Deletion Queue? Pay the Costs Anyway
DOJ says Vercel didn’t fully comply with an ECPA search warrant until after a magistrate judge’s preliminary contempt finding—while Vercel’s defense leaned on deletion. In other words: trust & safety, but make it trust & delay.
Promises Broken, Applause Unlocked
My corkboard keeps trying to do arithmetic: promises break, reality shows up, and the whole thing should end. Then the crowd votes on vibes…
Fine for them. Problem for you: the “read the terms” double standard for Trump Mobile-style branding
If a small business “did this,” you don’t get a vibes-based response—you get a DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW for MISLEADING CLAIMS and UNDELIVERED PROMISES, plus…
America First? Fine Print First
Nothing says “America First” like paying $100 down for a $499 “Trump Mobile T1” while the terms insist you’re not buying a phone, a…
Rosie Still Has Work Gloves; Billionaires Have Billing Departments
“WE CAN DO IT!” is supposed to be a promise. Instead it’s wearing a hard hat in front of a factory that only says…
ICE Armored Pancakes at the Counter
A kid doing the noble work of choosing eggs or pancakes, a waiter in a bow tie practicing hospitality, and then—“ICE.” Not the gentle…
Freeze the fraud—don’t freeze the care: Stop Enrolling the Truth
“Freeze the fraud, not the care” sounds like a targeted plan until you notice the workflow only knows one setting: OFF. If the villains…
The Watchdogs Forgot the Forms, Again
A GAO audit found the Integrity Committee built to enforce OIG misconduct review timelines and documentation repeatedly missed the required paperwork beats—so the “fix” is more compliance stapled to the same haunted process.
Receipts Don’t Read Slogans
Every “end inflation” promise collapses at checkout, because receipts don’t RSVP to campaign slogans. The promise side can do the whole “quickly bring down…
Promise Made, Promise Broken: “No New Wars” Turns Into “War Isn’t Peace” (Plus Rising Prices)
“NO NEW WARS? NO NEW WARS. AMERICA FIRST.” sounds like a promise you can frame: “I stop wars” and “Restore peace.” But then the…
Seniors Need Care at Home—Not a Nationwide Freeze: Existing Providers Stay, New Providers Stop
“Help seniors stay at home” gets a choir seat on the Biden-Harris side: expand home & community care, support caregivers, strengthen care-worker pay. Then…
Follow the Money: The Family Cover-Up Edition (GOP Silence / Family Money Trail)
Nothing screams “rules for thee” like a party that demands competition, accountability, and process—right up until the moment the reported family connection starts matching…
There’s No Protester Database (It’s Just the Records Cabinet, Actually)
ICE insists it doesn’t keep a “database” of protesters—except the referenced correspondence and official paperwork treat “records” like the practical thing you’re still being sorted into. The panic isn’t imaginary; it’s the vocabulary game.
A Raise That Buys Less
Big win for the donors, I guess: the paycheck gets a little fatter on paper, and then the grocery store comes in like a…
Follow the Money to the Same Wallet
The modern Washington trick is to package one giant cash-and-favors machine as eight different “issues,” then act stunned when the paper trail smells like…
When the Last Name Becomes the Business Plan
In Washington, some people earn a living by knowing things. Others earn a living by being related to the sign above the door. That’s…
Amazon Keeps Finding the Same Door
Hugh Jass has a simple rule: when the money, the cloud, and the government all keep showing up in the same hallway, somebody is…