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Mirengoff Is Right To Be Angry That Trump Lied — To Iranians Who’ve Risked Their Lives…

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In truth, the only surprising thing here is that Paul would have expected anything different, from Tangerine 2.0.

“Trump? He didn’t follow through…” is Paul’s lament.

You. have. got. to. be. kidding. me.

The man has never finished a single project he ever started; especially so whenever it might cost him anything personally.

So, as I say, all these hard right morons who voted for him are simply precious — when they complain about him delivering exactly the results they… by multiple decades of experience with him — should have fully expected.

And by that I mean, no results at all.

Meanwhile, both the Iranians and Minnesotans are dying, day by day.

Charming, Paul.

[U] Don’t Be Shocked If Weather Scrubs Monday’s Tanking Event, For Artemis. Florida Is Still Gonna’ Be… Damn Cold!

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UPDATED: As we suspected, after the press briefing — the crewed launch is… delayed. The astronauts will exit Houston quarantine, and re-enter at some point in March. “…Engineers pushed through several challenges during the two-day test and met many of the planned objectives. To allow teams to review data and conduct a second wet dress rehearsal, NASA now will target March as the earliest possible launch opportunity for the flight test. Moving off a February launch window also means the Artemis II astronauts will be released from quarantine, which they entered in Houston on Jan. 21….” End, update.

In fact, don’t be shocked if the crewed ride around the Moon. . . slips into March 2026.

There are those who still believe there is a “leak” problem with the tanking, which would be exacerbated by extreme cold weather (creating wider gaps in metal and rubber flanges). But I will as ever, keep a good thought, for the very brave crew. Here’s the latest:

…NASA is targeting Monday, Feb. 2, as the tanking day for the upcoming Artemis II wet dress rehearsal at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as a result of weather. With this change, the first potential opportunity to launch is no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 8….

Over the past several days, engineers have been closely monitoring conditions as cold weather and winds move through Florida. Managers have assessed hardware capabilities against the projected forecast given the rare arctic outbreak affecting the state and decided to change the timeline. Teams and preparations at the launch pad remain ready for the wet dress rehearsal. However, adjusting the timeline for the test will position NASA for success during the rehearsal, as the expected weather this weekend would violate launch conditions.

…NASA will wait to set a launch date until teams have reviewed the outcome of the wet dress rehearsal….

Now you know — and I do see you — in the cold! Smile.

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Silly Scott — It Is No Crime To Enter A Sunday Worship Service — And Shout. Rude? Maybe. But No Crime.

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As additional proof that the Powerline boys have forgotten that they were [for three decades, minimum] hard right civil libertarians / believers in free expression… Scott would tell us tonight that a public meeting hall is a place where free speech is (effectively) not allowed.

The old adage held that a clever AUSA could very easily, on the regular… “indict a ham sandwich“. That is what has happened here.

Don Lemmon will see it dismissed — and likely win his attorneys’ fees, from the weaponized Trump DoJ.

Onward, laughing at the hypocrites Scott and John have become.

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Tangent: See — “The Movie Biz… Is Hard”, You Old Dotard…

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This is of course, trivial.

It should not be news, at all — but Tangerine 2.0 has indicated, in off-the-cuff remarks, that he may sign an executive order, requiring all US public middle school kids to view it. [Hmmm. That doesn’t smell at all like… the Hitler Youth, does it?!]

In any event (regardless of whether he follows through with that Putin-esque move), here’s a bit from the Non Kool-Aid-drinking media:

. . .A WIRED analysis on Jan. 29 found that Melania Trump’s documentary, released on Jan. 30, filled theaters in just two locations: AMC Classic Indian River 24 in Vero Beach, Florida, and AMC Independence Commons 20 in Independence, Missouri….

Melania opened in an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 theaters nationwide. Throughout the week, social media was flooded with screenshots of poor pre-sales and empty theaters. In Minnesota, the Mann Plymouth Grand 15 theater cancelled screenings altogether. The state is currently facing a widespread immigration crackdown; two residents of Minneapolis, Alex Pretti and Reneé Good, were killed in separate shootings by federal agents.

On the same day as Pretti was shot, Melania was privately screened for a select audience at the White House….

Tone deaf. And — I love that most theaters have pulled it altogether. Due to zero ticket sales. Hilarious. [I promise to offer something more… worthy, over the weekend. Smile.]

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See John — When Idiots (Like You!) Have Lots Of Kids… It Won’t Help Your “World Domination” Dreams…

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This is simply too precious for words.

It is an old shibboleth of the hard right, that so called “white replacement theory” is the central problem with America.

And John returns to this sad little canard, yet again today for probably the 15th time in the last two decades.

In other words, these idiots assume that because more brown and Black people are succeeding in the world… They (the mediocre) are being pushed down — as white people.

Their “Uber Genius” solution? Have more children… except… that low intelligence, shallow end of the gene pool white people won’t really help people like Hinderaker dominate the world. At all. Nope.

Stephane Bancel Was Not Kidding — When He Said Trump Has Made It “Impossible To Make a Return” — On New mRNA Vaccine / R&D Candidates…

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And as Exhibit A, the chief bio-science architect (and an MD, to boot) of the wildly successful 2021-23 Covid vaccines. . . is departing, in favor of an. . . oncology veteran, with prior experience at Astra-Zeneca — and Bristol Myers Squibb. Damn.

Here is all of that — and a bit:

…Moderna… [announced that] Chief Medical Officer Jacqueline Miller, MD, who led the development of the company’s mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax, will step down effective March 2, 2026….

Miller joined Moderna in 2020 as the therapeutic area head for infectious diseases. Her departure comes at a pivotal moment for the company, which is seeking to plug the revenue gap left by waning demand for COVID products and turn its mRNA platform into a broader, durable franchise….

David ⁠Berman will fill the role, as Chief Development Officer, starting March 2, 2026…. Before joining Moderna, Berman served as head of research and development at Immunocore and ⁠has previously held senior roles at AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers ‌Squibb….

Now you know. But Trump and Kennedy Jr. are killing our leadership — in next gen vaccines, ones that rely on mRNA as the tech. Damn.

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[Another Tangent] Musk Says His SpaceX May “Merge” With… His Tesla?! A Hilarious Deflection, From His Inability To Sell More… Autos..

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When Tesla posted its first-ever “year under year” — of dropping sales revenue — two days ago… we knew he’d have to have some sort of “reality distortion bubble” ready to go for the rubes who’ve paid about a 290 times price multiple, compared to Tesla’s actual earnings for its stock.

Said another way, it will take Tesla (at the company’s current pace) about a third of a century to cover the price the rubes bought in at, last summer.

Ouch.

So now he says his two companies may… merge:

…Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly is considering a merger with Tesla (TSLA) or xAI before the private space company’s expected IPO later this year. Tesla stock [rose] Friday after falling Thursday following earnings….

SpaceX is mulling a combination with the EV giant or Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, Bloomberg reported late Thursday, citing sources. That could help with the likely substantial financing needed….

If “one quagmire is NOT deep enough — let’s just DOUBLE its footprint in this swamp.”

D A M N.

You’ve been repeatedly warned.

[And Musk’s X-itter is losing money like crazy, as well. Hilarious.] Out.

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Friday Trivia/Tangent: Bitcoin Crashed To Just Over $81,000, Overnight…From Just Under $90,000 Last Week. Ouch.

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Meanwhile, the Bitcoin miners are claiming that miners will benefit from the fact that some purported AI companies are out raising money — like Anthropic… alleging they will spend most of that on Riot future leased data centers (not yet built!). [Updated — OpenAI, now, as well.]

What?!

So — the Bitcoin miners’ [bulls’] case now relies on a spend of money that hasn’t been raised yet — for buildings that haven’t been built yet — to lease at the lowest bidders’ rack space price, in dusty West Texas.

That notion is… self deflating… all as huge lazy flakes wheel in slow motion, down here — from a gray sky. Smile.

All I can say is… look out below [this is a dump, from the October 2025 ~$126,000 all time highs].

Trump’s endless chaos is wrecking the “risk on” appetites, in capital markets. [I suppose that’s a silver lining — of sorts.]

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In Abrego Garcia’s Nashville Matter, A Sealed Motion — And Sealed Order — All In A Day. Serious Q.: Are The Noemites… Surrendering?!

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It may just simply be more disclosures, of highly sensitive Tangerine 2.0 internal documents, on the vindictiveness with which the cabal has wrongfully pursued Mr. Abrego Garcia.

But it could also be that a deal to let him live in Costa Rica — as he suggested — has been reached (to avoid additional opprobrium — all of it richly deserved, being heaped on the Tangerine 2.0 malignant clowns). We shall see.

…Sealed Motion; Sealed Order Entered 01/29/2026….

Stay tuned.

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[U: Hinderaker’s Lunacy.] Bruce’s “Streets Of Minneapolis” — Just… Listen.

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The Brother Bruce… is at it (again) — in the fine tradition of Woody Guthrie — and Pete Seeger.

More than 2.8 million people have heard/downloaded it, in just under the first 24 elapsed hours.

Updated: Overnight, the malign liar Hinderaker would ask us to believe that Mr. Pretti’s confrontation with ICE agents, eleven days earlier… justified his killing. What a disgusting piece of crap John Hinderaker is. At law, that is…irrelevant. And all it really suggests… (if we are to credit the idea that the ICE thugs knew about the prior encounter) is that the ICE agents probably “targeted him” — if they recognized his face. That is, they chose to execute him, for having the temerity to oppose them, ten days earlier. Jesus, John. Get your sh!t together. End, updated portion.

And so, back to the main point: this man — Springsteen — is an American gem:

…Came Trump’s private army, from the DHS. . . through smoke and rubber bullets, in dawn’s early light… citizens stood for justice — their voices ringing through the night….

Trump’s thugs beat on all, in the frigid air… then we heard the gunshots, and Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead….

We will remember the names of those who died, on the Streets of Minneapolis….

Indeed. Onward, resolutely.

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