Tru dat.
But I am thinking about complexity in general. These guys have no concept of how complex the world really is. Of course, they are led by Elmo who thinks he’ll get a million people living on mars within twenty years, so not the greatest mentor to say the least.
The most prominent podcaster in the world used to forgo politics. Musk’s entry into government has him singing a different tune.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/19/joe-rogan-elon-musk-fans-00204380
Musk doesn’t believe this, he believes he can keep selling the idea of it, his heirs will inherit the grift (and resource rights to another planet), and that he will be the progenitor of an empire of corpo-villains from pick-your-favorite cyberpunk dystopia.
Honestly, I still kinda want a “to the pain” solution for the Orange One. Lock him in a room with a TV he can’t turn off or change channels, and it plays 24/7. Show him his name taken off every building he owned, every one of his “accomplishments” destroyed, people testifying how horrible he is, all kinds of mockery and ridicule. Show that clip of Obama thoroughly roasting him at least once a day. Make him live with humiliation and disgrace for whatever time he has left.
As far as anyone else involved in the coup… well, it could definitely be considered high treason. Historically, there have been dire penalties for that offense…
I’m ashamed to admit to thinking about it. I know I should be better than that. But there’s an uncivilized part of me deep inside that’s howling for consequences severe enough to dissuade anyone else from trying this again for another century or so.
I still hope there’s a way out of this that won’t involve bloodshed, though honestly, I don’t know what the best path forward is. It just needs to stop.
I think that your first paragraph shows you’ve been thinking about it the precisely correct amount. Also, happy birthday! I don’t believe in astrology, but a lot of my favorite people are Pisces for whatever reason. Take your first paragraph as an example. Weird!
Aw, thanks! Though i’m not sure the sentiments involved deserve praise. I know I’m ony human, but it’s not easy acknowledging or coping with the more negative side of myself. It’s just another flavor of psychic damage from the whole situation; on top of having to deal with just how hateful, selfish and fucked up some of our fellow human beings really are, to be able to commit actions like this, I have to find a way to cope with my own inner darkness too. 
As a country, we’ll probably survive this, and I can only hope we’ll learn some well-deserved lessons from the experience. But I’m starting to worry about whether or not my sanity will survive it.
Rogan’s genuflections before the leader of DOGE are straining the limits of his credibility and appeal.
Joe Rogan’s credibility!
joe rogan’s appeal?
I’m watching a lot fewer political yt vids, and visiting Gogol gnus far less often for my own sanity’s sake. I can’t take too much of it w/o wanting to scream and scream and tear my hair.
D & I are watching more animal vids, comedies, and haunted house stuff/horror movies as a coping mechanism.
Oh, and weed.
Lots and lots of weed.
ETA:
See, I’m so fuxed up from all this crrrap, I thought it was your Cake Day 'steada yr Birthday! So Happy Birthday!
I thought I was better that and I still am mostly, but when it comes to dealing with fascists, I don’t know if there’s any other option anymore. I’m sure I don’t have clarity of thought right now. I’m hurt, scared, angry, and exhausted from the lack of sleep caused by the preceding.
Even worse is that he has so much wealth that $6bn is just a rounding error if he were to give it away to UNICEF. It’s not even like he bought Twitter and had no money left.
He didn’t even buy twitter. He bought a little piece of it.
I’ve read with his $44 billion investment, he got 78% ownership with the rest going to Saudis, VC scumbags, and Larry Ellison although any ownership breakdown is hard to parse since it’s a private company now.
I mean how could they? They literally are college age. I don’t think they were class president types, though
