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White House to OSC - Middle Finger The White House will continue to use the term "MAGA" a week after the independent Office of Special Counsel (OSC) declared that doing so is a violation of the Hatch Act, according to a new memo obtained by Axios. Why it matters: Since last year, White House officials have repeatedly labeled GOP members in Congress as "MAGA Republicans" as part of a larger strategy to cast them as out of touch and extreme. State of play: On June 7, in response to a watchdog complaint about press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's use of "MAGA Republicans," the OSC ruled that she violated the Hatch Act, which governs how federal employees can weigh in on political activities. On the same day, the OSC sent guidance to agencies which stated that "MAGA" was off-limits because it was too closely connected with former President Trump's campaign for the White House. "* MAGA remains the campaign slogan of a current candidate for partisan political office, and therefore, its use constitutes political activity," the OSC wrote in the memo. "Accordingly, federal employees should not use “MAGA” or “Make America Great Again” while on duty, in the workplace, or when acting in their official capacity, including communicating through social media, email, or on government websites." The big picture: The Hatch Act is widely viewed as unenforceable for high-ranking White House officials (other federal employees can face real disciplinary action). At least 13 Trump administration officials violated the Hatch Act during the former president's term, including when the 2020 Republican National Convention was held in large part on White House grounds. Between the lines: The Biden administration has largely been careful to avoid violating the Hatch Act, but the White House is continuing to use the term. On Wednesday, the White House released a statement to Axios that continued to use "MAGA." Deputy press secretary Andrew Bates wrote in a memo that Republicans’ "main economic agenda item" is "MAGA tax welfare for the richest Americans and giant corporations, at the expense of continuing to grow our economy by investing in America." The White House declined to further comment, but Jean-Pierre offered a defense on Tuesday at her briefing. "If you look at the archived Trump White House website, it contains about 2,000 — nearly 2,000 uses of “MAGA” to describe policies and official agendas," she said. "Congressional Republicans have also used “MAGA” to refer to policies and official agenda frequently, for years now — even, clearly, before we entered the administration."

Mrs. George likes dumplings (unstuffed, bread dumplings). I used the instant pot for them yesterday - steamed 'em for 3 minutes and they were perfect.

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He's on a roll today. Here's one about a murder in a Home Depot in the city I used to work in, Pleasanton. A black shoplifter was confronted by a white loss prevention officer, and she shot him. Pamela Price, the progressive DA, won't meet with the parents of the victim, and will be charging in a way that the murderer will get 5 years or so. Link to video

I recognized those engines right away. That plane is beautiful, I have seen it at the Air Force Museum at Wright Pat

Nice

@Axtremus said in Which Justices are most often in the majority?: But who is to say whether a case has a culture war valance? I recall one unanimous decision recently talked about here, which had enough culture war valence that the reporting pretended it was split down the middle 5 to 4.

@Aqua-Letifer said in Ah-nold: @Horace said in Ah-nold: @Aqua-Letifer said in Ah-nold: @Horace said in Ah-nold: Psychologists do differentiate between meaning and happiness. Especially cantankerous psychologists on all-meat diets who write books on getting one's act together. Wrong thread? But I don't think JP originated that distinction. He didn't, but I'd say he did the most in recent years to bring it into public consciousness. Which is a good thing, because the bullshit purported in the other thread is now the prevailing theory. I like any idea that distinguishes between the brain state one can achieve through drugs, and something better.

@Jolly said in The 65 Project: I think that any capricious complaint to a bar organization ought to subject the complaint originator to immediate and intense scrutiny. If the complaint is found to be balderdash and political, I think the complainer ought to be subject to immediate fine, possible disbarment and be open to civil litigation. Absolutely.

@LuFins-Dad said in Top Gear on the Robin: If I have to choose between the Top Gear/Grand Tour crew weird and fake shenanigans or these guys honest and insightful commentary, I’m going with Top Gear. Seriously, those guys wanted me to scratch my ears out they were so annoying. "Gotta do some bullshit Every! ...Three. to. Four. SECONDS. To keep an audience— engaged? Because we're charismatic as a roll of paper towels."

https://twitter.com/ThatBloke_Jesus/status/1669661482676527104?s=20

He does a nice job of revealing the shallow thinking of these clowns.

@George-K Ah okay. (I do not agree with the general thought that reunification with natural mother/father is the best however or always in the best interest of the child)

And stopped them getting involved with the fourth C of missionaries - Cooking. I think that was more Stanley’s effort than Livingstone’s.

@xenon said in The Trans-Pacific Railroad: Trump vs. Biden 2024. It’s hilarious and incredibly sad at the same time. But still the greatest country on Earth.

That seems to kind of go against evolution - where something develops to make it easier to survive, or whatever. Not sure why these traits would become more popular.