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President’s rants worsen
The unhinged, unconstitutional actions of our duly elected President are worsening. Usually I read Heather Cox Richardson and then link to two or three items she footnotes as support. Today, there is so much, so narrow and deep I have to link to the whole thing. One poignant item, however: Chief Justice Roberts has stated that impeaching a judge because you disagree with a decision is not an appropriate course of action. Following the Appellate process is. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-18-2025
Tesla is a house of cards
The car company is overvalued and collateralized by Elon Musk to facilitate Twitter as well as being intertwined with Space-X. As car sales drop, Twitter value drops and Space-X shows it can’t deliver, Musk is only the wealthiest man in the world on paper. He might actually have negative equity even before his car company collapses under the weight of stupidity. https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/this-is-how-tesla-will-die
NATO backing away from F35
The continued instability of the USA executive branch has NATO considering a pivot to Swiss-made Saab aircraft. The fear in Europe is if the F35 were relied on in combat, there is no guarantee the United States would be forthright with tech updates and parts, leading to a disadvantage. https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5330475/f35-fighter-nato-trump-gripen
