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Father, husband, runner, spreadsheet enthusiast. I know a thing or two about lasers. Bots will be reflexively blocked.
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“Despite an energetic effort by some right-wing intellectuals to make Trump out to be some kind of 14-dimensional-chess player, his approach doesn’t resemble chess so much as a denial-of-service attack on a functioning government” apple.news/AeoeETjuCSyi...

Nice morning for a 10k.

Trump 2.0 To Do List: ✅ serially violate Constitution ✅ crater world financial markets ❌ pay off US debt / eliminate budget deficit by sticking it to those 🤬 tax/tariff-dodging penguins on Heard & McDonald islands

The Medal of Honor (MoH) is the highest military decoration for US Armed Forces, and is awarded to recognize members of the military who distinguish themselves by act of valor.

Fun story. While running along the National Mall Friday evening, I came across the CAC badge of a Treasury Department employee lying on the ground.

So, this happened today.

The pre-dawn view of the plane crash site at DCA from my hotel, followed by pics from my office building after sunrise.

How’s this for a conspiracy theory? Trump is going to “save” TikTok by arranging to have it sold to Truth Social or some other asset over which he has a controlling interest. No matter what, this is going to involve some form of personal enrichment for Trump.

Real leaders seek out a diversity of opinions. Cowards purge their team of critical thinkers. Fools demand that everyone agree with them. #iftys

This season of “The Apprentice” is going to be the absolute f’ing worst. I can’t stand *any* of these characters.

Really enjoyed assembling my annual Ambassador gift from @marriott-bonvoy.bsky.social

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So, this happened the other day.

Wow. Hunter Biden is going to get away with the crimes of <checks notes> tax evasion and illegal gun possession. Terrible stuff. I hereby vow to never vote for another Biden.