 2) To escape the hellscape that is current America for just a little bit of time.

And I must say, it was delightful. Even despite the mother/father/son love triangle 🤣

Also, Lea Thompson. Wow.

During October 30th’s episode of Slate’s Polotical Gabfest, David Plotz said the following:

People are not intimidated out of voting in this country right now.

David, how can you say that? People are afraid to go to the Home Depot right now.

Be careful. Your privilege is showing.

No one should be surprised by this. This is the same Republican talking point regarding any social program (welfare, food stamps, etc).

Helping people is NOT in their makeup.